The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre pays tribute to the magic that happens when the curtain goes up and Broadway’s best and brightest step onto the stage.
Commemorating over 75 years of Broadway greatness with never-before-told stories, rare photos from the American Theatre Wings’ archives, and interviews with major honourees like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, and Hugh Jackman, The Tony Awards is the official, authorised guide to Broadway’s biggest night.
Author Eila Mell has interviewed a cavalcade of past and present Tony winners, including actors, producers, writers, costume designers, and many many others.
Their voices fill the pages of this book with fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories about what it’s like to win the theatre world’s highest honour.
The publication is supported by the American Theatre Wing, the arts organisation that founded the Tony Awards in 1947 and continues to produce the Tony Awards live telecast each year.
Featuring a foreword by Audra McDonald and over 400 colour and black-and-white photographs, The Tony Awards spotlights more than 130 captivating interviews with a parade of industry insiders, including:
Mel Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Carol Burnett, Kristin Chenoweth, Glenn Close, James Corden, Bryan Cranston, Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Holliday, Hugh Jackman, John Kander, Angela Lansbury, Judith Light, Hal Linden, Kenny Leon, Patti LuPone, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Rita Moreno, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Martin Short, Tom Stoppard, Julie Taymor, Leslie Uggams, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre is published by Hachette Australia (Black Dog & Leventhal) and available from selected book retailers including QBD Books.
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