2023 Tony Award Winners Announced! — The Complete List of Winners
The 2023 Tony Awards are airing tonight, and much to the delight of fans everywhere, the winners are finally here! Scroll down for a complete list—plus, details on the event itself.
The awards show is an annual celebration of all things Broadway. This year the show will be hosted at United Palace in Washington Heights, a shift from previous years. Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League, says the move will be a good one.
Hitchens explained, "We are excited to bring the Tony Awards to the historic United Palace for the first time. As we celebrate the best of this Broadway season and 76 years of the Tony Awards, we look forward to ushering in a new golden age for the show from this majestic, golden age theatre."
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Here is everything we know to expect from the 2023 Tony Awards so far.
Who are the 2023 Tony Award winners and nominees?
The nominees were announced on May 2, 2023 and the winners were named at the ceremony on June 11, 2023.
Best New Play
“Ain’t No Mo’" (author: Jordan E. Cooper)
“Between Riverside and Crazy” (author: Stephen Adly Guirgis)
“Cost of Living” (author: Martyna Majok)
“Fat Ham” (author: James Ijames)
“Leopoldstadt” (author: Tom Stoppard) - Winner
Best New Musical
“& Juliet”
“Kimberly Akimbo” - Winner
“New York, New York”
“Shucked”
“Some Like It Hot”
Best Revival of a Musical
"Into the Woods"
"Lerner & Loewe's Camelot"
"Parade" - Winner
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Best Revival of a Play
August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson"
"A Doll's House," new version by: Amy Herzog
"The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window"
Suzan-Lori Parks' "Topdog/Underdog" - Winner
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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
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 & 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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Bonnie Milligan, "Kimberly Akimbo" - Winner
NaTasha Yvette Williams, "Some Like It Hot"
Betsy Wolfe, "& Juliet"
Best Book of a Musical
"& Julie," David West Read
"Kimberly Akimbo," David Lindsay-Abaire - Winner
"New York, New York," David Thompson & Sharon Washington
"Shucked," Robert Horn
"Some Like It Hot," Matthew López & Amber Ruffin
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 Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“Almost Famous,” music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt
“Kimberly Akimbo,” music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire - Winner
“KPOP,” music and lyrics: Helen Park and Max Vernon
“Shucked,” music and lyrics: Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
“Some Like It Hot,” music by Marc Shaiman; lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Best Choreography
Steven Hoggett, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Casey Nicholaw, "Some Like It Hot" - Winner
Susan Stroman, "New York, New York"
Jennifer Weber, "& Juliet"
Jennifer Weber, "KPOP"
Best Orchestrations
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, "& Juliet"
John Clancy, "Kimberly Akimbo"
Jason Howland, "Shucked"
Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, "Some Like It Hot" - Winner
Daryl Waters & Sam Davis, "New York, New York"
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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions, "Lerner & 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 & Loewe's Camelot"
Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi, "KPOP"
Paloma Young, "& Juliet"
Donna Zakowska, "New York, New York"
Best Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans & Taylor 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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - Winner
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, "Arthur Miller's 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 & Loewe's Camelot"
Heather Gilbert, "Parade"
Howard Hudson, "& Juliet"
Natasha Katz, "Some Like It Hot"
Natasha Katz, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - Winner
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement
Joel Grey and John Kander
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Jerry Mitchell
Regional Theater Tony Award
Pasadena Playhouse
Tony Award for Excellence in Theater Education
Jason Zembuch Young
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater
Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried
When are the 2023 Tony Awards?
The 76th annual Tony Awards will take place on June 11, 2023.
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Where will the 2023 Tony Awards be held?
The Tony Awards will be held in New York City's United Palace.
Who is hosting the 2023 Tony Awards?
Ariana DeBose will be returning to host this year's event, and she's definitely looking forward to it. She commented, "I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back! So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen. Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards!"
However, DeBose's hosting may be less of a spectacle than her previous hosting gigs (where say, Angela Bassett did the thing). Due to the WGA writers strike, the scripted bits of the broadcast couldn't be written, which means it will be a barer bones Tonys than it has been in the past.
In addition, Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin will be hosting "The Tony Awards: Act One," a pre-show event that will include the presentation of several awards. It will be available to stream on Pluto TV from 6:30 to 8:00 ET.
Who is performing at the 2023 Tony Awards?
Every year at the Tonys, a selection of the musicals from that years crop of nominees perform numbers. This year the performances include the following musicals:
& Juliet
A Beautiful Noise
Camelot
Funny Girl
Into the Woods
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Parade
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Sweeney Todd
How to watch and stream the 2023 Tony Awards
The 2023 Tony Awards will air on live on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The show will stream live and be available on demand on Paramount+.
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