The Winners for the 2024 Tony Awards Have Been Announced!
Broadway's brightest stars gathered at the 2024 Tony Awards for a night of celebration and recognition
From new productions to classics reborn, the 77th annual Tony Awards was a night to remember and well-deserved for all involved! Held at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York City on June 16, 2024, and hosted by the ever-charismatic Ariana DeBose, the 77th annual awards celebrated Broadway's finest talents and was broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+. Let's take a look at the night's big winners!
The Highlights Of The Night
Stereophonic won the most awards of the night and the most for a play. Including Best New Play, while Will Brill won Best Actor in a Play. Best Direction of a Play went to Daniel Aukin, Best Scenic Design of a Play was awarded to David Zinn, and Best Sound Design of a Play went to Ryan Rumery.
The Outsiders emerged victorious as Best Musical, marking a significant win for its producers, including Angelina Jolie. It also took home three more Tony Awards, including Best Direction of a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, and Best Lighting Design of a Musical.
For revivals, Merrily We Roll Along took home the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical, with its star Jonathan Groff winning Best Leading Actor in a Musical and Daniel Radcliffe winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical, marking the pair's first Tony Awards for their outstanding performances. The award for Best Orchestration went to Jonathan Tunick.
Celebrating Lifetime Contributions
The night also honored the legacies of Jack O'Brien and George C. Wolfe, who received the 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Furthermore, Billy Porter was recognized with the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his passionate activism and contributions to the LGBTQ+ community.
The Full List of Winners
Below is the complete list of this year's Tony Award winners:
Best Musical
Winner: The Outsiders
Nominees: Hell's Kitchen, Illinoise, Suffs, Water for Elephants
Best Play
Winner: Stereophonic
Nominees: Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Mary Jane, Mother Play, Prayer for the French Republic
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 Revival of a Play
Winner: Appropriate
Nominees: An Enemy of the People, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Leading Actor in a Musical
Winner: Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
Nominees: Brian d'Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses; Brody Grant, The Outsiders; Dorian Harewood, The Notebook; Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Leading Actress in a Musical
Winner: Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen
Nominees: Eden Espinosa, Lempicka; Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses; Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook; Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Featured Actor in a Musical
Winner: Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
Nominees: Roger Bart, Back to the Future: The Musical; Joshua Boone, The Outsiders; Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell's Kitchen; Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders; Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Featured Actress in a Musical
Winner: Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen
Nominees: Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen; Amber Iman, Lempicka; Nikki M. James, Suffs; Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python's Spamalot; Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along; Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Leading Actor in a Play
Winner: Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People
Nominees: William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya; Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch; Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable; Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
Leading Actress in a Play
Winner: Sarah Paulson, Appropriate
Nominees: Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic; Jessica Lange, Mother Play; Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane; Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Parable
Featured Actor in a Play
Winner: Will Brill, Stereophonic
Nominees: Eli Gelb, Stereophonic; Jim Parsons, Mother Play; Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic; Corey Stoll, Appropriate
Featured Actress in a Play
Winner: Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Nominees: Quincy Tyler Bernadine, Doubt: A Parable; Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic; Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play; Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Best Book of a Musical
Winner: Shaina Taub, Suffs
Nominees: Kristtoffer Diaz, Hell's Kitchen; Bekah Brunstetter, The Notebook; Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, The Outsiders; Rick Elice, Water for Elephants
Best Original Score
Winner: Shaina Taub, Suffs
Nominees: Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses; David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love; Will Butler, Stereophonic; Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Winner: David Zinn, Stereophonic
Nominees: dots, Appropriate; dots, An Enemy of the People; Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch; David Zinn, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Winner: Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Nominees: Amp featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders; Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell's Kitchen; Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants; David Korins, Here Lies Love; Riccardo Hernndez and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka; Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back to the Future: The Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play
Winner: Dede Ayite, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Nominees: Dede Ayite, Appropriate; Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic; Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch; David Zinn, An Enemy of the People
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Winner: Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
Nominees: Dede Ayite, Hell's Kitchen; David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants; Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club; Paul Tazewell, Suffs
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Winner: Jane Cox, Appropriate
Nominees: Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People; Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic; Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic; Natasha Katz, Grey House
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Winner: Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders
Nominees: Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise; Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club; Natasha Katz, Hell's Kitchen; Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants
Best Sound Design of a Play
Winner: Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
Nominees: Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja's African Hair Braiding; Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane; Tom Gibbons, Grey House; Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Winner: Cody Spencer, The Outsiders
Nominees: M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love; Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along; Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club; Gareth Owen, Hell's Kitchen
Best Direction of a Play
Winner: Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
Nominees: Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane; Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch; Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate; Whitney White, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Best Direction of a Musical
Winner: Danya Taymor, The Outsiders
Nominees: Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along; Michael Greif, Hell's Kitchen; Leigh Silverman, Suffs; Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Best Choreography
Winner: Justin Peck, Illinoise
Nominees: Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love; Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen; Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders; Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants
Best Orchestrations
Winner: Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along
Nominees: Timo Andres, Illinoise; Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic; Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), The Outsiders; Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell's Kitchen