John Manzelli, theater chair at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, has received an honorable mention in the 2025 Excellence in Theatre Education Award.
The prestigious education award is presented by the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University. Manzelli and ASFA will be featured in the Tony Awards Playbill and on TonyAwards.com.
The Excellence in Theatre Education Award celebrates K-12 educators. Finalists are chosen by a panel of judges that include members of the American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League, Carnegie Mellon and others.
Manzelli has been chair at ASFA since 2018.
The Tony Awards air Sunday, June 8, on CBS.
