“Hell's Kitchen,'' the musical inspired by Alicia Keys' New York City teen years, and “Stereophonic,'' the story of a rock group on the verge of splitting, sweep the 2024 Tony Award nominations. did.
The two shows will feature one focusing on the pop titan's talent before she became famous, and the other exploring the darker, more narcotic side of the music industry. and earned a top 13 nod. “The Outsiders,” a musical based on SE Hinton's coming-of-age novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film of the same name, was followed with 12 nominations. “Hell's Kitchen'' and “The Outsiders'' competed for best musical, and “Stereophonic'' was nominated for best play.
Among the revival nominees for Best Picture, “Appropriate,'' a gruesome depiction of a dysfunctional family set against the backdrop of a declining farm, received eight nominations. Merrily We Roll Along, a revival of one of Stephen Sondheim's most infamous flops to rapturous reviews and huge box office success, received seven nominations and is a musical adaptation of the best-selling romance novel. “Water for Elephants,'' a reinterpretation of “Water for Elephants,'' was similarly nominated in seven categories. movie. “Merrily'' will be named Best Musical Revival, and “Water for Elephants'' will be named Best Musical.
This year's nominations included some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Daniel Radcliffe received his first Tony Award nomination for his supporting role in Merrily We Roll Along, and Eddie Redmayne, who already has an Oscar and a Tony Award on his mantel, is best known for his role in Cabaret at His performance as a malicious host in “The Kit'' was praised. Cat club. ” The revival of “Cabaret” was a sensation in London's West End, where ticket prices soared, but the opinion of American critics was more mixed. Still, the show racked up an impressive nine nominations, including Best Musical Revival and a nomination for Redmayne's co-star Gail Rankin.
Rachel McAdams, a heartbroken mother dealing with her child's health crisis, was nominated for Best Actress for her Broadway debut in Mary Jane. Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange, two film and television stars who frequently perform on stage, were also nominated for lead actress in a play for their work in “Appropriate'' and “Mother Play,'' respectively. Jeremy Strong of “Succession'' and Liev Schreiber of “Ray Donovan'' fame have starred in two revivals of “Enemy of the People'' and “Doubt.'' And Shriver's co-star Amy Ryan, a last-minute replacement for the ill Tyne Daly, took to the stage after several days of rehearsals, giving a brave performance as a crusader nun in Doubt. was evaluated and nominated. Looking at the life of a priest in a different light, Leslie Odom Jr., a previous Best Actor in a Musical winner for “Hamilton,'' plays a scheming preacher in “Purly Victorious.'' He has been selected as the leading actor in a play.
In addition to “Hell's Kitchen,'' “Water for Elephants,'' and “The Outsiders,'' the best music race includes the historical epic about the women's suffrage movement, “Suffus,'' and Sufjan Stevens' dance revue. Contains “Illinois.” music. “Merrily We Roll Along'' and “Cabaret'' are nominated for Best Musical Revival, as is “Gutenberg!'' musical! ” and “The Who’s Tommy.”
In the race for Best Picture, “Stereophonic,” written by David Adjmi, beat out Amy Herzog's “Mary Jane,” Paula Vogel's “Mother Play,” and Jocelyn Biot's “Jaja's African Hair.” “Blading,'' which will go head-to-head with Joshua Harmon's “Prayer for a Prayer.'' French Republic. ” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's “Appropriate'' is widely considered to be the winner, along with Ossie Davis's “Purley'' and Herzog's new translation of Henrik Ibsen's “An Enemy of the People.'' It was nominated for a revival play.
It's an exciting time on Broadway, with shows rushing to open ahead of the April 25 deadline for nominations. Approximately 12 shows will premiere over two weeks, including “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,'' “The Patriots,'' “Uncle Vanya,'' “Hell's Kitchen,'' “Suffices,'' and “Illinois.'' It was scheduled to be screened. ” debuted in quick succession. But winning a major Tony Award could mean the difference between a long-term commitment and cancellation. Just ask past winners like last season's “Kimberly Akimbo” and 2022's “Strange Loop,” both of which were able to last for months. Received the highest award in the new musical category.
Previous Tony Award winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry announced their nominations Tuesday morning. The 77th Tony Awards will be hosted by Ariana DeBose and will be held on June 16th at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
The broadcast will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Both companies have Paramount Global as their parent company. This is the third time DeBose has hosted the awards.
best play
- “Jaja's African Hair Braiding”
- “Mary Jane”
- “Mom play”
- “Prayer for the French Republic”
- “stereophonic”
Best musical award
- “Hell's Kitchen”
- “Illinois”
- “Outsider”
- “Saf”
- “Water for elephants”
Best revival of a play
- “appropriate”
- “Enemy of the People”
- “Parley Victorious: Non-Confederate Soldiers Frolic in the Cotton Country.”
Best Musical Revival Award
- “Kit Kat Club Cabaret”
- “Gutenberg! The Musical!”
