On Tuesday, former Tony winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry began announcing the nominees for the 77th Annual Tony Awards continue to live CBS This Morning and completed the list of nominees at the Sofitel New York.
The Tony Awards celebrate the best in live theater and cap a strong year for Broadway, which saw several successful revivals and the debut of a number of popular new shows.
Getting the most out of every production, Hell’s Kitchen And Stereophonic took first place with 13 nominations each, followed by The outsider at 12. Additionally, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and Merrily We Roll Along were the best-known revivals of the year with nine and seven nominations respectively.
When it comes to acting awards, We roll along happilyJonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Menendez were each nominated for their respective performances.
Check out the full list of nominees below as they arrive, and be sure to tune in to see who wins and when 77th Annual Tony Awards — which is again moderated by Ariana DeBose – will be distributed live at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 16 at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET and airs live on CBS and Paramount+.
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Best musical
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Illinois
- The outsider
- Enough
- Water for elephants
best piece
- Jajas African hair braiding
- Mary Jane
- Mother game
- Prayer for the French Republic
- Stereophonic
Best Revival of a Musical
- Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
- Gutenberg! The musical
- We roll along happily
- The Who’s Tommy
Best revival of a play
- Suitable
- An enemy of the people
- Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Tour of the Cotton Patch
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play
- William Jackson Harper – Uncle Vanya
- Leslie Odom Jr. – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Tour of the Cotton Patch
- Liev Schreiber – Doubt, a parable
- Jeremy Strong – An Enemy of the People
- Michael Struhlbarg – Patriots
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play
- Will Brill – Stereophonic
- Eli Gelb – Stereophonic
- JIm Parsons – Mother Game
- Tom Pecinka – Stereophonic
- Corey Stoll – Adequate
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical
- Brody Grant – The Outsiders
- Jonathan Groff – Merryly We Roll Along
- Dorian Harewood – The Notebook
- Brian D’arcy James – Days Of Wine And Roses
- Eddie Redmayne – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
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 – Merryly We Roll Along
- Steven Skybell – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
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 – Doubt, a parable
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play
- Quincy Tyler Bernstine – Doubt: A Parable
- Julia Canfield – Stereophonic
- Celia Keenan-Bolger – Mother Game
- Sarah Pidgeon – Stereophonic
- Kara Young – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Tour of the Cotton Patch
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical
- Eden Espinosa – Lempicka
- Maleah Joi Moon – Hell’s Kitchen
- Kelly O’Hara – Days of wine and roses
- Maryann Plunkett – The Notebook
- Gayle Rankin – 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 Menendez – Merryly We Roll Along
- Bebe Neuwirth – cabaret in the Kit Kat Club
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 Taymore – The Outsiders
Best Book of a Musical
- Kristoffer Diaz – Hell’s Kitchen
- Bekah Brunstetter – The Notebook
- Adam Rapp and Justin Levine – The Outsiders
- Shina Taub – Drunk
- Rick Elice – Water for Elephants
Best Original Score
- Adam Guettel: Music and lyrics – Days of wine and roses
- David Byrne and Fatboy Slim: music; David Byrne: Lyrics – Here Lies Love
- Will Butler: Music and Lyrics – Stereophonic
- Shaina Taub: Music and lyrics – Suffs
- Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine: Music and Lyrics – The Outsiders
Best orchestrations
- Timo Andres-Illinois
- Will Butler and Justin Craig – Stereophonic
- Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) – The Outsiders
- Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone – Hell’s Kitchen
- Jonathan Tunick – Merryly We Roll Along
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 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 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 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 sound design of a musical
- ML Dogg – This is where love lies
- Kai Harada – Merryly We Roll Along
- Nick Lidster – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
- Gareth Owen – Hell’s Kitchen
- Cody Spencer – The Outsiders
Best Direction of a Play
- Daniel Aukin – Stereophonic
- Anne Kauffman-Mary Jane
- Kenny Leon – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Tour of the Cotton Patch
- Lila Neugebauer – Appropriate
- Whitney White – Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Best Scenic Design in a Play
- Points – Fair
- Points – An enemy of the people
- Derek McLane – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Tour of the Cotton Patch
- David Zinn – Jaja’s African Air Mesh
- David Zinn – Stereophonic
Best Costume Design in a Play
- Dede Ayite – Appropriate
- Dede Ayite – Jaja’s African hair braiding
- Enver Chakartash – Stereophonic
- Emilio Sosa – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Tour of the Cotton Patch
- David Zinn – An Enemy of the People
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 play
- Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella – Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
- Leah Gelpe – Mary Jane
- Tom Gibbons – Gray House
- Bray Poor and Will Pickens – Fair
- Ryan Rumery – Stereophonic
The 77th Tony Awards will air live on Sunday, June 16 at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.
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