The revival of Into the Woods which played its final performance on Broadway on January 8, 2023 was also nominated in this category. The critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony® and Grammy®-winning triumph is playing a series of exclusive engagements across the U.S. Visit Broadway Across America to see if it is coming to a city near you!

Ain’t No Mo, which played its final Broadway performance on December 23, 2022, Between Riverside and Crazy, which played its final Broadway performance on February 19, 2023, and Cost of Living, which played its final Broadway performance on November 6, 2022, are also nominated in this category.

August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, which played its final Broadway performance on January 29, 2023, and Suzan Lori Parks’ TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, which played its final Broadway performance on January 15, 2023, are also nominated in this category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot
Brian d’Arcy James, Into the Woods
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd
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
Lorna Courtney, & Juliet
Micaela Diamond, Parade

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

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
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Parade
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
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
Bill Sherman & Dominic Fallacaro, & Juliet
Daryl Waters & Sam Davis, New York, New York

Best Book of a Musical
Robert Horn, Shucked
David Thompson & Sharon Washington, New York, New York
David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo
Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, Some Like It Hot
David West Read, & Juliet

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

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd
Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions, Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot
Scott Pask, Shucked
Scott Pask, Some Like It Hot
David Zinn, Kimberly Akimbo

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot
Susan Hilferty, Parade
Jennifer Moeller, Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, KPOP
Paloma Young, & Juliet
David Zinn, Almost Famous

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

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, New York, New York
John Shivers, Shucked
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, Into the Woods
Gareth Owen, & Juliet
Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd

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
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
Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

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
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
Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living
Kara Young, Cost of Living

Best Direction of a Play
Saheem Ali, Fat Ham
Jo Bonney, Cost of Living
Jamie Lloyd, A Doll’s House
Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt
Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain’t No Mo’
Max Webster, Life of Pi

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi
Rachel Hauck, Good Night, Oscar
Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol

Best Costume Design of a Play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell, Life of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Leopoldstadt
Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’
Emilio Sosa, Good Night, Oscar

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
Jen Schriever, Death of a Salesman
Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol

Best Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans and Taylor J. Williams, Ain’t No Mo’
Carolyn Downing, Life of Pi
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
Ben & Max Ringham, A Doll’s House
Ben & Max Ringham, Prima Facie

Tony Nominations by Production
Some Like It Hot — 13
& Juliet — 9
New York, New York — 9
Shucked — 9
Kimberly Akimbo — 8
Sweeney Todd — 8
Ain’t No Mo’ — 6
A Doll’s House — 6
Into the Woods — 6
Leopoldstadt — 6
Parade — 6
Cost of Living — 5
Fat Ham — 5
Camelot — 5
Life of Pi— 5
Prima Facie — 4
A Christmas Carol — 3
Good Night, Oscar — 3
KPOP — 3
Topdog/Underdog — 3
Death of a Salesman — 2
The Piano Lesson — 2
Between Riverside and Crazy — 2
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window — 2
Almost Famous— 1
Ohio State Murders — 1
Summer, 1976 — 1