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Jane Alexander ( born October 28 , 1939 ) is an American actress , author and former director of the ___MASK98___ . She is a Tony Award winner and two - time ___MASK7___ winner . Edwin Sherin ( born January 15 , 1930 ) is an American theatre and television director and producer . Sherin ' s wife is actress Jane Alexander and his stepson is the similarly dubbed Jace Alexander , with whom he has collaborated on the television legal drama / police procedural Law & Order on thirty - two ( 32 ) separate occasions . He has directed many episodes of the television drama Law & Order , as well as directing for the stage , mainly on Broadway , including The Great White Hope , which starred Alexander in both the theater and film versions . The Antoinette Perry ___MASK82___ for Excellence in Theatre , more commonly known as the ___MASK46___ , recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre . The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City . The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances , and an award is given for regional theatre . Several discretionary non - competitive awards are also given , including a ___MASK11___ , the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre , and the Isabelle Stevenson ___MASK82___ . The awards are named after Antoinette " Tony " Perry , co - founder of the American Theatre Wing . Howard Oliver Sackler ( December 19 , 1929  October 12 , 1982 ), was an American screenwriter and playwright who is best known for writing " The Great White Hope " ( play : 1967 ; film : 1970 ). " The Great White Hope " enjoyed both a successful run on Broadway and , as a film adaptation , in movie theaters . James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander both starred in the original Arena Stage production of the play in Washington , DC , then brought their roles to Broadway and later to the film version . Both Jones and Alexander received Academy ___MASK82___ nominations for their work in the movie . The ___MASK98___ ( NEA ) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence . It was created by an act of the U . S . Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government . The NEA has its offices in Washington , D . C . It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1995 , as well as the ___MASK11___ in 2016 . An ___MASK7___ , or simply Emmy , recognizes excellence in the television industry , and corresponds to the Academy Award ( for film ), the Tony Award ( for theatre ), and the Grammy Award ( for music ). Jason " Jace " Alexander ( born April 7 , 1964 ) is an American television director and actor from New York City . The Great White Hope is a 1967 play written by Howard Sackler , later adapted in 1970 for a film of the same name . The City of New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated ___MASK3___ population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world .