Five Carnegie Mellon Alumni Nominated for 11 Tony Awards
Judith Light to receive humanitarian award. Five Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama alumni received a total of 11 Tony Award nominations this morning for their Broadway work behind the scenes. This marks the 11th consecutive year that at least one Carnegie Mellon graduate has received a nomination. Producer Jamie deRoy, a 1967 Carnegie Mellon alumna, led the way with six nominations. Tootsie, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations and Beetlejuice were nominated for Best Musical. Nominated for Best Play were The Ferryman, The Waverly Gallery and Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus . Costume designer Ann Roth, a 1953 alumna, earned two nominations for Best Costume Design of a Play for her work in To Kill a Mockingbird and Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus .
