Johnson, Toni Ann

Toni Ann Johnson won the Humanitas Prize and the Christopher Award for her teleplay Ruby Bridges, the ABC movie and true story of the young girl who integrated the New Orleans Public School system. Johnson won a second Humanitas Prize for her Showtime teleplay Crown Heights, about the 1991 Crown Heights Riots. Johnson has written a number of dance related projects, most notably the pilot for "Save The Last Dance," and the feature film "Step Up 2: The Streets." Her stage play "Gramercy Park is Closed to the Public," was produced in Los Angeles by The Fountainhead Theater Company and in New York...