CCM listed in Tony Awards 'Schools of the Stars'
The college is in the top 3 schools attended by this year's Tony Award nominees
Curious to know where the 2024 Tony Award nominees received their theatre education? Playbill created a list of the eight schools that contain the most Tony nominees — and UC's College-Conservatory of Music is tied for third.
Four UC College-Conservatory of Music alumni are named nominees in the 77th annual Tony Awards, recognizing the excellent work shared in Broadway productions during the 2023-24 season. The nominees include Shoshana Bean (BFA Musical Theatre, '99), Isabella Byrd (BFA Lighting Design and Technology, ’09), Dorian Harewood and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (BFA Musical Theatre, '99). Read more about the nominations and CCM alums on Broadway.
Watch the Tony Awards
The Tony Awards, hosted by Ariana DeBose, will air live on Sunday, June 16, 2024 from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The awards broadcast from 8-11 p.m. ET and 5-8 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network, and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Learn more about the Tony Awards.
Additional Playbill Stories on the Tony Awards
- Which Shows Are Performing at the 2024 Tony Awards?
- See Tony Nominees Shoshana Bean and Maleah Joi Moon Sing Hell's Kitchen's 'No One' in New Music Video
- After 2 Decades in Showbiz, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer Is Finally a Tony Nominee
- Lighting Designer Isabella Byrd Made Her Broadway Debut This Season, and Now She Has 2 Tony Noms
- Video: The Cast of Broadway's The Notebook Perform 4 Songs on Today
Additional Contacts
Curt Whitacre | Director of Marketing/Communications | UC College-Conservatory of Music
whitaccp@ucmail.uc.edu | 513-556-2683
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