76th Tony Awards Winners
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The 76th Tony Awards show took place on Sunday, June 11, and was hosted by Ariana DeBose. Unlike the original plan, Tony Awards 2023 was held without a script due to the writers’ strike.
According to People, the ceremony was broadcasted on Paramount+ and CBS, and the favorite Broadway plays of the night were Some Like It Hot (13 nominations), Shucked, & Juliet, and New York, New York (each nine nominations).
Tony Awards 2023 Opening
Photo Credit: THEO WARGO/GETTY IMAGES FOR TONY AWARDS PRODUCTIONS
The opening act was led by Ariana DeBose, who stole the spotlight with a choreography that featured several Broadway songs, this source notes. After the dance show, DeBose gave an opening speech addressing the ongoing strike.
Ariana DeBose addresses the #WritersStrike during her “live and unscripted” opening monologue at the #TonyAwards pic.twitter.com/PQkS029ya2
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 12, 2023
Tony Awards 2023 Winners List
1. Best Play
2. Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
3. Best Revival of a Play
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
A Doll’s House
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
4. Best Revival of a Musical
Parade
Into the Woods
Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5. Best Book of a Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
6. Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Almost Famous
Kimberly Akimbo
KPOP
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
7. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Read the full list of winners here.
Published by HOLR Magazine.