The 2023 Tony Awards just honored a new group of talent. The trophies were presented at the United Palace Theater in NYC on June 11. Big winners this year include “Killing Eve” star Jodie Comer for her role in “Prima Facie,” the play “Leopoldstadt.” and the musical “Kimberly Akimbo”.
“Shucked” star Alex Newell and “Some Like It Hot” star J. Harrison Ghee also made history as they became the awards show’s first public non-binary acting winners . The Tony Award does not have a sexist acting category. Newell, a former cast member of “The Glee Project,” took home the award for outstanding actor in a musical. Ghee also won the category of Best Actor in a Musical.
The annual theatrical awards ceremony is chaired by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, who is hosting the show without a script amid a 2023 writers strike.
Ahead, here are the 2023 Tony winners.
BEST MUSIC
“& Juliet”
WINNER: “Kimberly Akimbo”
“New York, New York”
“Whist”
“Some like it hot”
BEST PLAY
“Ain’t No Mo'”
“Between Riverside and Crazy”
“Cost of living”
“Fat Jaws
WINNER: “Leopoldstadt”
MUSIC’s BEST Resurrection
“Go to the forest”
“Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot”
WINNER: “Parade”
“Sweeney Todd: The Devil Barber of Fleet Street”
ONE PLAY BEST RECOVERY
“August Wilson’s Piano Lessons”
“Doll’s House”
“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
WINNER: “Suzan-Lori Parks Over/Under”
THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF A PLAYER IN THE LEADING PLAY
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Suzan-Lori Parks’ superior/weaker”
Corey Hawkins, “Suzan-Lori Parks’ Top Dog/The Underdog”
WINNER: Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”
Stephen McKinley Henderson, “Between Waterfront and Madness”
Wendell Pierce, “The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”
THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF A WOMAN IN THE LEADING OF THE PLAY
Jessica Chastain, “Doll House”
WINNER: Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”
Jessica Hecht, “Summer, 1976”
Audra McDonald, “The Ohio State Murders”
THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF A PERSON IN A MUSIC
Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot”
WINNER: J. Harrison Ghee, “Some People Like It Hot”
Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd: The Devil Barber of Fleet Street”
Brian d’Arcy James, “Into the Woods”
Ben Platt, “Parade”
Colton Ryan, “New York, New York”
THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF A PERSON IN A MUSIC
Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods”
WINNER: Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet”
Micaela Diamond, “Parade”
THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF AN ACTIVE IN A OUTSTANDING ROLE IN A Play
Jordan E. Cooper, “Ain’t No Mo'”
Samuel L. Jackson, “August Wilson’s Piano Lessons”
Arian Moayed, “Doll House”
WINNER: Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt”
David Zayas, “Cost of Living”
THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF AN ACTIVE IN A OUTSTANDING ROLE IN A Play
Nikki Crawford, “Fat Ham”
Crystal Lucas-Perry, “Ain’t No Mo'”
WINNER: Miriam Silverman, “The Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Katy Sullivan, “Cost of Living”
Kara Young, “Cost of Living”
THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF AN ACTIVE IN A POWERFUL ROLE IN THE MUSIC
Kevin Cahoon, “Shucked”
Justin Cooley, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Kevin Del Aguila, “Some People Like Hot”
Jordan Donica, “Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot”
WINNER: Alex Newell, “Shucked”
THE BEST EXPERIENCE BY AN ACTIVE IN A OUTSTANDING ROLE IN THE MUSIC
Julia Lester, “Into the Woods”
Ruthie Ann Miles, “Sweeney Todd: The Devil Barber of Fleet Street”
WINNER: Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimbo”
NaTasha Yvette Williams, “Some Like It Hot”
Betsy Wolfe, “& Juliet”
BEST MUSIC BOOK
“& Juliet” by David West Read
WINNER: “Kimberly Akimbo” by David Lindsay-Abaire
“New York, New York” by David Thompson and Sharon Washington
“Shucked” by Robert Horn
“Some Like It Hot” by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin
BEST ORIGINAL POINT (MUSIC AND/OR SONG) WRITING FOR THE THEATER
“Almost Famous,” Music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
WINNER: “Kimberly Akimbo,” Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
“KPOP,” Music and lyrics by Helen Park & Max Vernon
“Shucked,” Music and lyrics by Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally
“Some Like It Hot,” Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF ONE PLAY
Miriam Buether, “Prima Facie”
WINNER: Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, “The Life of Pi”
Rachel Hauck, “Goodnight, Oscar”
Richard Hudson, “Leopoldstadt”
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, “A Christmas Carol”
THE BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSIC
WINNER: Beowulf Boritt, “New York, New York”
Mimi Lien, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions, “Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot”
Scott Pask, “Shucked”
Scott Pask, “Some Like It Hot”
ONE PLAY’S BEST OUTSTAND DESIGN
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell, “The Life of Pi”
Dominique Fawn Hill, “Fat Ham”
WINNER: Brigitte Reiffenstuel, “Leopoldstadt”
Emilio Sosa, “Ain’t No Mo'”
Emilio Sosa, “Good night, Oscar”
MUSIC’S BEST COSTS DESIGN
WINNER: Gregg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot”
Susan Hilferty, “Parade”
Jennifer Moeller, “Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot”
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, “KPOP”
Paloma Young, “& Juliet”
Donna Zakowska, “New York, New York”
BEST LIGHT DESIGN OF ONE PLAY
Neil Austin, “Leopoldstadt”
Natasha Chivers, “Prima Facie”
Jon Clark, “Doll House”
Bradley King, “Fat Ham”
WINNER: Tim Lutkin, “The Life of Pi”
Jen Schriever, “The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”
Ben Stanton, “Christmas Song”
MUSIC’S BEST LIGHT DESIGN
Ken Billington, “New York, New York”
Lap Chi Chu, “Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot”
Heather Gilbert, “Parade”
Howard Hudson, “& Juliet”
Natasha Katz, “Some People Like To Be Hot”
WINNER: Natasha Katz, “Sweeney Todd: The Devil Barber of Fleet Street”
THE BEST SOUND DESIGN OF THE GAME
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams, “Ain’t No Mo'”
WINNER: Carolyn Downing, “The Life of Pi”
Joshua D. Reid, “A Christmas Carol”
Ben and Max Ringham, “Doll House”
Ben and Max Ringham, “Prima Facie”
THE BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSIC
Kai Harada, “New York, New York”
John Shivers, “Shucked”
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, “Into the Woods”
Gareth Owen, “& Juliet”
WINNER: Nevin Steinberg, “Sweeney Todd: The Devil Barber of Fleet Street”
BEST DIRECTION OF ONE PLAY
Saheem Ali, “Fat Ham”
Jo Bonney, “Cost of Living”
Jamie Lloyd, “Doll House”
WINNER: Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt”
Stevie Walker-Webb, “Ain’t No Mo”
Max Webster, “The Life of Pi”
BEST MUSIC DIRECTIONS
WINNER: Michael Arden, “The Parade”
Learn deBessonet, “Into the Woods”
Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot”
Jack O’Brien, “Shucked”
Jessica Stone, “Kimberly Akimbo”
BEST Choreography
Steven Hoggett, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
WINNER: Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot”
Susan Stroman, “New York, New York”
Jennifer Weber, “& Juliet”
Jennifer Weber, “KPOP”
BEST ORGANIZE
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, “& Juliet”
John Clancy, “Kimberly Akimbo”
Jason Howland, “Shucked”
WINNER: Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, “Some Like It Hot”
Daryl Waters and Sam Davis, “New York, New York”
