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The 76th annual Tony Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the historic United Palace in Washington Heights, New York City. Ariana DeBose, the SAG, BAFTA, Critics Choice, and Academy Award-winning actress, is returning as host for the second year.

Join the millions of fans who will tune in for the live TV ceremony to see which talented performers, producers, directors, and writers will take home a coveted Tony Award for their outstanding achievement in theater.

What Are the Tony Awards?

A Tony Award is Broadway theater’s most prestigious recognition. The first Tony was awarded in 1947 when the American Theatre Wing established the awards program to celebrate excellence in the theater. The American Theatre Wing is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting excellence in theater.

The award honors Antoinette “Tony” Perry, an American actress, director, and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing. The Tonys have been held every year since its inception and were first broadcast on network television in 1967, bringing a worldwide audience to the prestigious ceremony. The Tonys are co-presented by American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League.

What Shows are Eligible to Win a Tony Award?

Any live Broadway plays or musicals produced in one of the 41 officially recognized Broadway venues throughout the 2022-23 Broadway season are eligible for Tony Awards. Tonys are awarded in 26 categories.

Tony Award Categories & Nominations

The Tonys are awarded in 26 categories, and the nominees are selected by an independent committee of 40 theater professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee.

2023 Tony Award Results

The 2023 Tony Awards brought forth a dazzling celebration of excellence on Broadway. The grand event, held at the iconic United Palace, showcased the remarkable talent and creativity that graced the New York theater scene from April 29, 2022, to April 27, 2023. The ceremony was hosted by Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose and included some memorable wins and firsts.

Two plays about antisemitism took home major awards. Both Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard’s devastating drama about the impact of the Nazis on one big Viennese family, and Parade, a revival of a 1998 musical starring Ben Platt about the trial, imprisonment, and 1915 hanging of a Jewish man in Georgia, won their respective categories.

The WGA strike received a lot of support from the winners. Winners repeatedly expressed their support for the striking writers both on stage and in the media room, despite the fact that this left the awards ceremony without a script. The presenters did an admirable job of ensuring the show could go on, including off-the-cuff remarks and even writing notes on their arms to stay on track.

The event celebrated all members of the theater community, including some big moments for members of the LGBTQ community. For their part in Shucked, Alex Newell won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, which was the first Tony Award win for a nonbinary actor.

Here is a full list of the 2023 nominees and winners by category:

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kevin Cahoon – Shucked
  • Justin Cooley – Kimberly Akimbo
  • Kevin Del Aguila – Some Like It Hot
  • Jordan Donica – Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
  • Alex Newell – Shucked – Winner
  • 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
  • Natasha Katz – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Winner

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

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 – 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

Total Tony 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

How to Watch the Tony Awards

The red carpet and awards ceremony will air live on CBS from 8:00-11:00 PM ET and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. There will also be a pre-show presented by CBS and Pluto TV. The live pre-show, titled The Tony Awards: Act One, features exclusive content leading into the Tony Awards presentations. You can safely livestream the pre-show Sunday, June 11, from 6:30-8:00 PM ET on Pluto TV.

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