CMU alumni recognized with 64 Tonys to date —
onstage and behind the scenes
NEW
YORK and PITTSBURGH,
June 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadway raised the curtain at
the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
in New York to hold The
77th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 16.
The theater community honored the 2023-2024 Broadway
performances and productions during a multi-platform preshow on
Pluto TV, Paramount+, and a primetime telecast on CBS.
Throughout the evening, Carnegie Mellon
University alumni were among the award show performers,
presenters, nominees, winners, and advocates for theater education.
CMU has a longstanding tradition of producing top talent onstage
and behind the scenes. Its School of Drama is the oldest
degree-granting drama school in the country and consistently ranks
as one of the world's best drama schools.
2024 CMU Alumni Tony Award Winners
Will Brill,
2009 School of Drama alumnus, Actor
Best Featured
Actor in a Play
Reg in "Stereophonic"
Jamie deRoy, 1967 Carnegie Mellon alumna, Producer
Best
Revival of a Musical "Merrily We Roll
Along"
Best Play "Stereophonic"
Billy Porter,
1991 School of Drama alumnus
2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
The Isabelle Stevenson Award is
presented annually to a member of the theater community who has
made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on
behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable
organizations. CMU alumnus Billy
Porter received this year's Isabelle
Stevenson Tony Award in recognition of his outstanding
dedication and contributions as an activist and spokesperson for
the LGBTQ+ communities, including his work with The Elizabeth
Taylor AIDS Foundation and the Entertainment Community Fund, among
other organizations.
"For today's performing artists, recognition on Broadway and at
the Tony Awards is among the highest forms of praise possible,"
says Farnam Jahanian, president of
Carnegie Mellon. "Carnegie Mellon University alumni are some of the
most brilliant and respected talents in the theater arts industry,
and it is always wonderful to see their contributions celebrated in
this way. Congratulations to all of this year's winners and
nominees!"
The Tony Awards and CMU Honor Arts Educator from Baltimore
In 2014, the Tony Awards and Carnegie
Mellon co-founded the annual Excellence in Theatre Education
Award to recognize top K-12 drama teachers across the U.S. and to
celebrate arts education.
This year, during The Tony Awards: Act One, CMU alumna and "A
Doll's House" actress Jesmille Darbouze — a drama teacher herself
— and CMU president Farnam
Jahanian presented the 2024 Excellence in Theatre Education
Award to CJay Philip, the founder
and creative director of Dance & Bmore Theater Programs in
Baltimore, Maryland.
Philip was honored for her exemplary efforts to provide
accessibility to high-quality professional training in theater
production and performance by partnering with organizations serving
at-risk youth to ensure that young adults, regardless of their
background or circumstances, have equal access to the
transformative opportunities that theater education provides. A
panel of theater experts from the American Theatre Wing, The
Broadway League and Carnegie Mellon
University selected Philip from a nationwide call for
entries.
During The Tony Awards live telecast on CBS, Philip was
recognized by actor, director and Tony-Award winning producer
Tamara Tunie. Tunie, a CMU alumna
and university trustee, also announced that submissions for the
2025 Excellence in Theatre Education Award are now open
at tonyawards.com.
Carnegie Mellon is the exclusive
higher education partner of the Tony Awards. In addition to the
Tony-night spotlight, Philip receives a $10,000 grant and a visiting master class for her
students taught by CMU Drama faculty.
For more information about CMU and the Tony Awards,
visit cmu.edu.
About Carnegie Mellon
University
Carnegie
Mellon is a private, internationally ranked
research university with acclaimed programs spanning the sciences,
engineering, technology, business, public policy, humanities and
the arts. Our diverse community of scholars, researchers, creators
and innovators is driven to make real-world impacts that benefit
people across the globe. With an unconventional, interdisciplinary
and entrepreneurial approach, we do the work that
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