The Tony Awards , Broadway’s biggest night, were announced on June 11 following a joyful event. The 76th Tony Awards were held at the United Palace in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood.
The evening was hosted by Ariana Debose, with significantly fewer individuals in attendance due to the ongoing WGA strike that has shaken Hollywood for months.
In her opening statement at the awards presentation, the host also mentioned the writers’ strike, expressing her sympathy for her “siblings” at the Writers Guild of America.
She joked that because of the strikes, neither she nor anyone else would be reading from a screenplay because they were all written by WGA members.
Alex Newell and J Harrison Ghee made history by being the first openly non-binary actors to win Tony Awards in 2023. Jodie Comer took home the award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for Prima Facie.
Find the full list of Tony awards 2023 winners below:
Best New Play
Ain’t No Mo’
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt (WINNER)
Best New Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo (WINNER)
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Jessica Chastain – A Doll’s House
Jodie Comer – Prima Facie (WINNER)
Jessica Hecht – Summer, 1976
Audra McDonald – Ohio State Murders
Jodie
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sara Bareilles – Into the Woods
Victoria Clark – Kimberly Akimbo (WINNER)
Lorna Courtney – & Juliet
Micaela Diamond – Parade
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II –Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins –Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes – Good Night, Oscar (WINNER)
Stephen McKinley Henderson – Between Riverside and CrazyWendell Pierce – Death of a Salesman
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle – Some Like It Hot
J Harrison Ghee – Some Like It Hot (WINNER)
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 Featured Actor in a Play
Jordan E Cooper – Ain’t No Mo’
Samuel L Jackson– The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed – A Doll’s House
Brandon Uranowitz – Leopoldstadt (WINNER)
David Zayas – Cost of Living
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Nikki Crawford – Fat Ham
Crystal Lucas-Perry – Ain’t No Mo’
Miriam Silverman – The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (WINNER)
Katy Sullivan – Cost of Living
Kara Young – Cost of Living
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Kevin Cahoon – Shucked
Justin Cooley – Kimberly Akimbo
Kevin Del Aguila – Some Like It Hot
Jordan Donica – Camelot
Alex Newell – Shucked (WINNER)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Julia Lester – Into the Woods
Ruthie Ann Miles – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bonnie Milligan – Kimberly Akimbo (WINNER)
NaTasha Yvette Williams – Some Like It Hot
Best Direction of a Play
Betsy Wolfe – & Juliet
Jo Bonney – Cost of Living
Saheem Ali – Fat Ham
Jamie Lloyd – A Doll’s House
Patrick Marber – Leopoldstadt (WINNER)
Stevie Walker-Webb – Ain’t No Mo’
Max Webster – Life of Pi
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden – Parade (WINNER)
Lear deBessonet – Into the Woods
Casey Nicholaw – Some Like It Hot
Jack O’Brien – Shucked
Jessica Stone – Kimberly Akimbo
Best Book of a Musical
David West Read – & Juliet
David Lindsay-Abaire – Kimberly Akimbo (WINNER)
Robert Horn – Shucked
Matthew López and Amber Ruffin – Some Like It Hot
David Thompson and Sharon Washington – New York, New York
Best Original Score
Almost Famous – music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt
Kimberly Akimbo – music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (WINNER)
KPOP – music and lyrics: Helen Park and Max Vernon
Shucked – music and lyrics: Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark
“Some Like It Hot,” music and lyrics: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Best Choreography
Steven Hoggett – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Casey Nicholaw – Some Like It Hot (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
Daryl Waters and Sam Davis – New York, New York
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether – Prima Facie
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding – Life of Pi (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
Mimi Lien – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street=
Scott Pask – Shucked
Scott Pask – Some Like It Hot
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions – Camelot
Best Costume Design of a Play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell – Life of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill – Fat Ham
Brigitte Reiffensutel – Leopoldstadt (WINNER)
Emilio Sosa – Ain’t No Mo’
Emilio Sosa – Good Night, Oscar
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes – Some Like It Hot (WINNER)
Susan Hilferty – Parade
Jennifer Moeller – Camelot
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi – KPOP
Paloma Young – & Juliet
Donna Zakowska – New York, New York
Best Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams – Ain’t No Mo’
Carolyn Downing – Life of Pi (WINNER)
Joshua D Reid – A Christmas Carol
Ben and Max Ringham – A Doll’s House
Ben and 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 (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
Jen Schriever – Death of a Salesman
Ben Stanton – A Christmas Carol
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington – New York, New York
Lap Chi Chu – Camelot
Heather Gilbert – Parade
Howard Hudson – & Juliet
Natasha Katz – Some Like It Hot
Natasha Katz – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (WINNER)
Best Revival of a Play
Amy Herzog – A Doll’s House
August Wilson’s The Piano Lessons
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks – Topdog/Underdog (WINNER)
Best Revival of a Musical
Parade (WINNER)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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