The 77th Tony Awards were held on June 16, 2024, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2023–24 season. The ceremony was held at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York City, and aired on CBS. Ariana DeBose hosted for the third year in a row.
Having already become the most nominated play in the history of the ceremony, Stereophonic went on to win 5 awards, including Best Play, winning the most awards of the season. The musical adaptation of The Outsiders, which won Best Musical, garnered 4 awards in total, as did the Best Revival of a Musical recipient Merrily We Roll Along; the closest to those three shows - in terms of awards received - was Appropriate, which garnered three, including Best Revival of a Play.
For the first time in the history of the ceremony, all eight winners in the performance categories were receiving the award for the first time, with six of them winning for their first career nomination.
Ceremony information Pluto TV streamed the pre-ceremony broadcast The Tony Awards: Act One, hosted by Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar. The nominees for the 77th Tony Awards were announced on April 30, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry.
Eligibility The Tony Awards eligibility dates for the 2023-2024 Broadway season were April 28, 2023, through April 25, 2024. Productions must meet all other eligibility requirements as set forth by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League. There are 41 legitimate Broadway-eligible theaters in which a production must be performed in to attain eligibility for award consideration. Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced on April 30, 2024.
Original plays The Cottage Grey House I Need That Jaja's African Hair Braiding Mary Jane Mother Play Patriots Prayer for the French Republic The Shark Is Broken Stereophonic
Original musicals Back to the Future: The Musical Days of Wine and Roses The Great Gatsby Harmony The Heart of Rock and Roll Hell's Kitchen Here Lies Love How to Dance in Ohio Illinoise Lempicka The Notebook Once Upon a One More Time The Outsiders Suffs Water for Elephants
Play revivals Appropriate Doubt: A Parable An Enemy of the People Purlie Victorious: A Non-ConfederateRomp through the Cotton Patch Uncle Vanya
Musical revivals Cabaret Gutenberg! The Musical! Merrily We Roll Along Spamalot The Who's Tommy The Wiz
Winners and nominations Awards Best Play ‡Best Musical ‡ Stereophonic Jaja's African Hair Braiding Mary Jane Mother Play Prayer for the French RepublicThe Outsiders Hell's Kitchen Illinoise Suffs Water for ElephantsBest Revival of a Play ‡Best Revival of a Musical ‡Appropriate An Enemy of the People Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton PatchMerrily We Roll Along Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Gutenberg! The Musical! The Who's TommyBest Actor in a PlayBest Actress in a PlayJeremy Strong – An Enemy of the People as Doctor Thomas Stockmann William Jackson Harper – Uncle Vanya as Astrov Leslie Odom Jr. – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch as Purlie Victorious Judson Liev Schreiber – Doubt: A Parable as Father Brendan Flynn Michael Stuhlbarg – Patriots as Boris BerezovskySarah Paulson – Appropriate as Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette Betsy Aidem – Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle Salomon Benhamou Jessica Lange – Mother Play as Phyllis Rachel McAdams – Mary Jane as Mary Jane Amy Ryan – Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius BeauvierBest Actor in a MusicalBest Actress in a MusicalJonathan Groff – Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shephard Brody Grant – The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis Dorian Harewood – The Notebook as Noah Calhoun (older) Brian d'Arcy James – Days of Wine and Roses as Joseph "Joe" Clay Eddie Redmayne – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club as the EmceeMaleah Joi Moon – Hell's Kitchen as Ali Eden Espinosa – Lempicka as Tamara de Lempicka Kelli O'Hara – Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen-Clay Maryann Plunkett – The Notebook as Allison "Allie" Calhoun (older) Gayle Rankin – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club as Sally BowlesBest Featured Actor in a PlayBest Featured Actress in a PlayWill Brill – Stereophonic as Reg Eli Gelb – Stereophonic as Grover Jim Parsons – Mother Play as Carl Tom Pecinka – Stereophonic as Peter Corey Stoll – Appropriate as Beauregard "Bo" Lafayette Kara Young – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins Quincy Tyler Bernstine – Doubt: A Parable as Mrs. Muller Juliana Canfield – Stereophonic as Holly Celia Keenan-Bolger – Mother Play as Martha Sarah Pidgeon – Stereophonic as DianaBest Featured Actor in a MusicalBest Featured Actress in a MusicalDaniel Radcliffe – Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas Roger Bart – Back to the Future: The Musical as Doc Brown Joshua Boone – The Outsiders as Dallas “Dally” Winston Brandon Victor Dixon – Hell's Kitchen as Davis Sky Lakota-Lynch – The Outsiders as Johnny Cade Steven Skybell – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club as Herr SchultzKecia Lewis – Hell's Kitchen as Miss Liza Jane Shoshana Bean – Hell's Kitchen as Jersey Amber Iman – Lempicka as Rafaela Nikki M. James – Suffs as Ida B. Wells Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer – Monty Python's Spamalot as the Lady of the Lake Lindsay Mendez – Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn Bebe Neuwirth – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club as Fraulein SchneiderBest Direction of a PlayBest Direction of a Musical Daniel Aukin – Stereophonic Anne Kauffman – Mary Jane Kenny Leon – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch Lila Neugebauer – Appropriate Whitney White – Jaja's African Hair Braiding Danya Taymor – The Outsiders Maria Friedman – Merrily We Roll Along Michael Greif – Hell's Kitchen Leigh Silverman – Suffs Jessica Stone – Water for ElephantsBest Book of a MusicalBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreShaina Taub – Suffs Kristoffer Diaz – Hell's Kitchen Bekah Brunstetter – The Notebook Justin Levine and Adam Rapp – The Outsiders Rick Elice – Water for ElephantsSuffs – Shaina Taub (music and lyrics)Days of Wine and Roses – Adam Guettel (music and lyrics) Here Lies Love – David Byrne and Fatboy Slim (music and lyrics) Stereophonic – Will Butler (original songs by) The Outsiders – Jamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay) and Justin Levine (music and lyrics)
