Theater Prize Will Honor Top Philanthropists
October 10, 2008
The Tony Awards, held next June, will feature a new prize for philanthropic efforts made by someone involved in theater, reports The New York Times.
The award is named for Isabelle Stevenson, who died in 2003 and had served as president of the American Theater Wing, a New York nonprofit group that co-sponsors the Tony awards.
The award will go to an individual “who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social-service, or charitable organizations,” according to a statement from the American Theater Wing.
