CMU alumni have earned 58 Tonys thus far \u2014 onstage, behind the scenes and extra<\/h2>\n
On the hallowed stage of Radio City Music Hall, the Tony Awards<\/a> simply delivered one of the vital strong productions of its 75-year historical past. The four-hour celebration of Broadway’s best kicked off with an unique Paramount+ stream and transitioned to a nationwide\/worldwide telecast on CBS.<\/p>\n The seventy fifth Annual Tony Awards honored performances and productions from 2021-2022 and marked a return to the pre-pandemic custom of recognizing one of the best of Broadway every June.<\/p>\n Following the star-studded, performance-packed ceremony, Carnegie Mellon University and its School of Drama<\/a> had a number of causes to have a good time:<\/p>\n Jamie deRoy<\/strong>, 1967 School of Drama alumna, Producer Kevin Emrick<\/strong>, 2007 School of Drama alumnus, Producer Billy Porter<\/strong>, 1991 School of Drama alumnus, Producer Also in the course of the ceremony, Carnegie Mellon and the Tony Awards offered the 2022 Excellence in Theatre Education Award<\/a> to Roshunda Jones-Koumba<\/a>, a drama instructor from G.W. Carver Magnet High School in Houston, Texas. Jones-Koumba was honored for her exemplary drama curriculum, her steadfast dedication to enhancing the lives of her college students and the monumental affect she’s had on her group.<\/p>\n CMU alumna, trustee, and Tony Award-winner Tamara Tunie (actor, director, producer) served on this 12 months’s Excellence in Theatre Education Award judges’ panel. Tunie, together with Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian<\/a>, offered Jones-Koumba along with her award in the course of the Tony Awards ceremony. Another CMU alumnus, Telly Leung (actor, singer, songwriter), introduced Jones-Koumba’s choice in the course of the stay CBS telecast.<\/p>\n “Congratulations to CMU’s Tony Award winners and to all of the nominees,” Jahanian mentioned. “More than ever this season, performing arts and theatre schooling has demonstrated its energy to carry folks collectively, and to encourage and uplift us even throughout difficult occasions. We applaud the artists \u2014 and the academics \u2014 who’re main the best way.”<\/p>\n CMU has a protracted custom of manufacturing prime expertise onstage and behind the scenes. CMU’s School of Drama is the oldest degree-granting drama college within the nation and persistently ranks as one of many world’s greatest drama colleges.<\/p>\n2022 CMU Alumni Tony Award Winners<\/h2>\n
Best Play for “The Lehman Trilogy”
Best Revival of a Musical for “Company”<\/p>\n
Best Play for “The Lehman Trilogy”
Best Musical for “A Strange Loop”
Best Revival of a Musical for “Company”<\/p>\n
Best Musical for “A Strange Loop”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Jones-Koumba](\"https:\/\/www.drama.cmu.edu\/2022\/06\/13\/three-carnegie-mellon-alumni-win-six-2022-tony-awards\/images\/tony-awards-jones-koumba-900x600-min.jpg\")
A panel of theatre specialists from The American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League and Carnegie Mellon chosen Jones-Koumba from a nationwide name for entries. The annual Excellence in Theatre Education Award was co-created by the Tonys and CMU and has been offered since 2015.<\/p>\n