- In his memoir, "Final Dress" (1983), John Houseman ruefully remembers the time he discovered that Azito had had his Juilliard student I.D. photo taken while in full drag...
- Azito was nominated for a 1980 Tony Award for his role of the Sergeant in "The Pirates of Penzance". He later reprised the role on film in The Pirates of Penzance (1983).
- Tony's nomination for a 1981 Tony Award was in the category of Best Performance by a Featured Actor. He studied at Juilliard, was seen in many off-and off-off-Broadway cutting edge productions. His incredible skill at dance and physical comedy gave the impression he was made of rubber.
- Won a Drama Desk Award for his performance as the Sergeant in "The Pirates of Penzance".
- In the 1976 New York production of "The Threepenny Opera" by Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival, Azito gave a memorable performance in a role not written into the script, a choral figure who had no lines, but appeared in most of the scenes doing a kind of visual commentary on the action.
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