JOEL GREY

The actress who became America’s sweetheart in “Dirty Dancing” explores how her looks -- and her alteration of them -- affected her career

Actor Julie Halston will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her work fighting the lung-scarring disease pulmonary fibrosis.

"I loved this show from the very beginning," said Oscar winner Joel Grey, who agreed to direct it even though he doesn't speak Yiddish

FILE - Ann Reinking holds her Tony Award for best choreography for the musical "Chicago" at the 51st annual Tony Awards on June 1, 1997, in New York. A scholarship has been created in honor of the late Tony Award-winning dancer and choreographer Ann Reinking. It offers a $5,000 annual award and mentorship for a young dancer moving to New York City to help support them in their artistic endeavors. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)NEW YORK – Long before she became a Tony Award-winning choreographer, Ann Reinking waited tables to save up enough money to move to New York City. In her honor, friends and admirers have established The Ann Reinking Scholarship, a $5,000 annual award and mentorship for a young dancer moving to New York City to help support them in their artistic endeavors.

The Cleveland Play House - one of the most venerated performance spaces beyond Broadway - has helped launch many careers on the stage, including Tony- and Oscar-winner Joel Grey. In this preview, Grey explains to correspondent Scott Simon how the acting bug first bit him.

The father and daughter pair talk Broadway, "Fun Home" and more on the red carpet of the 2015 Tonys