The Tony Awards this time celebrated and acknowledged the best of Broadway. The night was filled with spectacular performances, historic wins, and of course, emotional speeches. The ceremony this year honored a wide range of outstanding actors, productions, creative talents, and more who have stretched the boundaries of theater. The categories were extremely competitive with a diverse range of nominees. The Tony Awards 2024 highlighted the excellence and brilliance within the theatrical community. Take a look at the list of winners.
Best Musical
Winner
The Outsiders
Nominees
Hell's Kitchen
Illinoise
Suffs
Water for Elephants
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
Winner
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
Nominees
Body Grant, The Outsiders
Dorian Harewood, The Notebook
Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
Winner
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen
Nominees
Eden Espinosa, Lempicka
Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
Winner
Sarah Paulson, Appropriate
Nominees
Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Parable
Best revival of a musical
Winner
Merrily We Roll Along
Nominees
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gutenberg! The Musical!
The Who’s Tommy
Best play
Winner
Stereophonic
Nominees
Prayer for the French Republic
Mother Play
Mary Jane
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Best revival of a play
Winner
Appropriate
Nominees
An Enemy of the People
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Best original score
Winner
Shaina Taub, Suffs
Nominees
Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses
Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine,
Will Butler, Stereophonic
The Outsiders
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical
Winner
Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen
Nominees
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen
Nikki M. James, Suffs
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical
Winner
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
Nominees
Roger Bart, Back To The Future: The Musical
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell's Kitchen
Best direction of a musical
Winner
Danya Taymor, The Outsiders
Nominees
Maria Friedman (Merrily We Roll Along)
Leigh Silverman (Suffs)
Michael Grief (Hell's Kitchen)
Jessica Stone (Water for Elephants)
Best direction of a play
Winner
Daniel Aukin (Stereophonic)
Nominees
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Whitney White, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
Winner
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Nominees
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
Winner
Will Brill, Stereophonic
Nominees
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Corey Stoll, Appropriate
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
Winner
Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People
Nominees
William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable
Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
Best sound design of a play
Winner
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
Nominees
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Tom Gibbons, Grey House
Best sound design of a musical
Winner
Cody Spencer, The Outsiders
Nominees
Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Gareth Owen, Hell's Kitchen
Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best book of a musical
Winner
Shaina Taub, Stuffs
Nominees
Rick Elice, Water for Elephants
Kristoffer Diaz, Hell's Kitchen
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
Bekah Brunstetter, The Notebook
Best scenic design of a musical
Winner
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Nominees
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell's Kitchen
David Korins, Here Lies Love
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back To The Future: The Musical
AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
Riccardo Hernandez and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
Best scenic design of a play
Winner
David Zinn, Stereophonic
Nominees
dots, An Enemy of the People
Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
dots, Appropriate
David Zinn, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Best choreography
Winner
Justin Peck, Illinoise
Nominees
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants
Annie- B Parson, Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen
The extraordinary talents on and off the stage were well-celebrated in the Tony Awards 2024. The power of storytelling is well acknowledged through the awards. The winners and nominees this year have undoubtedly set a very high standard for the upcoming productions. The curtains have closed on another significant Tony Awards, yet the celebration of resilience, artistic excellence, and creativity continues to inspire both performers and audiences.
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