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Full List of Tony Award Winners 2023

by Staff Writer
June 12, 2023
Reading Time: 4 mins read
Jodie Comer accepts the award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for Prima Facie onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards credit Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro

Jodie Comer accepts the award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for Prima Facie onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards credit Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro

The 76th annual Tony Awards were held on Sunday evening at the United Palace in Manhattan’s Washington Heights district. Hosting the prestigious event was none other than Ariana DeBose, the talented Oscar-winning actress. Broadcasting on CBS and Paramount+, the awards ceremony recognised outstanding plays and musicals that graced Broadway between April 29, 2022, and April 27, 2023.

Before the main ceremony, viewers were treated to a special segment streamed on Pluto TV, hosted by Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin. This pre-ceremony segment unveiled several noteworthy awards, including honours for lifetime achievement and best original score.

This year’s Tony Awards faced potential cancellation due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, causing great concern. Fortunately, an agreement was reached with the union, leading to a script-less presentation to comply with the agreement. Playwrights rallied together to save the telecast when the screenwriters’ strike loomed last month. The ceremony proceeded without an opening number, and writers were encouraged to record their acceptance speeches in advance.

       

Among the night’s triumphs, “Kimberly Akimbo” took home the coveted title of best musical, while “Leopoldstadt” claimed the accolade of best play.

Making history, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell became the first openly nonbinary actors to win in their respective categories, securing the titles of best lead actor in a musical and best featured actor in a musical. Another notable recipient was Jodie Comer, renowned for her gripping portrayal of an assassin in the television series “Killing Eve.” Comer took home a Tony Award for her remarkable performance in the captivating one-woman show, “Prima Facie,” marking her debut in professional theatre.

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The Full List of Tony Award Winners 2023

Best musical

Kimberly Akimbo

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play

Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar

       

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical

Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo

Best play

Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play

Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical

J Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot

Best revival of a musical

Parade

Best book of a musical

Kimberly Akimbo – David Lindsay-Abaire

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical

Alex Newell, Shucked

Best revival of a play

Topdog/Underdog

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play

Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

Best direction of a musical

Michael Arden, Parade

Best direction of a play

Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical

Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play

Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt

Best scenic design of a play

Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi

Best scenic design of a musical

Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York

Best orchestrations

Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot

Best costume design of a musical

Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot

Best costume design of a play

Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Leopoldstadt

Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre

Kimberly Akimbo – music: Jeanine Tesori, lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire

Best choreography

Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot 

Best lighting design of a play

Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi

Best lighting design of a musical

Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best sound design of a play

Carolyn Downing, Life of Pi

Best sound design of a musical

Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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