Six Boston Conservatory Alumni Nominated for Tony Awards
Boston Conservatory alum Andrew Durand (BFA '08) received his first Tony nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role in Dead Outlaw.
Six alumni from Boston Conservatory at Berklee have been nominated for 2025 Tony Awards in several major categories: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best New Play, Best Revival of a Play, and Best Revival of a Musical. In total, more than 30 Berklee alumni contributed to 13 Tony-nominated productions this year.
Boston Conservatory alum Andrew Durand (BFA '08) received his first Tony nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role in Dead Outlaw. He has been recognized by the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel awards for his performance in the musical; he won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical for Dead Outlaw in 2024.
Boston Conservatory alum Jennifer Simard (BFA '92) received her third Tony nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her work as Helen Sharp in Death Becomes Her. She was nominated in the same category for her work in Company in 2022 and Disaster! in 2016.
Several Boston Conservatory musical theater alumni were also producers on nominated productions. Cedric Leiba Jr. (MM '05) was a coproducer on two nominated revivals—Gypsy, nominated for Best Revival of a Musical, and Our Town, nominated for Best Revival of a Play. Ben Simpson (BFA '11) and Joe Longthorne (BFA '12) were nominated in the category of Best Revival of a Play for Romeo + Juliet. Mike Mosallam (MM '06) was on the production team for John Proctor Is the Villain, nominated for Best New Play. Simpson has received four Tony Awards for his production work on Merrily We Roll Along, Parade, The Band’s Visit, and Hello, Dolly!. Longthorne received a 2018 Tony Award for coproducing The Band's Visit with Simpson. Mosallam won Tonys as coproducer for Appropriate (Best Revival of a Play) in 2024 and for Parade (Best Revival of a Musical) in 2023.
More than a dozen additional members of the Berklee community contributed to this year’s Tony Award–nominated productions—an ongoing list can be found below. All individuals listed are Boston Conservatory at Berklee musical theater alumni unless otherwise noted.
Boop the Musical
Lawrence Alexander BFA '05, ensemble
Courtney Arango BFA '13, swing
Victoria Byrd BFA '20, ensemble
Andreas Häberlin MM '16 (Berklee Valencia), music transcription
Derek Jordan Taylor BFA '25, ensemble/understudy for Dwayne
Jordan Rose BM '12 (Berklee College of Music), drums
Cabaret
Matt Smallcomb (faculty), drums/percussion
Dead Outlaw
Hiro Iida PDM '89 (Berklee College of Music), electronic music designer
Peter Van Dam BFA '08, casting director
Death Becomes Her
Nick Auer BM '14, GPD '16, French horn
Cam Moncur PDM '14 (Berklee College of Music), associate music director/associate conductor/keyboard 2
Sir Brock Warren BFA '08, company
Bud Weber BFA '09, company
Floyd Collins
Eli Bishop '12 (Berklee College of Music), violin, mandolin
Lizzy McAlpine '20 (Berklee College of Music), Nellie Collins
Gypsy
Brandon Ilaw BM '14, percussion
Emily Pecoraro MM '14, piccolo/flute/clarinet/tenor sax/bass saxophone
Zach Jones BFA '16, Angie
Brendan Sheehan BFA '24, Yonkers
Zac Zinger BM '11 (Berklee College of Music), piccolo/flute/clarinet/bass clarinet/alto saxophone
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Niani Feelings BFA '17, swing
Real Women Have Curves
Tatianna Córdoba BFA '22, Ana Garcia
Jack Noseworthy BFA '87, producer
Christopher Ramirez BFA '14, ensemble
Matt SanGiovanni BM '14 '21 (Berklee College of Music), guitar 1
Sunset Boulevard
Rashidra Scott BM '04 (Berklee College of Music), standby for Norma Desmond
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Michael Notardonato BFA '15, swing/understudy for Crooner
The 78th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by 2023 Boston Conservatory honorary doctorate recipient Cynthia Erivo, will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
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