WINSTON-SALEM – North Carolina School of the Arts alumnus Paul Tazewell, who studied in the School of Design and Production, has been nominated for another Tony Award.

Tazewell, who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NCSA in 1986, was nominated for Best Costume Design of a Musical for “In the Heights,” which received a total of 13 nominations including Best Musical. Tazewell has been nominated for a Tony twice before: for “The Color Purple” in 2006 and for “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk” in 1996.

The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday. The Tony Awards will be presented live on CBS on Sunday, June 15.

Many NCSA alumni are associated with nominated shows this year. They include:

• Ryan O’Gara is associate lighting designer for “In the Heights,” which was nominated for 13 awards, including Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Winston-Salem native Howell Binkley, an ECU alumnus, was nominated as lighting designer). O’Gara is also associate lighting designer for Tony nominated shows “Cry-Baby,” “Gypsy” and “Xanadu.”
• Karole Armitage was the choreographer for “Passing Strange,” which was nominated for seven awards, including Best Musical.
• Rebecca Naomi Jones plays Sherry/Renata/Desi in “Passing Strange,” which was nominated for seven awards, including Best Musical.
• Isaac Klein is the assistant director of “Gypsy,” which is nominated for seven awards including Best Direction of a Musical. The director is Arthur Laurents, who holds an honorary doctorate from NCSA.
• Jennifer Ferrin stars as Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret in “The 39 Steps,” which was nominated for six awards including Best Play.
• Grady Bowman is the assistant dance captain, as well as swing and understudy, on the revival of “South Pacific,” which was nominated for 11 awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Choreography.
• Brandon Kahn was a production assistant on “South Pacific,” which was nominated for 11 awards.
• Barclay Stiff was the production stage manager and Mary Kathryn Flynt was stage manager on “The Seafarer,” which was nominated for four awards including Best Play.
• Heather Weiss is the assistant stage manager on “A Catered Affair,” which was nominated for three awards including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play).
• Stephen Geiger was a scene painter on “Xanadu,” which was nominated for four awards, including Best Musical.
• Joe Mantello is director of “November,” which was nominated for one award (Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play).
• Bridget Regan plays Cecile Leroux in “Is He Dead?” which was nominated for one award (Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play).

An arts conservatory of international renown, the North Carolina School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, NCSA became part of the University of North Carolina in 1972. More than 1,100 students from middle school through graduate school train for careers in the arts in five professional schools: Dance, Design and Production (including a Visual Arts Program), Drama, Filmmaking, and Music. Maestro John Mauceri, founding director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, is chancellor of NCSA. For more information, visit the School’s website at www.ncarts.edu.