Jonathan Groff, Rachel McAdams, Leslie Odom Jr.
Getty Images (3)The moment theater fans have been waiting for came on Tuesday, April 30, when the nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced.
Modern family alum Jesse Tyler Ferguson And Hamilton‘S Renée Elise Goldsberry announced the nominations on Tuesday, following industry nominations for the Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle awards earlier this season.
The 77th annual ceremony, honoring excellence in live Broadway theater, will take place on Sunday, June 16, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York. In March it was announced that this was the case Ariana DeBose will host the awards ceremony for the third time, having hosted the event in 2022 and 2023.
“I couldn’t pass up the chance to host the Tonys at Lincoln Center again,” DeBose, 33, said in a statement at the time. “I look forward to working with the team to deliver an incredible celebration of this season’s achievements on Broadway for our community and for everyone at home.”
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When DeBose hosted the Tonys in June 2023, she had to come up with her own material due to the Writers Guild of America strike.
“Our brothers and sisters at the WGA are currently on strike to get a fair deal,” she told the audience at the time. “Awards are traditionally written by members of the WGA. In order for this show to go on, many people had to come together and find a compromise. And we are all here, so I say a big thank you to every single person who helped find this compromise!”
DeBose then informed viewers that she would be ad-libbing her lines throughout the show. “Now ask yourself: What is the trade-off? Well, we don’t have a script, folks. Yes, I’m live and unscripted – you’re welcome,” she said. “So to everyone who thought the last year was a bit out of control, I say to them: ‘Darlings, buckle up.’”
She concluded: “But seriously, yes, I don’t have a script, like every presenter who comes on this stage tonight. We just make it up as we go along. And that’s cool. Again, it’s a blessing to be here.”
DeBose’s hosting gig last year followed her viral moment at the 2023 BAFTAs. In February of this year, she gained attention for her rap about the female nominees, particularly her salute to Angela Bassett for doing “that thing.”
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In June 2023, DeBose addressed the consideration of her BAFTA opening number. “Have I developed a bit of stage fright? I’d be lying if I said ‘no,'” she said Marie Claire. “But I also challenge myself and do scary things every day. And if I’m afraid of something, I should probably do it.”
She continued: “I’ve found that pretending I don’t feel something isn’t helpful. Pretend it’s not happening [is] not helpful. Yes, I performed at the BAFTAs. Yes, the internet was having a moment. Yes, there were some things said that I didn’t appreciate and that I found very hurtful. And yes, at some point the internet turned and people found what I saw in it: the fun, the joy. But that doesn’t mean that on this little journey I didn’t feel like the internet was making fun of me for being me and doing what I love to do. I don’t understand this part of society.”
Keep scrolling to see the full list of this year’s Tony nominees:
Best musical
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinois
The outsider
Enough
Water for elephants
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical
Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
Brody Grant, The Outsiders
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
Dorian Harewood, The Notebook
Eddie Redmayne, cabaret
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinoza, Lempicka
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen
Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Gayle Rankin, cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
best piece
Jajas African hair braiding
Mary Jane
Mother game
Prayer for the French Republic
Stereophonic
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play
William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious
Liev Schreiber, doubts
Jeremy Strong, an enemy of the people
Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange, mother game
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
Sarah Paulson, Appropriate
Amy Ryan, doubts
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical
Roger Bart, Back to the Future: The Musical
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell’s Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
Steven Skybell, cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Nikki M. James, drunk
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play
Will Brill, Stereophonic
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Jim Parsons, mother game
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Corey Stoll, Appropriate
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Game
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Tour of the Cotton Patch
Best choreography
Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen
Annie-B Parson, This is where love lies
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
Justin Peck, Illinois
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants
Best Direction of a Musical
Maria Friedman, Merryly We Roll Along
Michael Greif, Hell’s Kitchen
Leigh Silverman, drunk
Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Danya Taymor, The Outsiders
Best Direction of a Play
Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Whitney White, Jaja’s African Hair Building
Best Revival of a Musical
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gutenberg! The musical!
We roll along happily
Best revival of a play
Suitable
An enemy of the people
Purlie Victorious
Best Book of a Musical
Kristoffer Diaz, Hell’s Kitchen
Bekah Brunstetter, The Notebook
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
Shaina Taub, drunk
Rick Elice, Water for Elephants
Best Original Score
Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love
Will Butler, Stereophonic
Shaina Taub, drunk
Jamestown Revival, The Outsiders
Best stage design in a musical
AMP with Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen
Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
David Korins, This is where love lies
Riccardo Hernandez and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back to the Future: The Musical
Tom Scutt, cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Scenic Design in a Play
Points, appropriate
Points, an enemy of the people
Derek McLaine, Purlie Victorious
David Zinn, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
David Zinn, Stereophonic
Best Costume Design in a Musical
Dede Ayite, Hell’s Kitchen
Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt, cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Paul Tazewell, drunk
Best Costume Design in a Play
Dede Ayite, Appropriate
Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African hair braiding
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People
Best lighting design in a musical
Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinois
Isabella Byrd, cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Natasha Katz, Hell’s Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders
Best lighting design in a play
Isabella Byrd, an enemy of the people
Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic
Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic
Jane Cox, Appropriate
Natasha Katz, Gray House
Best sound design of a musical
ML Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Kai Harada, Merryly We Roll Along
Nick Lidster for autograph, cabaret at Kit Kat Club
Gareth Owen, Hell’s Kitchen
Cody Spencer, The Outsiders
Best sound design of a play
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Leah Glee, Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons, Gray House
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, appropriate
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
Best orchestrations
Timo Andres, Illinois
Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival, The Outsiders
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell’s Kitchen
Jonathan Tunick, Merryly We Roll Along
The 77th Annual Tony Awards airs Sunday, June 16, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.