Presented each year by the American Theatre Wing, the Tony Award is one of the theatre's most coveted awards, bestowed on professionals for "distinguished achievement" in the theatre. The Tony Award is the comprehensive listing of all the nominees and winners who have reached this pinnacle of success, from the first Antoinette Perry Awards in 1947 to the most recent in 2000. Also included is a complete history of the award and of the American Theatre Wing, as well as comments from winners such as Audra McDonald, Susan Strohman, Faith Prince, Tony Walton, Tommy Tune, Lloyd Richards, and others.