Reflecting on her carrer in 1935, Miss Perry wrote: "I wanted to be an actress as soon as I could lisp. I didn't say I was going to become an actress. I felt I was one. No one could have convinced me I wasn't". Antoinette Perry.
Mary Antoinette Perry (1888 - 1946) was an actress, born in Denver, Colorado, where she spent her childhood aspiring to replicate the thespian artistry of her aunt and uncle, both of whom were well-respected touring actors.
She appeared opposite David Warfield in Music Master in 1906 when she was only 18. Her career was on the rise, yet she left the stage a star in 1909, to marry Denver businessman Frank W. Frueauff and start a family.
Perry helped found, and was chairwoman of the board and secretary of, the American Theatre Wing, which operated the Stage Door Canteens during World War II, providing entertainment to servicemen in several American cities.
After her death, her friends and colleagues took action to memorialize her contribution to the high standards of American theatre. Brock Pemberton suggested that the American Theatre Wing create a series of awards to be given in her honor.
Since 1947, the Antoinette Perry Awards, have been given annually for distinguished achievement in live Broadway theatre, and are one of the theatre world's most coveted honors. They are universally known by their nickname, the Tony Awards.
The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are also given, including a Special Tony Award, the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award.
The Tony Awards are to the theatre industry like the Oscar Awards to the motion pictures, the Grammy Awards to the music and the Emmy Awards for television.
The Tony Awards are to the theatre industry like the Oscar Awards to the motion pictures, the Grammy Awards to the music and the Emmy Awards for television.
From 1997 to 2010, the Tony Awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in June and broadcast live on CBS television, except in 1999, when it was held at the Gershwin Theatre. In 2011 and 2012, the ceremony was held at the Beacon Theatre.
The 67th Tony Awards will return to Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013.
See the 2012 Tony Awards Openning in the following video:
The 67th Tony Awards will return to Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013.
See the 2012 Tony Awards Openning in the following video:
See the 2013 nominated in the web: http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/
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