2023 Tony Awards Winners

Marking 76 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards, hosted by Ariana DeBose, aired LIVE on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from the historic United Palace in Washington Heights, in New York City from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM, PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.

The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.

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Nominations and Winners for the 2023 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®

Presented by The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League

Best Musical

• & Juliet
• Kimberly Akimbo - Winner!
• New York, New York
• Shucked
• Some Like It Hot

Best Play

• Ain’t No Mo’ 
• Between Riverside and Crazy 
• Cost of Living 
• Fat Ham 
• Leopoldstadt - Winner!

Best Revival of a Play

• A Doll’s House
• The Piano Lesson
• The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
• Topdog/Underdog - Winner!

Best Revival of a Musical

• Into the Woods
• Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot
• Parade - Winner!
• Sweeney Todd

Best Book of a Musical

• Robert Horn, Shucked
• David Thompson & Sharon Washington, New York, New York
• David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo - Winner!
• Matthew López & Amber Ruffin, Some Like It Hot
• David West Read, & Juliet

Best Original Score

• Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally, Shucked
• Tom Kitt & Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous
• David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine Tesori, Kimberly Akimbo - Winner!
• Helen Park & Max Vernon, KPOP
• Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, Some Like It Hot

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 - Winner!
• 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 - 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
• 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
• 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, 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 and 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
• 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
• Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions, Lerner and 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 and 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, 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 and Loewe’s Camelot
• Heather Gilbert, Parade
• Howard Hudson, & Juliet
• Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot
• Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd - Winner!

Best Sound Design of a Play

• Jonathan Deans & Taylor J. 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 - 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
• Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot - Winner!
• Susan Stroman, New York, New York
• Jennifer Weber, & Juliet
• Jennifer Weber, KPOP

Best Orchestrations

• John Clancy, Kimberly Akimbo
• Jason Howland, Shucked
• Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot - Winner!
• Bill Sherman & Dominic Fallacaro, & Juliet
• Daryl Waters & Sam Davis, New York, New York

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

• John Kander
• Joel Grey

Excellence in Theatre Education Award

• Jason Zembuch Young

Regional Theatre Award

• Pasadena Playhouse

Isabelle Stevenson Award

• Jerry Mitchell

Tony Winners by Show

• Kimberly Akimbo — 5
• Some Like It Hot — 4
• Leopoldstadt — 4
• Life of Pi — 3
• Sweeney Todd — 2
• Parade — 2
• New York, New York — 1
• The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window — 1
• Topdog/Underdog — 1
• Shucked — 1
• Prima Facie — 1
• Good Night, Oscar — 1

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