Isabelle Stevenson Award

{{Infobox award

| name = Isabelle Stevenson Award

| image =

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| awarded_for = "recognize an individual from the theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre."

| date =

| location = New York City

| country =United States

| presenter =American Theatre Wing & The Broadway League

| reward =Medallion

| year = 2009

| year2 =

| holder = Billy Porter (2024)

| website = {{URL|www.tonyawards.com/}}

}}

The Isabelle Stevenson Award is a non-competitive philanthropic award presented as part of the Tony Awards to "recognize an individual from the theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre."{{cite web|last=Bacalzo|first=Dan|title=Tony Awards Announce Creation of New Isabelle Stevenson Award|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/tony-awards-announce-creation-of-new-isabelle-stev_15709.html|publisher=TheaterMania|date=8 October 2008|access-date=9 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223652/https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/tony-awards-announce-creation-of-new-isabelle-stev_15709.html|archive-date=9 December 2019}} It is named for Isabelle Stevenson, a dancer who performed for audiences all round the world and was president and later chairperson of the board of the American Theatre Wing until her death in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/97748/tony-awards-create-award-named-for-isabelle-stevenson/|title=Tony Awards Create Award Named for Isabelle Stevenson|date=October 8, 2008|publisher=Broadway.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521161849/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/97748/tony-awards-create-award-named-for-isabelle-stevenson/|archive-date=May 21, 2023|access-date=May 21, 2023}} A single recipient is chosen by the Tony Award Administration Committee and may not be presented at every ceremony. The international press regards the Tony Awards as America's most prestigious theater awards.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/tony-awards-2018-british-booming-broadway/|title=Tony Awards 2018: why the British are booming on Broadway|last=Cavendish|first=Dominic|date=June 10, 2018|work=The Sunday Telegraph|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209235515/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/tony-awards-2018-british-booming-broadway/|archive-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/05/06/why-the-tony-awards-should-recognize-off-broadway/|title=Why the Tony Awards Should Recognize Off-Broadway|last=Tran|first=Diep|date=May 6, 2019|website=American Theatre|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509234916/https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/05/06/why-the-tony-awards-should-recognize-off-broadway/|archive-date=May 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}

The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League present the winner with a copy of a circular brass and bronze medallion designed by art director Herman Rosse at an annual award ceremony in New York City.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118031.html|title=Ask Playbill.com: Tony Statuettes|last=Pincus-Roth|first=Zachary|date=May 22, 2008|website=Playbill|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526170154/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118031.html|archive-date=May 26, 2008|access-date=December 10, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.blumenthalarts.org/news/detail/the-tony-awards-a-history-and-fun-facts/|title=The Tony Awards – A History and Fun Facts|last=Harris|first=Jenna|date=May 31, 2017|publisher=North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210082024/https://www.blumenthalarts.org/news/detail/the-tony-awards-a-history-and-fun-facts/|archive-date=December 10, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}} The award has been presented annually since the 63rd Tony Awards in 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/theater/10arts-TONYAWARDFOR_BRF.html|title=Tony Award for Philanthropy|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|date=October 10, 2008|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223703/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/theater/10arts-TONYAWARDFOR_BRF.html|archive-date=December 9, 2019}} Actress Phyllis Newman was chosen as its inaugural recipient for her work in establishing the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative in 1995 and raising $3.5 million for the organization. Since then, another six women and eight men have received the award and no one has won it more than once. As of the 77th Tony Awards in 2023, which honored theatre over the 2023–24 theater season, actor Billy Porter is the most recent winner in this category for "his work with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Entertainment Community Fund."

