From his base in Houston, Texas, Jamal Daniel oversees the operations of Crest Investment Company, the Levant Foundation, and Levant Films. The latter is a production company that Jamal Daniel founded to produce and release culturally relevant films in Hollywood. For five years, Levant Films awarded its annual Levantine Award to actors, producers, and directors who achieved palpable impacts on the industry.

1. Examining the Tony Awards
Jamal Daniel

2. Introduction
• From his base in Houston, Texas, Jamal Daniel oversees the operations of Crest
Investment Company, the Levant Foundation, and Levant Films. The latter is a
production company that Jamal Daniel founded to produce and release culturally
relevant films in Hollywood. For five years, Levant Films awarded its annual
Levantine Award to actors, producers, and directors who achieved palpable
impacts on the industry.
The 2011 award recipient, Ethan Hawke, starred in Coast of Utopia, which received
more Tony Award nominations that any play in the history of the awards.
A theatrical production becomes eligible for the Tony Awards if it opens in an
authorized Broadway theatre prior to the Tony Awards’ cut-off date. Plays may
only receive nominations during their opening seasons on Broadway, thus ensuring
long-running productions do not receive multiple nominations. Further, all
nominated plays must conform to the Tony Awards Rules and Regulations, which
are published yearly.
The awards maintain a group of voters derived from organizations including the
Broadway League, the Actors Equity Association, the American Theatre Wing, and
numerous others.