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ROCKing the TONYS – Bill Berloni

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Rock the TonysBerloniBill Berloni

Little Rock connection: Conceived the Arkansas Rep world premiere of Because of Winn Dixie and was the animal trainer and animal director for the production.

Tony Awards connection: Received a Tony Honors in 2011 for his career of training animals for Broadway productions. His first project was the original production of of 1977 Best Musical winner Annie. Tonight his 16th Broadway credit opens (Bullets over Broadway) and Sunday his 17th Broadway show opens (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill).

ROCKing the TONYS: Will Trice

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Rock the TonysThis is the start of a 68 day countdown to the 68th Tony Awards (held on 6/8) by exploring Little Rock connections with these Broadway awards.

Will Trice by John Sykes Jr

Will Trice and one of his Tony Awards – photo by John Sykes Jr.

Up first – Will Trice

Little Rock connection – Little Rock native; graduate of Central High School

Tony Awards connection – Tony winning producer of revivals of Porgy and Bess and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Tony nominee for revival of The Best Man.

On Broadway this season as one of producers of the plays All the Way and The Realistic Joneses, the musical The Bridges of Madison County, and the revivals The Glass Menagerie and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.