Recipients

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Winners of the Isabelle Stevenson Award{{cite web\|title=Winners / Isabelle Stevenson Award\|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/year/any/category/isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/show/any/\|publisher=Tony Awards\|access-date=March 15, 2020\|archive-date=April 15, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045002/https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/year/any/category/isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/show/any/\|url-status=live}}
scope=col \| Year ! scope=col class=unsortable \| Image ! scope=col \| Recipient(s) ! scope=col class=unsortable \| Notes ! scope=col class=unsortable \|{{Abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
2009 \|File:Phyllis Newman 1966.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Phyllis\|Newman}} \| align=left \| Newman established The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative in 1995 and raised $3.5 million for it. \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128882-Herman-Herz-Newman-and-Signature-Theatre-Are-2009-Special-Tony-Award-Winners\|title=Herman, Herz, Newman and Signature Theatre Are 2009 Special Tony Award Winners\|last=Gans\|first=Andrew\|date=May 4, 2009\|website=Playbill\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015075646/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128882-Herman-Herz-Newman-and-Signature-Theatre-Are-2009-Special-Tony-Award-Winners\|archive-date=October 15, 2012\|access-date=December 9, 2019}}
2010 \|File:David Hyde Pierce VF Shankbone 2010.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|David Hyde\|Pierce}} \| align=left \| Pierce is an honorary member of the national board of the Alzheimer's Association and a campaigner for research into Alzheimer's disease. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.alz.org/news/2010/david-hyde-pierce-honored-with-special-tony-award\|title=David Hyde Pierce honored with special Tony Award\|date=April 20, 2010\|publisher=Alzheimer's Association\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223710/https://www.alz.org/news/2010/david-hyde-pierce-honored-with-special-tony-award\|archive-date=December 9, 2019\|access-date=December 9, 2019}}
2011 \|File:Eve Ensler at a Hudson Union Society event in March 2011.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Eve\|Ensler}} \| align=left \| Ensler established the V-Day global movement to stop violence against girls and women through awareness and education. \|{{Cite news\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ensler-fugard-to-receive-special-tony-awards-1.1093381\|title=Ensler, Fugard to receive special Tony Awards\|date=April 7, 2011\|access-date=December 9, 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226054932/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ensler-fugard-to-receive-special-tony-awards-1.1093381\|archive-date=February 26, 2020\|publisher=CBC News}}
2012 \|File:Bernadette Peters at performance of Follies.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Bernadette\|Peters}} \| align=left \| Peters co-formed the animal charity Broadway Barks with actress Mary Tyler Moore to lobby for the adoption of animal shelters for homeless pets in New York City. \|{{Cite web\|last=Rooney\|first=David\|title=Hugh Jackman, Bernadette Peters, Actors’ Equity to Receive Honorary Tony Awards\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hugh-jackman-bernadette-peters-actors-318017/\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=April 30, 2012\|access-date=May 21, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203710/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hugh-jackman-bernadette-peters-actors-318017/\|archive-date=October 19, 2021}}
2013 \|File:Larry Kramer 2010 Photo - David Shankbone.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Larry\|Kramer}} \| align=left \| Kramer co-founded the Gay Men's Health Crisis and later established ACT UP, an international activist and direct action network to develop treatments of HIV/AIDS. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/author-activist-larry-kramer-receive-448415\|title=Author-Activist Larry Kramer to Receive Tony Award Honors\|last=Rooney\|first=David\|date=April 29, 2013\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209225428/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/author-activist-larry-kramer-receive-448415\|archive-date=December 9, 2019\|access-date=December 9, 2019}} {{cite web\|last=Cox\|first=Gordon\|title=Tony Honoree Larry Kramer an Activist at Heart\|url=https://variety.com/2013/legit/news/tony-honoree-larry-kramer-an-activist-at-heart-1200493684/\|work=Variety\|date=June 7, 2013\|access-date=December 9, 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628091308/http://variety.com/2013/legit/news/tony-honoree-larry-kramer-an-activist-at-heart-1200493684/\|archive-date=June 28, 2017}}
2014 \|File:Rosie O'Donnell 2.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Rosie\|O'Donnell}} \| align=left \| O'Donnell established the non-profit arts education organization Rosie's Broadway Kids (now Rosie's Theater Kids) in 2003 to allow New York City public school students to learn dance, drama and music. \|{{Cite news\|last=Kennedy\|first=Mark\|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/rosie-odonnell-to-get-honorary-tony-award-broadway/1987330/\|title=Rosie O'Donnell to get honorary Tony Award\|date=April 1, 2014\|access-date=December 9, 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226054752/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/rosie-odonnell-to-get-honorary-tony-award-broadway/1987330/\|archive-date=February 26, 2020\|publisher=WCAU\|agency=Associated Press}}
2015 \|File:Stephen Schwartz 20181201-6013 (cropped).jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Stephen\|Schwartz\|dab=composer}} \| align=left \| Schwartz fostered upcoming writers as a long-time board member of the ASCAP Foundation and the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop. He assisted in developing new partnerships as president of the Dramatists Guild of America. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/180598/wicked-scribe-stephen-schwartz-will-be-honored-with-2015-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/\|title=Wicked Scribe Stephen Schwartz Will be Honored with 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award\|last=Lloyd Webber\|first=Imogen\|date=April 27, 2015\|publisher=Broadway.com\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223657/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/180598/wicked-scribe-stephen-schwartz-will-be-honored-with-2015-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/\|archive-date=December 9, 2019\|access-date=December 9, 2019}}
