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Top 2023 Tony Award Moments

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Ariana DeBose at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best New Play

“Ain’t No Mo’”

“Between Riverside and Crazy”

“Cost of Living”

“Fat Ham”

“Leopoldstadt”- WINNER*

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Ariana DeBose at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best New Musical

“& Juliet”

“Kimberly Akimbo” – WINNER*

“New York, New York”

“Shucked”

“Some Like It Hot”

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Jodie Comer at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Play Revival

“A Doll’s House”

“The Piano Lesson”

“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”

“Topdog/Underdog” – WINNER*

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Melissa Etheridge and Barry Manilow at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Musical Revival

“Camelot”

“Into the Woods”

“Parade” – WINNER*

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

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Ben Platt at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Book of a Musical

“& Juliet”

“Kimberly Akimbo” – WINNER*

“New York, New York”

“Shucked”

“Some Like It Hot”

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Cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s House”

Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie” – WINNER*

Jessica Hecht, “Summer, 1976”

Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”

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Jessica Chastain at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Topdog/Underdog”

Corey Hawkins, “Topdog/Underdog”

Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar” – WINNER*

Stephen McKinley Henderson, “Between Riverside and Crazy”

Wendell Pierce, “Death of a Salesman”

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Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods”

Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo” – WINNER*

Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet”

Micaela Diamond, “Parade”

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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot”

J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot” – WINNER*

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”

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Michelle Williams and Thomas Kail at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Jordan E. Cooper, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson”

Arian Moayed, “A Doll’s House”

Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt” – WINNER*

David Zayas, “Cost of Living”

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Nikki Crawford, “Fat Ham”

Crystal Lucas-Perry, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” – WINNER*

Katy Sullivan, “Cost of Living”

Kara Young, “Cost of Living”

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Julianne Hough and Ariana DeBose at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best 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” – WINNER*

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Corey Hawkins at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Julia Lester, “Into the Woods”

Ruthie Ann Miles, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo” – WINNER*

NaTasha Yvette Williams, “Some Like It Hot”

Betsy Wolfe, “& Juliet”

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Jodie Comer at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Direction of a Play

Saheem Ali, “Fat Ham”

Jo Bonney, “Cost of Living”

Jamie Lloyd, “A Doll’s House”

Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt” – WINNER*

Stevie Walker-Webb, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Max Webster, “Life of Pi”

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Arian Moayed at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden, “Parade” – WINNER*

Lear deBessonet, “Into the Woods”

Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot”

Jack O’Brien, “Shucked”

Jessica Stone, “Kimberly Akimbo”

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Lupita Nyong’o at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Original Score

“Almost Famous,” music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt

“Kimberly Akimbo,” music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire – WINNER*

“KPOP,” music and lyrics: Helen Park and Max Vernon

“Shucked,” music and lyrics: Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark

“Some Like It Hot,” music and lyrics: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

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Ariana DeBose at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Choreography

Steven Hoggett, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot” *WINNER

Susan Stroman, “New York, New York”

Jennifer Weber, “& Juliet”

Jennifer Weber, “KPOP”

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Samuel L. Jackson at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Nina Westervelt/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Orchestrations

John Clancy, “Kimberly Akimbo”

Jason Howland, “Shucked”

Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, “Some Like It Hot” *WINNER

Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, “& Juliet”

Daryl Waters and Sam Davis, “New York, New York”

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Lea Michele at THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin, star of CBS’ SO HELP ME TODD co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a pre-show of live, exclusive content streaming only on Pluto TV, followed by THE 76TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS with Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose. Photo credit: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Miriam Buether, “Prima Facie”

Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, “Life of Pi” – WINNER*

Rachel Hauck, “Good Night, Oscar”

Richard Hudson, “Leopoldstadt”

Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, “A Christmas Carol”

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Beowulf Boritt, “New York, New York” – WINNER*

Mimi Lien, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Scott Pask, “Shucked”

Scott Pask, “Some Like It Hot”

Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions, “Camelot”

Best Costume Design of a Play

Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, “Life of Pi”

Dominique Fawn Hill, “Fat Ham”

Brigitte Reiffensutel, “Leopoldstadt” – WINNER*

Emilio Sosa, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Emilio Sosa, “Good Night, Oscar”

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot” – WINNER*

Susan Hilferty, “Parade”

Jennifer Moeller, “Camelot”

Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, “KPOP”

Paloma Young, “& Juliet”

Donna Zakowska, “New York, New York”

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada, “New York, New York”

John Shivers, “Shucked”

Scott Lehrer & Alex Neumann, “Into the Woods”

Gareth Owen, “& Juliet”

Nevin Steinberg, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” – WINNER*

Best Direction of a Play

Saheem Ali, “Fat Ham”

Jo Bonney, “Cost of Living”

Jamie Lloyd, “A Doll’s House”

Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt – WINNER*

Stevie Walker-Webb, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Max Webster, “Life of Pi”

Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden, “Parade” – WINNER*

Lear deBessonet, “Into the Woods”

Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot”

Jack O’Brien, “Shucked”

Jessica Stone, “Kimberly Akimbo”

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” – WINNER*

Jen Schriever, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”

Ben Stanton, “A Christmas Carol”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Ken Billington, “New York, New York”

Lap Chi Chu, “Lerner & 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” – WINNER*

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