Nikki M. James as Ida B. Wells and Suffs Company (Photo: Joan Marcus)
This morning, April 30th, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominees for this year's Tony Awards. Stereophonic and Hell's Kitchen led the nominations with 13 nods each, while a number of other shows from the 2023-2024 season also secured nominations for theater's biggest night. This year's ceremony will take place on Sunday June 16th at Lincoln Center, with Oscar winner Ariana DeBose hosting for the third year in a row.
The full list of nominees are as follows:
Best New Play
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French Republic
Stereophonic
Best New Musical
Hell's Kitchen
Illinoise
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants
Best Revival of a Play
Appropriate
An Enemy of the People
Purlie Victorious
Best Revival of a Musical
Cabaret
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Merrily We Roll Along
The Who's Tommy
Best Book of a Musical
Bekah Brunstetter, The Notebook
Kristoffer Diaz, Hell's Kitchen
Rick Elice, Water for Elephants
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
Shaina Taub, Suffs
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinosa, Lempicka
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen
Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook
Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Gayle Rankin, Cabaret
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Brody Grant, The Outsiders
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
Dorian Harewood, The Notebook
Brian d'Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
Sarah Paulson, Appropriate
Amy Ryan, Doubt
Best Leading Actor in a Play
William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom Jr., Purlie Victorious
Liev Schreiber, Doubt
Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People
Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Will Brill, Stereophonic
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Corey Stoll, Appropriate
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Roger Bart, Back to the Future
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor-Dixon, Hell's Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
Steven Skybell, Cabaret
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Nikki M. James, Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Spamalot
Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret
Best Direction of a Play
Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Whitney White, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Best Direction of a Musical
Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along
Michael Greif, Hell's Kitchen
Leigh Silverman, Suffs
Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Danya Taymor, The Outsiders
Best Scenic Design of a Play
dots, An Enemy of the People
dots, Appropriate
Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious
David Zinn, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
David Zinn, Stereophonic
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell's Kitchen
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back to the Future
Richardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
David Korins, Here Lies Love
Tom Scutt, Cabaret
Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite, Appropriate
Dede Ayite, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite, Hell's Kitchen
Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt, Cabaret
Paul Tazewell, Suffs
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd, Enemy of the People
Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic
Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic
Jane Cox, Appropriate
Natasha Katz, Grey House
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise
Isabella Byrd, Cabaret
Natasha Katz, Hell's Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders
Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons, Grey House
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
Best Sound Design of a Musical
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along
Nick Lidster, Cabaret
Gareth Owen, Hell's Kitchen
Cody Spencer, The Outsiders
Best Original Score
Will Butler, Stereophonic
Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses
Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love
Shaina Taub, Suffs
Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen
Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb, Water for Elephants
Rick and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
Justin Peck, Illinoise
Best Orchestrations
Timo Andres, Illinoise
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell's Kitchen
Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival, The Outsiders
Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along