2016 \|File:BrianStokesMitchell.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Brian Stokes \|Mitchell}} \| align=left \| Mitchell supported those in the entertainment field who had or were in a crisis or in transition in the industry through his efforts for the Actors Fund of America. \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/shuffle-along-star-to-receive-isabelle-stevenson-award#\|title=Brian Stokes Mitchell to Receive Isabelle Stevenson Award\|last=Viagas\|first=Robert\|date=May 3, 2016\|website=Playbill\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706191822/http://www.playbill.com/article/shuffle-along-star-to-receive-isabelle-stevenson-award\|archive-date=July 6, 2019\|access-date=December 9, 2019}}
2017 \|File:Baayork Lee 2014 Photo by Lia Chang (cropped).jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Baayork\|Lee}} \| align=left \| Lee founded the National Asian Artists Project to promote Asian-American theater artists through community outreach, educational programming and performances. \|{{Cite web\|last=Gerard\|first=Jeremy\|date=April 25, 2017\|title='A Chorus Line' Original Baayork Lee Will Receive Special Tony Award\|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/tony-awards-baayork-lee-1202077014/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209224017/https://deadline.com/2017/04/tony-awards-baayork-lee-1202077014/\|archive-date=December 9, 2019\|access-date=December 9, 2019\|website=Deadline Hollywood}}
2018 \| – ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Nick\|Scandalios}} \| align=left \|Scandalios, executive vice-president of Nederlander Organization, one of the largest theater operators in the United States, volunteers with the board of directors for the Family Equality Council to safeguard the rights and safety of LGBT families and their children. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191926/nederlander-executive-nick-scandalios-honored-with-2018-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/\|title=Nederlander Executive Nick Scandalios Honored with 2018 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award\|last=Stevens\|first=Beth\|date=April 24, 2018\|publisher=Broadway.com\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606034457/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191926/nederlander-executive-nick-scandalios-honored-with-2018-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/\|archive-date=June 6, 2019\|access-date=December 9, 2019}}
2019 \|File:Judith Light 2015.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Judith\|Light}} \| align=left \| Light is an HIV/AIDS advocate and a supporter of LBGT rights through her work in philanthropy. \|{{Cite news\|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2019/04/26/Judith-Light-to-be-honored-with-Isabelle-Stevenson-Award-at-Tonys/8761556295205/\|title=Judith Light to be honored with Isabelle Stevenson Award at Tonys\|last=Sheridan\|first=Wade\|date=April 26, 2019\|access-date=December 9, 2019\|work=United Press International\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223645/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2019/04/26/Judith-Light-to-be-honored-with-Isabelle-Stevenson-Award-at-Tonys/8761556295205/\|archive-date=December 9, 2019\|url-status=live}}
2020 \|File:JULIE HALSTON BLEEP.jpg ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Julie\|Halston}} \| align=left \| Halston was honored "for her work and advocacy in raising funding and awareness for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation." \|{{Cite web \|last=Evans \|first=Greg \|date=July 28, 2021 \|title=Julie Halston To Receive Tony Awards' 2020 Isabelle Stevenson Honor \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/julie-halston-tony-awards-2020-isabelle-stevenson-honor-1234801330/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=October 1, 2021 \|website=Deadline Hollywood \|archive-date=October 1, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001082027/https://deadline.com/2021/07/julie-halston-tony-awards-2020-isabelle-stevenson-honor-1234801330/ }}
2022 \|– ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Robert E.\|Wankel}} \| align=left \| Wankel received recognition for his support of The Actors Fund, Broadway Cares, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and for "his generosity and service to the welfare of our Broadway community, over the past four decades and, especially in the face of a global crisis, is immeasurable." \|{{Cite news \|last=Culwell-Brock \|first=Logan \|date=April 28, 2022 \|title=Robert E. Wankel to Be Honored With 2022 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award \|work=Playbill \|url=https://playbill.com/article/robert-e-wankel-to-be-honored-with-2022-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award \|access-date=January 12, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429003713/https://playbill.com/article/robert-e-wankel-to-be-honored-with-2022-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award \|archive-date=April 29, 2022}}
2023 \|– ! scope=row \| {{sortname\|Jerry\|Mitchell}} \| align=left \| Mitchell was recognized for "his dedication and contributions to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and for more than three decades of volunteer service through the arts." \| {{cite web\|last=Gans\|first=Andrew\|title=Jerry Mitchell Named Recipient of 2023 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award\|url=https://playbill.com/article/jerry-mitchell-named-recipient-of-2023-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award\|work=Playbill\|date=April 27, 2023\|access-date=June 12, 2023}}
2024 \|File:Billy Porter Gershwin Prize 2024 (cropped).jpg ! scope=row \|{{sortname\|Billy\|Porter}} \| align=left \| Porter was honored for "his work with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Entertainment Community Fund." \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/billy-porter-will-receive-the-2024-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award\|title=Billy Porter Will Receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award\|first=Logan\|last=Culwell-Block\|work=Playbill\|date=May 7, 2024\|accessdate=May 7, 2024}}
2025 \| ! scope=row \|{{sortname\|Celia\|Keenan-Bolger}} \| align=left \| Keenan-Bolger was recognized for "her extensive advocacy work for marriage equality, President Obama, and more." \|{{Cite web \|last=Culwell-Block \|first=Logan \|date=April 29, 2025 \|title=Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award \|url=https://playbill.com/article/celia-keenan-bolger-will-receive-the-2025-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|website=Playbill}}

