Anthony Bourdain died on this day eight years ago and him describing Waffle House is still the single-most important description of America that has ever been articulated.
Carnegie Mellon alum and Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. sang this year's 'In Memoriam' with a moving performance of “Without You” from Rent in honor of the show’s 30th anniversary.
Beautifully done, Leslie. 👏
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Carnegie Mellon alumni shone among Broadway's brightest stars at the 79th Annual #TonyAwards on Sunday, June 7.
Congratulations to alumna Jamie deRoy for earning a Tony Award for her work as a producer on the 2026 Best Musical "Schmigadoon!"
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Freddie is the tenth educator to be honored with the award, presented in partnership with CMU, @TheTonyAwards and @TheWing.
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Moments ago during the 79th Annual #TonyAwards, we presented the 2026 Excellence in Theatre Education Award to Freddie Hendricks: an arts educator for more than 30 years, a Georgia native and a cancer survivor.
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The rock 'n' roll spectacle that racked up this year's most Tony nominations was produced by a team of three lead-producing CMU alumni: James Carpinello, Marcus Chait and Patrick Wilson.
The trio met more than 30 years ago as acting students at CMU's School of Drama.