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This Tony Awards season is filled with some of the greatest talent and competition we’ve seen in years. With 38 Tony-eligible shows with several favorites amongst audience members, the big question is will the Tony nominations narrow the field to disperse the nods amongst the array of contenders? The most competitive category is Original Plays, in which there are 17 contenders, including the Sean Hayes-led Good Night, Oscar and Jodie Comer-starring Prima Facie.
Many A-list stars have taken their talents to Broadway this last year and are in contention for nominations today. Josh Groban stars in the Broadway musical revival of Sweeney Todd and has his name in the hat for Actor in a Leading Role – Musical. As mentioned, Sean Hayes and Jodie Comer have each received accolades for their roles in original plays this season. Jessica Chastain leads A Doll’s House and Ben Platt is chillingly beautiful in Parade. An original Broadway show that has been praised by critics is Shucked, which features country-inspired music by acclaimed Nashville songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. It’s a leading contender in the Original Musical category, that also includes 8 other musicals, like Some Like It Hot and & Juliet.
The Tony nominations will be announced by Funny Girl‘s Lea Michele and MJ: The Musical star Myles Frost live at the Sofitel New York. There are 26 competitive categories, and the Tonys hand out some noncompetitive awards as well. The Tony Awards ceremony, presented by the Broadway League and the American Theater Wing, will be on June 11. To be eligible at this year’s awards, shows must have opened between April 29, 2022, and April 27, 2023.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s House
Jodie Comer, Prima Facie
Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Brian d’Arcy James, Into the Woods
Ben Platt, Parade
Colton Ryan, New York, New York
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo
Lorna Courtney, & Juliet
Micaela Diamond, Parade
Best Play
Ain’t No Mo’
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt
Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Best Book
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Best Original Score
Almost Famous
Kimberly Akimbo
KPOP
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Best Choreography
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Some Like It Hot
New York, New York
& Juliet
KPOP
Best Orchestration
Kimberly Akimbo
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
& Juliet
New York, New York
Scenic Design Play
Life Of Pi
Prima Facie
Good Night, Oscar
Leopoldstadt
A Christmas Carol
Scenic Design Musical
New York, NY
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Camelot
Costume Design of Play
Life Of Pi
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt
Ain’t No Mo’
Good Night, Oscar
Costume Design Musical
Some Like It Hot
Parade
Camelot
KPOP
& Juliet
New York, New York
Best Sound Design of a Play
Ain’t No Mo’
Life of Pi
A Christmas Carol
A Doll’s House
Prima Facie
Best Sound Design of a Musical
New York, New York
Into The Woods
& Juliet
Shucked
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Leopoldstadt
Prima Facie
A Doll’s House
Fat Ham
Life of Pi
Death of a Salesman
A Christmas Carol
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
New York, New York
Camelot
Parade
& Juliet
Some Like It Hot
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Direction (Play)
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt
Cost of Living
Doll’s House
Ain’t No Mo
Life of Pi
Best Direction (Musical)
Parade
Into The Woods
Some Like It Hot
Shucked
Kimberly Akimbo
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Jordan E. Cooper, Ain’t No Mo’
Samuel L. Jackson, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed, A Doll’s House
Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt
David Zayas, Cost of Living
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham
Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Katie Sullivan, Cost of Living
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo’
Kara Young, Cost of Living
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kevin Cahoon, Shucked
Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo
Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot
Jordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Alex Newell, Shucked
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Julia Lester, Into the Woods
Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet
Best Revival of a Play
A Doll’s House
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Best Revival of a Musical
Into the Woods
Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Tony Awards, hosted by Ariana DeBose, will air LIVE on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from the historic United Palace in Washington Heights, in New York City from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM, PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
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