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|+ Winners of the Isabelle Stevenson Award{{cite web|title=Winners / Isabelle Stevenson Award|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/year/any/category/isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/show/any/|publisher=Tony Awards|access-date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045002/https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/year/any/category/isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/show/any/|url-status=live}}

scope=col | Year

! scope=col class=unsortable | Image

! scope=col | Recipient(s)

! scope=col class=unsortable | Notes

! scope=col class=unsortable |{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}

2009

|File:Phyllis Newman 1966.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Phyllis|Newman}}

| align=left | Newman established The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative in 1995 and raised $3.5 million for it.

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128882-Herman-Herz-Newman-and-Signature-Theatre-Are-2009-Special-Tony-Award-Winners|title=Herman, Herz, Newman and Signature Theatre Are 2009 Special Tony Award Winners|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=May 4, 2009|website=Playbill|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015075646/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128882-Herman-Herz-Newman-and-Signature-Theatre-Are-2009-Special-Tony-Award-Winners|archive-date=October 15, 2012|access-date=December 9, 2019}}

2010

|File:David Hyde Pierce VF Shankbone 2010.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|David Hyde|Pierce}}

| align=left | Pierce is an honorary member of the national board of the Alzheimer's Association and a campaigner for research into Alzheimer's disease.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.alz.org/news/2010/david-hyde-pierce-honored-with-special-tony-award|title=David Hyde Pierce honored with special Tony Award|date=April 20, 2010|publisher=Alzheimer's Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223710/https://www.alz.org/news/2010/david-hyde-pierce-honored-with-special-tony-award|archive-date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}

2011

|File:Eve Ensler at a Hudson Union Society event in March 2011.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Eve|Ensler}}

| align=left | Ensler established the V-Day global movement to stop violence against girls and women through awareness and education.

