The 77th Tony Awards will be held June 16, 2024.
NYU alumni and faculty won the top awards—including Best New Musical, Best New Play, Best Revival of a Musical, and Best Revival of a Play—at the 2024 Tony Awards on June 16.
Members of the NYU community won for Stereophonic, named Best New Play, and The Outsiders, named Best New Musical, as well Merrily We Roll Along and Appropriate, winners of the Best Revival of a Musical and Best Revival of a Play.
Among the winners were adjunct faculty David Adjmi, who wrote Stereophonic, and alumni Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, who wrote Appropriate. Alumna Shaina Taub was honored with two, for both her book and score for Suffs. Others won for their costume, lighting, and scenic designs.
The winners were among the more than 70 nominations for NYU faculty and alumni announced in May. NYU Nominees for the 77th annual awards honoring the best of Broadway also included the writer of Hell’s Kitchen, among the most recognized productions. Several designers were nominated for multiple shows.
NYU community members were nominated in 16 categories that span performances, lighting, scenic and costume design, composition and orchestration. A production must have opened between April 28, 2023 and April 25, 2024 to be eligible for the awards.
The awards were hosted by Ariana DeBose and held at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. NYU winners are listed in bold below. A complete list of nominations and winners is available here.
Best New Musical
Suffs
Craig Balsam (LAW ‘86), Michelle Noh, (TSOA ‘02), Rachel Sussman (TSOA ‘12), producers
Illinoise
Emily Blavatnik (WSC ‘82), Elysabeth Kleinhans (WSC '62, LAW '88), Nate Koch (TSOA ‘07) , producers
Hell’s Kitchen
Terria Joseph (TSOA ‘72), Alia Jones-Harvey (Stern '23), producers
The Outsiders
Cristina Marie Vivenzio (TSOA ‘05), producer
Water for Elephants
John Paterakis (SPS ‘09), Erica Rotstein, (Stern ‘11), Manny Klausner (LAW ‘62, ‘63), producers
Best New Play
Mother Play
Carol L. Rothman (TSOA ‘72), Alix L.L. Ritchie (WSC ’61, GSAS ‘64), producers
Stereophonic
David Adjmi (TSOA adjunct faculty) playwright
Craig Balsam (LAW ‘86), Dawn Smalberg (TSOA ‘89), Wendy Federman (STERN ‘79), Sean Patrick Flahaven (Concord Theatricals) (TSOA ‘97, faculty), Manny Klausner (LAW ‘62 ‘63), Larry Hirschhorn (Steinhardt ‘95), Heni Koenigsberg (Steinhardt ‘74), Alex Levy (LAW ‘14), Ashley Melone (Gallatin ‘07, Steinhardt ‘09), Nick Mills (TSOA ‘06), Marc Bell, (SPS '89), producers
Best Revival of a Musical
The Who’s Tommy
Marco Santarelli (Steinhardt ‘14), Scott Abrams (Tandon ‘84), producers
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Marco Santarelli (Steinhardt ‘14), Tom Smedes (Gallatin ‘85), Hunter Arnold (Stern ‘18), Rose Maria Caiola (TSOA ‘91), Alex Levy (LAW ‘14), Matthew Christopher Pietras (CAS ‘07, Stern ‘09), producers
Merrily We Roll Along
Dawn Smalberg (TSOA ‘89), Amanda Lipitz (Key to the City Productions) (TSOA ‘02), Dan Stone (Fakston Productions) (SPS ’22) , producers
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Lisa B. Rubin (Gallatin ‘75), Wendy Federman (Stern ‘79), producers
Best Revival of a Play
Appropriate
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (TSOA ‘07), playwright
Carole L. Rothman (TSOA ‘72), Amanda Dubois, (Steinhardt ‘98 ), producers
Purlie Victorious
Hunter Arnold (Stern ‘13), Curt Cronin (Stern ‘13), producers
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Corey Stoll (TSOA ‘03) Appropriate
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem (TSOA ‘79), Prayer for the French Republic
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Nikki M. James (TSOA ‘03), Suffs
Best Choreography
Jesse Robb (Tisch '02), Water for Elephants
Best Orchestrations
Matt Hinkley (Steinhardt ‘04), Justin Levine (TSOA ‘07), The Outsiders
Best Original Score
Justin Levine (TSOA ’07), The Outsiders
Shaina Taub (TSOA ‘09), Suffs
Best Book of a Musical
Kristoffer Diaz (Gallatin ‘99, Tisch ‘02, and faculty at both), Hell’s Kitchen
Justin Levine (TSOA ‘07), The Outsiders
Shaina Taub (TSOA ‘09), Suffs
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Paul Tazewell (TSOA ‘89), Suffs
Linda Cho (TSOA adjunct faculty), The Great Gatsby
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
David Bengali (TSOA ‘12) and Bradley King (TSOA ‘05, ‘10), Water for Elephants
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Tatiana Kahvegian (TSOA ‘21), Christine Jones (TSOA ‘92), and Brett Banakis TSOA ‘10 (all of AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian), The Outsiders
Best Costume Design of a Play
David Zinn (TSOA ’91), An Enemy of the People
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jane Cox (TSOA ‘98), Appropriate
Amith Chandrashaker (TSOA ‘12), Prayer for the French Republic
Best Scenic Design of a Play
An Enemy of the People
Kimie Nishikawa (dots) (TSOA ‘15, adjunct faculty), Santiago Orjuela-Laverde (dots) (TSOA ‘18), Andrew Moerdyk (dots) (TSOA ‘18)
Appropriate
Kimie Nishikawa (dots) (TSOA ‘15, adjunct faculty), Santiago Orjuela-Laverde (dots) (TSOA ‘18), Andrew Moerdyk (dots) (TSOA ‘18)
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
David Zinn (TSOA ’91)
Stereophonic
David Zinn, (TSOA ’91)