77th Annual Tony Award Nominations Announced

On April 30, 2024, nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards were announced. In a year filled with adaptations of beloved novels ("Water for Elephants," "The Great Gatsby," "The Outsiders" and "The Notebook"), long-awaited revivals ("The Who's Tommy," "The Wiz," "Merrily We Roll Along" and "Spamalot"), TV and film actors taking the stage ("Mary Jane," "Uncle Vanya," "Appropriate" and "An Enemy of the People") and toe-tapping jukebox musicals ("Once Upon a One More Time" and "The Heart of Rock and Roll"), this was a Broadway season for the books. We're so excited to tune into the Tony Awards on June 16, 2024, live from Lincoln Center on CBS and root for these outstanding shows. Check back for the winners here!

Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards

Without further ado, the 2024 Tony Award nominations are:

Best Play

• "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by Jocelyn Bioh
• "Mary Jane" by Amy Herzog
• "Mother Play" by Paula Vogel
• "Prayer for the French Republic" by Joshua Harmon
• "Stereophonic" by David Adjmi

Best Musical

• "Hell's Kitchen"
• "Illinoise"
• "The Outsiders"
• "Suffs"
• "Water for Elephants"

Best Book of a Musical

• "Hell's Kitchen" — Kristoffer Diaz
• "The Notebook" — Bekah Brunstetter
• "The Outsiders" — Adam App and Justin Levine
• "Suffs" — Shaina Taub
• "Water for Elephants" — Rick Elice

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• "Days of Wine and Roses" — Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
• "Here Lies Love" — Lyrics by David Byrne and Music by Fatboy Slim
• "The Outsiders" — Music & Lyrics by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine
• "Stereophonic" — Music & Lyrics by Will Butler
• "Suffs" — Music & Lyrics by Shaina Taub

Best Revival of a Play

• "An Enemy of the People" — New Version by Amy Herzog
• "Appropriate" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
• "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"

Best Revival of a Musical

• "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
• "Gutenberg! The Musical"
• "Merrily We Roll Along"
• "The Who's Tommy"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

• William Jackson Harper — "Uncle Vanya"
• Leslie Odom, Jr. — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
• Liev Schreiber — "Doubt: A Parable"
• Jeremy Strong — "An Enemy of the People"
• Michael Stuhlbarg — "Patriots"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

• Betsy Aidem — "Prayer for the French Republic"
• Jessica Lange — "Mother Play"
• Rachel McAdams — "Mary Jane"
• Sarah Paulson — Appropriate
• Amy Ryan — "Doubt: A Parable"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Brody Grant — "The Outsiders"
• Jonathan Groff — "Merrily 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 an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Eden Espinosa — "Lempicka"
• Maleah Joi Moon — "Hell's Kitchen"
• Kelli O'Hara — "Days of Wine and Roses"
• Maryann Plunkett — "The Notebook"
• Gayle Rankin — "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

• Will Brill — "Stereophonic"
• Eli Gelb — "Stereophonic"
• Jim Parsons — "Mother Play"
• Tom Pecinka — "Stereophonic"
• Corey Stoll — "Appropriate"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

• Quincy Tyler Bernstine — "Doubt: A Parable"
• Juliana Canfield — "Stereophonic"
• Celia Keenan-Bolger — "Mother Play"
• Sarah Pidgeon — "Stereophonic"
• Kara Young — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role 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 an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Shoshana Bean — "Hell's Kitchen"
• Amber Iman — "Lempicka"
• Nikki M. James — "Suffs"
• 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 Scenic Design of a Play

• dots — "An Enemy of the People"
• dots — "Appropriate"
• Derek McLane — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
• David Zinn — "Jaja's African Hair Braiding"
• David Zinn — "Stereophonic"

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

• Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini — "Hell's Kitchen"
• AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian — "The Outsiders"
• Takeshi Kata — "Water for Elephants"
• David Korins — "Here Lies Love"
• Riccardo Hernández 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 of a Play

• Dede Ayite — "Appropriate"
• Dede Ayite — "Jaja's African Hair Braiding"
• Enver Chakartash — "Stereophonic"
• Emilio Sosa — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
• David Zinn — "An Enemy of the People"

Best Costume Design of 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 — "Suffs"

Best Lighting Design of a Play

• Isabella Byrd — "An Enemy of the People"
• Amith Chandrashaker — "Prayer for the French Republic"
• Jiyoun Chang — "Stereophonic"
• Jane Cox — "Appropriate"
• Natasha Katz — "Grey House"

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

• Brandon Stirling Baker — "Illinoise"
• Bradley King and David Bengali — "Water for Elephants"
• Isabella Byrd — "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
• Natasha Katz — "Hell's Kitchen"
• Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim — "The Outsiders"

Best Sound Design of a Play

• Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella — "Jaja's African Hair Braiding"
• Leah Gelpe — "Mary Jane"
• Tom Gibbons — "Grey House"
• Bray Poor and Will Pickens — "Appropriate"
• Ryan Rumery — "Stereophonic"

Best Sound Design of a Musical

• Nick Lidster for Autograph — "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
• Kai Harada — "Merrily We Roll Along"
• Gareth Owen — "Hell's Kitchen"
• M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer — "Here Lies Love"
• Cody Spencer — "The Outsiders"

Best Direction of a Play

• Daniel Aukin — "Stereophonic"
• Anne Kauffman — "Mary Jane"
• Kenny Leon — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
• Lila Neugebauer — "Appropriate"
• Whitney White — "Jaja's African Hair Braiding"

Best Direction of a Musical

• Maria Friedman — "Merrily We Roll Along"
• Michael Greif — "Hell's Kitchen"
• Leigh Silverman — "Suffs"
• Jessica Stone — "Water for Elephants"
• Danya Taymor — "The Outsiders"

Best Choreography

• Camille A. Brown — "Hell's Kitchen"
• Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll — "Water for Elephants"
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman — "The Outsiders"
• Annie-B Parson — "Here Lies Love"
• Justin Peck — "Illinoise"

Best Orchestrations

• Timo Andres — "Illinoise"
• Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone — "Hell's Kitchen"
• Will Butler and Justin Craig — "Stereophonic"
• Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) — "The Outsiders"
• Jonathan Tunick — "Merrily We Roll Along"

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