Hugh Jackman at ‘The Music Man’ Broadway opening evening a the Winter Backyard Theatre in New York on February 10, 2022. Photograph Picture Press/Shutterstock
It’s Broadway’s greatest evening! The 2022 Tony Awards are honoring the very best and brightest of the Nice White Means — from performances to costumes and past.
The seventy fifth annual awards present will take over New York Metropolis’s Radio Metropolis Music Corridor on Sunday, June 12, celebrating performs and musicals from the 2021-2022 season. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose — who made her Broadway debut in Convey It On: The Musical in 2011 and was an unique Hamilton forged member — is internet hosting the star-studded affair.
“That is the primary time we’re again at Radio Metropolis [since the coronavirus pandemic started],” the West Facet Story star instructed The New York Instances forward of the Tonys. “The neighborhood remains to be popping out of what has been a particularly difficult time. I do take a look at this as a chance to try to present an actual second of celebration, as a result of I believe it’s a gosh-darn feat and a triumph to have been capable of make work in any respect and get to this second in time.”
When requested whether or not she felt nervous to take the lead on the awards present’s stage, she joked, “I want to throw up, if I’m sincere. However I really like a problem. And I simply really feel like no matter we do goes to be enjoyable.”
DeBose is following within the footsteps of earlier hosts like Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden, Leslie Odom Jr. and extra. “If I do my job proper, will probably be a reminder to younger folks on the market watching that there’s a place for us,” she continued. “And, to be completely frank, Broadway was the place that gave me freedom to discover my identification, freedom to discover my artistry. It was the place of affection and acceptance that helped create the girl that you simply see now.”
Nominations had been introduced in Might, with the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Unusual Loop scoring a powerful 11 nods, together with Greatest Musical. The present premiered off-Broadway in 2019, making its debut on the Lyceum Theatre earlier this yr after COVID-19 delays.
“Once I first heard Meredith Nardino Michael R. Jackson‘s work, I knew I used to be listening to an thrilling and vital new voice in American Musical Theatre,” producer Barbara Whitman gushed in a press release final month. “I used to be taken on a visit that was humorous, insightful, wild and difficult – and I wished to share this story that I had but to see on a Broadway stage. I’m so grateful to have the ability to work with essentially the most proficient creators, actors, and designers who’ve come collectively to inform this game-changing story eight instances every week.”
Whereas A Unusual Loop boasts a recent forged of newcomers, different Tony-nominated reveals characteristic Broadway mainstays — from Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman in The Music Man to Mary-Louise Parker in How I Discovered to Drive.
“I’m extremely pleased with this present and The Music Man firm,” the Youthful alum mentioned in a press release after incomes a nod for Greatest Efficiency by a Main Actress in a Musical. “It’s an honor to be amongst the entire corporations that braved the pandemic to deliver again theater. Being again on Broadway is an award in itself.”
Scroll all the way down to see the entire checklist of 2022 Tony nominees — and search for the bolded names to see who received!
Greatest Musical
Woman From The North Nation
MJ
Mr. Saturday Night time
Paradise Sq.
SIX: The Musical
A Unusual Loop
Greatest Play
Clyde’s
Hangmen
The Lehman Trilogy
The Minutes
Skeleton Crew
Greatest Revival of a Musical
Caroline, or Change
Firm
The Music Man
Greatest Revival of a Play
American Buffalo
for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
How I Discovered to Drive
Take Me Out
Hassle in Thoughts
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Play
Gabby Beans, The Pores and skin of Our Tooth
LaChanze, Hassle in Thoughts
Ruth Negga, Macbeth
Deirdre O’Connell, Dana H.
Mary-Louise Parker, How I Discovered to Drive
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Play
Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy
Adam Godley, The Lehman Trilogy
Adrian Lester, The Lehman Trilogy
David Morse, How I Discovered to Drive
Sam Rockwell, American Buffalo
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna Blues
David Threlfall, Hangmen
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Musical
Sharon D Clarke, Caroline, or Change
Carmen Cusack, Flying Over Sundown
Sutton Foster, The Music Man
Joaquina Kalukango, Paradise Sq.
Mare Winningham, Woman From The North Nation
Marquee of the Winter Backyard Theater adorned with signage for “The Music Man,” starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Musical
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night time
Myles Frost, MJ
Hugh Jackman, The Music Man
Rob McClure, Mrs. Doubtfire
Jaquel Spivey, A Unusual Loop
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Play
Uzo Aduba, Clyde’s
Rachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Each Nice Dumbass are Seven Girls Making an attempt to Maintain Him Alive
Kenita R. Miller, for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Phylicia Rashad, Skeleton Crew
Julie White, POTUS: Or, Behind Each Nice Dumbass are Seven Girls Making an attempt to Maintain Him Alive
Kara Younger, Clyde’s
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Play
Alfie Allen, Hangmen
Chuck Cooper, Hassle in Thoughts
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
Ron Cephas Jones, Clyde’s
Michael Oberholtzer, Take Me Out
Jesse Williams, Take Me Out
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Play
Uzo Aduba, Clyde’s
Rachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Each Nice Dumbass are Seven Girls Making an attempt to Maintain Him Alive
Kenita R. Miller, for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Phylicia Rashad, Skeleton Crew
Julie White, POTUS: Or, Behind Each Nice Dumbass are Seven Girls Making an attempt to Maintain Him Alive
Kara Younger, Clyde’s
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Musical
Matt Doyle, Firm
Sidney DuPont, Paradise Sq.
