2019 Tony Awards: Full list of nominees

Tony Awards 2019 nominations revealed

"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King along with Tony Award-winning actress Bebe Neuwirth and Tony-nominated "Hamilton"alum Brandon Victor Dixon revealed the nominees in the top eight categories for the 73rd annual Tony Awards Tuesday morning.

"The Ferryman" leads in the top categories for plays scoring nominations for best play, best actor in a play and best actress in a play for stars Paddy Considine and Laura Donnelly. Jez Butterworth's critically-acclaimed 3 ½-hour drama set in Northern Ireland in 1981 centers on a farmer who was previously a member of the Irish Republican Army.

Meanwhile "Hadestown" and "Ain't Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations," earned the most nominations in the biggest musical categories including best musical, best actor for Derrick Baskin's role in "Ain't Too Proud" and best actress for Eva Noblezada's turn in "Hadestown." "Hadestown" is the musical adaptation of a 2010 folk opera concept album by the same name. The stage adaptation intertwines two of Greek mythology's most famous tales.

Overall, "Hadestown" earned 14 nominations — the most of any production this year — followed by The Temptations bio musical "Ain't Too Proud" with 12 nods, "Tootsie" with 11 and "The Ferryman" with nine.

Of the 34 shows eligible for Tonys this season, 21 are plays and just 13 are musicals despite concern in the industry that blockbuster musicals are taking over Broadway.

Full list of 2019 Tony Awards nominees

Here is the full list of 2019 nominees across all 26 categories. The Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, will be broadcast live from the Radio City Music Hall on CBS, on Sunday, June 9, 8 to 11 p.m. (ET/PT time delay).  

BEST PLAY

  • Choir Boy 
  • The Ferryman 
  • Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus 
  • Ink 
  • What the Constitution Means to Me 

BEST MUSICAL

  • Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Beetlejuice
  • Hadestown
  • The Prom
  • Tootsie

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

  • Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
  • Bryan Cranston, Network
  • Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Adam Driver, Burn This
  • Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

  • Annette Bening, Arthur Miller's All My Sons
  • Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
  • Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery
  • Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
  • Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
  • Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

  • Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
  • Derrick Baskin, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
  • Damon Daunno, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  • Santino Fontana, Tootsie

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

  • Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
  • Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
  • Beth Leavel, The Prom
  • Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
  • Kelli O'Hara, Kiss Me, Kate

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

  • Arthur Miller's All My Sons
  • The Boys in the Band
  • Burn This
  • Torch Song
  • The Waverly Gallery

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

  • Kiss Me, Kate
  • Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

  • Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations , Dominique Morisseau 
  • Beetlejuice, Scott Brown & Anthony King 
  • Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell 
  • The Prom, Bob Martin & Chad Beguelin 
  • Tootsie, Robert Horn

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE

  • Be More Chill, Music & Lyrics: Joe Iconis 
  • Beetlejuice, Music & Lyrics: Eddie Perfect 
  • Hadestown, Music & Lyrics: Anaïs Mitchell 
  • The Prom, Music: Matthew Sklar, Lyrics: Chad Beguelin 
  • To Kill a Mockingbird, Music: Adam Guettel 
  • Tootsie, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek  

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

  • Bertie Carvel, Ink
  • Robin De Jesús, The Boys in the Band
  • Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This
  • Benjamin Walker, Arthur Miller's All My Sons

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

  • Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman
  • Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Kristine Nielsen, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
  • Julie White, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
  • Ruth Wilson, King Lear

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

  • André De Shields, Hadestown
  • Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie
  • Patrick Page, Hadestown
  • Jeremy Pope, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Ephraim Sykes, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

  • Lilli Cooper, Tootsie
  • Amber Gray, Hadestown
  • Sarah Stiles, Tootsie
  • Ali Stroker, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  • Mary Testa, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

  • Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Bunny Christie, Ink
  • Rob Howell, The Ferryman
  • Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
  • Jan Versweyveld, Network

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

  • Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Peter England, King Kong
  • Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
  • Laura Jellinek, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  • David Korins, Beetlejuice

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY

  • Rob Howell, The Ferryman
  • Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet
  • Clint Ramos, Torch Song
  • Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
  • Ann Roth, To Kill a Mockingbird

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

  • Michael Krass, Hadestown
  • William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice
  • William Ivey Long, Tootsie
  • Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
  • Paul Tazewell, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY

  • Neil Austin, Ink
  • Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
  • Peter Mumford, The Ferryman
  • Jennifer Tipton, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

  • Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
  • Howell Binkley, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Bradley King, Hadestown
  • Peter Mumford, King Kong
  • Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY

  • Adam Cork, Ink
  • Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Fitz Patton, Choir Boy
  • Nick Powell, The Ferryman
  • Eric Sleichim, Network

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

  • Peter Hylenski, Beetlejuice
  • Peter Hylenski, King Kong
  • Steve Canyon Kennedy, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Drew Levy, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  • Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Hadestown

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

  • Rupert Goold, Ink
  • Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
  • Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Ivo van Hove, Network
  • George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

  • Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
  • Scott Ellis, Tootsie
  • Daniel Fish, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  • Des McAnuff, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Casey Nicholaw, The Prom

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy
  • Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
  • Denis Jones, Tootsie
  • David Neumann, Hadestown
  • Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

  • Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown
  • Simon Hale, Tootsie
  • Larry Hochman, Kiss Me, Kate
  • Daniel Kluger, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  • Harold Wheeler, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
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