2023 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS



BEST PLAY
Ain’t No Mo’
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt WINNER

BEST MUSICAL
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo WINNER
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
A Doll’s House
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog WINNER

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Into the Woods
Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Parade WINNER
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
& Juliet David West Read
Kimberly Akimbo David Lindsay-Abaire WINNER
New York, New York David Thompson & Sharon Washington
Shucked Robert Horn
Some Like It Hot Matthew López & Amber Ruffin

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Almost Famous Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
Kimberly Akimbo Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire WINNER
KPOP Music & Lyrics: Helen Park & Max Vernon
Shucked Music and Lyrics: Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally
Some Like It Hot Music: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics: Scott Wittman & 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 WINNER
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 WINNER
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 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 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 WINNER
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 WINNER
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 WINNER
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 WINNER

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 WINNER
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi WINNER
Rachel Hauck, Good Night, Oscar
Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt
Dane Laffrey & 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
Michael Yeargan & 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 & Finn Caldwell, Life of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, 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, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Clint Ramos & 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 WINNER
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 WINNER
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 WINNER
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
Ben & 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 & Alex Neumann, Into the Woods
Gareth Owen, & Juliet
Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street WINNER

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Saheem Ali, Fat Ham
Jo Bonney, Cost of Living
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 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 & Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot WINNER
Daryl Waters & Sam Davis, New York, New York

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