Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/UnderdogĬorey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog Music and Lyrics: Brandy Clark & Shane McAnallyīest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Presented by The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League Nominations for the 2023 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® The Tony Awards, hosted by Ariana DeBose, will air LIVE on Sunday, Jfrom the historic United Palace in Washington Heights, in New York City from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM, PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.įor the CBS broadcast, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers. Nominees for 2023 were selected by The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 40 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee with nominees drawn from theatrical productions opening in any of the 41 eligible Broadway theatres during the current season. The stage production, which takes on new resonance in the era of challenges to trans rights, received 13 nominations, including Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography for director Casey Nicholaw, and Best Musical.Ĭontenders for Best New Play include Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt,” an intergenerational story about a Jewish family, and Fat Ham,” James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning take on Hamlet, which takes place at a Black family’s barbecue in the Southern U.S.

Leading the charge for 2023 is “Some Like It Hot” a musical adaptation of the iconic cinematic comedy that featured Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe.įeaturing songs by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, the musical tells the story of two friends who disguise themselves as women to join an all-girl band after witnessing a mob hit.

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) - On Tuesday, The American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League announced the nominees for the 76th Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards.

Love in Disguise by Carol Cox