The 76th Annual Tony Award attendees and streamers were reminded of the impact of education when Jason Zembuch Young, the 2023 Excellence in Theatre Education Award Winner, accepted his award (and concurrently signed his speech in ASL). 鈥淲hen we focus on what people can do, rather than what they can鈥檛, the possibilities are endless,鈥� Young said. 鈥淭hank you to my students, who have shown me what teaching is really all about.鈥�
Curious to know where the stars received their own theatre education? This year鈥檚 Tony Award winners include five NYU graduates, three Juilliard alumni, and two actors who did not attend a university at all鈥攖ake a look at the full list of where the 2023 Tony winners received their training.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Some Like It Hot): American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Kimberly Akimbo): Yale University, New York University
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Good Night, Oscar): Illinois State University
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Leopoldstadt): New York University
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Kimberly Akimbo): Ohio State University
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window): Brown University
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Kimberly Akimbo): Columbia University
(Kimberly Akimbo): Sarah Lawrence College and The Juilliard School
Best Costume Design of a Play (Leopoldstadt): London College of Fashion, St. Martin鈥檚 School of Art
Best Costume Design of a Musical (Some Like It Hot): San Diego University, New York University
Best Orchestrations (Some Like It Hotand): Berklee College of Music
(Some Like It Hotand): The Juilliard School
Best Scenic Design of a Musical, (New York, New York): Vassar College, New York University
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Tim Hatley (Life of Pi): Bearwood College and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
(Life of Pi): Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Best Choreography (Some Like It Hot): University of California, Los Angeles
Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Sweeney Todd): Oberlin College
Best Lighting Design of a Play (Life of Pi): The Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Best Sound Design of a Play (Life of Pi): The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Best Sound Design of a Musical (Sweeney Todd): Harvard University, New York University School for Continuing Professional Studies
Best Direction of a Play (Leopoldstadt): Wadham College, Oxford
Best Direction of a Musical
, (Parade): The Juilliard School
Best Book of a Musical (Kimberly Akimbo): Sarah Lawrence College and The Juilliard School
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Shucked) Did not attend a university.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Prima Facie): Did not attend a university.
