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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Carnegie Mellon cheers 'bumper crop' of Tonys

Yahoo! News: There was plenty of applause heard during the Tony Awards — and perhaps no place louder than from as far away as Pittsburgh. Seven alumni from Carnegie Mellon University took home Tonys, a glittery haul that was both a school record and a huge source of pride for a theater department that turns 100 next year. Billy Porter, Patina Miller and Judith Light each took home acting Tonys, while Ann Roth got one for best costume design, and partners Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer won for best lighting design of a play. Martin Platt also won as producer of the best play winner, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." "We've had a bumper crop," said Peter Cooke

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