The 76th annual Tony awards Nominees were just announced, and Broadway's preeminent awards show is led by "Some Like It Hot" with 13 whopping nominations!
Meanwhile, Oscar winner Jessica Chastain is one of the standout nominees tonight, along with film icon Samuel L. Jackson, and Annaleigh Ashford, Ben Platt, among many others. Notably, 2018 Tony hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles both received their respective leading actor nominations for "Sweeney Todd" and "Into The Woods."
"& Juliet," "New York, New York," and "Shucked" follows "Some Like It Hot" with nine nominations each. "Kimberly Akimbo" and "Sweeney Todd" racked eight.
The 2023 Tony Awards will be aired live on June 12 on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET. Academy award and BAFTA award-winning actress Ariana DeBose will host the ceremonies at the United Palace on Broadway.
Check out the 2023 Tony Awards nominees below:
Best Musical
- & Juliet
- Kimberly Akimbo
- New York, New York
- Shucked
- Some Like It Hot
Best Revival of a Musical
- Into the Woods
- Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
- Parade
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Book of a Musical
- & Juliet
- Kimberly Akimbo
- New York, New York
- Shucked
- Some Like It Hot
Best Play
- Ain't No Mo'
- Between Riverside and Crazy
- Cost of Living
- Fat Ham
- Leopoldstadt
Best Revival of a Play
- The Piano Lesson
- A Doll's House
- Topdog/Underdog
- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
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
- 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
- Lorna Courtney, & Juliet
- Micaela Diamond, Parade
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog
- Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog
- Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
- Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
- Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller's 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 Musical
- Kevin Cahoon, Shucked
- Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo
- Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot
- Jordan Donica, Lerner & 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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo
- Natasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
- Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Jordan E. Cooper, Ain't No Mo'
- Samuel L. Jackson, August Wilson's 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
For the full list of nominees, check out Playbill's website. Watch the full announcement show of the 2023 Tony Awards nominees hosted by Lea Michele and Myles Frost below:
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