2022 Tony Awards: Take A Look At This Year’s Nominees

By Okla Jones ·Updated May 9, 2022

Today, the nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing were announced by the award-winning actress Adrienne Warren and three-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry.

This year marks the American Theatre Wing’s 75th annual Tony Awards, and with 11, the autobiographical Strange Loop leads all nominations, Paradise Square and the Michael Jackson musical MJ received 10, and for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf grabbed seven.

Throughout the YouTube telecast, there were many inspiring moments on display from people of color during past Tony Awards. Warren looked back on a quote by Audra Ann McDonald after earning her sixth Tony Award in 2014 for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.

“I want to thank all the shoulders of the strong and brave and courageous women that I am standing on,” McDonald said.

“It made me realize what I stand on,” Warren said of McDonald’s speech. “And all the glass ceilings that have been shattered so that I could pass through.”

Hosted by Ariana Debose, this year’s awards ceremony will be held at Radio City Music Hall on June 12 and will feature two parts: a one-hour awards segment streamed on Paramount+, followed by a three-hour television broadcast on CBS.

Below is the full list of nominees.

Best PlayClyde’s, by Lynn NottageHangmen, by Martin McDonaghThe Lehman Trilogy, by Stefano Massini and Ben PowerThe Minutes, by Tracy LettsSkeleton Crew, by Dominique Morisseau

Best MusicalGirl From The North CountryMJMr. Saturday NightParadise SquareSIX: The MusicalA Strange Loop

Best Revival of a PlayAmerican Buffalofor colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enufHow I Learned to Drive, by Paula VogelTake Me OutTrouble in Mind, by Alice Childress

Best Revival of a MusicalCaroline, or ChangeCompanyThe Music Man

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalBilly Crystal, Mr. Saturday NightMyles Frost, MJHugh Jackman, The Music ManRob McClure, Mrs. DoubtfireJaquel Spivey, A Strange Loop

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalSharon D Clarke, Caroline, or ChangeCarmen Cusack, Flying Over SunsetSutton Foster, The Music ManJoaquina Kalukango, Paradise SquareMare Winningham, Girl From The North Country

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalMatt Doyle, CompanySidney DuPont, Paradise SquareJared Grimes, Funny GirlJohn-Andrew Morrison, A Strange LoopA.J. Shively, Paradise Square

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlaySimon Russell Beale, The Lehman TrilogyAdam Godley, The Lehman TrilogyAdrian Lester, The Lehman TrilogyDavid Morse, How I Learned to DriveSam Rockwell, American BuffaloRuben Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna BluesDavid Threlfall, Hangmen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayGabby Beans, The Skin of Our TeethLaChanze, Trouble in MindRuth Negga, MacbethDeirdre O’Connell, Dana H.Mary-Louise Parker, How I Learned to Drive

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalJeannette Bayardelle, Girl From The North CountryShoshana Bean, Mr. Saturday NightJayne Houdyshell, The Music ManL Morgan Lee, A Strange LoopPatti LuPone, CompanyJennifer Simard, Company

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayAlfie Allen, HangmenChuck Cooper, Trouble in MindJesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me OutRon Cephas Jones, Clyde’sMichael Oberholtzer, Take Me OutJesse Williams, Take Me Out

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayUzo Aduba, Clyde’sRachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveKenita R. Miller, for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enufPhylicia Rashad, Skeleton CrewJulie White, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveKara Young, Clyde’s

Best Book of a MusicalGirl From The North Country, Conor McPhersonMJ, Lynn NottageMr. Saturday Night, Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo MandelParadise Square, Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas & Larry KirwanA Strange Loop, Michael R. Jackson

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreFlying Over Sunset; Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Michael KorieMr. Saturday Night; Music by Jason Robert Brown, Lyrics by Amanda GreenParadise Square; Music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Masi AsareSIX: The Musical, Music and Lyrics by Toby Marlow & Lucy MossA Strange Loop, Music and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson

Best Scenic Design of a PlayBeowulf Boritt, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveMichael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong, Skeleton CrewEs Devlin, The Lehman TrilogyAnna Fleischle, HangmenScott Pask, American BuffaloAdam Rigg, The Skin of Our Teeth

Best Scenic Design of a MusicalBeowulf Boritt and 59 Productions, Flying Over SunsetBunny Christie, CompanyArnulfo Maldonado, A Strange LoopDerek McLane and Peter Nigrini, MJAllen Moyer, Paradise Square

Best Costume Design of a PlayMontana Levi Blanco, The Skin of Our TeethSarafina Bush, for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enufEmilio Sosa, Trouble in MindJane Greenwood, Neil Simon’s Plaza SuiteJennifer Moeller, Clyde’s

Best Costume Design of a MusicalFly Davis, Caroline, or ChangeToni-Leslie James, Paradise SquareWilliam Ivey Long, Diana, The MusicalSanto Loquasto, The Music ManGabriella Slade, SIX: The MusicalPaul Tazewell, MJ

Best Lighting Design of a PlayJoshua Carr, HangmenJiyoun Chang, for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enufJon Clark, The Lehman TrilogyJane Cox, MacbethYi Zhao, The Skin of Our Teeth

Best Lighting Design of a MusicalNeil Austin, CompanyTim Deiling, SIX: The MusicalDonald Holder, Paradise SquareNatasha Katz, MJBradley King, Flying Over SunsetJen Schriever, A Strange Loop

Best Sound Design of a PlayJustin Ellington, for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enufMikhail Fiksel, Dana H.Palmer Hefferan, The Skin of Our TeethNick Powell and Dominic Bilkey, The Lehman TrilogyMikaal Sulaiman, Macbeth

Best Sound Design of a MusicalSimon Baker, Girl From The North CountryPaul Gatehouse, SIX: The MusicalIan Dickinson for Autograph, CompanyDrew Levy, A Strange LoopGareth Owen, MJ

Best Direction of a PlayLileana Blain-Cruz, The Skin of Our TeethCamille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enufSam Mendes, The Lehman TrilogyNeil Pepe, American BuffaloLes Waters, Dana H.

Best Direction of a MusicalStephen Brackett, A Strange LoopMarianne Elliott, CompanyConor McPherson, Girl From The North CountryLucy Moss & Jamie Armitage, SIX: The MusicalChristopher Wheeldon, MJ

Best ChoreographyCamille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enufWarren Carlyle, The Music ManCarrie-Anne Ingrouille, SIX: The MusicalBill T. Jones, Paradise SquareChristopher Wheeldon, MJ

Best OrchestrationsDavid Cullen, CompanyTom Curran, SIX: The MusicalSimon Hale, Girl From The North CountryJason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg, MJCharlie Rosen, A Strange Loop

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