The 2024 Tony Awards nominations have been announced. Winners of the 77th annual Tony Awards, which recognize the best in live Broadway theater, will be announced during the live ceremony at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater on June 16. The event will be hosted for the third time by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.
Hell’s Kitchen, a musical inspired by Alicia Keys’s childhood in New York City, leads with 13 nominations, along with the play, Stereophonic.
Read below for a list of the 2024 musical theater nominees!
Best Musical
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants
Best Revival of a Musical
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Merrily We Roll Along
The Who’s Tommy
Best Direction of a Musical
Maria Friedman – Merrily We Roll Along
Michael Greif – Hell’s Kitchen
Leigh Silverman – Suffs
Jessica Stone – Water for Elephants
Danya Taymor – The Outsiders
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Brody Grant – The Outsiders
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 a Leading Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinosa – Lempicka
Maleah Joi Moon – Hell’s Kitchen
Kelli O’Hara – Days of Wine and Roses
Maryann Plunkett – The Notebook
Gayle Rankin – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Roger Bart – Back To The Future: The Musical
Joshua Boone – The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon – Hell’s Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch – The Outsiders
Daniel Radcliffe – Merrily We Roll Along
Steven Skybell – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean – Hell’s Kitchen
Amber Iman – Lempicka
Nikki M James – Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer – Monty Python’s Spamalot
Kecia Lewis – Hell’s Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez – Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Book of a Musical
Kristoffer Diaz – Hell’s Kitchen
Bekah Brunstetter – The Notebook
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine – The Outsiders
Shaina Taub – Suffs
Rick Elice – Water for Elephants
Best Original Score
Adam Guettel – Days of Wine and Roses
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love
Will Butler – Stereophonic
Shaina Taub – Suffs
Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine – The Outsiders
Best Orchestrations
Timo Andres – Illinoise
Will Butler and Justin Craig – Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) – The Outsiders
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone – Hell’s Kitchen
Jonathan Tunick – Merrily We Roll Along
Best Choreography
Annie-B Parson – Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown – Hell’s Kitchen
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman – The Outsiders
Justin Peck – Illinoise
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll – Water for Elephants
Best Scenic Design in a Musical
Amp featuring Tatianna Kahvegian – The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini – Hell’s Kitchen
Takeshi Kata – Water for Elephants
David Korins – Here Lies Love
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini – Lempicka
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross – Back to the Future
Tom Scutt – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Costume Design in a Musical
Dede Ayite – Hell’s Kitchen
Linda Cho – The Great Gatsby
David Israel Reynoso – Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Paul Tazewell – Suffs
Best Lighting Design in a Musical
Brandon Stirling Baker – Illinoise
Isabella Byrd – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Natasha Katz – Hell’s Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali – Water for Elephants
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S Kim – The Outsiders
Best Sound Design of a Musical
M L Dogg & Cody Spencer – Here Lies Love
Kai Harada – Merrily We Roll Along
Nick Lidster for Autograph – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gareth Owen – Hell’s Kitchen
Cody Spencer – The Outsiders