The spotlight is back on Broadway when the 78th annual nominations in the Tony Award capture a season full of bold stories, groundbreaking productions and movie star power. Tied at the top with 10 nominations each, “Buena Vista Social Club”, “Death becomes her”, and “perhaps happy ending” shows off an exciting range – from continents, nostalgic joy and high camps to futuristic romance – which gives the theatrical innovation alive and thriving on Great Way.
This year’s range reflects a powerful Hollywood-to-Broadway pipeline, with George Clooney, Sarah Snook, Bob Odenkirk and Sadie Sink among the marking names honored. Clooney’s Commanding Stage debut in “Good Night, and Good luck” and Snook’s form shifting performance in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” marks a season where screen legends brought fresh energy and box office-surrisen to the scene. The efforts are high and the talent is soaring.
When the countdown to June 8 begins, theater fans are for an exciting showdown, with beloved revivals, bold new works and some unexpected, heading-tasting guys already sparkling. The 78th Tony Awards host the Tony winner and Oscar -nominated Cynthia Erivo, and promises to be an unforgettable celebration of Broadway’s finest.
See who did the cut – check out the full list of the 78th Tony Award nominated!
Best new musical
- “Buena Vista Social Club”
- “Dead Outlaw”
- “Death becomes her”
- “Maybe happy ending”
- “Operation Mincemeat”
Best new game
- “English”
- “The Hills of California”
- “John Proctor is the villain”
- “Oh, Mary!”
- “Purpose”
Best musical revival
- “Floyd Collins”
- “Gypsy”
- “Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
- “Sunset Boulevard”
Best game life
- “Eureka Day”
- “Our city”
- “Romeo + Juliet”
- “Yellow face”
Best leading actress in a game
- Laura Donnelly, “The Hills of California”
- Mia Farrow, “The Roommate”
- Latanya Richardson Jackson, “Purpose”
- Sadie Sink, “John Proctor is the villain”
- Sarah Snook, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best leading actor in a game
- George Clooney, “Good night and good luck”
- Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”
- Jon Michael Hill, “Purpose”
- Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
- Harry Lennix, “Purpose”
- Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best leading actress in a musical
- Jasmine Amy Rogers, “Boop!”
- Megan Hiltty, “Death becomes her”
- Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”
- Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Jennifer Simard, “Death becomes her”
Best leading actor in a musical
- Darren Criss, “maybe happy ending”
- Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”
- Tom Francis, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Jonathan Groff, “Just In Time”
- Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
- James Monroe Iglehart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
Best direction for a musical
- Saheem Ali, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Michael Arden, “maybe happy ending”
- David Cromer, “Dead Outlaw”
- Christopher Gattelli, “Death becomes her”
- Jamie Lloyd, “Sunset Boulevard”
Best direction for a game
- Knud Adams, “English”
- Sam Mendes, “The Hills of California”
- Sam Pinleton, “Oh, Mary!”
- Danya Taymor, “John Proctor is the villain”
- Kip Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best presented actress in a game
- Speak Ashe, “English”
- Jessica Hecht, “Eureka Day”
- Marjan Neshat, “English”
- Fine Strazza, “John Proctor is the villain”
- Kara Young, “Purpose”
Best presented actors in a game
- Glenn Davis, “Purpose”
- Gabriel Ebert, “John Proctor is the villain”
- Francis Jue, “Yellow Face”
- Bob Odenkirk, “Glengarry Glen Ross”
- Conrad reserve, “Oh, Mary!”
Best presented actress in a musical
- Natalie Venetia Belcon, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Julia Knitel, “Dead Outlaw”
- Gracie Lawrence, “Just In Time”
- Justina Machado, “real women have curves”
- Joy Woods, “Gypsy”
Best presented actors in a musical
- Brooks Ashmanskas, “Smash”
- Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
- Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
- As well as malone, “operation mecemeat”
- Taylor Trensch, “Floyd Collins”
Best book by a musical
- “Buena Vista Social Club”
- “Dead Outlaw”
- “Death becomes her”
- “Maybe happy ending”
- “Operation Mincemeat”
Best scenic design of a game
- Marsha Ginsberg, “English”
- Rob Howell, “The Hills of California”
- Marg Horwell and David Bergman, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
- Miriam Buether and 59, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Scott Pask, “Good night and good luck”
Best scenic design of a musical
- Rachel Hauck, “swept away”
- Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, “Maybe happy ending”
- Arnulfo Maldonado, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Derek McLeane, “Death becomes her”
- Derek McLeane, “Just In Time”
Best lighting design of a game
- Natasha Chivers, “The Hills of California”
- Jon Clark, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, “Good Night and Good luck”
- Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasilski, “John Proctor is the villain”
- Nick Schlieper, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best costume design for a play
- Brenda Abbandandolo, “Good night and good luck”
- Marg Horwell, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
- Rob Howell, “The Hills of California”
- Holly Pierson, “Oh, Mary!”
- Brigitte Rån, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best choreography
- Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
- Camille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
- Christopher Gattelli, “Death becomes her”
- Jerry Mitchell, “Boop!”
- Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Best orchestrations
- Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, “Just In Time”
- Will Aronson, “Maybe happy ending”
- Bruce Coughlin, “Floyd Collins”
- Marco Pagia, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Sunset Boulevard”
Best sound design of a game
- Paul Arditti, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Palmer Hefferan, “John Proctor is the villain”
- Daniel Kluger, “Good Night and Good luck”
- Nick Powell, “The Hills of California”
- Clemence Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best original score
- “Dead Outlaw,“ David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
- “Death becomes her,” Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
- “Maybe happy ending,” Will Aronson and Hue Park
- “Operation Mincemeat,” David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
- “Real women have curves,“ Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best costume design of a musical
- Dede Ayite, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Gregg Barnes, “Boop!”
- Clint Ramos, “Maybe happy ending”
- Paul Tazewell, “Death becomes her”
- Catherine Zuber, “Just In Time”
Best lighting design of a musical
- Jack Knowles, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Tyler Micoleau, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, “Floyd Collins”
- Ben Stanton, “maybe happy ending”
- Justin Townsend, “Death becomes her”
Best sound design of a musical
- Jonathan Deans, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Adam Fisher, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Peter Hylenski, “Just In Time”
- Peter Hylenski, “Maybe happy ending”
- Dan Moses Schreier, “Floyd Collins”
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Celia Keenan Bolger
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement
Harvey Fiertein
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