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The 2023 Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday by actress Lea Michele, who is currently on Broadway’s “Funny Girl,” and Miles Frost, who won the 2022 Tony Award for his role as Michael Jackson in the Broadway musical “MJ.” Some classes were read live on CBS at 8:30 a.m. ET; Others were revealed through a live broadcast at the Tony Awards YouTube page.
A total of 38 shows were vying for Tony nominations this year. To be eligible, a Broadway show must open between April 29, 2022 and April 27, 2023. This year’s awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, June 11.
“Some Like It Hot,” a Broadway musical version of a Billy Wilder movie, has the most nominations of any show, with 13. The musicals “And Juliet,” “New York, New York,” and “Shaked” each followed with nine nominations. “Killing Eve” TV star Jodie Comer, who has never appeared on stage before, received a Best Actress nomination in a play, “Prima Facie.” And Justin Cooley, a 19-year-old actor from Kansas, earned a nomination for his Broadway debut in “Kimberly Akimbo.” Below is a complete list of nominees.
Best New Play
“not la mo”
“Between Riverside and Crazy”
cost of living
“Fat Ham”
Leopoldstadt
The best new music
“& Juliet”
“Kimberly Akimbo”
“New York, New York”
“peeled”
“some like it hot”
Best revival of a play
“doll house”
“piano lesson”
“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
“Topdog / Underdog”
Best Musical Revival
“Camelot”
“Into the forest”
“procession”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Best Actor in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins, Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Stephen McKinley Henderson, “Ben Riverside and Crazy”
Wendell Pierce, “Death of a Salesman”
Best Actress in a Play
Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s House
Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Jessica Hecht, “Summer, 1976”
Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”
Best Actress 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”
Michaela Diamond, “Parade”
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Christian Burley, “Some Like It Hot”
Harrison G, “Some Like It Hot”
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Brian Darcy James, “Into the Woods”
Ben Platt, “Parade”
Colton Ryan, “New York, New York”
Best Actor in a Play
Jordan E Cooper, “Ain’t No Mo”
Samuel L Jackson, “Piano Lesson”
Arian Moayed, “A Doll’s House”
Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt”
David Zayas, “Cost of Living”
Best Actress in a Play
Nicky Crawford, “Fat Ham”
Crystal Lucas Perry, “Ain’t No Mo”
Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Katie Sullivan, “Cost of Living”
Kara Young, “Cost of Living”
Best Actor in a Musical
Kevin Cahoon, “Shucked”
Justin Cooley, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Kevin Del Aguila, “Some Like It Hot”
Jordan Donica, “Camelot”
Alex Newell, “Shucked”
Best Actress 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 Direction of a Play
Sahem Ali, “Fat Ham”.
Joe Bonney, “Cost of Living”
Jimmy Lloyd, “A Doll’s House”
Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt”
Stevie Walker Webb, “Ain’t No Mo”
Max Webster, “Life of Pi”
Best Music Direction
Michael Arden, “Parade”
Lire de Bissonnette, “Into the Woods”
Casey Nicolau, “Some Like It Hot”
Jack O’Brien, “Shucked”
Jessica Stone, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Best music book
David Lindsay Abair, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Robert Horn, “Shucked”
Matthew Lopez and Amber Ruffin, “Some Like It Hot”
David West Reid, “& Juliet”
David Thompson and Sharon Washington, “New York, New York”
Best soundtrack
music by “Almost Famous” by Tom Kitt; Words by Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt
“Kimberly Akimbo”, music by Janine Tesori; Lyrics by David Lindsey Abair
KPOP Music & Lyrics: Helen Park & Max Vernon
“Shucked” Music & Lyrics: Shane McNally & Brandi Clark
Music and Lyrics of “Some Like It Hot”: Mark Shaiman & Scott Whitman
Best choreography
Stephen Huggett, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Casey Nicolau, “Some Like It Hot”
Susan Stroman, “New York, New York”
Jennifer Weber, “& Juliet”
Jennifer Weber, “KPOP”
The best bands
John Clancy, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Jason Holland, “Shucked”
Charlie Rosen and Brian Carter, “Some Like It Hot”
Bill Sherman and Dominic Valacaro, “& Juliet”
Darrell Waters and Sam Davis, “New York, New York”
Best Design for a Scenic Play
Miriam Pother, “Prima Facie”
Tim Hatley and Andre Golding, “Life of Pi”
Rachel Hook, “Good Night, Oscar”
Richard Hudson, “Leopoldstadt”
Dan Lavery and Lucy McKinnon, “A Christmas Carol”
Best music design
Beowulf Burritt, “New York, New York”
Mimi Lane, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Scott Pask, “Shucked”
Scott Pask, “Some Like It Hot”
Michael Jorgan and 59 Productions, “Camelot”
Best Costume Design for a Play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, “Life of Pi”
Dominic Vaughn Hill, “Fat Ham”
Brigitte Rivensotel, “Leopoldstadt”
Emilio Sosa, “Ain’t No Mo”
Emilio Sosa for his role in Good Night, Oscar
Best Musical Costume Design
Greg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot”
Susan Hilferty, “Parad”
Jennifer Mueller – Camelot
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, “KPOP”
Paloma Young, “& Juliet”
Donna Zakowska, “New York, New York”
Best Sound Design for a Play
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams, “Ain’t No Mo”
Caroline Downing, “Life of Pi”
Joshua D. Reid, “A Christmas Carol”
Ben and Max Ringham, “A Doll’s House”
Ben and Max Ringham, “Prima Facie”
Best sound design for music
Kai Harada, “New York, New York”
John Shivers, “Shucked”
Scott Lerer and Alex Newman, “Into the Woods”
Gareth Owen, “& Juliet”
Nevin Steinberg, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Best stage lighting design
Neil Austin, “Leopoldstadt”
Natasha Chivers, “Prima Facie”
John Clark, “A Doll’s House”
Bradley King, “Fat Ham”
Tim Lutkin, “Life of Pi”
Gene Shriver, “Death of a Salesman”
Ben Stanton, “A Christmas Carol”
Best lighting design for music
Ken Billington, “New York, New York”
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