A graduate of the Juilliard School, Tony has choreographed for many opera and dance companies throughout the United States. He has choreographed for New York City Opera, Connecticut, Fort Worth, Napes Opera (Florida), Glimmerglass and Virginia and Pittsburgh Opera. He also was the Artistic Director of the Fort Worth Ballet, Associate Artistic Director of the Hartford Ballet, and Director of the Hartford Chamber Ballet. For Syracuse Stage, he directed and choreographed: Rent, Little Women, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and Peter Pan. He choreographed Wizard of Oz, Big River, and My Fair Lady to name a few. Former Associate Professor of Dance at the Syracuse Department of Drama, Tony directed and choreographed Sweeney Todd, Nine, A Day in Hollywood Night in the Ukraine, and A Little Night Music. He conceived, directed, and choreographed three original productions: Bravo Piaf! The Table (Der Tisch) and The Clowns. He co-directed and choreographed The Wind in the Willows at the New Victory Theatre in New York City. He is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and the winner of four Salt Awards for Direction and Choreography.