BWW Exclusive: National Theater Institute Celebrates Ties to 2015 Tony Nominees

By: Jun. 05, 2015
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In honor of the 69th annual Tony Awards, RISK AGAIN! has a look at nominees who got their start at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center; shared their knowledge and talents with students of the National Theater Institute (NTI); and have been a part of the O'Neill's National Playwrights Conference (NPC), National Music Theater Conference (NMTC), or Cabaret and Performance Conference (CPC).

This season, the O'Neill celebrates 11 Tony-nominated alums...

Jeanine Tesori at work on VIOLET in the O'Neill's Barn Theater
during the 1994 National Music Theater Conference.

Jeanine Tesori (NMTC '94)

FUN HOME

Best Original Score

Kristen Chenoweth performs with the National Music Theater Conference
in the 1997 reading of THE WILD PARTY.

Kristin Chenoweth (NMTC '97)

ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Kelli O'Hara (NTI Guest Artist)

THE KING AND I

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Steven Boyer (center) in rehearsal for the
National Playwrights Conference at the O'Neill in 2011.

Steven Boyer (NPC '11)

HAND TO GOD

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Elisabeth Moss on break from THE BOY NEXT DOOR
during the 2005 National Playwright Conference.

Elisabeth Moss (NPC '05)

THE HEIDI CHRONICLES

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

National Music Theater Institute fall 2014 students train with Victoria Clark.

Victoria Clark (NTI Guest Artist)

GIGI

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Spring '15 NMTI students Christine Stemmer, Julia Veeh and Adam Razavi
with Emily Skeggs (right) after a performance of FUN HOME.
Skeggs taught an NMTI master class with Caissie Levy.

Emily Skeggs (NTI Guest Artist)

FUN HOME

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Alessandro Nivola (right) performs in the O'Neill's Edith Theater
in the 1994 National Playwrights Conference.

Alessandro Nivola (NPC '94 '95 '99)

THE ELEPHANT MAN

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2013 NMTC featuring Sarah Stiles (far right).

Sarah Stiles (NMTC '13)

HAND TO GOD

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Steven Hoggett (NTI Guest Artist)

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Best Choreography

Tommy Tune pins his program to the rafters at the O'Neill's Blue Genes Pub
following his performance at the 2013 Cabaret and Performance Conference.

Tommy Tune (CPC '13)

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

In addition to the nominees, the awards are co-hosted by alum Kristen Chenoweth (NMTC '97). O'Neill Board Member Ruth Hendel is doubly represented as producer on two Tony-nominated plays: THIS IS OUR YOUTH and CURIOUS INCIDENT. O'Neill Executive Director Preston Whiteway is a member of the Tony Awards nominating committee, he also teaches a producing class for students of the National Theater Institute. And three Tony-nominated shows this season boast National Theater Institute alums in their cast: DISGRACED (Josh Radnor, NTI '95), ON THE TOWN (Steven DeRossa, NTI '88), and THE ELEPHANT MAN (Scott Lowell, NTI '85, NPC '10, NPC '11).

The O'Neill itself is the recipient of two Tony Awards, 1979 for Theatrical Excellence and in 2010 for Regional Theatre (the first play development and education organization to receive this honor).

With a singular schedule and an unmatched breadth of training, the National Theater Institute's semester-long programs offer students a springboard to the professional world at the two-time Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Founded in 1970, NTI's credit-earning theater intensives -- taught by industry professionals and master teachers-train actors, singers, directors, dancers, designers, playwrights and composers.

Learn more about NTI's acclaimed semester-long, credit-earning training intensives by visiting www.NationalTheaterInstitute.org and Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube (@NTIRiskFailRisk).


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