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ensler-fugard-to-receive-special-tony-awards-1.1093381|title=Ensler, Fugard to receive special Tony Awards|date=April 7, 2011|access-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226054932/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ensler-fugard-to-receive-special-tony-awards-1.1093381|archive-date=February 26, 2020|publisher=CBC News}}

2012

|File:Bernadette Peters at performance of Follies.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Bernadette|Peters}}

| align=left | Peters co-formed the animal charity Broadway Barks with actress Mary Tyler Moore to lobby for the adoption of animal shelters for homeless pets in New York City.

|{{Cite web|last=Rooney|first=David|title=Hugh Jackman, Bernadette Peters, Actors’ Equity to Receive Honorary Tony Awards|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hugh-jackman-bernadette-peters-actors-318017/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 30, 2012|access-date=May 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203710/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hugh-jackman-bernadette-peters-actors-318017/|archive-date=October 19, 2021}}

2013

|File:Larry Kramer 2010 Photo - David Shankbone.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Larry|Kramer}}

| align=left | Kramer co-founded the Gay Men's Health Crisis and later established ACT UP, an international activist and direct action network to develop treatments of HIV/AIDS.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/author-activist-larry-kramer-receive-448415|title=Author-Activist Larry Kramer to Receive Tony Award Honors|last=Rooney|first=David|date=April 29, 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209225428/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/author-activist-larry-kramer-receive-448415|archive-date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}
{{cite web|last=Cox|first=Gordon|title=Tony Honoree Larry Kramer an Activist at Heart|url=https://variety.com/2013/legit/news/tony-honoree-larry-kramer-an-activist-at-heart-1200493684/|work=Variety|date=June 7, 2013|access-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628091308/http://variety.com/2013/legit/news/tony-honoree-larry-kramer-an-activist-at-heart-1200493684/|archive-date=June 28, 2017}}

2014

|File:Rosie O'Donnell 2.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Rosie|O'Donnell}}

| align=left | O'Donnell established the non-profit arts education organization Rosie's Broadway Kids (now Rosie's Theater Kids) in 2003 to allow New York City public school students to learn dance, drama and music.

|{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/rosie-odonnell-to-get-honorary-tony-award-broadway/1987330/|title=Rosie O'Donnell to get honorary Tony Award|date=April 1, 2014|access-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226054752/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/rosie-odonnell-to-get-honorary-tony-award-broadway/1987330/|archive-date=February 26, 2020|publisher=WCAU|agency=Associated Press}}

2015

|File:Stephen Schwartz 20181201-6013 (cropped).jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Stephen|Schwartz|dab=composer}}

| align=left | Schwartz fostered upcoming writers as a long-time board member of the ASCAP Foundation and the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop. He assisted in developing new partnerships as president of the Dramatists Guild of America.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/180598/wicked-scribe-stephen-schwartz-will-be-honored-with-2015-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/|title=Wicked Scribe Stephen Schwartz Will be Honored with 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award|last=Lloyd Webber|first=Imogen|date=April 27, 2015|publisher=Broadway.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223657/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/180598/wicked-scribe-stephen-schwartz-will-be-honored-with-2015-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/|archive-date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}

2016

|File:BrianStokesMitchell.jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Brian Stokes |Mitchell}}

| align=left | Mitchell supported those in the entertainment field who had or were in a crisis or in transition in the industry through his efforts for the Actors Fund of America.