!Best Scenic Design of a Play !Best Scenic Design of a Musical |- |valign="top" |David Zinn – Stereophonic dots – Appropriate dots – An Enemy of the People Derek McLane – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch David Zinn – Jaja's African Hair BraidingTom Scutt – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian – The Outsiders Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini – Hell's Kitchen Takeshi Kata – Water for Elephants David Korins – Here Lies Love Tim Hatley and Finn Ross – Back to the Future: The Musical Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini – LempickaBest Costume Design of a PlayBest Costume Design of a MusicalDede Ayite – Jaja's African Hair Braiding Dede Ayite – Appropriate Enver Chakartash – Stereophonic Emilio Sosa – Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch David Zinn – An Enemy of the PeopleLinda Cho – The Great Gatsby Dede Ayite – Hell's Kitchen David Israel Reynoso – Water for Elephants Tom Scutt – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Paul Tazewell – SuffsBest Lighting Design of a PlayBest Lighting Design of a MusicalJane Cox – Appropriate Isabella Byrd – An Enemy of the People Amith Chandrashaker – Prayer for the French Republic Jiyoun Chang – Stereophonic Natasha Katz – Grey HouseHana S. Kim and Brian MacDevitt – The Outsiders Brandon Stirling Baker – Illinoise David Bengali and Bradley King – Water for Elephants Isabella Byrd – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Natasha Katz – Hell's KitchenBest Sound Design of a PlayBest Sound Design of a MusicalRyan Rumery – Stereophonic Stefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington – Jaja's African Hair Braiding Leah Gelpe – Mary Jane Tom Gibbons – Grey House Will Pickens and Bray Poor – AppropriateCody Spencer – The Outsiders M. L. Dogg and 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 KitchenBest ChoreographyBest OrchestrationsJustin Peck – Illinoise Camille A. Brown – Hell's Kitchen Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb – Water for Elephants Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman – The Outsiders Annie-B Parson – Here Lies LoveJonathan Tunick – Merrily We Roll Along Adam Blackstone and Tom Kitt – Hell's Kitchen Will Butler and Justin Craig – Stereophonic Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine, and Jamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay) – The Outsiders Timo Andres – Illinoise
‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the musical or play.
Non-competitive awards Names Accolade Jack O'BrienLifetime Achievement in the Theatre George C. Wolfe Billy Porter Isabelle Stevenson Award Alex EdelmanSpecial Tony Awards Abe Jacob Nikiya Mathis Wendall K. HarringtonTony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Colleen Jennings-Roggensack outgoing Playwrights Horizons Board Chair Judith O. Rubin the Dramatists Guild Foundation the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts. The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia Regional Theatre Tony Award. CJay Philip from Dance & BMore in Baltimore, Maryland Excellence in Theatre Education Award.
Multiple nominations and awards
Productions with multiple nominations and awards NominationsAwardsProduction 13 2 Hell's Kitchen 5 Stereophonic 12 4 The Outsiders 9 1 Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club 8 3 Appropriate 7 4 Merrily We Roll Along 0 Water for Elephants 6 1 Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch 2 Suffs 5 1 An Enemy of the People Jaja's African Hair Braiding 4 0 Here Lies Love 1 Illinoise 0 Mary Jane Mother Play 3 Days of Wine and Roses Doubt: A Parable Lempicka The Notebook Prayer for the French Republic 2 Back to the Future: The Musical Grey House
Individuals with multiple nominations and awards NominationsAwardsIndividual30Justin Levine1David ZinnDede Ayite20Will ButlerIsabella ByrdNatasha KatzPeter NigriniJamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay)1Tom Scutt2Shaina Taub
Presenters and performers + Presenters Names Notes Taraji P. Henson presented Best Actor in a Play Danai Gurira introduced a performance from Alicia Keys, Jay-Z & the cast of Hell's Kitchen Jesse Tyler Ferguson presented Best Featured Actor in a Play Pete Townshend introduced a performance from the cast of The Who's Tommy Taylor Tomlinson & Wendell Pierce presented Best Featured Actress in a Play Ashley Park & Renée Elise Goldsberry presented Best Direction of a Play & Best Direction of a Musical Patrick Wilson introduced a performance from the cast of Water for Elephants Anthony Ramos & Ben Platt presented Best Featured Actor in a Musical & Best Featured Actress in a Musical Julianne Hough introduced a performance from the cast of Illinoise Utkarsh Ambudkar presented Best Score Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad introduced Jim Parsons Jim Parsons presented Best Revival of a Play Tamara Tunie introduced Nate Burleson & Solomon Thomas Nate Burleson & Solomon Thomas introduced Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright presented Best Play Hillary Clinton introduced a performance from the cast of Suffs Angelina Jolie introduced a performance from the cast of The Outsiders Jennifer Hudson presented Best Revival of a Musical Sean Hayes presented Best Actress in a Play Brooke Shields introduced Nicole Scherzinger & the "In Memoriam" tribute Nick Jonas & Adrienne Warren presented Best Actress in a Musical & Best Actor in a Musical Cynthia Erivo & Idina Menzel presented Best Musical
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