John Cameron Mitchell to Receive Special Tony Award

The Tony Awards� Administration Committee has announced that John Cameron Mitchell will receive the 2015 Special Tony Award.

"John's return to 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' is one for the history books. He not only wrote and co-created the role with Stephen Trask - before directing and starring in the film - but returned to Broadway to star as Hedwig this season after a series of rave performances by Neil Patrick Harris, Andrew Rannells and Michael C. Hall. This is a remarkable undertaking, and we are honored to recognize his outstanding success with this honor," Heather Hitchens, President of the American Theatre Wing, and Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League, said.

John Cameron Mitchell's New York stage appearances included Broadway's "Big River," and the original casts of "The Secret Garden" (Drama Desk nomination) and "Six Degrees of Separation." Off-Broadway: Larry Kramer's "The Destiny of Me" (Obie Award and Drama Desk nom.) and Michael John LaChiusa's "Hello Again" (Drama Desk nom.). He adapted and directed Tennessee Williams' "Kingdom of Earth" starring Cynthia Nixon and Peter Sarsgaard and starred in and wrote the book for the 1998 Off-Broadway production of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (directed by Peter Askin) for which he won an Obie Award along with co-creator/songwriter Stephen Trask. The film adaptation (2001) won him Best Director at Sundance and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. He directed "Shortbus" (2006) and "Rabbit Hole" (2011) adapted from David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning play and starring Nicole Kidman in an Oscar-nominated performance. He recently appeared in HBO's "Girls" and is preparing to direct a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's punk-era story "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman.

Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker announced the 2015 Tony Award Nominations LIVE on Tuesday, April 28 from the Paramount Hotel's Diamond Horseshoe in New York City. The Tony Award Nominations can be viewed LIVE on "CBS This Morning" and in their entirety, at www.TonyAwards.com.

The 2015 Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on Sunday, June 7, 2015 (8:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET/PT time delay) on the CBS Television Network, live from the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Tony Awards, which honors theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, has been broadcast on CBS since 1978. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

A limited number of tickets to the 2015 Tony Awards will be made available to the general public. Tickets and more information are available at www.TonyAwards.com