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/shuffle-along-star-to-receive-isabelle-stevenson-award#|title=Brian Stokes Mitchell to Receive Isabelle Stevenson Award|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=May 3, 2016|website=Playbill|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706191822/http://www.playbill.com/article/shuffle-along-star-to-receive-isabelle-stevenson-award|archive-date=July 6, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}

2017

|File:Baayork Lee 2014 Photo by Lia Chang (cropped).jpg

! scope=row | {{sortname|Baayork|Lee}}

| align=left | Lee founded the National Asian Artists Project to promote Asian-American theater artists through community outreach, educational programming and performances.

|{{Cite web|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=April 25, 2017|title='A Chorus Line' Original Baayork Lee Will Receive Special Tony Award|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/tony-awards-baayork-lee-1202077014/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209224017/https://deadline.com/2017/04/tony-awards-baayork-lee-1202077014/|archive-date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood}}

2018

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Nick|Scandalios}}

| align=left |Scandalios, executive vice-president of Nederlander Organization, one of the largest theater operators in the United States, volunteers with the board of directors for the Family Equality Council to safeguard the rights and safety of LGBT families and their children.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191926/nederlander-executive-nick-scandalios-honored-with-2018-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/|title=Nederlander Executive Nick Scandalios Honored with 2018 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award|last=Stevens|first=Beth|date=April 24, 2018|publisher=Broadway.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606034457/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191926/nederlander-executive-nick-scandalios-honored-with-2018-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/|archive-date=June 6, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}

2019

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Judith|Light}}

| align=left | Light is an HIV/AIDS advocate and a supporter of LBGT rights through her work in philanthropy.

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2019/04/26/Judith-Light-to-be-honored-with-Isabelle-Stevenson-Award-at-Tonys/8761556295205/|title=Judith Light to be honored with Isabelle Stevenson Award at Tonys|last=Sheridan|first=Wade|date=April 26, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019|work=United Press International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209223645/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2019/04/26/Judith-Light-to-be-honored-with-Isabelle-Stevenson-Award-at-Tonys/8761556295205/|archive-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live}}

2020

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Julie|Halston}}

| align=left | Halston was honored "for her work and advocacy in raising funding and awareness for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation."

|{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=July 28, 2021 |title=Julie Halston To Receive Tony Awards' 2020 Isabelle Stevenson Honor |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/julie-halston-tony-awards-2020-isabelle-stevenson-honor-1234801330/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 1, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001082027/https://deadline.com/2021/07/julie-halston-tony-awards-2020-isabelle-stevenson-honor-1234801330/ }}

2022

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Robert E.|Wankel}}

| align=left | Wankel received recognition for his support of The Actors Fund, Broadway Cares, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and for "his generosity and service to the welfare of our Broadway community, over the past four decades and, especially in the face of a global crisis, is immeasurable."

|{{Cite news |last=Culwell-Brock |first=Logan |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Robert E. Wankel to Be Honored With 2022 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award |work=Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/article/robert-e-wankel-to-be-honored-with-2022-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award |access-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429003713/https://playbill.com/article/robert-e-wankel-to-be-honored-with-2022-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award |archive-date=April 29, 2022}}

2023

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Jerry|Mitchell}}

| align=left | Mitchell was recognized for "his dedication and contributions to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and for more than three decades of volunteer service through the arts."

| {{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Jerry Mitchell Named Recipient of 2023 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award|url=https://playbill.com/article/jerry-mitchell-named-recipient-of-2023-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award|work=Playbill|date=April 27, 2023|access-date=June 12, 2023}}

2024

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! scope=row |{{sortname|Billy|Porter}}

| align=left | Porter was honored for "his work with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Entertainment Community Fund."

| {{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/billy-porter-will-receive-the-2024-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award|title=Billy Porter Will Receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|work=Playbill|date=May 7, 2024|accessdate=May 7, 2024}}

2025

! scope=row |{{sortname|Celia|Keenan-Bolger}}

| align=left | Keenan-Bolger was recognized for "her extensive advocacy work for marriage equality, President Obama, and more."

|{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=April 29, 2025 |title=Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award |url=https://playbill.com/article/celia-keenan-bolger-will-receive-the-2025-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=Playbill}}

References

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Category:Tony Awards

Category:Awards established in 2009

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Category:American humanitarian and service awards

Isabelle Stevenson Award

Recipients

See also

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