The nominees for the 79th annual Tony Awards were announced this morning with the vampire musical “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” topping the list with 12 nominations each. “Death of a Salesman”, “Ragtime”, “The Rocky Horror Show”, and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” also earned multiple nominations with 24 shows earning at least one nomination.
At 96, Une Squibb became the oldest actor in the history of the Tony Awards to earn a nomination for her role in “Marjorie Prime”. And it is her first!
Earning his ninth Tony nomination, Danny Burstein becomes the most nominated male actor in Tony Award history.
The 79th annual Tony Awards will be presented June 7 in a live television event from Radio City Music Hall in New York City with pop music star P!nk hosting the gala event.
While the musical icon has yet to make her acting debut on Broadway, she has her music appearing in two shows currently running – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” and “& Juliet”.
The nominees for the 79th annual Tony Awards…
Best Play:
“The Balusters” by David Lindsay-Abaire
“Giant” by Mark Rosenblatt
“Liberation”by Bess Wohl
“Little Bear Ridge Road” by Samuel D. Hunter
Best Musical:
“The Lost Boys”
“Schmigadoon!”
“Titaníque”
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
“Becky Shaw” by Gina Gionfriddo
“Every Brilliant Thing” by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
“Fallen Angels”
“Oedipus” by Robert Icke
Best Revival of a Musical:
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
“Ragtime”
Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Nicholas Christopher in “Chess”
Luke Evans in Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Joshua Henry in “Ragtime”
Sam Tutty in “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Brandon Uranowitz in “Ragtime”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Sara Chase in “Schmigadoon!”
Stephanie Hsu in Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Caissie Levy in “Ragtime”
Marla Mindelle in “Titaníque”
Christiani Pitts in “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
Will Harrison in “Punch”
Nathan Lane in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
John Lithgow in “Giant”
Daniel Radcliffe in “Every Brilliant Thing”
Mark Strong in “Oedipus”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Rose Byrne in “Fallen Angels”
Carrie Coon in “Bug”
Susannah Flood in “Liberation”
Lesley Manville in “Oedipus”
Kelli O’Hara in “Fallen Angels”
Best Book of a Musical:
“The Lost Boys” by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
“Schmigadoon!” by Cinco Paul
“Titaníque” by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” by Caroline Shaw
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone” by Steve Bargonetti
“The Lost Boys” by The Rescues
“Schmigadoon!” by Cinco Paul
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Best Scenic Design of a Play:
Hildegard Bechtler for “Oedipus”
Takeshi Kata for “Bug”
Chloe Lamford for Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
David Korins for “Dog Day Afternoon”
David Rockwell for “Fallen Angels”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
dots for Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Soutra Gilmour for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Rachel Hauck for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Dane Laffrey for “The Lost Boys”
Scott Pask for “Schmigadoon!”
Best Costume Design of a Play:
Brenda Abbandandolo for “Dog Day Afternoon”
Qween Jean for “Liberation”
Jeff Mahshie for “Fallen Angels”
Emilio Sosa for “The Balusters”
Paul Tazewell for August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”
Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Linda Cho for “Ragtime”
Linda Cho for “Schmigadoon!”
Qween Jean for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Ryan Park for “The Lost Boys”
David I. Reynoso for Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Best Lighting Design of a Play:
Isabella Byrd for “Dog Day Afternoon”
Natasha Chivers for “Oedipus”
Stacey Derosier for August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”
Heather Gilbert for “Bug”
Heather Gilbert for “The Fear of 13”
Jack Knowles for Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Kevin Adams for “Chess”
Jane Cox for Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Donald Holder for “Schmigadoon!”
Adam Honoré for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Adam Honoré, Donald Holder, and 59 Studio for “Ragtime”
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden for “The Lost Boys”
Best Sound Design of a Play:
Justin Ellington for August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”
Tom Gibbons for “Oedipus”
Lee Kinney for “The Fear of 13”
Josh Schmidt for “Bug”
Mikaal Sulaiman for Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Kai Harada for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Kai Harada for “Ragtime”
Adam Fisher for “The Lost Boys”
Brian Ronan for Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Walter Trarbach for “Schmigadoon!”
Best Direction of a Play:
Nicholas Hytner for “Giant”
Robert Icke for “Oedipus”
Kenny Leon for “The Balusters”
Joe Mantello for Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
Whitney White for “Liberation”
Best Direction of a Musical:
Michael Arden for “The Lost Boys”
Lear deBessonet for “Ragtime”
Christopher Gattelli for “Schmigadoon!”
Tim Jackson for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Best Choreography:
Christopher Gattelli for “Schmigadoon!”
Ellenore Scott for “Ragtime”
Ani Taj for Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant for “The Lost Boys”
Best Orchestrations:
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris for “Schmigadoon!”
Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann for “The Lost Boys”
Lux Pyramid for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Brian Usifer for “Chess”
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder, and Doug Schadt for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Betsy Aidem in “Liberation”
Marylouise Burke in “The Balusters”
Aya Cash in “Giant”
Laurie Metcalf, inArthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
June Squibb in “Marjorie Prime”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Christopher Abbott in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
Danny Burstein in “Marjorie Prime”
Brandon J. Dirden in “Waiting for Godot”
Alden Ehrenreich in “Becky Shaw”
Ruben Santiago-Hudson in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”
Richard Thomas in “The Balusters”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Shoshana Bean in “The Lost Boys”
Hannah Cruz in “Chess”
Rachel Dratch in Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show”
Ana Gasteyer in “Schmigadoon!”
Nichelle Lewis in “Ragtime”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Ali Louis Bourzgui in “The Lost Boys”
André De Shields in “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Bryce Pinkham in “Chess”
Ben Levi Ross in “Ragtime”
Layton Williams in “Titaníque”