2023 Tony Awards- Nominations

British shows have triumphed in this year’s Tony Award nominations – with & Juliet receiving nine nods.

The musical was the second most–nominated of all shows – recognised in categories including best musical and best choreography.

Other shows from the UK to be recognised included Leopoldstadt – which picked up six nominations – while Prima Facie received four nominations – including Jodie Comer for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play. Jamie Lloyd’s A Doll’s House had six nods.

Life of Pi – which began life at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre – had five nominations – and sound designers Ben and Max Ringham received two nominations in the best sound design of a play category for A Doll’s House and Prima Facie.

The most–nominated production overall was musical Some Like It Hot – with 13 nods.

The Tony Awards nominations were hosted by Lea Michele and Myles Frost and announced live from the Sofitel New York via YouTube.

The nominations in full:

Best book of a musical
& Juliet – David West Read
Kimberly Akimbo – David Lindsay-Abaire
New York – New York – David Thompson and Sharon Washington
Shucked – Robert Horn
Some Like It Hot – Matthew López and Amber Ruffin

Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre
Almost Famous – Tom Kitt (music), Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt (lyrics)
Kimberly Akimbo – Jeanine Tesori (music), David Lindsay-Abaire (lyrics)
KPOP – Helen Park and Max Vernon
Shucked – Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally (music and lyrics)
Some Like It Hot – Marc Shaiman (music), Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (lyrics)

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins – Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes – Good Night – Oscar
Stephen McKinley Henderson – Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce – 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
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
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
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 – The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed – A Doll’s House
Brandon Uranowitz – Leopoldstadt
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
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 – Camelot
Alex Newell – Shucked

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
NaTasha Yvette Williams – Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe – & Juliet

Best scenic design of a play
Miriam Buether – Prima Facie
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding – Life of Pi
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
Mimi Lien – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions – Camelot
Scott Pask – Shucked
Scott Pask – Some Like It Hot

Best costume design of a play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell – Life of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill – Fat Ham
Brigitte Reiffenstuel – Leopoldstadt
Emilio Sosa – Ain’t No Mo’
Emilio Sosa – Good Night, Oscar

Best costume design of a musical
Gregg Barnes – Some Like It Hot
Susan Hilferty – Parade
Jennifer Moeller – Camelot
Clint Ramos and 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
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

Best sound design of a play
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams – Ain’t No Mo’
Carolyn 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 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

Best direction of a play
Saheem Ali – Fat Ham
Jo Bonney – Cost of Living
Jamie Lloyd – A Doll’s House
Patrick Marber – Leopoldstadt
Stevie Walker–Webb – Ain’t No Mo’
Max Webster – Life of Pi

Best direction of a musical
Michael Arden – Parade
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
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
Daryl Waters and Sam Davis – New York, New York

Best play
Ain’t No Mo’ by Jordan E Cooper
Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Cost of Living by Martyna Majok
Fat Ham by James Ijames
Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard

Best musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best revival of a play
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
A Doll’s House by Amy Herzog
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog

Best revival of a musical
Into the Woods
Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street