2023 Tony Awards nominations: 'Some Like It Hot' leads; Jessica Chastain, Samuel L. Jackson score
âSome Like It Hotâ sizzled in Tuesdayâs Tony Awards nominations.
The new Broadway production, adapted from the 1959 screwball comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, led this yearâs crop with 13 nods, including best musical, best actor (Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee) and best featured actress (NaTasha Yvette Williams). The show features an original score by âHairsprayâ team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and counts pop/R&B icon Mariah Carey among its producers.
A-listers cropped up in multiple categories in this seasonâs nominations. Jessica Chastain (âA Dollâs Houseâ) and Jodie Comer (âPrima Facieâ) are going head-to-head in best leading actress in a play for their powerhouse performances, while Samuel L. Jackson (âAugust Wilsonâs The Piano Lessonâ) earned his first Tony nod in the featured actor category.
Singers-turned-actors Sara Bareilles (âInto the Woodsâ) and Josh Groban (âSweeney Toddâ) were also recognized for their respective shows, which are both vying for myriad prizes including best revival of a musical.
Now in their 76th year, the Tony Awards honor the best of Broadway, with nominees voted on by an independent committee of 40 theater professionals. This year's ceremony will be held at New Yorkâs historic United Palace on June 11 and broadcast on CBS (8 EDT/5 PDT). Oscar winner Ariana DeBose ("West Side Story") is returning to host the event for a second year.
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2023 Tony Awards nominations full list
Best musical
- â& Julietâ
- âKimberly Akimboâ
- âNew York, New Yorkâ
- âShuckedâ
- âSome Like It Hotâ
Best play
- âAinât No Moââ
- âBetween Riverside and Crazyâ
- âCost of Livingâ
- âFat Hamâ
- âLeopoldstadtâ
Best revival of a musical
- âInto the Woodsâ
- âLerner & Loeweâs Camelotâ
- âParadeâ
- âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
Best revival of a play
- âAugust Wilsonâs The Piano Lessonâ
- âA Dollâs Houseâ
- âThe Sign in Sidney Brusteinâs Windowâ
- âSuzan-Lori Parksâ Topdog/Underdogâ
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, âSuzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdogâ
- Corey Hawkins, âSuzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdogâ
- Sean Hayes, âGood Night, Oscarâ
- Stephen McKinley Henderson, âBetween Riverside and Crazyâ
- Wendell Pierce, âArthur Miller's Death of a Salesmanâ
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
- Jessica Chastain, âA Doll's Houseâ
- Jodie Comer, âPrima Facieâ
- Jessica Hecht, âSummer, 1976â
- Audra McDonald, âOhio State Murdersâ
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
- Christian Borle, âSome Like It Hotâ
- J. Harrison Ghee, âSome Like It Hotâ
- Josh Groban, âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
- Brian d'Arcy James, âInto the Woodsâ
- Ben Platt, âParadeâ
- Colton Ryan, âNew York, New Yorkâ
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
- Annaleigh Ashford, âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
- Sara Bareilles, âInto the Woodsâ
- Victoria Clark, âKimberly Akimboâ
- Lorna Courtney, â& Julietâ
- Micaela Diamond, âParadeâ
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
- Jordan E. Cooper, âAin't No Mo'â
- Samuel L. Jackson, âAugust Wilson's The Piano Lessonâ
- Arian Moayed, âA Doll's Houseâ
- Brandon Uranowitz, âLeopoldstadtâ
- David Zayas, âCost of Livingâ
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
- Nikki Crawford, âFat Hamâ
- Crystal Lucas-Perry, âAin't No Mo'â
- Miriam Silverman, âThe Sign in Sidney Brustein's Windowâ
- Katy Sullivan, âCost of Livingâ
- Kara Young, âCost of Livingâ
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical
- Kevin Cahoon, âShuckedâ
- Justin Cooley, âKimberly Akimboâ
- Kevin Del Aguila, âSome Like It Hotâ
- Jordan Donica, âLerner & Loewe's Camelotâ
- Alex Newell, âShuckedâ
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical
- Julia Lester, âInto the Woodsâ
- Ruthie Ann Miles, âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
- Bonnie Milligan, âKimberly Akimboâ
- NaTasha Yvette Williams, âSome Like It Hotâ
- Betsy Wolfe, â& Julietâ
Best direction of a play
- Saheem Ali, âFat Hamâ
- Jo Bonney, âCost of Livingâ
- Jamie Lloyd, âA Doll's Houseâ
- Patrick Marber, âLeopoldstadtâ
- Stevie Walker-Webb, âAin't No Mo'â
- Max Webster, âLife of Piâ
Best direction of a musical
- Michael Arden, âParadeâ
- Lear deBessonet, âInto the Woodsâ
- Casey Nicholaw, âSome Like It Hotâ
- Jack O'Brien, âShuckedâ
- Jessica Stone, âKimberly Akimboâ
Best book of a musical
- "& Juliet"
- "Kimberly Akimbo"
- "New York, New York"
- "Shucked"
- "Some Like It Hot"
Best original score
- "Almost Famous"
- "Kimberly Akimbo"
- "KPOP"
- "Shucked"
- "Some Like It Hot"
Best choreography
- âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
- âSome Like It Hotâ
- âNew York, New Yorkâ
- â& Julietâ
- âKPOPâ
Best orchestrations
- â& Julietâ
- âKimberly Akimboâ
- âShuckedâ
- âSome Like It Hotâ
- âNew York, New Yorkâ
Best sound design of a play
- âAinât No Moââ
- âLife of Piâ
- âA Christmas Carolâ
- âA Dollâs Houseâ
- âPrima Facieâ
Best sound design of a musical
- âNew York, New Yorkâ
- âShuckedâ
- âInto the Woodsâ
- â& Julietâ
- âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
Best lighting design of a play
- âLeopoldstadtâ
- âPrima Facieâ
- âA Dollâs Houseâ
- âFat Hamâ
- âLife of Piâ
- âArthur Millerâs Death of a Salesmanâ
- âA Christmas Carolâ
Best lighting design of a musical
- âNew York, New Yorkâ
- âLerner & Loeweâs Camelotâ
- âParadeâ
- â& Julietâ
- âSome Like It Hotâ
- âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
Best costume design of a musical
- âSome Like It Hotâ
- âParadeâ
- âLerner & Loeweâs Camelotâ
- âKPOPâ
- â& Julietâ
- âNew York, New Yorkâ
Best costume design of a play
- âLife of Piâ
- âFat Hamâ
- âLeopoldstadtâ
- âAinât No Moââ
- âGood Night, Oscarâ
Best scenic design of a play
- âPrima Facieâ
- âLife of Piâ
- âGood Night, Oscarâ
- âLeopoldstadtâ
- âA Christmas Carolâ
Best scenic design of a musical
- âNew York, New Yorkâ
- âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ
- âLerner & Loeweâs Camelotâ
- âShuckedâ
- âSome Like It Hotâ