CMU alumni nominated for 9 Tony Awards

Carnegie Mellon University graduates are no strangers to the Tony Awards but this year the School of Drama’s cup may have runneth over.

During a streaming nominations event Monday, four Carnegie Mellon alumni were announced as nominees for nine Tony Awards. This marks 13 consecutive years in which CMU alumni have earned Tony nominations.

They include 1991 School of Drama alumnus Billy Porter who was nominated as producer for the musical “A Strange Loop.” Porter won a Tony Award in 2013 for Best Actor in the musical “Kinky Boots.”

Other CMU School of Drama alumni nominated for Tony Awards this year include producer Jamie deRoy, class of 1967, who received a total of four nominations in three categories: “Hangmen” and “The Lehman Trilogy” (Best Play), “Mr. Saturday Night” (Best Musical), and “Company” (Best Revival of a Musical).

Producer Kevin Emrick, class of 2007, received three nominations in three categories: “A Strange Loop” (Best Musical), “Company” (Best Revival of a Musical) and “The Lehman Trilogy” (Best Play).

And actress Sutton Foster, class of 1997, was nominated for her role as Marian the Librarian in “The Music Man” (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical).

“We congratulate all of the 2022 Tony Award nominees, especially our fellow Tartans, whose collective talent and perseverance helped Broadway to rebound resoundingly this season,” said CMU President Farnam Jahanian. “We are proud of our alumni and their body of work and we look forward to helping the world celebrate the return of Broadway’s biggest night.”

CMU graduates have earned hundreds of Tony nominations and 52 Tony Awards over the 75-year history of the event.

The Tony Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on June 12 beginning at 8 p.m. on CBS and Paramount +.