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2023 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions

What we haven’t seen (yet): A Christmas Carol; Kimberly Akimbo; Bob Fosse’s Dancin’; Camelot; Peter Pan Goes Wrong; Pictures From Home; Prima Facie; Summer, 1976; Sweeney Todd; The Thanksgiving Play

Last Updated: Saturday, April 29th, 2023.

Tony Award for Best Musical

Shoo-Ins
Kimberly Akimbo
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

On the Bubble
& Juliet
New York, New York

Dark Horses
A Beautiful Noise
KPOP

Tony Award for Best Play

Shoo-Ins
Leopoldstadt
Fat Ham

On the Bubble
Ain’t No Mo’
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Life of Pi
The Thanksgiving Play

Dark Horses
Good Night, Oscar
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Summer, 1976

Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical

Shoo-Ins
Into The Woods
Parade
Sweeney Todd

On the Bubble
Camelot
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’

Dark Horses
1776

Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

Shoo-Ins
The Piano Lesson
A Doll’s House

On the Bubble
Death of a Salesman
Ohio State Murders
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Topdog/Underdog

Dark Horses

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Shoo-Ins
J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot)
Ben Platt (Parade)

On the Bubble
Will Swenson (A Beautiful Noise)
Colton Ryan (New York, New York)
Andrew Burnap (Camelot)
Bryan D’Arcy James (Into The Woods)

Dark Horses
Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd)
Casey Likes (Almost Famous)
Christian Borle (Some Like It Hot)

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Shoo-Ins
Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo)
Michaela Diamond (Parade)

On the Bubble
Anna Uzele (New York, New York)
Annaleigh Ashford (Sweeney Todd)
Sara Bareilles (Into The Woods)
Lorna Courtney (& Juliet)
Caroline Innerbichler (Shucked)

Dark Horses
Adrianna Hicks (Some Like It Hot)
Patina Miller (Into The Woods)
Phillipa Soo (Camelot)

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Shoo-Ins
Sean Hayes (Good Night, Oscar)
Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi)

On the Bubble
Stephen McKinley Henderson (Between Riverside and Crazy)
Marcel Spears (Fat Ham)
Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman)
Corey Hawkins (Topdog/Underdog)
Oscar Isaac (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window)

Dark Horses
John David Washington (The Piano Lesson)
Jefferson Mays (A Christmas Carol)
Nathan Lane (Pictures From Home)
Danny Burstein (Pictures From Home)
Paul Bettany (The Collaboration)
Jeremy Pope (The Collaboration)
Gabriel Byrne (Walking With Ghosts)

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Shoo-Ins
Jodie Comer (Prima Facie)
Jessica Chastain (A Doll’s House)

On the Bubble
Audra McDonald (Ohio State Murders)
Laura Linney (Summer, 1976)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window)
Jessica Hecht (Summer, 1976)

Dark Horses

Best Director of a Musical

Shoo-Ins
Jack O’Brien (Shucked)
Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo)

On the Bubble
Susan Stroman (New York, New York)
Michael Arden (Parade)
Casey Nicholaw (Some Like It Hot)
Thomas Kail (Sweeney Todd)
Lear deBessonet (Into The Woods)

Dark Horses
Luke Sheppard (& Juliet)
Teddy Bergman (KPOP)

Best Director of a Play

Shoo-Ins
Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt)

On the Bubble
Jamie Lloyd (A Doll’s House)
Max Webster (Life of Pi)
Kenny Leon (Topdog/Underdog)
Saheem Ali (Fat Ham)
Stevie Walker-Webb (Ain’t No Mo’)
Anne Kauffman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window)
Adam Meggido (Peter Pan Goes Wrong)

Dark Horses
Jo Bonney (Cost Of Living)
Austin Pendleton (Between Riverside and Crazy)
Latanya Richardson Jackson (The Piano Lesson)
Rachel Chavkin (The Thanksgiving Play)
Miranda Cromwell (Death of a Salesman)
Lisa Peterson (Good Night, Oscar)
Justin Martin (Prima Facie)
Daniel Sullivan (Summer, 1976)

Best Book of a Musical

Shoo-Ins
Kimberly Akimbo

On the Bubble
& Juliet
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Dark Horses
Camelot
New York, New York
Almost Famous

Best Original Music

Shoo-Ins
Kimberly Akimbo

On the Bubble
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Bad Cinderella
New York, New York

Dark Horses
Almost Famous
KPOP

Best Choreography

Shoo-Ins
Some Like It Hot
New York, New York

On the Bubble
KPOP
& Juliet
Shucked

Dark Horses
Kimberly Akimbo
Parade

Best Orchestrations

Shoo-Ins
Some Like It Hot

On the Bubble
& Juliet
New York, New York
Shucked
Kimberly Akimbo
Sweeney Todd

Dark Horses
A Beautiful Noise
Bad Cinderella
Dancin’
Into The Woods

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Shoo-Ins
New York, New York
Some Like It Hot

On the Bubble
Camelot
Shucked
Sweeney Todd
Bad Cinderella

Dark Horses
Almost Famous
Kimberly Akimbo
Parade

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Shoo-Ins
Life of Pi

On the Bubble
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Ain’t No Mo’
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt
A Doll’s House
Death of a Salesman
Ohio State Murders
The Piano Lesson
Topdog/Underdog

Dark Horses
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Good Night, Oscar
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Shoo-Ins
Some Like It Hot
New York, New York

On the Bubble
Shucked
Camelot
& Juliet
Bad Cinderella
Parade

Dark Horses
KPOP
1776
Sweeney Todd

Best Costume Design of a Play

Shoo-Ins
Leopoldstadt

On the Bubble
Life of Pi
Ain’t No Mo’
Fat Ham
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Topdog/Underdog

Dark Horses
The Piano Lesson
Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Shoo-Ins
New York, New York

On the Bubble
Sweeney Todd
Parade
Dancin’
& Juliet
A Beautiful Noise
Some Like It Hot

Dark Horses
KPOP
Shucked
Kimberly Akimbo

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Shoo-Ins
Life of Pi

On the Bubble
A Christmas Carol
Leopoldstadt
Ohio State Murders
Prima Facie
The Piano Lesson
A Doll’s House
Death of a Salesman

Dark Horses
Fat Ham
Good Night, Oscar
The Collaboration

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Shoo-Ins
New York, New York

On the Bubble
Some Like It Hot
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
Shucked
Parade
Into The Woods

Dark Horses
Sweeney Todd
Almost Famous

Best Sound Design of a Play

Shoo-Ins
Life of Pi

On the Bubble
A Christmas Carol
A Doll’s House
Fat Ham
Ain’t No Mo’
Ohio State Murders
Good Night, Oscar

Dark Horses
Leopoldstadt
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

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