Tony Awards is an annual ceremony that celebrates achievements in live Broadway theatre, check full list of winners and nominees of tony awards 2023. It recognizes excellence in various categories, including acting, directing, writing, design, and production of plays and musicals. The 76th Tony Awards ceremony, which ran unscripted due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, was held at the United Palace in New York City on June 11, 2023. Ariana DeBose served as the host for the second year in a row, with Skylar Astin and Julianne Hough co-hosting a streamed pre-show.
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Winning a Tony Award is considered one of the highest honors in the theatre industry. The most-awarded production of this season was new musical Kimberly Akimbo, which won five awards, including Best Musical. Leopoldstadt was the most-awarded play, winning four awards, including Best Play. Some Like It Hot led the nominations, at 13.
The season saw the first two non-binary Tony winners for performance: J. Harrison Ghee for Some Like It Hot and Alex Newell for Shucked. Winning a Tony Award can significantly boost the profile of a production, increase ticket sales and generate critical acclaim.
Tony Awards 2023 Winners and Nominees
| Category of Award | Winners | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best New Play | “Leopoldstadt” by Tom Stoppard | 1) Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard, 2) Ain’t No Mo’ by Jordan E. Cooper, 3) Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis, 4) Cost of Living by Martyna Majok, 5) Fat Ham by James Ijames |
| Best New Musical | “Kimberly Akimbo” | 1) Kimberly Akimbo, 2) & Juliet, 3) New York, New York, 4) Shucked, 5) Some Like It Hot |
| Best Play Revival | “Topdog/Underdog” | 1) Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/ Underdog, 2) A Doll’s House, New Version – Amy Herzog, 3) August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, 4) The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window |
| Best Musical Revival | “Parade” | 1) Parade, 2) Into the Woods, 3) Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot, 4) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| Best Leading Actor in a Play | Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar” | 1) “Sean Hayes,” For Good Night, Oscar, 2) “Corey Hawkins,” For Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/ Underdog, 3) “Stephen McKinley Henderson,” For Between Riverside and Crazy, 4) “Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,” For Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/ Underdog, 5) “Wendell Pierce,” For Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman |
| Best Leading Actress in a Play | Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie” | 1) “Jodie Comer,” For Prima Facie, 2) “Jessica Chastain,” For A Doll’s House, 3) “Jessica Hecht,” For Summer, 1976, 4) “Audra McDonald,” For Ohio State Murders |
| Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo” | 1) “Victoria Clark,” For Kimberly Akimbo, 2) “Annaleigh Ashford,” For Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 3) “Sara Bareilles,” For Into the Woods, 4) “Lorna Courtney,” For & Juliet, 5) “Micaela Diamond,” For Parade |
| Best Leading Actor in a Musical | J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot” | 1) “J. Harrison Ghee,” For Some Like It Hot, 2) “Christian Borle,” For Some Like It Hot, 3) “Josh Groban,” For Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 4) “Brian d’Arcy James,” For Into the Woods, 5) “Ben Platt,” For Parade, 6) “Colton Ryan,” For New York, New York |
| Best Featured Actor in a Play | Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt” | 1) “Brandon Uranowitz,” For Leopoldstadt, 2) “Jordan E. Cooper,” For Ain’t No Mo’, 3) “Samuel L. Jackson,” For August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, 4) “Arian Moayed,” For A Doll’s House, 5) “David Zayas,” For Cost of Living |
| Best Featured Actress in a Play | Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” | 1) “Miriam Silverman,” For The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, 2) “Nikki Crawford,” For Fat Ham, 3) “Crystal Lucas-Perry,” For Ain’t No Mo’, 4) “Katy Sullivan,” For Cost of Living, 5) “Kara Young,” For Cost of Living |
| Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Alex Newell, “Shucked” | 1) “Alex Newell,” For Shucked, 2) “Kevin Del Aguila,” For Some Like It Hot, 3) “Kevin Cahoon,” For Shucked, 4) “Justin Cooley,” For Kimberly Akimbo, 5) “Jordan Donica,” For Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot |
| Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo” | 1) “Bonnie Milligan,” For Kimberly Akimbo, 2) “Julia Lester,” For Into the Woods, 3) “Ruthie Ann Miles,” For Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 4) “NaTasha Yvette Williams,” For Some Like It Hot, 5) “Betsy Wolfe,” For & Juliet |
| Best Direction of a Play | Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt” | 1) “Patrick Marber,” For Leopoldstadt, 2) “Saheem Ali,” For Fat Ham, 3) “Jo Bonney,” For Cost of Living, 4) “Jamie Lloyd,” For A Doll’s House, 5) “Stevie Walker-Webb,” For Ain’t No Mo’, 6) “Max Webster,” For Life of Pi |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Arden, “Parade” | 1) “Michael Arden,” For Parade, 2) “Lear deBessonet,” For Into the Woods, 3) “Casey Nicholaw,” For Some Like It Hot, 4) “Jack O’Brien,” For Shucked, 5) “Jessica Stone,” For Kimberly Akimbo |
| Best Book of a Musical | David Lindsay-Abaire, “Kimberly Akimbo” | 1) David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo, 2) David West Read, & Juliet, 3) David Thompson & Sharon Washington, New York, New York 4) Robert Horn, Shucked 5) Matthew López & Amber Ruffin, Some Like It Hot |
| Best Original Score | “Kimberly Akimbo,” music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire | 1) “Kimberly Akimbo,” music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire 2) “Almost Famous,” music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt 3) “KPOP,” music and lyrics by Helen Park & Max Vernon 4) “Shucked,” music and lyrics by Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally 5) “Some Like It Hot,” music by Marc Shaiman; lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman |
