PITTSBURGH, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The spotlight will
shine brightly on several Carnegie Mellon
University alumni at the Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts in New York at The 77th
Annual Tony Awards® on Sunday, June
16.
Carnegie Mellon Alumna and Tony Award Winner Renée Elise Goldsberry (BFA, 1993) and Tony Award
Winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the 2024 Tony Award
nominations on "CBS Mornings" on April
30. Goldsberry also will receive an Honorary Doctor of Fine
Arts degree at CMU's 126th Commencement on May 12.
Six Carnegie Mellon University
alumni were nominated for 11 Tony Awards. This year marks 15 consecutive years in which Carnegie Mellon alumni have earned Tony
nominations.
2024 Carnegie Mellon University
Tony Awards Nominees
- Actor Will Brill, 2009 School of
Drama alumnus, was nominated for his role as Reg in "Stereophonic"
(Best Featured Actor in a Play).
- Producer Jamie deRoy, 1967 Carnegie
Mellon alumna, received a total of five nominations in two
categories: "Cabaret," "Gutenberg! The Musical!" "Merrily We Roll
Along," "The Who's Tommy" (Best Revival of a Musical) and
"Stereophonic" (Best Play).
- Playwright Joshua Harmon, 2010
School of Drama alumnus, was nominated for "Prayer for the French
Republic" (Best Play).
- Actor and Producer Leslie Odom, Jr., 2003 School of Drama
alumnus, was nominated for his role as Purlie Victorious Judson and
his work as a producer on "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate
Romp Through the Cotton Patch" (Best Revival of a Play).
- Actress Sarah Pidgeon, 2018
School of Drama alumna, was nominated for her role as Diana in
"Stereophonic" (Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured
Role).
- Director Leigh Silverman, 1996
School of Drama alumna, was nominated for "Suffs" (Best
Director).
"Carnegie Mellon University
congratulates all of the 2024 Tony Award nominees, with a special
nod to our Tartans," said CMU President Farnam Jahanian. "Our community takes immense
pride in the creativity and unwavering commitment to excellence
demonstrated by our accomplished alumni. We eagerly await the
momentous evening for theater in June and look forward to
celebrating their achievements."
Carnegie Mellon alumni have won 60
Tony Awards to date. CMU's School of Drama is the first
degree-granting drama program in the
United States and celebrates its 110th anniversary in
2024.
Ariana DeBose Hosts The 77th Annual Tony
Awards
Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee
Ariana DeBose returns to host The
77th Annual Tony Award for the third time, from the David H. Koch
Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on Sunday, June 16 (8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television
Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and
on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand
for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special
airs). DeBose will also serve as producer and choreograph the
opening number for this year's show. DeBose hosted the 76th and
75th Annual Tony Awards, the former for which she earned an Emmy
Award nomination for Outstanding Variety Special.
The 77th Tonys celebration will recognize all the award
categories and honor the incredible artistry of the 2023-24 season.
The Tony Awards, which honor theater professionals for
distinguished achievement on Broadway, is presented by the American
Theatre Wing and The Broadway League and has been broadcast on CBS
since 1978.
Teachers Take Center Stage
During the June 16 ceremony, CMU and The Tony Awards will
present the 2024 Excellence in Theatre Education Award. One of
theater's unsung heroes — a performing arts teacher from somewhere
in the U.S. — will be celebrated with all of the evening's industry
stars.
In partnership with the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway
League, CMU and the Tonys annually recognize an exemplary K-12
theater teacher selected from a nationwide search. The Excellence
in Theatre Education Award winner's work has demonstrated a
monumental impact on the lives of students while embodying the
highest standards of the profession.
Carnegie Mellon is the exclusive
higher education partner of The Tony Awards. The annual Excellence
in Theatre Education Award was co-created by the Tonys and CMU and
has been presented since 2015.
The winner of the 2024 Excellence in Theatre Education Award
will be announced later this spring, ahead of the 77th Annual Tony
Awards.
For more information about CMU and The Tony Awards, visit
cmu.edu.
About Carnegie Mellon
University
Carnegie
Mellon, cmu.edu, 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 matters.
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