- “Merrily We Roll Along”
- “The Who's Tommy”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- William Jackson Harper “Uncle Vanya”
- Leslie Odom, Jr., “Pearly Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rampage Through the Cotton Fields”
- Liev Schreiber “Doubt: A Fable”
- Jeremy Strong “Enemy of the People”
- Michael Stuhlbarg “Patriots”
Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
- Betsy Eidem “Prayer for the French Republic”
- Jessica Lange “Mother Play”
- Rachel McAdams “Mary Jane”
- Sarah Paulson: “Appropriate”
- Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Fable
Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical
- Brody Grant “The Outsider”
- Jonathan Groff “Merrily We Roll Along”
- Dorian Harewood “The Notebook”
- Brian d'Arcy James “Days of Wine and Roses”
- Eddie Redmayne “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical
- Eden Espinosa “Lempicka”
- Marea Joy Moon “Hell's Kitchen”
- Kerry O'Hara “Days of Wine and Roses”
- Marian Plunkett “The Notebook”
- Gail Rankin “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Will Brill “Stereophonic”
- Eli Gelb “Stereophonic”
- Jim Parsons “Mother Play”
- Tom Pesinka “Stereophonic”
- Corey Stoll “Appropriate”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Quincy Tyler Bernstein “Doubt: A Fable”
- Juliana Canfield “Stereophonic”
- Celia Keenan-Bolger “Mother Play”
- Sarah Pidgeon “Stereophonic”
- Kara Young, “Pearly Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rampage Through the Cotton Fields”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Roger Bart “Back to the Future: The Musical”
- Joshua Boone “The Outsider”
- Brandon Victor Dixon “Hell's Kitchen”
- Skye Lakota-Lynch “The Outsider”
- Daniel Radcliffe “Merrily We Roll Along”
- Stephen Skybell “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Shoshana Bean “Hell's Kitchen”
- Amber Iman “Lempicka”
- Nicky M. James “Suffus”
- Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer “Monty Python's Spamalot”
- Kesia Lewis “Hell's Kitchen”
- Lindsey Mendes “Merrily We Roll Along”
- Bebe Neuwirth “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
best musical books
- “Hell's Kitchen” Christopher Diaz
- “The Notebook” Bekah Branstetter
- “The Outsider” Adam Rapp and Justin Levine
- “Suffus” Shaina Toub
- “Giving the Elephant Water” Rick Ellis
Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for theater
- “Days of wine and roses”Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
- “Here's the Love.” Music: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim.Lyrics: David Byrne
- “The Outsiders.” Music and Lyrics: Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine
- “stereophonic”.Music & Lyrics: Will Butler
- “Saf” Music & Lyrics: Shaina Toub
Best stage design award for a play
- Dot “appropriate”
- Dot “Enemy of the People”
- Derek McClain, “Pearly Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rampage Through the Cotton Fields”
- David Zinn “Jaja's African Hair Braiding”
- David Zinn “Stereophonic”
Musical Stage Art Award
- AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian “The Outsiders”
- Robert Brill & Peter Nigrini “Hell's Kitchen”
- Takeshi Kada “Giving Water to Elephants”
- David Collins “Here Lies Love”
- Riccardo Hernandez and Peter Nigrini “Lempicka”
- Tim Hatley and Finn Roth “Back to the Future: The Musical”
- Tom Scutt “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Theater Costume Design Award
- Dede Aite “Appropriate”
- Dede Aite “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
- Enver Çakaltaş “Stereophonic”
- Emilio Sosa, “Parly Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rampage Through the Cotton Fields”
- David Zinn “Enemy of the People”
Musical Costume Design Award
- Dede Aite “Hell's Kitchen”
- Linda Cho “The Great Gatsby”
- David Israel Reynoso “Water for Elephants”
- Tom Scutt “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
- Paul Tazewell “Suffus”
Best Lighting Design Award for Theater
- Isabella Bird “Enemy of the People”
- Amit Chandrashekhar “Prayer for the French Republic”
- Jang Ji-young “Stereophonic”
- Jane Cox “Appropriate”
- Natasha Katz “Grey House”
Musical Lighting Design Award
- Brandon Sterling Baker “Illinois”
- Isabella Bird “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
- Natasha Katz “Hell's Kitchen”
- Bradley King and David Bengal “Water for Elephants”
- Brian McDevitt and Hannah S. Kim “The Outsiders”
Best Theater Sound Design Award
- Justin Ellington and Stefania Brubarella “Jaja's African Hair Braiding”
- Leah Gerpe “Mary Jane”
- Tom Gibbons “Gray House”
- Bray Poor and Will Pickens “Appropriate”
- Ryan Rumery “Stereophonic”
Musical Sound Design Award
- ML Dog and Cody Spencer “Here Lies Love”
- Harada Umi “Merrily We Roll Along”
- Nick Lidster's autograph “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
- Gareth Owen “Hell's Kitchen”
- Cody Spencer “The Outsider”
Best drama production award
- Daniel Orkin “Stereophonic”
- Anne Kaufman “Mary Jane”
- Kenny Leon: Pearly Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rampage Through the Cotton Fields
- Lila Neugebauer “Appropriate”
- Whitney White “Jaja's African Hair Braiding”
Best musical production award
- Maria Friedman “Merrily We Roll Along”
- Michael Greif “Hell's Kitchen”
- Lee Silverman “Suffus”
- Jessica Stone “Elephant Water”
- Danya Taymor “The Outsiders”
best choreography
- Annie B. Parson “Here Lies Love”
- Camille A. Brown “Hell's Kitchen”
- Rick Cooperman and Jeff Cooperman “The Outsiders”
- Justin Peck “Illinois”
- Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll “Giving the Elephants Water”
best orchestration
- Timo Andres “Illinois”
- Will Butler and Justin Craig “Stereophonic”
- Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley, Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance) “The Outsiders”
- Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone “Hell's Kitchen”
- Jonathan Tunick “Merrily We Roll Along”
