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he ’s Tony Awards have announced the calendar for the 2018-2019 season. The Tony Awards, which honors theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, has been broadcast on CBS since 1978. The Tony About the Tony Awards are presented by and the American Theatre Wing. Awards T Following, please find an outline of 2019 Tony Awards events & dates: The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented th by The Broadway League Thursday, April 25 and the American Theatre Official cut-off for 2018-2019 Tony Eligibility Wing. At The Broadway

League, Thomas Schumach- er is Chairman and Charlotte th Tuesday, April 30 St. Martin is President. At The 2019 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT will take place at The New York Public Library for the the American Theatre Wing, Performing Arts at . For more information on the 2019 Tony Awards Nominees please visit: www.TonyAwards. com. To request media credentials to cover this event:https://slatepr.wufoo.com/forms/m1v4zk230y92i8x/. is Chair and Heather A. Hitchens is President & CEO. Ricky st Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of Wednesday, May 1 White Cherry Entertainment The annual MEET THE NOMINEES PRESS RECEPTION will take place at Sofitel New York, the official hotel sponsor and host of the event. Press must apply for credentials to cover this event. To request media credentials to cover this event: are the Executive Producers https://slatepr.wufoo.com/forms/m1ucbz2p04eejrb/. of the 2019 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2019 Tony Tuesday, May 21st Awards. The exclusive TONY NOMINEES’ LUNCHEON is a chance for the nominees to celebrate each other’s achievements and Sponsors for Tony Awards receive their nomination certificates. The luncheon will be held at ’s iconic landmark, , the official include: Carnegie Mellon sponsor of the event. University – -ever, **This event is closed to the media. exclusive higher education

partner; City National – offi- cial bank of the Tony Awards rd Monday, June 3 and presenting sponsor of the THE TONY HONORS RECEPTION will be a presentation of the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. The evening Creative Arts Awards; Nord- will also toast the 2019 Creative Arts Nominees and Special Award recipients. The event will take place at Sofitel New York. Press must apply for credentials to cover this event. To request media credentials to cover this event: https://slatepr.wufoo.com/ strom - official sponsor of forms/m8nak3h0v7swjc/ the Carpet; Sofitel New York – the official hotel of the Tony Awards; Rainbow Sunday, June 9th Room - official partner of THE 73rd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS will take place at . The three-hour ceremony will be broadcast the Tony Nominee Lun- live (ET/PT time delay) on the CBS from 8:00 – 11:00 PM and will be available to stream live and on-demand cheon; United Airlines – the across platforms with CBS All Access. To request media credentials to cover the Tony Awards Red Carpet: https://slatepr.wufoo. official airline of the Tony com/forms/mntomgf1slrhad/ and Media Room: https://slatepr.wufoo.com/forms/m15i0gd30b3iy9o/ Awards for the last 18 years

The awards will be followed by the invite-only TONY GALA at the Plaza. and People/ – official magazine For more information on the Tony Awards, visit TonyAwards.com and Facebook.com/TheTonyAwards and follow @TheTon- partners of the Tony Awards. yAwards on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Save The Date: Shared Interest Celebrates 25 hared Interest mobilizes the Thuli Madonsela (Leadership for jilla, Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, resources for Southern Africa’s Justice Award); Dr. (Voic- Elinor & Max Sisulu, and Ambas- economically disenfranchised es of Freedom Award); South Afri- sador Sheila Sisulu. After-Party Scommunities to sustain themselves can Airways (Corporate Leadership co-chairs are: Sandra Appiah, Isaac and build equitable nations. Since Award); and Interfaith Center on Babu-Boateng, Hugh Gallagher, Shared Interest began in 1994, its Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Sandra Zikalala, Alan Altschuler, loan guarantees and technical sup- (Investing in Transformation Award). Professor Penelope Andrews, Anne port have benefited more than two Felicia Mabuza-Suttle will return as H. Hess & Craig Kaplan, Vincent & million Black Southern Africans – host. Event co-chairs are Stanley, Anne Mai, Dr. Stephen Matseoane, the majority of them women. Shared Marion, Paul, Sara, Edward & Sha- Nancy Meyer & Marc Weiss, Trevor Interest has never lost a cent of its ron Bergman, Susan and Nicholas S. Norwitz, Yvonne O’Neal, Matthew investors’ interest or principal. This Pritzker, and Tim Smith. Honorary W. Patsky, Archley Prudent, Andrea year, Shared Interest celebrates 25 chairs are: Stanley, Marion, Paul, W. Rabinowitz, Katie Rabinowitz, years of South Africa’s democracy Sara, Edward & Sharon Bergman, Amelie L. Ratliff, and Mary & Jeff and investing in Southern Africa’s Susan & Nicholas Pritzker, and Tim Zients. The 2019 gala sponsors are: Future at its annual signature gala Smith. Host committee co-chairs are: Trillium Asset Management, Alden on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at The Pamela & , Hon- Asset Management, Face 2 Face, Pep- Edison in , orable David N. Dinkins, Danny sico, and South African Airways. For 240 West 47th Street, New York City Glover, Consul General Danielle De more information, visit www.sharedin- followed by a fabulous Freedom Af- Bruyn Grady, Ambassador Antonio terest.org or Shukura Shears ter-Party from 9:30pm to 12:30am. Gumende, Ambassador Barbara at 646-442-0185 or email shukura@ The 2019 honorees are Advocate Masekela, Ambassador Jerry Mat- sharedinterest.org. Felicia Mabuza-Suttle