2022 Tony winners announced
Find out who took home prizes at Broadway's biggest night.
The 2022 Tony Awards ceremony has wrapped at Radio City Music Hall, and this year's wins were broadcast on CBS from 8-11 p.m. A Strange Loop and The Lehman Trilogy took home the coveted Best Musical and Best Play awards, respectively, and The Lehman Trilogy and Best Musical Revival winner Company were the winningest shows, with five awards each.
A Strange Loop led the nominations this year with 11. The musicals MJ and Paradise Square followed with 10, and The Lehman Trilogy was the most-nominated play with 8.
Oscar winner and past Tony nominee Ariana DeBose hosts this year's ceremony, which celebrates the past 75 years of Broadway excellence in honor of the Tonys' own 75th anniversary. An additional hour of pre-show content, hosted by Darren Criss (in the Tony-nominated American Buffalo) and Julianne Hough (in the Tony-nominated POTUS), was streamed on Paramount+. Dozens of past Tony winners and revered Broadway stars have presented awards and performed during the event.
Read the full list of 2022 Tony Award winners and nominees below. Winners are denoted in bold.
Best Play
Best Musical
Best Revival of a Play
- Take Me Out
- American Buffalo
- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
- How I Learned to Drive
- Trouble in Mind
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Book of a Musical
- Conor McPherson - Girl From the North Country
- Lynn Nottage - MJ The Musical
- Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, Larry Kirwen - Paradise Square
- Michael R. Jackson - A Strange Loop
- Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel - Mr. Saturday Night
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
- Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss - Six
- Tom Kitt and Michael Korie - Flying Over Sunset
- Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, Masi Asare - Paradise Square
- Michael R. Jackson - A Strange Loop
- Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green - Mr. Saturday Night
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- Simon Russell Beale - The Lehman Trilogy
- Adam Godley - The Lehman Trilogy
- Adrian Lester - The Lehman Trilogy
- David Morse - How I Learned to Drive
- David Threlfall - Hangmen
- Sam Rockwell - American Buffalo
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Lackawanna Blues
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
- Deirdre O'Connell - Dana H.
- Mary-Louise Parker - How I Learned to Drive
- Gabby Beans - The Skin of Our Teeth
- Ruth Negga - Macbeth
- LaChanze - Trouble in Mind
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Billy Crystal - Mr. Saturday Night
- Myles Frost - MJ The Musical
- Hugh Jackman - The Music Man
- Rob McClure - Mrs. Doubtfire
- Jaquel Spivey - A Strange Loop
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Sharon D Clarke - Caroline, or Change
- Carmen Cusack - Flying Over Sunset
- Sutton Foster - The Music Man
- Joaquina Kalukango - Paradise Square
- Mare Winningham - Girl From the North Country
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Ron Cephas Jones - Clyde's
- Alfie Allen - Hangmen
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Take Me Out
- Michael Oberholtzer - Take Me Out
- Jesse Williams - Take Me Out
- Chuck Cooper - Trouble in Mind
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Uzo Aduba - Clyde's
- Kara Young - Clyde's
- Phylicia Rashad - Skeleton Crew
- Kenita R. Miller - for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
- Rachel Dratch - POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
- Julie White - POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Sidney DuPont - Paradise Square
- AJ Shively - Paradise Square
- John-Andrew Morrison - A Strange Loop
- Matt Doyle - Company
- Jared Grimes - Funny Girl
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Jeannette Bayardelle - Girl From the North Country
- L Morgan Lee - A Strange Loop
- Shoshana Bean - Mr. Saturday Night
- Patti LuPone - Company
- Jennifer Simard - Company
- Jayne Houdyshell - The Music Man
Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Es Devlin - The Lehman Trilogy
- Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong - Skeleton Crew
- Anna Fleischle - Hangmen
- Scott Pask - American Buffalo
- Adam Rigg - The Skin of Our Teeth
- Beowulf Boritt - POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions - Flying Over Sunset
- Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini - MJ The Musical
- Allen Moyer - Paradise Square
- Arnulfo Maldonado - A Strange Loop
- Bunny Christie - Company
Best Costume Design of a Play
- Jennifer Moeller - Clyde's
- Jane Greenwood - Plaza Suite
- Sarafina Bush - for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
- Montana Levi-Blanco - The Skin of Our Teeth
- Emilio Sosa - Trouble in Mind
Best Costume Design of a Musical
- Gabriella Slade - Six
- William Ivey Long - Diana, The Musical
- Paul Tazewell - MJ The Musical
- Toni-Leslie James Paradise Square
- Fly Davis - Caroline, or Change
- Santo Loquasto - The Music Man
Best Lighting Design of a Play
- Jon Clark - The Lehman Trilogy
- Joshua Carr - Hangmen
- Jiyoun Chang - for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
- Yi Zhao - The Skin of Our Teeth
- Jane Cox - Macbeth
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Tim Deiling - Six
- Bradley King - Flying Over Sunset
- Natasha Katz - MJ The Musical
- Donald Holder - Paradise Square
- Jen Schriever - A Strange Loop
- Neil Austin - Company
Best Sound Design of a Play
- Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey - The Lehman Trilogy
- Justin Ellington - for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
- Mikhail Fiksel - Dana H.
- Palmer Hefferan - The Skin of Our Teeth
- Mikaal Sulaiman - Macbeth
Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Simon Baker - Girl From the North Country
- Paul Gatehouse - Six
- Gareth Owen - MJ The Musical
- Drew Levy - A Strange Loop
- Ian Dickinson for Autograph - Company
Best Direction of a Play
- Sam Mendes - The Lehman Trilogy
- Neil Pepe - American Buffalo
- Camille A. Brown - for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
- Lileana Blain-Cruz - The Skin of Our Teeth
- Les Waters -Dana H.
Best Direction of a Musical
- Conor McPherson - Girl From the North Country
- Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage - Six
- Christopher Wheeldon - MJ The Musical
- Stephen Brackett - A Strange Loop
- Marianne Elliott - Company
Best Choreography
- Camille A. Brown - for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
- Warren Carlyle - The Music Man
- Carrie-Anne Ingrouille - Six
- Bill T. Jones - Paradise Square
- Christopher Wheeldon - MJ The Musical
Best Orchestrations
- Simon Hale - Girl From the North Country
- Tom Curran - Six
- Jason Michael Webb and David Holgenberg - MJ The Musical
- Charlie Rosen - A Strange Loop
- David Cullen - Company
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