The 76th Tony Awards, held Sunday night at the United Palace Theater with Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose as the host, delivered a scriptless homage to plays and musicals that opened on Broadway between April 29, 2022 and April 27, 2023. Also is respect for the striking Writers Guild of America, the ceremony went without a custom-made opening number; writers were encouraged to pre-record their acceptance speeches.
The complete list of winners is as follows:
Best New Play: “Leopoldstadt”
Best New Musical: “Kimberly Akimbo”
Best Play Revival: “Topdog/Underdog”
Best Musical Revival: “Parade”
Best Leading Actor in a Play: Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Best Leading Actress in a Play: Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Best Leading Actor in a Musical: J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot”
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt”
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Alex Newell, “Shucked”
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Best Direction of a Play: Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt”
Best Direction of a Musical: Michael Arden, “Parade”
Best Book of a Musical: David Lindsay-Abaire, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Best Original Score: “Kimberly Akimbo,” music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Best Choreography: Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot”
Best Orchestrations: Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, “Some Like It Hot”
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, “Life of Pi”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Beowulf Boritt, “New York, New York”
Best Costume Design of a Play: Brigitte Reiffenstuel, “Leopoldstadt”
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Gregg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot”
Best Sound Design of a Play: Carolyn Downing, “Life of Pi”
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Nevin Steinberg, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Tim Lutkin, “Life of Pi”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Natasha Katz, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
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
