William Ivey Long, Bob Crowley, and More to Receive TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards

Recipients for this year’s TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards have been announced, with the awards to be presented in a ceremony at the Hudson Theatre on Friday, March 27.

Five-time Tony Award winning costume designer William Ivey Long will receive the 2009 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for theatrical costume design, and for his achievements as both a costume and scenic designer. Bob Crowley, also a five-time Tony Award winner, will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards’ special Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design.

In addition, costume designer Clint Ramos will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, and theatre craftsman/designer Sally Ann Parsons will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Artisan Award.

For more information, visit www.tdf.org.