It’s award season on Broadway with the celebrations culminating with the annual Tony Awards. 

Broadway saw a large number of Hollywood stars stomp the boards of Broadway this season, several of them making their Broadway debuts.  There were a whopping 33 people who made their debut on Broadway this season who also earned at lead one Tony Award nomination…and not just in acting roles.

Broadway debuts that earned a Tony Award nomination:
Leading Actress in a Play:
Sarah Snook in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Leading Actor in a Play:
George Clooney in “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Cole Escola on “Oh, Mary!”
Louis McCartney in “Stranger Things: The First Shadlow”

Leading Actress in a Musical:
Jasmine Amy Rogers in “BOOP! The Musical”
Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Boulevard”

Leading Actor in a Musical:
Tom Francis in “Sunset Boulevard”

Featured Actress in a Play:
Tala Ashe in “English”
Marjan Neshat in “English”

Featured Actor in a Play:
Bob Odenkirk in “Glengarry Glen Ross”

Featured Actress in a Musical:
Gracie Lawrence in “Just in Time”

Featured Actor in a Musical:
Jak Malone in “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”

Best Book of a Musical:
Marco Ramierz for “Buena Vista Social Club”
Will Aronson and Hue Park for “Maybe Happy Ending”
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoe Roberts for “Maybe Happy Ending”

Best Original Score:
Noel Carey for “Death Becomes Her”
Will Aronson for “Maybe Happy Ending”
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts for “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez for “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”

Scenic Design of a Play:
Marsha Ginsberg for “English”
Marg Horwell and David Bergman for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Scenic Design of a Musical:
George Reeve for “Maybe Happy Ending”

Costume Design of a Play:
Brenda Abbandandolo for “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Marg Horwell for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Holly Pierson for “Oh, Mary!”

Sound Design of a Play:
Clemence Williams for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Direction of a Play:
Knud Adams for “English”
Kip Williams for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Orchestrations:
Michael Thurber for “Just in Time”

Winners of the annual Tony Awards will be announced in Radio City Music Hall on June 8.