This morning, Tony-Award winner Adrienne Warren and three-time Tony Nominee Joshua Henry announced the nominees for the 75th Annual Tony Awards on the Tonys YouTube Channel.
The nominees come from 41 eligible Broadway shows that rand between August 1, 2021 and May 4, 2022. Leading this year’s nominations is A Strange Loop with 11 nominations including Best Musical. MJ: The Musical and Paradise Square follow with 10 nominations each, Company received 9 nominations, and The Lehman Trilogy and Six: The Musical each received 8. A special Tony Award will also be awarded to Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop James C. Nicola for his work in theater and the arts.
The Tony awards hosted by Ariana DeBose will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 12, 2022 on CBS and Paramount+. The celebration will begin at 7:00PM ET exclusively on Paramount+. The ceremony will start at 8:00PM ET on CBS and Paramount+.
Check out the full list of nominees below!
Best Book of a Musical
Girl From The North Country MJ Mr. Saturday Night Paradise Square A Strange Loop
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Flying Over Sunset Mr. Saturday Night Paradise Square SIX: The Musical A Strange Loop
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman TrilogyAdam Godley, The Lehman TrilogyAdrian Lester, The Lehman TrilogyDavid Morse, How I Learned to DriveSam Rockwell, American BuffaloRuben Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna BluesDavid Threlfall, Hangmen
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Gabby Beans, The Skin of Our TeethLaChanze, Trouble in MindRuth Negga, MacbethDeirdre O’Connell, Dana H.Mary-Louise Parker, How I Learned to Drive
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Alfie Allen, HangmenChuck Cooper, Trouble in MindJesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me OutRon Cephas Jones, Clyde’sMichael Oberholtzer, Take Me OutJesse Williams, Take Me Out
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Uzo Aduba, Clyde’sRachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveKenita R. Miller, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufPhylicia Rashad, Skeleton CrewJulie White, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveKara Young, Clyde’s
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Beowulf Boritt, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveMichael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong, Skeleton CrewEs Devlin, The Lehman TrilogyAnna Fleischle, HangmenScott Pask, American BuffaloAdam Rigg, The Skin of Our Teeth
Best Costume Design of a Play
Montana Levi Blanco, The Skin of Our TeethSarafina Bush, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufEmilio Sosa, Trouble in MindJane Greenwood, Neil Simon’s Plaza SuiteJennifer Moeller, Clyde’s
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Joshua Carr, HangmenJiyoun Chang, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufJon Clark, The Lehman TrilogyJane Cox, MacbethYi Zhao, The Skin of Our Teeth
Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufMikhail Fiksel, Dana H.Palmer Hefferan, The Skin of Our TeethNick Powell and Dominic Bilkey, The Lehman TrilogyMikaal Sulaiman, Macbeth
Best Direction of a Play
Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Skin of Our TeethCamille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufSam Mendes, The Lehman TrilogyNeil Pepe, American BuffaloLes Waters, Dana H.
Best Revival of a Play
American Buffalofor colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufHow I Learned to DriveTake Me OutTrouble in Mind
Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufWarren Carlyle, The Music ManCarrie-Anne Ingrouille, SIX: The MusicalBill T. Jones, Paradise SquareChristopher Wheeldon, MJ
Best Orchestrations
David Cullen, CompanyTom Curran, SIX: The MusicalSimon Hale, Girl From The North CountryJason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg, MJCharlie Rosen, A Strange Loop