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The Tony Awards 2023 - Full Winners List
Published on
June 12, 2023
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douglasmayo
The Tony Awards 2023 were held last night at the United Palace in Washington Heights hosted by Ariana DeBose with Kimberly Akimbo and Leopoldstadt winning the evening's two main awards.
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Kimberly Akimbo lead the tally at the Tony Awards 2023 winning five of the coveted awards including Best Musical. After an acclaimed season in the West End Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt won four Tony's including Best Play, tying for second in the overall tally with the musical Some Like It Hot.
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Tom Stoppard accepts the award for Best New Play for “Leopoldstadt” onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Jodie Comer in her first professional stage role repeated her Olivier Award win as Leading Actress in a Play for Prima Facie whilst J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell became the first out nonbinary actors to win in their categories.
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Jodie Comer accepts the award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for "Prima Facie" onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
The Tony Awards 2023 were held despite a Writers Guild of America strike which saw the awards presented without the traditional opening number with writers encouraged to pre-record their acceptance speeches.
The Tony Awards 2023 Winners Best New Play
Leopolstadt
Best New Musical
Kimberly Akimbo
Best Play Revival
Topdog / Underdog
Best Musical Revival
Parade
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Sean Hayes - Good Night Oscar
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Jodie Comer - Prima Facie
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Victoria Clarke - Kimberly Akimbo
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
J. Harrison Ghee - Some Like It Hot
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Brandon Uranowitz - Leopoldstadt
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Miriam Silverman - The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Alex Newell - Shucked
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Bonnie Milligan - Kimberly Akimbo
Best Direction of a Play
Patrick Marber - Leopoldstadt
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden - Parade
Best Book of a Musical
David Lindsay-Abaire - Kimberly Akimbo
Best Original Score
Kimberly Akimbo - Music by Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics by David Lindsay Abaire
Best Choreography
Casey Nicholaw - Some Like It Hot
Best Orchestrations
Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter - Some Like It Hot
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 Costume Design of a Play
Brigette Reiffenstuel - Leopoldstadt
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes - Some Like It Hot
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
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
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement
Joel Grey and John Kander
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Jerry Mitchell
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Pasadena Playhouse
Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education
Jason Zembuch Young
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried
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