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The complete list of 2023 Tony Award winners

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Ariana DeBose at The 76th Tony Awards, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights.
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The 76th Tony Awards ceremony was hosted this year by Ariana DeBose and is the first major awards show to be affected by Hollywood’s ongoing writers’ strike. Despite fears of a possible cancellation, the show went on, with critical darling “Kimberly Akimbo†and top play “Leopoldstadt†leading with the night’s biggest awards.

Sharing the spotlight were nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell, who made history for the LGBTQ+ community with their Tony wins. Also, in capturing the 2023 best play award for “Leopoldstadt,†his fifth award, Tom Stoppard breaks the record he shared with Terrence McNally.

This year’s Tony nominations were led by the stage adaptation of “Some Like It Hot’’ with 13 nods, followed by musicals “& Juliet,†“Shucked†and “New York, New York,†each with nine nominations.

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Here is the complete list of winners.

Broadway celebrated the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday after a tumultuous run-up. Many winners showed solidarity with the ongoing writers’ strike, and two nonbinary actors made history.

Musical

“Kimberly Akimbo†| WINNER
“& Julietâ€
“New York, New Yorkâ€
“Shuckedâ€
“Some Like It Hotâ€

Performance by an actor in a leading role in a play

Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar†| WINNER
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdogâ€
Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdogâ€
Stephen McKinley Henderson, “Between Riverside and Crazyâ€
Wendell Pierce, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesmanâ€

Performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical

Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo†| WINNER
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€
Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woodsâ€
Lorna Courtney, “& Julietâ€
Micaela Diamond, “Paradeâ€

Play

“Leopoldstadtâ€| WINNER
“Ain’t No Mo’â€
“Between Riverside and Crazyâ€
“Cost of Livingâ€
“Fat Hamâ€

Performance by an actress in a leading role in a play

Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie†| WINNER
Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s Houseâ€
Jessica Hecht, “Summer, 1976â€
Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murdersâ€

Performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical

J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot†| WINNER
Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hotâ€
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€
Brian d’Arcy James, “Into the Woodsâ€
Ben Platt, “Paradeâ€
Colton Ryan, “New York, New Yorkâ€

Revival of a musical

“Parade†| WINNER
“Into the Woodsâ€
“Lerner & Loewe’s Camelotâ€
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€

Book of a musical

David Lindsay-Abaire — “Kimberly Akimbo†| WINNER
David West Read — “& Julietâ€
David Thompson and Sharon Washington — “New York, New Yorkâ€
Robert Horn — “Shuckedâ€
Matthew López and Amber Ruffin — “Some Like It Hotâ€

The 2023 best musical nominees are ranked by our critic. ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ ‘& Juliet,’ ‘Some Like It Hot,’ ‘Shucked,’ ‘New York, New York’ -- which tops the list?

Alex Newell, “Shucked†| WINNER
Kevin Cahoon, “Shuckedâ€
Justin Cooley, “Kimberly Akimboâ€
Kevin Del Aguila, “Some Like It Hotâ€
Jordan Donica, “Lerner & Loewe’s Camelotâ€

Revival of a play

Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog†| WINNER
August Wilson’s “The Piano Lessonâ€
“A Doll’s Houseâ€
“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Windowâ€

Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window†| WINNER
Nikki Crawford, “Fat Hamâ€
Crystal Lucas-Perry, “Ain’t No Mo’â€
Katy Sullivan, “Cost of Livingâ€
Kara Young, “Cost of Livingâ€

Direction of a musical

Michael Arden, “Parade†| WINNER
Lear deBessonet, “Into the Woodsâ€
Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hotâ€
Jack O’Brien, “Shuckedâ€
Jessica Stone, “Kimberly Akimboâ€

Direction of a play

Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt†| WINNER
Saheem Ali, “Fat Hamâ€
Jo Bonney, “Cost of Livingâ€
Jamie Lloyd, “A Doll’s Houseâ€
Stevie Walker-Webb, “Ain’t No Mo’â€
Max Webster, “Life of Piâ€

Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo†| WINNER
Julia Lester, “Into the Woodsâ€
Ruthie Ann Miles, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€
NaTasha Yvette Williams, “Some Like It Hotâ€
Betsy Wolfe, “& Julietâ€

Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt†| WINNER
Jordan E. Cooper, “Ain’t No Mo’â€
Samuel L. Jackson, “August Wilson’s The Piano Lessonâ€
Arian Moayed, “A Doll’s Houseâ€
David Zayas, “Cost of Livingâ€

The musical “Some Like It Hot†led with 13 Tony nominations. “Kimberly Akimbo,†the critical pick for best musical, received 8. Tom Stoppard’s play “Leopoldstadt,†“Ain’t No Mo’†and the revival of “A Doll’s House†garnered six nods each.

Sound design of a musical

Nevin Steinberg, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street†| WINNER
Kai Harada, “New York, New Yorkâ€
John Shivers, “Shuckedâ€
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, “Into the Woodsâ€
Gareth Owen, “& Julietâ€

Sound design of a play

Carolyn Downing, “Life of Pi†| WINNER
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams, “Ain’t No Mo’â€
Joshua D. Reid, “A Christmas Carolâ€
Ben and Max Ringham, “A Doll’s Houseâ€
Ben and Max Ringham, “Prima Facieâ€

Lighting design of a play

Tim Lutkin, “Life of Pi†| WINNER
Neil Austin, “Leopoldstadtâ€
Natasha Chivers, “Prima Facieâ€
Jon Clark, “A Doll’s Houseâ€
Bradley King, “Fat Hamâ€
Jen Schriever, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesmanâ€
Ben Stanton, “A Christmas Carolâ€

Lighting design of a musical

Natasha Katz, “Some Like It Hot†| WINNER
Ken Billington, “New York, New Yorkâ€
Lap Chi Chu, “Lerner & Loewe’s “Camelotâ€
Heather Gilbert, “Paradeâ€
Howard Hudson, “& Julietâ€
Natasha Katz, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€

Choreography

Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot†| WINNER
Steven Hoggett, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€
Susan Stroman, “New York, New Yorkâ€
Jennifer Weber, “& Julietâ€
Jennifer Weber, “KPOPâ€

Scenic design of a play

Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, “Life of Pi†| WINNER
Miriam Buether, “Prima Facieâ€
Rachel Hauck, “Good Night, Oscarâ€
Richard Hudson, “Leopoldstadtâ€
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, “A Christmas Carolâ€

Scenic design of a musical

Beowulf Boritt, “New York, New York†| WINNER
Mimi Lien, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions, “Lerner & Loewe’s Camelotâ€
Scott Pask, “Shuckedâ€
Scott Pask, “Some Like It Hotâ€

Original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater

“Kimberly Akimbo†| WINNER
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire

“Almost Famousâ€
Music: Tom Kitt
Lyrics: Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt

“KPOPâ€
Music and lyrics: Helen Park and Max Vernon

“Shuckedâ€
Music and lyrics: Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally

“Some Like It Hotâ€
Music: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics: Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman

Orchestrations

Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, “Some Like It Hot†| WINNER
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, “& Julietâ€
John Clancy, “Kimberly Akimboâ€
Jason Howland, “Shuckedâ€
Daryl Waters and Sam Davis, “New York, New Yorkâ€

Costume design of a play

Brigitte Reiffenstuel, “Leopoldstadt†| WINNER
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, “Life of Piâ€
Dominique Fawn Hill, “Fat Hamâ€
Emilio Sosa, “Ain’t No Mo’â€
Emilio Sosa, “Good Night, Oscarâ€

Costume design of a musical

Gregg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot†| WINNER
Susan Hilferty, “Paradeâ€
Jennifer Moeller, “Lerner & Loewe’s Camelotâ€
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, “KPOPâ€
Paloma Young, “& Julietâ€
Donna Zakowska, “New York, New Yorkâ€

Pasadena Playhouse wins the Tony Award for regional theater excellence, becoming only the second Los Angeles institution to earn the honor and continuing its triumphant streak after years of turbulence.

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