76th Tony Award Winners
June 11, 2022 on CBS & Paramount+
Tony Awards: Act One Pre-Show on Pluto TV
Location: United Palace Theatre
​Host: Ariana DeBose

Best Musical

Best Play

Best Revival of a Musical

Best Revival of a Play

The Rest of the Nominations

Bold= Winner
Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
-Actor & Director, Joel Grey
-Tony-Winning Composer, John Kander

Isabelle Stevenson Award
Director & Choreographer, Jerry Mitchell

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
-TDF Executive Director, Victoria Bailey
-Production Stage Manager, Lisa Dawn Cave
-Theatre Industry Accountant, Robert Fried

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

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

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hayes, Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce, Death of a Salesman

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd
Brian d'Arcy James, Into the Woods
Ben Platt, Parade
Colton Ryan, New York, New York​

Best Performance by a Leading Actress 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 a Leading Actress 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 a Featured Actor in a Play
Jordan E. Cooper, Ain’t No Mo
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson
Arian Moyed, A Doll’s House
Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt
David Zayas, Cost of Living​
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo
Mariam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brunstein’s Window
Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living
Kara Young, Cost of Living

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Kevin Cahoon, Shucked
Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo
Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot
Jordan Donica, Camelot
Alex Newell, Shucked

Best Performance by a Featured Actress 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 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 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
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Best Choreography
Steven Hoggett, Sweeney Todd
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Jennifer Weber, & Juliet
Jennifer Weber, K-Pop

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

Best Scenic Design of a MusicalBeowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd
Scott Pask, Shucked
Scott Pask, Some Like It Hot
Michael Yeargen & 59 Productions, Camelot

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 Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot
Susan Hilferty, Parade
Jennifer Moeller, Camelot
Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi, K-Pop
Paloma Young, & Juliet
Donna Zakowska, New York, New York

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 Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, New York, New York
Lap Chi Chu, Camelot
Heather Gilbert, Parade
Howard Hudson, & Juliet
Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot
Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd

Best Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans & Taylor 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

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

Looking Ahead to 2023-24 season:
New Musicals:
Back to the Future (Book by Bob Gale, Music & Lyrics by Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri)
Harmony (Book by Bruce Sussman, Music by Barry Manilow, Lyrics by Bruce Sussman)
Here Lies Love (Book by David Byrne, Music by David Byrne & Fat Boy Slim, Lyrics by David Byrne)
Once Upon a One More Time (Book by John Hartmere, Music & Lyrics by Britney Spears)

Musical Revivals:
Merrily We Roll Along (Book by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
The Wiz (Book by William F. Brown, Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls)

New Plays:
The Cottage by Sandy Rustin
Grey House by Levi Holloway
The Shark is Broken by Joseph Nixon & Ian Shaw

Play Revivals: 
An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen (Adapted by Amy Herzog)
Purlie Victorious by Ossie Davis