Here's the full list of 2023 Tony Awards nominees
From historical dramas tackling weighty issues to a musical celebration of corn, the 2022-2023 Broadway season had it all.
We wept, both from magnitudes of sorrow and because we couldn't catch a breath from riotous laughter. The season brought big names back to the stage and introduced us to the stars of tomorrow.
And now it's Tony nominations time — where the best of the best are honored (or snubbed), and where everyone from that guy sitting next to you on the bus to folks from all corners of social media will chime in with their thoughts.
The nominations were announced by "Funny Girl" star Lea Michele and 2022 Tony Award winner Myles Frost ("MJ").
Here's the list:
Best Book of a Musical
"& Juliet," David West Read
"Kimberly Akimbo," David Lindsay-Abaire
"New York, New York," David Thompson and Sharon Washington
"Shucked," Robert Horn
"Some Like It Hot," Matthew López and Amber Ruffin
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
"Almost Famous," Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt
"Kimberly Akimbo," Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
"KPOP," Music and Lyrics: Helen Park and Max Vernon
"Shucked," Music and Lyrics: Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
"Some Like It Hot," Music: Marc Shaiman, Lyrics: Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
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 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"
Crystal Lucas-Perry, "Ain't No Mo'"
Miriam Silverman, "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window"
Katy Sullivan, "Cost of Living"
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 Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, "Prima Facie"
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, "Life of Pi"
Rachel Hauck, "Good Night, Oscar"
Richard Hudson, "Leopoldstadt"
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, "A Christmas Carol"
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, "New York, New York"
Mimi Lien, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions, Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot"
Scott Pask, "Shucked"
Scott Pask, "Some Like It Hot"
Best Costume Design of a Play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, "Life of Pi"
Dominique Fawn Hill, "Fat Ham"
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, "Leopoldstadt"
Emilio Sosa, "Ain't No Mo' "
Emilio Sosa, "Good Night, Oscar"
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, "Some Like It Hot"
Susan Hilferty, "Parade"
Jennifer Moeller, Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot"
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, "KPOP"
Paloma Young, "& Juliet"
Donna Zakowska, "New York, New York"
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, "Leopoldstadt"
Natasha Chivers, "Prima Facie"
Jon Clark, "A Doll's House"
Bradley King, "Fat Ham"
Tim Lutkin, "Life of Pi"
Jen Schriever, Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"
Ben Stanton, "A Christmas Carol"
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, "New York, New York"
Lap Chi Chu, Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot"
Heather Gilbert, "Parade"
Howard Hudson, "& Juliet"
Natasha Katz, "Some Like It Hot"
Natasha Katz, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Best Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans & Taylor Williams, "Ain't No Mo'"
Carolyn Downing, "Life of Pi"
Joshua D. Reid, "A Christmas Carol"
Ben and Max Ringham, "A Doll's House"
Ben & Max Ringham, "Prima Facie"
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, "New York, New York"
John Shivers, "Shucked"
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, "Into the Woods"
Gareth Owen, "& Juliet"
Nevin Steinberg, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Best Direction of a Play
Saheem Ali, "Fat Ham"
Jo Bonney, "Cost of Living"
Jamie Lloyd, "A Doll's House"
Patrick Marber, "Leopoldstadt"
Stevie Walker-Webb, "Ain't No Mo'"
Max Webster, "Life of Pi"
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, "Parade"
Lear deBessonet, "Into the Woods"
Casey Nicholaw, "Some Like It Hot"
Jack O'Brien, "Shucked"
Jessica Stone, "Kimberly Akimbo"
Best Choreography
Steven Hoggett, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Casey Nicholaw, "Some Like It Hot"
Susan Stroman, "New York, New York"
Jennifer Weber, "& Juliet"
Jennifer Weber, "KPOP"
Best Orchestrations
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, "& Juliet"
John Clancy, "Kimberly Akimbo"
Jason Howland, "Shucked"
Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, "Some Like It Hot"
Daryl Waters and Sam Davis, "New York, New York"
Best Play
"Ain't No Mo'," Author: Jordan E. Cooper
"Between Riverside and Crazy," Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
"Cost of Living," Author: Martyna Majok
"Fat Ham," Author: James Ijames
"Leopoldstadt," Author: Tom Stoppard
Best Musical
"& Juliet"
"Kimberly Akimbo"
"New York, New York"
"Shucked"
"Some Like It Hot"
Best Revival of a Play
August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson"
"A Doll's House," New Version by: Amy Herzog
"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"
Tony Award nominations by production
"Some Like It Hot" - 13
"& Juliet" - 9
"New York, New York" - 9
"Shucked" - 9
"Kimberly Akimbo" - 8
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - 8
"Ain't No Mo'" - 6
"A Doll's House" - 6
"Into the Woods" - 6
"Leopoldstadt" - 6
"Parade" - 6
"Cost of Living" - 5
"Fat Ham" - 5
Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot" - 5
"Life of Pi" - 5
"Prima Facie" - 4
"A Christmas Carol" - 3
"Good Night, Oscar" - 3
"KPOP" - 3
Suzan-Lori Parks' "Topdog/Underdog" - 3
Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" - 2
August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" - 2
"Between Riverside and Crazy" - 2
"The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" - 2
"Almost Famous" - 1
"Ohio State Murders" - 1
"Summer, 1976" - 1
2023 Isabelle Stevenson Award
Jerry Mitchellwill receive the 2023 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award in recognition of his dedication to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and more than three decades of volunteer service through the arts.
The Isabelle Stevenson Award is presented annually to a member of the theater community "who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations," the Tony Awards Administration Committee said.
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2023 Special Tony Awards
The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be awarded to production stage manager Lisa Dawn Cave; Victoria Bailey, executive director of the Theatre Development Fund; and theatrical accountant Robert Fried.
These special Tony Awards have been awarded annually since 1990 to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theater but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories, the committee said.
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“It is our absolute honor to present Lisa Dawn, Victoria, and Robert with the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre,” said Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League, in a release.
“We are thrilled to recognize their outstanding achievements in each of their respective fields; and their unwavering dedication to our Broadway community.”
How to watch the 2023 Tony Awards
The 2023 Tony Awards are set for Sunday, June 11. Hosted by Ariana DeBose, the awards ceremony will air live from United Palace in Washington Heights, Manhattan, from 8 to 11 p.m. on CBS, and live and on demand on Paramount+.
"The Tony Awards: Act One," a pre-show of live content leading into the 76th annual awards, will air from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Pluto TV, a free streaming television service. Viewers can access it on a smart TV, streaming device, mobile app or online by going to Pluto TV and clicking on the “Pluto TV Celebrity” channel. No payment, registration or sign-in is required.
Ilana Keller is an award-winning journalist and lifelong New Jersey resident who loves Broadway and really bad puns. Reach out on Twitter: @ilanakeller; ikeller@gannettnj.com
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