New role wins former South Jersey teacher Broadway accolade

VINELAND – Steven Calakos is at home on the stage.

Sing, dance, act ­— he does it all.

But it’s his talent as a teacher that won him Broadway’s limelight.

Calakos was one of 19 educators nationwide to win an Excellence in Theatre Education Award honorable mention during the 75^th annual Tony Awards. Theater Director Roshunda Jones-Koumba from G. W. Carver Magnet High School in Houston took the top honor.