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Three Carnegie Mellon Alumni Win Six 2022 Tony Awards

June 13, 2022′

 

CMU alumni have earned 58 Tonys to date — onstage, behind the scenes and more

On the hallowed stage of Radio City Music Hall, the Tony Awards just delivered one of the most robust productions of its 75-year history. The four-hour celebration of Broadway’s finest kicked off with an exclusive Paramount+ stream and transitioned to a national/international telecast on CBS.

The 75th Annual Tony Awards honored performances and productions from 2021-2022 and marked a return to the pre-pandemic tradition of recognizing the best of Broadway each June.

Following the star-studded, performance-packed ceremony, Carnegie Mellon University and its School of Drama had several reasons to celebrate:

2022 CMU Alumni Tony Award Winners

Jamie deRoy, 1967 School of Drama alumna, Producer
Best Play for “The Lehman Trilogy”
Best Revival of a Musical for “Company”

Kevin Emrick, 2007 School of Drama alumnus, Producer
Best Play for “The Lehman Trilogy”
Best Musical for “A Strange Loop”
Best Revival of a Musical for “Company”

Billy Porter, 1991 School of Drama alumnus, Producer
Best Musical for “A Strange Loop”