Two shows about musical creativity are leading the charge, with female directors setting records.
advertisementThis year's Tony Award nominations were led by Alicia Keys' musical “Hell's Kitchen'' and the '70s behind-the-scenes drama “Stereophonic,'' both of which received 13 nominations each.
candidate list of broadway theater awards It was announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renee Elise Goldsberry on Tuesday. Both are Tony Award winners themselves.
“This is completely crazy. It took me like an hour to compose myself. I couldn't even put the words together,” said Keys, whose semi-autobiographical “Hell's Kitchen” won best new musical and four awards. In addition to the acting award, he was also nominated for other categories such as Best Choreography, Costume, Stage Design, and Direction.
“Stereophonic” – This tells the story of the band: fleetwood mac, which traced the ups and downs of the group's life-changing year, becoming the most nominated play in the award's history. In addition to categories such as music and lighting, the show was nominated for a song by playwright David Adjmi and Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire, who said the production is about the “horror and beauty” of art. It states that
A total of 28 performances have earned at least one Tony nomination, with 12 being shortlisted for the musical “The Outsiders,” an adaptation of SE Hinton's coming-of-age novel and Francis Ford Coppola film. The revival of “Cabaret” featuring Eddie Redmayne received 9 points. and “Appropriate,'' a dramatic play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins about the secrets revealed at a family reunion of eight.
This year was also a record-breaking year. female director, seven women occupy 10 directorial slots, including plays and musicals. The previous record was the 2022 Tony Awards, which had four women running across two races.
Notable names include Steve Carell making his Broadway debut in a poorly received revival of the classic play Uncle Vanya, and The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli making his Broadway debut in Enemy of the People. Although they made their debuts, neither of them received any nominations.
The 2024 Tony Award winners will be announced on June 16th. Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose will once again host this year's show, with co-hosts Angela Lansbury, Neil Patrick Harris, and Hugh Jackman.
See the full list of Tony Award nominees here.
