“Some Like It Sizzling,” a jazzy re-imagining of the basic comedy movie about two musicians on the run, dominated the nominations for the 2023 Tony Awards, which had been introduced on Tuesday, with 13 nods.
It was adopted intently behind by “& Juliet,” “Shucked” and “New York, New York,” which every scored 9 nominations apiece. All of those productions will vie for finest musical honors, dealing with off in opposition to one of many 12 months’s most acclaimed exhibits, “Kimberly Akimbo,” the story of a young person who has a medical situation that causes her to age quickly. “Kimberly Akimbo” is up for eight prizes, together with for supporting performers Bonnie Milligan and Justin Cooley, in addition to for Victoria Clark’s flip within the title function.
The Jessica Chastain-led revival of a stripped-down “A Doll’s Home,” Tom Stoppard’s sprawling “Leopoldstadt,” and the political satire “Ain’t No Mo’” had been essentially the most nominated performs, with six nods every. It’s an necessary second of recognition for “Ain’t No Mo’,” which was embraced by critics, however struggled to search out its viewers, closing last winter after a complete of simply 28 performances.
However “Ain’t No Mo” isn’t the one manufacturing that confronted fierce industrial headwinds. The annual awards present, honoring the perfect of Broadway, is unfolding because the theater business continues to be clawing again from greater than a 12 months of COVID-related closures and the chilling impression that had on tourism in New York Metropolis, the lifeblood of the enterprise. Profitable a Tony might turbocharge the field workplace of a present like “Some Like It Sizzling” or “Shucked.”
Regardless of the challenges, there have been hits, reminiscent of an acclaimed re-imaging of “Parade” with Ben Platt (selecting up six nominations) and “Sweeney Todd” with Josh Groban brandishing a razor as Fleet Avenue’s demon barber (eight nominations) for “Humorous Woman” with Lea Michele subbing in for unique star Beanie Feldstein (ineligible as a result of it opened final season). Michele might not be getting a Tony, however she did announce Tuesday’s nominations with “MJ” star Myles Frost.
Among the many different main classes, finest musical revival can be a race between “Parade,” “Sweeney Todd,” in addition to “Into the Woods,” which transferred from New York Metropolis Heart to Broadway to turn out to be a late summer season hit, and, in a shock, Lincoln Heart’s critically-derided revival of “Camelot.”
“Ain’t No Mo” and “Leopoldstadt” are up for finest play alongside “Between Riverside and Loopy,” “Price of Dwelling” and “Fats Ham,” which received final 12 months’s Pulitzer Prize for drama. Greatest revival of a play nominees embody “A Doll’s Home,” “The Check in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” “Suzan Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog,” and “August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.”
A number of main Hollywood actors had been acknowledged for his or her stage work this season, together with Chastain, Jodie Comer for “Prima Facie,” Samuel L. Jackson for “”The Piano Lesson,” and Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for “Topdog/Underdog.”
However there have been some notable omissions, as nicely. Laura Linney was ignored at the same time as her “Summer time 1976” co-star Jessica Hecht was acknowledged, LaTanya Richardson Jackson was snubbed for steering “The Piano Lesson,” and Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan for “The Check in Sidney Brustein’s Window” had been left off the record of honorees.
See the complete record of nominees:
Greatest Play
Ain’t No Mo’
Between Riverside and Loopy
Price of Dwelling
Fats Ham
Leopoldstadt
Greatest Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Sizzling
Greatest Revival of a Play
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
A Doll’s Home
The Check in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Greatest Revival of a Musical
Into the Woods
Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Avenue
Greatest E book of a Musical
& Juliet
David West Learn
Kimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-Abaire
New York, New York
David Thompson & Sharon Washington
Shucked
Robert Horn
Some Like It Sizzling
Matthew López & Amber Ruffin
Greatest Unique Rating (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Nearly Well-known
Music: Tom Kitt
Lyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
Kimberly Akimbo
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
KPOP
Music & Lyrics: Helen Park & Max Vernon
Shucked
Music and Lyrics: Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally
Some Like It Sizzling
Music: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes, Good Night time, Oscar
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Loopy
Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller’s Loss of life of a Salesman
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Play
Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s Home
Jodie Comer, Prima Facie
Jessica Hecht, Summer time, 1976
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Sizzling
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Sizzling
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Avenue
Brian d’Arcy James, Into the Woods
Ben Platt, Parade
Colton Ryan, New York, New York
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Avenue
Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo
Lorna Courtney, & Juliet
Micaela Diamond, Parade
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Play
Jordan E. Cooper, Ain’t No Mo’
Samuel L. Jackson, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed, A Doll’s Home
Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt
David Zayas, Price of Dwelling
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Play
Nikki Crawford, Fats Ham
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo’
Miriam Silverman, The Check in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Katy Sullivan, Price of Dwelling
Kara Younger, Price of Dwelling
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Musical
Kevin Cahoon, Shucked
Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo
Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Sizzling
Jordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Alex Newell, Shucked
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Musical
Julia Lester, Into the Woods
Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Avenue
Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Sizzling
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet
Greatest Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding, Lifetime of Pi
Rachel Hauck, Good Night time, Oscar
Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt
Dane Laffrey & Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol
Greatest Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Avenue
Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Scott Pask, Shucked
Scott Pask, Some Like It Sizzling
Greatest Costume Design of a Play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell, Lifetime of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill, Fats Ham
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Leopoldstadt
Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’
Emilio Sosa, Good Night time, Oscar
Greatest Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Sizzling
Susan Hilferty, Parade
Jennifer Moeller, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi, KPOP
Paloma Younger, & Juliet
Donna Zakowska, New York, New York
Greatest Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt
Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie
Jon Clark, A Doll’s Home Bradley King, Fats Ham
Tim Lutkin, Lifetime of Pi
Jen Schriever, Arthur Miller’s Loss of life of a Salesman
Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol
Greatest 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 Sizzling
Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Avenue
Greatest Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans & Taylor Williams, Ain’t No Mo’
Carolyn Downing, Lifetime of Pi
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
Ben & Max Ringham, A Doll’s House
Ben & Max Ringham, Prima Facie
Greatest 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 Avenue
Greatest Path of a Play
Saheem Ali, Fats Ham
Jo Bonney, Price of Dwelling
Jamie Lloyd, A Doll’s Home
Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt
Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain’t No Mo’ Max Webster, Lifetime of Pi
Greatest Path of a Musical
Michael Arden, Parade
Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Sizzling
Jack O’Brien, Shucked
Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo
Greatest Choreography
Steven Hoggett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Avenue
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Sizzling
Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Jennifer Weber, & Juliet
Jennifer Weber, KPOP
Greatest Orchestrations
Invoice Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, & Juliet
John Clancy, Kimberly Akimbo
Jason Howland, Shucked
Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, Some Like It Sizzling
Daryl Waters & Sam Davis, New York, New York