Tony Awards secret Illuminati revealed: Who's on the nominating committee

While 795 voters from diverse Broadway factions -– ranging from road producers to journalists -– decide who wins the Tony Awards, the nominees are determined by just 23 people. These hardworking folks attended every show that opened on Broadway this season (36 in all) and met last weekend to hash out the list of nominees in 26 categories.

There are few recognizable names on this list, with the most prominent being 1982 Tony winner Roger Rees ("The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby"). A name awards fans should know is Phyllis Newman, who beat Barbra Streisand in the featured actress musical race in 1962. That loss, coupled with her 1964 defeat by Carol Channing, means Babs is not a grand slam winner, lacking a Tony Award to join her two Oscars, four Emmys and eight Grammys.

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