NYU Steinhardt Alumni Win 2026 Tony Awards

The two NYU Steinhardt alumni winners and five nominees were among the NYU community members to receive more than 70 nominations across 15 categories. Steinhardt winners and nominees are listed below, and the complete list of NYU winners and nominees can be found here.

The 2026 Tony Awards were presented by the Broadway League and American Theatre Wing at Radio City Music Hall. The show was hosted by P!nk.

Best Play

Winner: Liberation
Eleni Gianulis-Vermeer (MM ’11, Vocal Performance: Musical Theatre), Larry Hirschhorn (MA ’95, Teachers of Educational Theatre in College), producers

Best Musical

Nominee: The Lost Boys
Mindy Baiada (MA ’12, Teachers of Educational Theatre in College), Eleni Gianulis-Vermeer, Jennifer Johns-Grasso (MM ’13, Vocal Performance: Musical Theatre), producers

Best Revival of a Musical

Nominee: Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Christopher Ketner (BM ’09, Vocal Performance: Musical Theatre), producer

Nominee: The Rocky Horror Show
Rebecca Habel (MA ’02, Performing Arts Administration), producer

Best Revival of a Play

Nominee: Becky Shaw
Eleni Gianulis-Vermeer, producer

Nominee: Every Brilliant Thing
Eleni Gianulis-Vermeer, producer

Nominee: Fallen Angels
Rebecca Habel, producer

Nominee: Oedipus
Christopher Ketner, producer

Best Orchestrations

Nominee: Chess
Brian Usifer (MM ’07, Music Performance and Composition)