Kimberly Akimbo.Photo: Joan Marcus
Welcome to the stage, this year’sTony Awardnominees!
Some Like It Hot, the musical adaptation of the 1959 hit comedy, led the pack with a whopping 13 nominations including best musical. Other best musical nominees —& Juliet,New York, New YorkandShucked— followed suit with nine, whileKimberly Akimbo, the other nominee, earned eight.
“I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back,” DeBose previously said in a statement. “So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen. Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards.”
Read on for the list of nominees.
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Shucked.Bruce Glikas/Getty
Best Musical& JulietKimberly AkimboNew York, New YorkShuckedSome Like It Hot
Best PlayAin’t No Mo’Between Riverside and CrazyCost of LivingFat HamLeopoldstadt
Best Musical (Revival)Into the WoodsLerner & Loewe’s CamelotParadeSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Play (Revival)A Doll’s HouseAugust Wilson’s The Piano LessonThe Sign in Sidney Brustein’s WindowSuzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog
Best Book of a Musical& Juliet— David West ReadKimberly Akimbo— David Linsay-AbaireNew York, New York— David Thompson & Sharon WashingtonShucked— Robert HornSomeLike It Hot— Matthew López & Amber Ruffin
Sweeney Todd.Sweeney Todd
Best Actor (Musical)Christian Borle (Some Like It Hot)J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot)Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Brian D’Arcy James (Into the Woods)Ben Platt (Parade)Colton Ryan (New York, New York)
Best Actress (Musical)Annaleigh Ashford (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Sara Bareilles (Into the Woods)Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo)Lorna Courtney (& Juliet)Micaela Diamond (Parade)
Best Actor (Play)Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog)Corey Hawkins (Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog)Sean Hayes (Good Night, Oscar)Stephen McKinley Henderson (Between Riverside and Crazy)Wendell Pierce (Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman)
Best Actress (Play)Jessica Chastain (A Doll’s House)Jodi Comer (Prima Facie)Jessica Hecht (Summer, 1976)Audra McDonald (Ohio State Murders)
Best Supporting Actor (Musical)Kevin Cahoon (Shucked)Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo)Kevin Del Aguila (Some Like It Hot)Jordan Donica (Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot)Alex Newell (Shucked)
Best Supporting Actress (Musical)Julia Lester (Into the Woods)Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo)NaTasha Yvette Williams (Some Like It Hot)Betsy Wolfe (& Juliet)
Best Supporting Actor (Play)Jordan E. Cooper (Ain’t No Mo')Samuel L. Jackson (August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson)Arian Moayed (A Doll’s House)Brandon Uranowitz (Leopoldstadt)David Zayas (Cost of Living)
Best Supporting Actress (Play)Nikki Crawford (Fat Ham)Crystal Lucas-Perry (Ain’t No Mo')Miriam Silverman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window)Katy Sullivan (Cost of Living)Kara Young (Cost of Living)
Jessica Chastain.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Best Direction (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 (Musical)Michael Arden (Parade)Lear deBessonet (Into the Woods)Casey Nicholaw (Some Like It Hot)Jack O’Brien (Shucked)Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo)
Best ChoreographySteven Hoggett (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Casey Nicholas (Some Like It Hot)Susan Stroman (New York, New York)Jennifer Weber (& Juliet)Jennifer Weber (KPop)
Best OrchestrationsBill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro (Shucked)John Clancy (Kimberly Akimbo)Jason Howland (Shucked)Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter (Some Like It Hot)Daryl Waters & Sam Davis (New York, New York)
Best Scenic Design (Play)Miriam Buether (Prima Facie)Tim Hatley and Andrej Goulding (Life of Pi)Rachel Hauck (Good Night, Oscar)Richard Hudson (Leopoldstadt)Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon (A Christmas Carol)
Best Scenic Design (Musical)Beowulf Boritt (New York, New York)Mimi Lien (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)Scott Pask (Shucked)Scott Pask (Some Like It Hot)
Best Costume Design (Musical)Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Life of Pi)Dominique Fawn Hill (Fat Ham)Brigitte Reiffenstuel (Leopoldstadt)Emilio Sosa (Ain’t No Mo')Emilio (Good Night, Oscar)
Best Costume Design (Musical)Gregg Barnes (Some Like It Hot)Susan Hilferty (Parade)Jennifer Moeller (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)Paloma Young (& Juliet)Donna Zakowska (New York, New York)
Sound Design (Play)Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams (Ain’t No Mo')Carolyn Downing (Life of Pi)Joshua D. Reid (A Christmas Carol)Ben and Max Ringham (A Doll’s House)Ben and Max Ringham (Prima Facie)
Sound Design (Musical)Kai Harada (New York, New York)John Shivers (Shucked)Scott Lehrer and Alex Heumann (Into the Woods)Gareth Owen (& Juliet)Nevin Steinberg (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Lighting Design (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 (Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman)Ben Stanton (A Christmas Carol)
Lighting Design (Musical)Ken Billington (New York, New York)Lap Chi Chu (Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot)Heather Gilbert (Parade)Howard Hudson (& Juliet)Natasha Katz (Some Like It Hot)Natasha Katz (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
source: people.com
