Winners Announced for 2008 Artios Awards

The Casting Society of America has announced the winners of its 2008 Artios Awards for outstanding achievement in casting, which were presented at coast-to-coast ceremonies on Monday, November 10. Julie Halston was Mistress of Ceremonies at the New York ceremony at Caroline’s on Broadway.

As previously announced, Thomas Schumacher, President of Disney Theatrical Group, was the recipient of the “New York Apple Award.” Additional New York winners included Bernard Telsey /Will Cantler for The Homecoming (Broadway Theater – Drama); Jim Carnahan, Boeing-Boeing (Broadway Theater – Comedy); Bernard Telsey/Bethany Knox, In the Heights (Broadway Theater – Musical);
James Calleri, The Seagull (Off Broadway – Comedy/Drama/Musical); Will Cantler/Bernard Telsey, 33 Variations (Regional Theater L.O.R.T.); and Judy Blye Wilson, All My Children (Daytime Series).

In Los Angeles, where the ceremony was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the Career Achievement Award was presented to Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, and the Hoyt Bowers Award was presented to the late Mali Finn.

Celebrity guest presenters in New York included Bryan Batt, Jason Biggs, Robert Buckley, Danny Burstein, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., Gavin Lee, Norm Lewis, Rebecca Luker, Jesse L. Martin, Alan Menken, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gretchen Mol, James Naughton, Kristin Schall, Sherie Renee Scott, Paolo Szot, Michael Urie, Van Hansis, and Jake Silbermann.

For more information, visit www.castingsociety.com.