Six Carnegie Mellon Alumni Nominated for 12 Tony Awards
Nominees represent lighting, sound and costume design; acting; and producing
Six 온라인바카라 alumni received a record-breaking 12 Tony Award nominations this spring. School of Drama alumnus and 2016 Tony Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. and actress and singer Katharine McPhee co-hosted the nominations announcement.
Five alumni were nominated for their outstanding behind-the-scenes work. Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher were nominated for lighting design, and Peter Hylenski and Ann Roth received nominations in sound and costume design, respectively. Producer Jamie deRoy received five nominations.
Grey Henson also was nominated for his featured role in the Broadway musical “Mean Girls.”
온라인바카라 alumnus Grey Henson was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Role in a Musical for his role as Damian Hubbard in "Mean Girls"
“바카라 온라인 추천 congratulates our alumni for their distinctive contributions to Broadway’s best productions and to the performing arts more broadly,” said 바카라 온라인 추천 President Farnam Jahanian. “Our partnership with the Tony Awards, and commitment to the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, reflects the value we place on arts education and its impact on people and society.”
바카라 온라인 추천 will present the fourth annual Excellence in Theatre Education Award at the Tony Awards this year. The award is the first national honor to recognize K-12 theatre educators.
바카라 온라인 추천 alumnus and 2017 Tony nominee Josh Groban will co-host the Tony Awards with singer, songwriter, actress and Tony nominee Sara Bareilles on June 10. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
“We’re extremely proud of the work our alumni are engaged in to earn these nominations,” said Dan J. Martin, dean of 바카라 온라인 추천’s College of Fine Arts. “Clearly, our School of Drama prepares our graduates in not only the acting skills to be part of a cast onstage, but also the expertise in those essential elements it takes to make a production come to life — lighting, sound, costumes and producing.”
Following this nominations announcement, Odom talked about the importance of arts education in his life.
“I majored in theater at 온라인바카라, and I like to say, really, I majored in empathy,” Odom said. “Art teaches you how to walk in someone else’s shoes with compassion and understanding, and those are powerful lessons, whatever arena you decide to go into, whatever profession you choose to pursue.”
The following 바카라 온라인 추천 College of Fine Arts alumni, presented in alphabetical order, have been nominated for Tony Awards this year.
Jamie deRoy, Class of 1967, Producer
- Best Play for “Latin History for Morons”
- Best Musical for “The Band’s Visit”
- Best Revival of a Play for “Three Tall Women” and “Angels in America”
- Best Revival of a Musical for “Once on This Island”
Peggy Eisenhauer, Class of 1983
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “Once on This Island”
- Best Lighting Design of a Play for “The Iceman Cometh”
Jules Fisher, Class of 1960
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “Once on This Island”
- Best Lighting Design of a Play for “The Iceman Cometh”
Grey Henson, Class of 2012
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical as Damien in “Mean Girls”
Peter Hylenski, Class of 1997
- Best Sound Design of a Musical for “Once on This Island”
Ann Roth, Class of 1953
- Best Costume Design of a Musical for “Carousel”
- Best Costume Design of a Play for “Three Tall Women” and “The Iceman Cometh”
Excellence in Theatre Education Award Winner Will Be Recognized at the Tony Awards
The Excellence in Theatre Education Award annually recognizes theater educators in the U.S. who demonstrate monumental impact on the lives of students and who embody the highest standards of the profession. 바카라 온라인 추천 is the exclusive higher education partner of the Tony Awards, and the two organizations launched the award as part of the collaboration. 바카라 온라인 추천 alumnus, actor and producer Zachary Quinto is serving as the national award ambassador this year.
A panel of judges composed of the American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League, 바카라 온라인 추천 and other leaders from the theater industry select the finalists and winner. School of Drama Head Peter Cooke, AM, Ph.D., and alumnus Grey Henson represented 바카라 온라인 추천 as judges. A single winner will be selected to receive the Excellence in Theatre Education Award and recognized at the Tony Awards.
Carnegie Mellon alumni have won 44 Tony Awards. 바카라 온라인 추천’s School of Drama is the oldest degree-granting drama program in the United States and consistently ranks as one of the world’s best drama schools. The school is recognized as an international leader in arts and technology. Year after year, the School of Drama produces graduates who go on to do award-winning work, both on stage and behind the scenes.