Theatre

Two CFA Alums Nominated for 2023 Tony Awards

The 76th Annual Tony Awards air live on Sunday, June 11, 2023

BU College of Fine Arts is proud to see two esteemed CFA alums in the list of this year’s nominees:

Sue Wagner (CFA’97)

Producer of Ain’t No Mo’, nominated for Best Musical, Producer of The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, nominated for Best Revival of a Play

Alex Neumann (CFA’09)

Nominated for Best Sound Design of a Musical, Into the Woods

Other BU alum nominees:

• James L. Nederlander (CGS’80) Producer of Kimberly Akimbo, nominated for Best Musical; Producer of New York New York, nominated for Best Musical; Producer of Shucked, nominated for Best Musical; Producer of Some Like It Hot, nominated for Best Musical; Producer of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, nominated for Best Revival of a Play
• Catherine Adler (CAS ‘73) Producer of Leopoldstadt, nominated for Best Musical
• Sally Cade Holmes (MET ‘21) Producer of The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, nominated for Best Revival of a Play
• Diana DiMenna (COM ‘85) Producer of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street nominated for Best Revival of a Musical

Did you know?

For the first time, the Tony Awards will be presented at the historic United Palace. The history of the United Palace begins in 1930 when it opened as one of five Loew’s “Wonder Theatres,” premiere vaudeville and movie houses located in four boroughs and New Jersey. With nearly 3,400 seats the United Palace is Manhattan’s 4th largest theatre, and hosts concerts, movie premieres, film shoots, and other events.

full list of 2023 tony nominees

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If you’re a CFA alum who worked on a Tony-nominated production, let us know so we can celebrate you. Send us a note at cfaalum@bu.edu to start the conversation.