“Kimberly Akimbo”, and a revival of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”, also topped the list of nominations by production for the 76th annual awards, according to a statement from the Tony Awards committee.
Actress Ariana DeBose will again host the ceremony, scheduled for June 11 at New York City’s United Palace theatre and airing live on CBS and on demand on Paramount+.
Best new musical nominees were “& Juliet”, “Kimberly Akimbo”, “New York, New York”, “Shucked” and “Some Like it Hot”, with “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods” among the productions earning nods for best musical revival.
Best new play nominees were “Ain’t No Mo'”, “Between Riverside and Crazy”, Cost of Living”, “Fat Ham” and “Leopoldstadt” with August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” and Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog” earning nominations for best revival of a play, among other productions.
The stage adaptation of the 1959 crime comedy film “Some Like It Hot” opened on Broadway in December and topped the list with 13 nominations.
See the list in full below:
Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Best Play
Ain’t No Mo‘
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt
Best Musical (Revival)
Into the Woods
Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Play (Revival)
A Doll’s House
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
Best Book of a Musical
& Juliet — David West Read
Kimberly Akimbo — David Linsay-Abaire
New York, New York — David Thompson & Sharon Washington
Shucked — Robert Horn
Some Like It Hot — Matthew López & Amber Ruffin
Best Original Score
Almost Famous — Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
Kimberly Akimbo — Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
KPop — Music & Lyrics by Helen Park & Max Vernon
Shucked — Music and Lyrics by Brandi Clark & Shane McAnally
Some Like It Hot — Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Best Actor (Musical)
Christian Borle (Some Like It Hot)
J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot)
Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Brian D’Arcy James (Into the Woods)
Ben Platt (Parade)
Colton Ryan (New York, New York)
Best Actress (Musical)
Annaleigh Ashford (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Sara Bareilles (Into the Woods)
Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo)
Lorna Courtney (& Juliet)
Micaela Diamond (Parade)
Best Actor (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)
Best Actress (Play)
Jessica Chastain (A Doll’s House)
Jodi Comer (Prima Facie)
Jessica Hecht (Summer, 1976)
Audra McDonald (Ohio State Murders)
Best Supporting Actor (Musical)
Kevin Cahoon (Shucked)
Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo)
Kevin Del Aguila (Some Like It Hot)
Jordan Donica (Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot)
Alex Newell (Shucked)
Best Supporting Actress (Musical)
Julia Lester (Into the Woods)
Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo)
NaTasha Yvette Williams (Some Like It Hot)
Betsy Wolfe (& Juliet)
Best Supporting Actor (Play)
Jordan E. Cooper (Ain’t No Mo’)
Samuel L. Jackson (August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson)
Arian Moayed (A Doll’s House)
Brandon Uranowitz (Leopoldstadt)
David Zayas (Cost of Living)
Best Supporting Actress (Play)
Nikki Crawford (Fat Ham)
Crystal Lucas-Perry (Ain’t No Mo’)
Miriam Silverman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window)
Katy Sullivan (Cost of Living)
Kara Young (Cost of Living)
Best Direction (Play)
Saheem Ali (Fat Ham)
Jo Bonney (Cost of Living)
Jamie Lloyd (A Doll’s House)
Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt)
Stevie Walker-Webb (Ain’t No Mo’)
Max Webster (Life of Pi)
Best Direction (Musical)
Michael Arden (Parade)
Lear 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)
Casey Nicholas (Some Like It Hot)
Susan Stroman (New York, New York)
Jennifer Weber (& Juliet)
Jennifer Weber (KPop)
Best Orchestrations
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro (Shucked)
John Clancy (Kimberly Akimbo)
Jason Howland (Shucked)
Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter (Some Like It Hot)
Daryl Waters & Sam Davis (New York, New York)
Best Scenic Design (Play)
Miriam Buether (Prima Facie)
Tim Hatley and Andrej Goulding (Life of Pi)
Rachel Hauck (Good Night, Oscar)
Richard Hudson (Leopoldstadt)
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon (A Christmas Carol)
Best Scenic Design (Musical)
Beowulf Boritt (New York, New York)
Mimi Lien (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)
Scott Pask (Shucked)
Scott Pask (Some Like It Hot)
Best Costume Design (Musical)
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Life of Pi)
Dominique Fawn Hill (Fat Ham)
Brigitte Reiffenstuel (Leopoldstadt)
Emilio Sosa (Ain’t No Mo‘)
Emilio (Good Night, Oscar)
Best Costume Design (Musical)
Gregg Barnes (Some Like It Hot)
Susan Hilferty (Parade)
Jennifer Moeller (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)
Paloma Young (& Juliet)
Donna Zakowska (New York, New York)
Sound Design (Play)
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams (Ain’t No Mo’)
Carolyn Downing (Life of Pi)
Joshua D. Reid (A Christmas Carol)
Ben and Max Ringham (A Doll’s House)
Ben and Max Ringham (Prima Facie)
Sound Design (Musical)
Kai Harada (New York, New York)
John Shivers (Shucked)
Scott Lehrer and Alex Heumann (Into the Woods)
Gareth Owen (& Juliet)
Nevin Steinberg (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Lighting Design (Play)
Neil Austin (Leopoldstadt)
Natasha Chivers (Prima Facie)
Jon Clark (A Doll’s House)
Bradley King (Fat Ham)
Tim Lutkin (Life of Pi)
Jen Schriever (Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman)
Ben Stanton (A Christmas Carol)
Lighting Design (Musical)
Ken Billington (New York, New York)
Lap Chi Chu (Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot)
Heather Gilbert (Parade)
Howard Hudson (& Juliet)
Natasha Katz (Some Like It Hot)
Natasha Katz (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
