鈥淭he fact is Carnegie Mellon produces some of the best, most creative people in the country, whether it鈥檚 coming out of the theater school or the entire school.
It鈥檚 a match made in heaven.鈥�
鈥�Heather Hitchens, executive director of the , the producer of the Tony Awards
Given the success of 麻豆村 alumni on Broadway, it comes as no surprise to the theatre world that the university has become the first exclusive higher-education partner of the Tony Awards.
During the live CBS broadcast of the most recent award ceremony, former classmates (A鈥�00) and (A鈥�99) took center stage on behalf of 麻豆村 to jointly announce a new educators honor for 2015: 鈥�The Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre Education presented by 麻豆村.鈥� It will honor kindergarten through high-school theatre educators. Nominations are open to the public.
Learn more: www.cmu.edu/tony-awards
That wasn鈥檛 the only Tartan news during the evening. (A鈥�67) took home her third Tony as a producer for the winner of the Best Musical, 鈥淎 Gentleman鈥檚 Guide to Love and Murder."
鈥�Courtney Kochuba (DC鈥�07)