Jared Grimes, Humorous Woman
John-Andrew Morrison, A Unusual Loop
A.J. Shively, Paradise Sq.
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Musical
Jeannette Bayardelle, Woman From The North Nation
Shoshana Bean, Mr. Saturday Night time
Jayne Houdyshell, The Music Man
L Morgan Lee, A Unusual Loop
Patti LuPone, Firm
Jennifer Simard, Firm
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Musical
Matt Doyle, Firm
Sidney DuPont, Paradise Sq.
Jared Grimes, Humorous Woman
John-Andrew Morrison, A Unusual Loop
A.J. Shively, Paradise Sq.
Greatest Path of a Play
Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Pores and skin of Our Tooth
Camille A. Brown, for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy
Neil Pepe, American Buffalo
Les Waters, Dana H.
Greatest Path of a Musical
Stephen Brackett, A Unusual Loop
Marianne Elliott, Firm
Conor McPherson, Woman From The North Nation
Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage, SIX: The Musical
Christopher Wheeldon, MJ
Greatest Guide of a Musical
Woman From The North Nation
Conor McPherson
MJ
Lynn Nottage
Mr. Saturday Night time
Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel
Paradise Sq.
Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas & Larry Kirwan
A Unusual Loop
Michael R. Jackson
Greatest Authentic Rating (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Flying Over Sundown
Music: Tom Kitt
Lyrics: Michael Korie
Mr. Saturday Night time
Music: Jason Robert Brown
Lyrics: Amanda Inexperienced
Paradise Sq.
Music: Jason Howland
Lyrics: Nathan Tysen & Masi Asare
Six: The Musical
Music and Lyrics: Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss
A Unusual Loop
Music & Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson
Greatest Choreography
Camille A. Brown, for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Warren Carlyle, The Music Man
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, SIX: The Musical
Invoice T. Jones, Paradise Sq.
Christopher Wheeldon, MJ
Greatest Orchestrations
David Cullen, Firm
Tom Curran, SIX: The Musical
Simon Hale, Woman From The North Nation
Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg, MJ
Charlie Rosen, A Unusual Loop
Greatest Scenic Design of a Play
Beowulf Boritt, POTUS: Or, Behind Each Nice Dumbass are Seven Girls Making an attempt to Maintain Him Alive
Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong, Skeleton Crew
Es Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy
Anna Fleischle, Hangmen
Scott Pask, American Buffalo
Adam Rigg, The Pores and skin of Our Tooth
Greatest Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions, Flying Over Sundown
Bunny Christie, Firm
Arnulfo Maldonado, A Unusual Loop
Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini, MJ
Allen Moyer, Paradise Sq.
Greatest Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions, Flying Over Sundown
Bunny Christie, Firm
Arnulfo Maldonado, A Unusual Loop
Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini, MJ
Allen Moyer, Paradise Sq.
Greatest Costume Design of a Play
Montana Levi Blanco, The Pores and skin of Our Tooth
Sarafina Bush, for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Emilio Sosa, Hassle in Thoughts
Jane Greenwood, Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite
Jennifer Moeller, Clyde’s
Greatest Costume Design of a Musical
Fly Davis, Caroline, or Change
Toni-Leslie James, Paradise Sq.
William Ivey Lengthy, Diana, The Musical
Santo Loquasto, The Music Man
Gabriella Slade, SIX: The Musical
Paul Tazewell, MJ
Greatest Lighting Design of a Play
Joshua Carr, Hangmen
Jiyoun Chang, for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy
Jane Cox, Macbeth
Yi Zhao, The Pores and skin of Our Tooth
Greatest Lighting Design of a Musical
Neil Austin, Firm
Tim Deiling, SIX: The Musical
Donald Holder, Paradise Sq.
Natasha Katz, MJ
Bradley King, Flying Over Sundown
Jen Schriever, A Unusual Loop
Greatest Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington, for coloured ladies who’ve thought of suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Mikhail Fiksel, Dana H.
Palmer Hefferan, The Pores and skin of Our Tooth
Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey, The Lehman Trilogy
Mikaal Sulaiman, Macbeth
Greatest Sound Design of a Musical
Simon Baker, Woman From The North Nation
Paul Gatehouse, SIX: The Musical
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Firm
Drew Levy, A Unusual Loop
Gareth Owen, MJ
