The 2023 Nominees for the 76th Annual Tony Awards take center stage as they were announced live earlier this morning from New York City on CBS This Morning followed by the complete nominee slate at The Sofitel. Announcing the nominations were actress Lea Michelle (Funny Girl) and 2022 Tony Award-winner Myles Frost. Here’s a partial list of the key nominees:

Nominees for 76th Tonys
Tony Award-Winner Myles Frost and Actress Lea Michele Announce the 76th Tony Nominees

The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2022-2023 season was Thursday, April 27, 2023 for all Broadway productions which meet all eligibility requirements. The 76th celebration will recognize all the award categories and honor the incredible artistry of the 2022-2023 season.

THE 76th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS NOMINEES (Partial List)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Julia Lester, Into The Woods

Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Bonnie Milliigan, Kimberly Akimbo

Natasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot

Betsy Wolf, & Juliet

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

Kevin Cahoon, Shucked

Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo

Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot

Jordon Donica, Lerner & Lowes Camelot

Alex Newell, Shucked

BEST MUSICAL 2023

& Juliet

Kimberly Akimbo

New York, New York

Shucked

Some Like It Hot

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

Jordan E. Cooper, Ain’t No Mo’

Samuel L. Jackson, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

Adrian Moayed, A Doll’s House

Brandon Urinowitz, Leopoldstadt

David Zayas, Cost of Living

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

Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham

Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo’

Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living

Kara Young, Cost of Living

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

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Top Dog/Underdog

Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Top Dog/Underdog

Sean Hays, Goodnight Oscar

Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy

Wendall Pierce, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

BEST PLAY 2023

Ain’t No Mo’

Between Riverside and Crazy

Cost of Living

Fat Ham

Leopoldstadt

The 76th annual Tony Awards will take place at NYC’s iconic United Palace Theatre

Tony Nominee and Academy Award-winner Ariana DeBose will once again host the Tony Awards which will air live from New York City’s iconic United Palace Theatre on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Presented by The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, the celebration will commence at 7:00 – 8:00 PM, ET/4:00 – 5:00 PM, PT with exclusive content streaming only on Paramount+, followed by the presentation of the American Theatre Wing’s 76th Annual Tony Awards from 8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00 – 8:00 PM, LIVE PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.

Congratulations to all this year’s nominees. It was a fabulous year for theatre in NYC. Broadway and the Tony Awards have Socially Sparked® our lives in countless ways over the decades and continue to do so. I can not wait for the 76th annual Tony Awards to celebrate theatre in all its glory. How about you? This year promises to be super memorable. To have full access across the nation to the CBS LIVE  show, streaming, on-demand and more for the second year in a row is so special. Abbe is forever Socially Sparked!  Tweet us @sosparkednews & @asparks01