Bill > SJR150

This resolution commends Sam Pinkleton, a theater director and choreographer from Hopewell, Virginia, for winning the prestigious Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, commonly known as a Tony Award, for Best Direction of a Play at the 78th Tony Awards in 2025. The resolution highlights Pinkleton's educational background, starting in Hopewell and continuing at the Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology, before he moved to New York City to pursue his theater career at New York University. It specifically recognizes his directorial work on the acclaimed Broadway production of "Oh, Mary!", a satirical play about Mary Todd Lincoln, which marked his first time directing a play on Broadway after a successful off-Broadway run. The resolution also notes his previous Tony nomination for Best Choreographer in 2017 for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" and emphasizes that his achievements bring pride to the Commonwealth of Virginia and will inspire future artists. Finally, it directs the Clerk of the Senate to prepare a copy of this resolution to be presented to Sam Pinkleton as a formal expression of admiration and well wishes for his future endeavors.