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.

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.

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.

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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