The 2024 Tony Awards took place on Sunday night at the David H. Koch Theater, part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Ariana DeBose, an acclaimed Oscar and Tony award winner, hosted the ceremony for the third time.
The standout production of the night was "Stereophonic," directed by Daniel Aukin. This play, set in the 1970s and revolving around a fictional band, won five Tony Awards, including best direction and best play. Another notable winner was "The Outsiders," a musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s novel co-produced by Angelina Jolie, which garnered four awards. "Merrily We Roll Along," featuring Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff, both of whom received their first Tony Awards, also secured four wins.
The evening was filled with electrifying performances, including acts by Radcliffe, Groff, and Lindsay Mendez with the cast of "Merrily We Roll Along." Other memorable performances included The Who’s Pete Townshend with the cast of "The Who’s Tommy," Keys and Jay-Z with the cast of "Hell’s Kitchen," and Eddie Redmayne with the cast of "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club."
In addition to Radcliffe and Groff, the awards recognized several first-time winners: Sarah Paulson for "Appropriate," Jeremy Strong for "An Enemy of the State," and Kecia Lewis for the Alicia Keys-produced musical "Hell’s Kitchen."
Here is the complete list of winners, including those announced prior to the telecast.
Best Play
"Jaja"s African Hair Braiding"
"Mary Jane"
"Mother Play"
"Prayer for the French Republic"
"Stereophonic" - WINNER
Best Musical
"Hell"s Kitchen"
"Illinoise"
"The Outsiders" - WINNER
"Suffs"
"Water for Elephants"
Best revival of a play
"Appropriate" - WINNER
"An Enemy of the People"
"Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
Best revival of a musical
"Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
"Gutenberg! The Musical!"
"Merrily We Roll Along" *WINNER
"The Who"s Tommy"
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
William Jackson Harper, "Uncle Vanya"
Leslie Odom, Jr., "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
Liev Schreiber, "Doubt: A Parable"
Jeremy Strong, "An Enemy of the People" - WINNER
Michael Stuhlbarg, "Patriots"
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
Betsy Aidem, "Prayer for the French Republic"
Jessica Lange, "Mother Play"
Rachel McAdams, "Mary Jane"
Sarah Paulson, "Appropriate" - WINNER
Amy Ryan, "Doubt: A Parable"
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
Brody Grant, "The Outsiders"
Jonathan Groff, "Merrily We Roll Along" - WINNER
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 leading role in a musical
Eden Espinosa, "Lempicka"
Maleah Joi Moon, "Hell"s Kitchen" - WINNER
Kelli O"Hara, "Days of Wine and Roses"
Maryann Plunkett, "The Notebook"
Gayle Rankin, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
Will Brill, "Stereophonic" - WINNER
Eli Gelb, "Stereophonic"
Jim Parsons, "Mother Play"
Tom Pecinka, "Stereophonic"
Corey Stoll, "Appropriate"
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, "Doubt: A Parable"
Juliana Canfield, "Stereophonic"
Celia Keenan-Bolger, "Mother Play"
Sarah Pidgeon, "Stereophonic"
Kara Young, "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch" - WINNER
Best performance by an actor in a featured role 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" - WINNER
Steven 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"
Nikki M. James, "Suffs"
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, "Monty Python"s Spamalot"
Kecia Lewis, "Hell"s Kitchen" - WINNER
Lindsay Mendez, "Merrily We Roll Along"
Bebe Neuwirth, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
Best book of a musical
"Hell"s Kitchen," Kristoffer Diaz
"The Notebook," Bekah Brunstetter
"The Outsiders," Adam Rapp and Justin Levine
"Suffs," Shaina Taub - WINNER
"Water for Elephants," Rick Elice
Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre
"Days of Wine and Roses," Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
"Here Lies Love," Music: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Lyrics: David Byrne
"The Outsiders," Music & Lyrics: Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine
"Stereophonic," Music & Lyrics: Will Butler
"Suffs," Music & Lyrics: Shaina Taub - WINNER
Best scenic design of a play
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 Braiding"
David Zinn, "Stereophonic"" - WINNER
Best scenic design of a musical
AMP featuring Tatiana 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: The Musical"
Tom Scutt, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club" - WINNER
Best costume design of a play
Dede Ayite, "Appropriate"
Dede Ayite, "Jaja"s African Hair Braiding" - WINNER
Enver Chakartash, "Stereophonic"
Emilio Sosa, "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
David Zinn, "An Enemy of the People"
Best costume design of a musical
Dede Ayite, "Hell"s Kitchen"
Linda Cho, "The Great Gatsby" - WINNER
David Israel Reynoso, "Water for Elephants"
Tom Scutt, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
Paul Tazewell, "Suffs"
Best lighting design of a play
Isabella Byrd, "An Enemy of the People"
Amith Chandrashaker, "Prayer for the French Republic"
Jiyoun Chang, "Stereophonic"
Jane Cox, "Appropriate" - WINNER
Natasha Katz, "Grey House"
Best lighting design of 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" - WINNER
Best sound design of a play
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, "Jaja"s African Hair Braiding"
Leah Gelpe, "Mary Jane"
Tom Gibbons, "Grey House"
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, "Appropriate"
Ryan Rumery, "Stereophonic" - WINNER
Best sound design of a musical
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 Kitchen"
Cody Spencer, "The Outsiders" - WINNER
Best direction of a play
Daniel Aukin, "Stereophonic" - WINNER
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"
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" - WINNER
Best choreography
Annie-B Parson, "Here Lies Love"
Camille A. Brown, "Hell"s Kitchen"
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, "The Outsiders"
Justin Peck, "Illinoise"" - WINNER
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, "Water for Elephants"
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"" - WINNER
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