61st ANNUAL TONY AWARDS
BROADCAST HONORED WITH
DIRECTOR’S GUILD AWARD
Glenn Weiss and the Directing Team for the 2007 Tony Awards Honored with Director’s Guild Award in
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Musical Variety
New York, NY (January 23, 2008) – Glenn Weiss and the directing team of the 61st Annual Tony Awards, were honored with a Director’s Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Musical Variety category on Sunday evening. Mr. Weiss’ directing team include Associate Directors Gregg M. Gelfand, Robin Mishkin-Abrams, Ken Diego and Ricky Kirshner; as well as Stage Managers Garry W. Hood, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigen, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dear Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Tony Mirante, Jeff Pearl, Rose Riggins and Lauren Class Schneider. This is Mr. Weiss’ fifth DGA nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2006 for The 60th Annual Tony Awards, in 2005 for The 59th Annual Tony Awards, in 2002 for The 56th Annual Tony Awards, and in 2001 for The 55th Annual Tony Awards.
The 62nd Annual American Theatre Wing’s Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® will be broadcast live on the CBS television network from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 15, 2008
BROADCAST HONORED WITH
DIRECTOR’S GUILD AWARD
Glenn Weiss and the Directing Team for the 2007 Tony Awards Honored with Director’s Guild Award in
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Musical Variety
New York, NY (January 23, 2008) – Glenn Weiss and the directing team of the 61st Annual Tony Awards, were honored with a Director’s Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Musical Variety category on Sunday evening. Mr. Weiss’ directing team include Associate Directors Gregg M. Gelfand, Robin Mishkin-Abrams, Ken Diego and Ricky Kirshner; as well as Stage Managers Garry W. Hood, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigen, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dear Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Tony Mirante, Jeff Pearl, Rose Riggins and Lauren Class Schneider. This is Mr. Weiss’ fifth DGA nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2006 for The 60th Annual Tony Awards, in 2005 for The 59th Annual Tony Awards, in 2002 for The 56th Annual Tony Awards, and in 2001 for The 55th Annual Tony Awards.
The 62nd Annual American Theatre Wing’s Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® will be broadcast live on the CBS television network from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 15, 2008
