Congratulations NYU Alumni Tony Award Honorees

Grab your Playbills and join us in congratulating the many NYU alumni who received nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards!

Award winners indicated in bold.

Best Play

  • Craig Balsam (LAW ’86), Producer, Stereophonic
  • Marc Bell (SPS '89), Producer–42nd.Club, Stereophonic
  • Wendy Federman, (STERN '79), Producer–Federman Koenigsberg, Stereophonic
  • Sean Patrick Flahaven (TSOA ’97, Faculty), Producer–Concord Theatricals, Stereophonic
  • Larry Hirschhorn (STEINHARDT ’95), Producer, Stereophonic
  • Manny Klausner (LAW ’62, ’63), Producer–Willette & Manny Klausner, Stereophonic
  • Heni Koenigsberg, (STEINHARDT ’74), Producer–Federman Koenigsberg, Stereophonic
  • Alex Levy (LAW ’14), Producer, Stereophonic
  • Ashley Melone (GAL ’07, STEINHARDT ’09), Producer, Stereophonic
  • Nick Mills (TSOA ’06), Producer, Stereophonic
  • Alix L.L. Ritchie (WSC ’61, GSAS ’64), Producer, Mother Play
  • Carole L. Rothman (TSOA ’72), Producer, Mother Play
  • Dawn Smalberg (TSOA ’89), Producer–Winkler & Smalberg, Stereophonic

Best Musical

  • Craig Balsam (LAW ’86), Producer, Suffs
  • Emily Blavatnik (WSC ’82), Producer, Illinoise
  • Alia Jones-Harvey (STERN '23), Producer–Front Row Productions, Hell's Kitchten
  • Terria Joseph (TSOA ’72), Producer, Hell's Kitchen
  • Manny Klausner (LAW ’62, ’63), Producer–Willette & Manny Klausner, Water for Elephants
  • Elysabeth Kleinhans (WSC ’62, LAW ’88), Producer, Illinoise
  • Nate Koch (TSOA ’07), Producer, Illinoise
  • Michelle Noh (TSOA ’02), Producer, Suffs
  • John Paterakis (SPS ’09), Producer, Water for Elephants
  • Erica Rotstein (STERN ’11), Producer, Water for Elephants
  • Rachel Sussman (TSOA ’12), Producer, Suffs
  • Cristina Marie Vivenzio (TSOA ’05), Producer, The Outsiders

Best Revival of a Play

  • Hunter Arnold (STERN ’13), Producer, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
  • Curt Cronin (STERN ’13), Producer, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
  • Amanda Dubois (STEINHARDT ’98), Producer, Appropriate
  • Kayla Greenspan (STEINHARDT ’12), Producer, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
  • Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (TSOA ’07), Author, Appropriate
  • Carole L. Rothman (TSOA ’72), Producer, Appropriate

Best Revival of a Musical

  • Scott Abrams (TANDON ’84), Producer, The Who’s Tommy
  • Hunter Arnold (STERN ’13), Producer, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
  • Craig Balsam (LAW ’86), Producer, Merrily We Roll Along
  • Rose Maria Caiola with Caiola Productions, (TSOA ’91), Producer, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
  • Nolan Doran (TSOA ’13), Producer, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
  • Wendy Federman (STERN ’79), Producer–Federman Koenigsberg, Gutenberg! The Musical!
  • Alex Levy (LAW ’14), Producer, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
  • Amanda Lipitz (TSOA ’02, Tisch Dean’s Council), Producer–Key to the City Productions, Merrily We Roll Along
  • Matthew Christopher Pietras (CAS ’07, STERN ’09), Producer, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
  • Lisa B. Rubin (GAL ’75), Producer, Gutenberg! The Musical!
  • Marco Santarelli (STEINHARDT ’14), Producer, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and The Who’s Tommy
  • Dawn Smalberg (TSOA ’89), Producer–Winkler & Smalberg, Merrily We Roll Along
  • Tom Smedes (GAL ’85), Producer, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Best Book of a Musical

  • Kristoffer Diaz (GAL ’99, TSOA '02), Hell's Kitchen
  • Justin Levine (TSOA ’07), The Outsiders
  • Shaina Taub (TSOA ’09), Suffs

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

  • Justin Levine (TSOA ’07), Music & Lyrics by, The Outsiders
  • Shaina Taub (TSOA ’09), Music & Lyrics by, Suffs

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

  • Betsy Aidem (TSOA ’79), Prayer for the French Republic

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

  • Corey Stoll (TSOA ’03), Appropriate

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

  • Nikki M. James (TSOA ’03), Suffs

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

  • Brett Banakis [AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian] (TSOA ’10), The Outsiders
  • Christine Jones [AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian] (TSOA ’92), The Outsiders
  • Tatiana Kahvegian [AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian] (TSOA ’21), The Outsiders

Best Costume Design of a Play

  • David Zinn (TSOA ’91), An Enemy of the People

Best Costume Design of a Musical

  • Paul Tazewell (TSOA ’89), Suffs

Best Lighting Design of a Play

  • Amith Chandrashaker (TSOA ’12), Prayer for the French Republic
  • Jane Cox (TSOA ’98), Appropriate

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

  • David Bengali (TSOA ’12), Water for Elephants
  • Bradley King (TSOA ’05, ’10), Water for Elephants

Best Scenic Design of a Play

  • Andrew Moerdyk with dots (TSOA ’18), Appropriate and An Enemy of the People
  • Kimie Nishikawa with dots (TSOA ’15, Adjunct Faculty), Appropriate and An Enemy of the People
  • Santiago Orjuela-Laverde with dots (TSOA ’18), Appropriate and An Enemy of the People
  • David Zinn (TSOA ’91), Jaja’s African Hair Braiding and Stereophonic

Best Choreography

  • Jesse Robb (TSOA '02), Water for Elephants

Best Orchestrations

  • Matt Hinkley (STEINHARDT ’04), The Outsiders
  • Justin Levine (TSOA ’07), The Outsiders

And a special shoutout to these NYU community members for their nominations and/or work on these award-worthy productions:

  • David Adjmi (TSOA Adjunct Faculty, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Author, Stereophonic
  • Andrew Butler (TSOA '09), Actor in Best Play nominee, Stereophonic
  • Linda Cho (TSOA Adjunct Faculty, Design for Stage & Film), The Great Gatsby

There are so many amazing alumni on and off stage, sometimes it's hard to keep track! Did we miss someone? Please let us know! Send an email to alumni.info@nyu.edu.

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