76th Tony Awards
The 76th Tony Awards will recognize the achievements in Broadway productions during the 2022–23 season. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at the United Palace in New York City on June 11, 2023, with Ariana DeBose returning as host for the second year in a row.
| 76th Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Date | June 11, 2023 |
| Venue | United Palace |
| Hosted by | Ariana DeBose |
| Most nominations | Some Like It Hot (13) |
| Website | tonyawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS Paramount+ |
| Produced by | Ricky Kirshner Glenn Weiss |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
Nominees were announced on May 2, 2023; the musical Some Like It Hot was the most-nominated show of the season, while Ain't No Mo' and Leopoldstadt are tied for most nominated play.
Ceremony information
In January 2023, The Broadway League and American Theatre Wing renewed its contract with Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss's White Cherry Entertainment to produce the ceremony.[1] On April 12, 2023, it was announced that Ariana DeBose would return as host for a second-consecutive year.[2] On April 25, 2023, it was announced that the streaming pre-show The Tony Awards: Act One would move to the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service Pluto TV, prior to the main presentation on CBS.[3]
Impact of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
On May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike.[4] On May 12, the WGA denied the American Theatre Wing's request for a waiver to allow the broadcast, thereby placing the ceremony's broadcast in uncertainty.[5] The Tony Awards Management Committee held an emergency meeting on May 15 to discuss the future of the ceremony. The meeting was unproductive. Sources say the committee will make another effort to convince the WGA for a strike waiver.[6] The options are to either hold a non-televised press conference on the original date—akin to the response of the 65th Golden Globe Awards to the 2007–08 strike—or to postpone the ceremony until the strike is resolved—similar to the 74th Tony Awards, which were postponed by more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The same day as the emergency meeting, the WGA announced they would not picket the event, but still once again denied the waiver, and the broadcast would continued as planned.[8] The ceremony is currently expected to be unscripted, Lin-Manuel Miranda initially wrote an opening number for the awards, but it's currently unknown if it will be performed because of the strike.[9]
Eligibility
The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2022–23 season is April 27, 2023, for all Broadway productions which meet all other eligibility requirements.[10]
Events
Nominations
The nominees for the 76th Tony Awards were announced on May 2, 2023 by Lea Michele and Myles Frost.[11][12][13] The year's nominations included several non-binary performers, with J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell becoming the first two non-binary performers to be nominated for performances in the same year,[14] while others, such as Justin David Sullivan, opted out of Tony consideration due to their gendered categories, urging awards shows to "expand their reach".[15]
The musical Some Like It Hot led the nominations, with 13 nominations,[16] while Ain't No Mo' and Leopoldstadt tied for the most nominations for a play, each receiving six.[17]
Nominees
The winners, when announced, will be listed first, and will be highlighted in boldface.
‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the musical or play.
Nominations per production
| Production | Nominations |
|---|---|
| Some Like It Hot | 13 |
| & Juliet | 9 |
| New York, New York | 9 |
| Shucked | 9 |
| Kimberly Akimbo | 8 |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 8 |
| Ain't No Mo' | 6 |
| A Doll's House | 6 |
| Into the Woods | 6 |
| Leopoldstadt | 6 |
| Parade | 6 |
| Cost of Living | 5 |
| Fat Ham | 5 |
| Camelot | 5 |
| Life of Pi | 5 |
| Prima Facie | 4 |
| A Christmas Carol | 3 |
| Good Night, Oscar | 3 |
| KPOP | 3 |
| Topdog/Underdog | 3 |
| Death of a Salesman | 2 |
| The Piano Lesson | 2 |
| Between Riverside and Crazy | 2 |
| The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window | 2 |
| Almost Famous | 1 |
| Ohio State Murders | 1 |
| Summer, 1976 | 1 |
Individuals with multiple nominations
| Individual | Nominations |
|---|---|
| Casey Nicholaw | 2 |
| Ben & Max Ringham | |
| Natasha Katz | |
| Emilio Sosa | |
| Scott Pask | |
| David Lindsay-Abaire | |
| Jordan E. Cooper | |
| Jennifer Weber |
See also
References
- Evans, Greg (January 12, 2023). "Tony Awards Sets White Cherry Entertainment As Production Team Through 2026". Deadline. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- Evans, Greg (April 12, 2023). "Ariana DeBose To Host 76th Annual Tony Awards". Deadline. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- Evans, Greg (April 25, 2023). "CBS & Pluto TV Partner For Tony Awards Pre-Show". Deadline. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- Evans, Greg (May 5, 2023). "The Tony Awards And The Writers Strike: What Happens If Broadway's Big Night Has No Words?". Deadline. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- Zhan, Jennifer (May 12, 2023). "The Writers' Strike Has Reached the 2023 Tony Awards". Vulture. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- Evans, Greg (May 15, 2023). "Tony Awards Path Still Undetermined Following Committee Meeting Today And Last-Ditch Efforts For WGA Strike Waiver". Deadline. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Feinberg, Scott (May 12, 2023). "Tony Awards Will Not Be Televised As Scheduled June 11 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- White, Abbey (May 15, 2023). "Writers Guild of America Says It Will Not Picket 2023 Tony Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Houston, Caitlin (May 16, 2023). "Tonys to Move Forward With Unscripted, Televised Broadcast Amid Writers Strike". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- "Rules and Regulations". Tony Awards. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- Sherman, Rachel; Cohn, Gabe (May 2, 2023). "Tony Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- "Tony Awards Eligibility for 2023 – Part 1". Tony Awards. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "Tony Awards Eligibility for 2023 – Part 2". Tony Awards. April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- David, Cara Joy (April 17, 2023). "Questions About Tony Nominators and Nonbinary Performers Raised in Latest Admin Rulings". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Paulson, Michael (February 1, 2023). "Nonbinary Broadway Performer Opts Out of Gendered Tony Awards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- "'Some Like It Hot' leads 2023 Tony nominations". RAPPLER. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- Lang, Rebecca Rubin,Brent; Rubin, Rebecca; Lang, Brent (May 2, 2023). "Tony Award Nominations 2023: 'Some Like It Hot' Dominates, Followed by '& Juliet,' 'Shucked,' 'New York, New York'". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2023.