NEW YORK (AP) – Tommy Tune is about to get his 10th Tony Award.
An awards committee said Thursday that the dancer, choreographer and stage director will receive a special Tony for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre during the June 7 ceremony.
The 6-foot-6-inch song-and-dance man directed such Broadway musicals as “Nine” starring Raul Julia, “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” ”My One and Only” with Twiggy, “Grand Hotel” and “The Will Rogers Follies.”
The 76-year-old Tune is also the recipient of the National Medal of Arts.