| Best Choreography | Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot” | 1) “Casey Nicholaw,” For Some Like It Hot, 2) “Steven Hoggett,” For Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 3) “Susan Stroman,” For New York, New York, 4) “Jennifer Weber,” For & Juliet, 5) “Jennifer Weber,” For KPOP |
| Best Orchestrations | Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, “Some Like It Hot” | 1) “Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter,” For Some Like It Hot, 2) “John Clancy,” For Kimberly Akimbo, 3) “Daryl Waters & Sam Davis,” For New York, New York, 4) “Bill Sherman & Dominic Fallacaro,” For & Juliet, 5) “Jason Howland,” For Shucked |
| Best Scenic Design of a Play | Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, “Life of Pi” | 1) “Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding,” For Life of Pi, 2) “Miriam Buether,” For Prima Facie, 3) “Rachel Hauck,” For Good Night, Oscar, 4) “Richard Hudson,” For Leopoldstadt, 5) “Dane Laffrey & Lucy Mackinnon,” For A Christmas Carol |
| Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Beowulf Boritt, “New York, New York” | 1) “Beowulf Boritt,” For New York, New York, 2) “Mimi Lien,” For Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 3) “Scott Pask,” For Shucked, 4) “Scott Pask,” For Some Like It Hot, 5) “Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions,” For Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot |
| Best Costume Design of a Play | Brigitte Reiffenstuel, “Leopoldstadt” | 1) “Brigitte Reiffenstuel,” For Leopoldstadt, 2) “Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell,” For Life of Pi, 3) “Dominique Fawn Hill,” For Fat Ham, 4) “Emilio Sosa,” For Ain’t No Mo’, 5) “Emilio Sosa,” For Good Night, Oscar |
| Best Costume Design of a Musical | Gregg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot” | 1) “Gregg Barnes,” For Some Like It Hot, 2) “Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi,” For KPOP, 3) “Susan Hilferty,” For Parade, 4) “Jennifer Moeller,” For Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot, 5) “Paloma Young,” For & Juliet, 6) “Donna Zakowska,” For New York, New York |
| Best Sound Design of a Play | Carolyn Downing, “Life of Pi” | 1) “Carolyn Downing,” For Life of Pi, 2) “Joshua D. Reid,” For A Christmas Carol, 3) “Ben & Max Ringham,” For A Doll’s House, 4) “Ben & Max Ringham,” For Prima Facie, 5) “Jonathan Deans & Taylor Williams,” For Ain’t No Mo’ |
| Best Sound Design of a Musical | Nevin Steinberg, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” | 1) “Nevin Steinberg,” For Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2) “Kai Harada,” For New York, New York, 3) “Scott Lehrer & Alex Neumann,” For Into the Woods, 4) “Gareth Owen,” For & Juliet, 5) “John Shivers,” For Shucked |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | Tim Lutkin, “Life of Pi” | 1) “Tim Lutkin,” For Life of Pi, 2) “Neil Austin,” For Leopoldstadt, 3) “Natasha Chivers,” For Prima Facie, 4) “Jon Clark,” For A Doll’s House, 5) “Bradley King,” For Fat Ham, 6) “Jen Schriever,” For Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, 7) “Ben Stanton,” For A Christmas Carol |
| Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Natasha Katz, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” | 1) “Natasha Katz,” For Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2) “Ken Billington,” For New York, New York, 3) “Lap Chi Chu,” For Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot, 4) “Heather Gilbert,” For Parade, 5) “Howard Hudson,” For & Juliet 6) “Natasha Katz,” For Some Like It Hot |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement | Joel Grey and John Kander | 1) Joel Grey 2) John Kander |
| Isabelle Stevenson Award | Jerry Mitchell | 1) Jerry Mitchell |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | Pasadena Playhouse | 1) Pasadena Playhouse |
| Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater | Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried | 1) Victoria Bailey 2) Lisa Dawn Cave 3) Robert Fried |
| Tony Award for Excellence in Theater Education | Jason Zembuch Young | 1) Jason Zembuch Young |
About Tony Awards
Here are some key points about the Tony Awards:-
- History: The Tony Awards were established in 1947 and are named after Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing. The awards were created to honor outstanding achievements in the theatre industry.
- Categories: The Tony Awards recognize a wide range of categories, including Best Play, Best Musical, Best Revival of a Play, Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Featured Role, Best Direction, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, and various design and technical categories.
- Eligibility: Productions eligible for the Tony Awards must be staged in one of the designated Broadway theaters in New York City. Off-Broadway productions can also be considered for certain categories. The eligibility period typically runs from the previous year’s Tony Awards in June to the current year’s cutoff date in late April or early May.
- Nominations and Voting: A nominating committee, composed of theatre professionals, selects the nominees in each category. The committee attends eligible productions and votes on the nominations. After the nominations are announced, a larger group of eligible voters, consisting of theatre professionals and members of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, cast their votes to determine the winners.
- Ceremony: The Tony Awards ceremony is usually held in early June and is televised live from a Broadway theater. The event features live performances from nominated musicals and plays, as well as the announcement and presentation of awards. The ceremony is known for its glamorous red carpet, musical performances, and speeches from winners.
At the official website, you can check Tony awards winners list through the link – https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/ and nominees through the link – https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/. Tony Award winners often see increased recognition and career opportunities for winners as a result of their achievement.
