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Tony Award Nominations 2023: The Complete List — Some Like It Hot Leads the Way

Did your favorite shows and stars from this season make the cut? Find out here.

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May 2, 2023

Kevin Del Aguila and J. Harrison Ghee in *Some Like It Hot*
(© Marc J. Franklin)

The race to the 2023 Tony Awards officially kicks off today, Tuesday, May 2, with the announcement of this year’s nominees. The most nominated show of the year is Some Like It Hot, leading the way with 13 nominations. In the play categories, Ain’t No Mo and Leopoldstadt both led the way with six nominations a piece.

The complete list is below. Hyperlinked titles are still open at time of publication. Click for ticketing information:

Best Play
Ain’t No Mo
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt

Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayYahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/UnderdogCorey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/UnderdogSean Hayes, Good Night, OscarStephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and CrazyWendell Pierce, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayJessica Chastain, A Doll’s HouseJodie Comer, Prima FacieJessica Hecht, Summer, 1976Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalChristian Borle, Some Like It HotJ. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It HotJosh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBrian d’Arcy James, Into the WoodsBen Platt, ParadeColton Ryan, New York, New York

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalAnnaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSara Bareilles, Into the WoodsVictoria Clark, Kimberly AkimboLorna Courtney, & JulietMicaela Diamond, Parade

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 LessonArian Moayed, A Doll’s HouseBrandon Uranowitz, LeopoldstadtDavid Zayas, Cost of Living

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Nikki Crawford, Fat HamCrystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo’Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s WindowKaty Sullivan, Cost of LivingKara Young, Cost of Living

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Kevin Cahoon, ShuckedJustin Cooley, Kimberly AkimboKevin Del Aguila, Some Like It HotJordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe’s CamelotAlex Newell, Shucked

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Julia Lester, Into the WoodsRuthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBonnie Milligan, Kimberly AkimboNaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It HotBetsy Wolfe, & Juliet

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Tom Kitt (music & lyrics) and Cameron Crowe (lyrics), Almost Famous
Jeanine Tesori (music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (lyrics), Kimberly Akimbo
Helen Park and Max Vernon, KPOP
Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, Shucked
Marc Shaiman (music & lyrics) and Scott Wittman (lyrics), Some Like It Hot

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

Best Scenic Design of a Play Miriam Buether, Prima FacieTim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding, Life of PiRachel Hauck, Good Night, OscarRichard Hudson, LeopoldstadtDane Laffrey & Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol

Best Scenic Design of a MusicalBeowulf Boritt, New York, New YorkMimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMichael Yeargan & 59 Productions, Lerner & Loewe’s CamelotScott Pask, ShuckedScott Pask, Some Like It Hot

Best Costume Design of a Play Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell, Life of PiDominique Fawn Hill, Fat HamBrigitte Reiffenstuel, LeopoldstadtEmilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’Emilio Sosa, Good Night, Oscar

Best Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes, Some Like It HotSusan Hilferty, ParadeJennifer Moeller, Lerner & Loewe’s CamelotClint Ramos & Sophia Choi, KPOPPaloma Young, & JulietDonna Zakowska, New York, New York

Best Lighting Design of a Play Neil Austin, LeopoldstadtNatasha Chivers, Prima FacieJon Clark, A Doll’s HouseBradley King, Fat HamTim Lutkin, Life of PiJen Schriever, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanBen Stanton, A Christmas Carol

Best Lighting Design of a Musical Ken Billington, New York, New YorkLap Chi Chu, Lerner & Loewe’s CamelotHeather Gilbert, ParadeHoward Hudson, & JulietNatasha Katz, Some Like It HotNatasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Sound Design of a Play Jonathan Deans & Taylor Williams, Ain’t No Mo’Carolyn Downing, Life of PiJoshua D. Reid, A Christmas CarolBen & Max Ringham, A Doll’s HouseBen & Max Ringham, Prima Facie

Best Sound Design of a Musical Kai Harada, New York, New YorkJohn Shivers, ShuckedScott Lehrer & Alex Neumann, Into the WoodsGareth Owen, & JulietNevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Direction of a Play Saheem Ali, Fat HamJo Bonney, Cost of LivingJamie Lloyd, A Doll’s HousePatrick Marber, LeopoldstadtStevie Walker-Webb, Ain’t No Mo’Max Webster, Life of Pi

Best Direction of a Musical Michael Arden, ParadeLear deBessonet, Into the WoodsCasey Nicholaw, Some Like It HotJack O’Brien, ShuckedJessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo

Best Choreography Steven Hoggett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It HotSusan Stroman, New York, New YorkJennifer Weber, & JulietJennifer Weber, KPOP

Best Orchestrations Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, & JulietJohn Clancy, Kimberly AkimboJason Howland, ShuckedCharlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, Some Like It HotDaryl Waters & Sam Davis, New York, New York

Best Revival of a Play August Wilson’s The Piano LessonA Doll’s HouseThe Sign in Sidney Brustein’s WindowSuzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog

Best Revival of a Musical Into the WoodsLerner & Loewe’s CamelotParadeSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

The 76th Annual Tony Awards will air live from the United Palace in Washington Heights on Sunday, June 11 at 8pm ET on CBS and Paramount+. Hosted by Ariana DeBose, the celebration will commence from 6:30-8pm ET/3:30-5pm PT on Pluto TV and will feature the presentation of the first round of Tony Awards.