McKechnie, Chalfant & More Join Tony Nominating Committee

Actresses Donna McKechnie and Kathleen Chalfant have been named to the Tony Awards nominating committee for the 2009-2010 season, along with theater critic Pia Lindstrom, director Susan H. Schulman and five other theater pros. The 30-member committee is as follows, with new members indicated with an asterisk:

*David Caddick, Music Supervisor
Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
*Kathleen Chalfant, Actor
*Hope Clarke, Stage Director/Choreographer/Actor
Thomas Cott, Producer/Management Consultant
Jacqueline Z. Davis, Executive Director of the NY Public Library for the PA at Lincoln Center
Michael D. Dinwiddie, Associate Professor, Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU
*Edgar Dobie, Producer/General Manager/Managing Director, Arena Stage Washington, DC
Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, Theatre Communications Group
*Paulette Haupt, Director of the Music Theatre Conference at The O'Neill Center
Elena K. Holy, Founder, The International Fringe Festival
Geoffrey Johnson, Retired Casting Director
*Robert Kamlot, Retired General Manager
Michael Kantor, Director/Producer/Writer
Robert Kimball, Author
*Pia Lindstrom, Former Reporter/Theatre Critic
Howard Marren, Composer
Laurence Maslon, Associate Arts Professor, Graduate Acting Program – Tisch School at NYU
*Donna McKechnie, Actor/Choreographer
Jon Nakagawa, Producer of Contemporary Programming, Lincoln Center
Alice Playten, Actor
Theresa Rebeck, Playwright
Roger Rees, Actor/Director/ Playwright/Lecturer/Administrator
Donald Saddler, Choreographer
*Susan H. Schulman, Director
Tamara Tunie, Actor/Producer
William Tynan, Actor/Reporter
Kimberlee Wertz, Music Contractor
Doug Wright, Playwright/Screenwriter
Andrew Zerman, Retired Casting Director