Special Tony for educators goes to NYC high school teacher who urges students to 'step out the box'

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This image released by Carnegie Mellon University shows Gary Edwin Robinson, recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Theatre Education Award, posing in front of a mural at the Boys and Girls High School in the Brooklyn borough of New York on May 7, 2025. (Pam Wigley/Carnegie Mellon University via AP)