The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced Monday that Christopher Plummer would receive its 13th annual Monte Cristo Award in recognition of his theater career, which includes two Tony-winning performances on Broadway - in the 1997 play “Barrymore†and the 1973 musical “Cyrano.†Mr. Plummer, 83, also won the Academy Award for best supporting actor last year for the film “Beginners.â€
For years Mr. Plummer was a leading player in productions at the National Theater in London, and has been performing at the Stratford Festival in Ontario for more than 50 years. His last appearance on Broadway was in the 2007 revival of “Inherit the Wind,†for which he received his seventh Tony Award nomination.
Past recipients of the Monte Cristo Award award from the theater center in Waterford, Conn., include Michael Douglas, James Earl Jo nes, Harold Prince and Zoe Caldwell. The award will be presented to Mr. Plummer at a dinner in New York on April 15.
