The 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations for 2024- Page 3

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:22am

I thought people were overestimating Illinoise.... Some nominators surely had a hard time considering it a musical I would imagine.

Lempicka did better than I thought. 

I thought Merrily would be a juggernaut and get a bunch of design category noms too but that didn't happen.

I was pretty sure Best Musical wasn't happening for Days of Wine and Roses but I'm shocked it didn't get an Orchestrations nom.

So completely shut out were: The Wiz, Harmony, Heart of Rock and Roll, How to Dance in Ohio, The Shark is Broken, The Cottage, I Need That. Anything else?

[kdogg36]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:22am

Markie27 said: "So disappointed at Illinoise getting so few nominations…. I wonder if ithurt its chances for winning Best Musical. I just can’t imagine all these mediocre shows win over such a forward moving work of art. I’m soooo disappointed."

I agree. I especially am concerned with the lack of a Best Director nomination - I can't imagine many shows have won Best Musical without getting at least a nomination for its director. However, the nominators might have thought (right or wrong) that the bulk of Peck's work was the choreography and that his nomination there (and likely win) was sufficient. And in general I suspect a lot of folks don't know quite what to do with this sublime but offbeat show, which could break either way in the end.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:23am

Tony Nominations by Production

Hell's Kitchen - 13
Stereophonic - 13
The Outsiders - 12
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club - 9
Appropriate - 8
Merrily We Roll Along - 7
Water for Elephants - 7
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch - 6
Suffs - 6
An Enemy of the People - 5
Jaja's African Hair Braiding - 5
Here Lies Love - 4
Illinoise - 4
Mary Jane - 4
Mother Play - 4
Days of Wine and Roses - 3
Doubt: A Parable - 3
Lempicka - 3
The Notebook - 3
Prayer for the French Republic - 3
Back To The Future: The Musical - 2
Grey House - 2
The Great Gatsby - 1
Gutenberg! The Musical! - 1
Monty Python's Spamalot - 1
Patriots - 1
Uncle Vanya - 1
The Who's Tommy - 1

[berniesb!tch]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:23am

Hell's Kitchen leading the musical noms is so disappointing, one of my least favorite shows this season/ever. Really don't understand how Here Lies Love didn't make it's way into musical. Sad about Conrad as well. 

So happy for Nikki M James, Stereophonic and Jaja's though! The plays were where it was at this season! 

 

[Listener]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:24am

Yeah just caught that 😅

Guess I was so happy for Eden my brain shut off.

How did Cabaret get so many nominations when the show seems to be such a misfire?

Updated On: 4/30/24 at 09:24 AM

[CJRochester]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:25am

Wow, seven for Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical. Is this a first? 

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

[thirtythirtyninety]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:25am

Kinda sad that Lorin Latarro wasn’t recognized for any of her work this season

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:27am

Stereophonic is officially the most Tony-nominated play in history.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:28am

Full nominations:

Best Musical
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants

Best Play
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French Republic
Stereophonic

Best Revival of a Play
Appropriate
An Enemy of the People
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rom Through the Cotton Patch

Best Revival of a Musical
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Merrily We Roll Along
The Who's Tommy

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 (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love
Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
Will Butler, Stereophonic
Shaina Taub, Suffs

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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

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

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

Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite, Appropriate
Dede Ayite, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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
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
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

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

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

Best Direction of a Play
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

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 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 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

[perfectliar]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:29am

Mr. Wormwood said: "So completely shut out were: The Wiz, Harmony, Heart of Rock and Roll, How to Dance in Ohio, The Shark is Broken, The Cottage, I Need That. Anything else?"

Once Upon a One More Time

[BentleyB]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:30am

Broadway Flash said: "Happy for Roger Bart, also wanted to see Hugh Coles. Complete shutout for heart of rock and roll?"

Hey, should I have that medical team I have on call for that “Heart attack” stand down?  I still don’t see the promised nominations for Casey Likes and Jeremy Jordan.  Hahahahaha.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:31am

Listener said: "Yeah just caught that 😅

Guess I was so happy for Eden my brain shutoff.

How did Cabaret get so many nominations when the show seems to be such a misfire?"

The show was a misfire for most critics, but that is an entirely different set of people from the nominating committee, which then expands to the much larger voting body. It still has a decent chance at many of its nominations.

[Jeff Tupolski]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:32am

I’m sad for the eternally overlooked Chip Zien and wish we saw more love for Illinoise among other shows.

But I’m beyond ecstatic about Stereophonic’s performance. I was so close to including Tom Pecinka. Glad to see viewers saw past an unlikable character and recognized a great performance.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:34am

Cabaret was always going to do well in nominations, thanks to its technical aspects and the quality of the show itself. I don’t think it’ll be winning very much, though.  

[Mr.Liir]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:35am

Every single person I know who saw Cabaret in the West End loved it. I think the reception to it reminds me a lot of the year Matilda came to Broadway - critics (Ben Brantley aside, oddly) didn't like it but it almost felt like it was this "this was popular on the West End and we are BROADWAY" chip on everyone's shoulder and it wasn't liked just because it was a hit over there. I could be wrong but that's the vibe I get with Cabaret.

I think it's probably a decent show that people in NYC *want* to be snobby about.

[Mark_E]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:35am

I think it's a great set of nominations. That featured actress in a musical category is incredible. What I am very surprised at is all of the love for Water for Elephants. It was by far one of the weakest musicals of the season for me and for it to be nominated for Best Musical and a slew of others was not on my radar.

[Ptero2]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:39am

Who the heck is gonna win Featured Actor in a Play? Corey Stoll? Will Keen was the most common prediction I had seen before today, but, well...

[Mr.Liir]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:39am

In all honesty, that show should have at least gotten best choreo. and sound design nominations.

[thirtythirtyninety]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:39am

I really hope Will Butler wins Best Score

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:40am

Surprised Illinoise didn’t get direction as well. 

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:40am

Women are totally owning it in the direction categories this year! Seven out of ten nominations? Great showing and all well deserved. 

[CukorLover]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:41am

Thrilled with the love for THE OUTSIDERS--my fave of a middling season. ILLINOISE may have a struggle at the Box office even with the Best Musical and Choreography noms. An ambitious dansical for sure-- the nominating committee couldn't get past anointing it as a fully-fledged Broadway musical.

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:43am

I’d have to think the frontrunner for Best Musical is The Outsiders. 

Updated On: 4/30/24 at 09:43 AM

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:44am

Ptero2 said: "Who the heck is gonna win Featured Actor in a Play? Corey Stoll? Will Keen was the most common prediction I had seen before today, but, well..."

Eli Gelb or Will Brill would be my pick.

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 4/30/24 at 9:45am

Ptero2 said: "Who the heck is gonna win Featured Actor in a Play? Corey Stoll? Will Keen was the most common prediction I had seen before today, but, well..."

Brill or Gelb. Brill’s the showier part but Gelb is the heartbeat of the show.