Each year, the Tony Awards celebrate the very best of Broadway—and while that may seem a world away from our little island, the ripple effects are global. For Irish actors, the Tonys offer a front-row seat to where stage performance is heading: from bold new writing and standout acting, to the directors and designers setting the bar.

Whether you’re dreaming of the West End, Broadway, or elevating your work right here in Ireland, the Tony nominations are a brilliant source of inspiration, insight, and opportunity.

The winners will be announced on the 8th of June and for more information visit www.tonyawards.com

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play 

• Sadie Sink, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
• LaTanya Richardson Jackson, “Purpose”
• Laura Donnelly, “The Hills of California”
• Sarah Snook, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
• Mia Farrow, “The Roommate”

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play

• Henry Lennix, “Purpose”
• Jon Michael Hill, “Purpose”
• George Clooney, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
• Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
• Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
• Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”

Best play

• “Purpose”
• “John Proctor Is the Villain”
• “English”
• “Oh, Mary!”
• “The Hills of California”

Best musical

• “Maybe Happy Ending”
• “Dead Outlaw”
• “Death Becomes Her”
• “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
• “The Buena Vista Social Club”

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical

• Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”
• Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Boulevard”
• Megan Hilty, “Death Becomes Her”
• Jennifer Simard, “Death Becomes Her”
• Jasmine Amy Rogers, “BOOP! The Musical”

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical

• Tom Francis, “Sunset Boulevard”
• James Monroe Iglehart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
• Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”
• Darren Criss, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
• Jonathan Groff, “Just in Time”

Best book of a musical

• Marco Ramirez, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• Itamar Moses, “Dead Outlaw”
• Marco Pennette, “Death Becomes Her”
• Will Aronson and Hue Park, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”

Best original score written for the theatre

• Music and lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, “Dead Outlaw”
• Music and lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, “Death Becomes Her”
• Music: Will Aronson, lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• Music and lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
• Music and lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”

Best scenic design of a play

• Marsha Ginsberg, “English”
• Rob Howell, “The Hills of California”
• Marg Horwell and David Bergman, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
• Miriam Buether and 59, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
• Scott Pask, “Good Night, and Good Luck”

Best scenic design of a musical

• Rachel Hauck, “Swept Away”
• Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• Arnulfo Maldonado, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• Derek McLane, “Death Becomes Her”
• Derek McLane, “Just in Time”

Best costume design of a play

• Brenda Abbandandolo, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
• Marg Horwell, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
• Rob Howell, “The Hills of California”
• Holly Pierson, “Oh, Mary!”
• Brigitte Reiffenstuel, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”

Best costume design of a musical

•  Dede Ayite, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• Gregg Barnes, “BOOP! The Musical”
• Clint Ramos, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• Paul Tazewell, “Death Becomes Her”
• Catherine Zuber, “Just in Time”

Best lighting design of a play

• Natasha Chivers, “The Hills of California”
• Jon Clark, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
• Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
• Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
• Nick Schlieper, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Best lighting design of a musical

• Jack Knowles, “Sunset Boulevard”
• Tyler Micoleau, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, “Floyd Collins”
• Ben Stanton, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• Justin Townsend, “Death Becomes Her”

Best sound design of a play

• Paul Arditti, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
• Palmer Hefferan, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
• Daniel Kluger, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
• Nick Powell, “The Hills of California”
• Clemence Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Best sound design of a musical

• Jonathan Deans, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• Adam Fisher, “Sunset Boulevard”
• Peter Hylenski, “Just in Time”
• Peter Hylenski, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• Dan Moses Schreier, “Floyd Collins”

Best direction of a play

• Knud Adams, “English”
• Sam Mendes, “The Hills of California”
• Sam Pinkleton, “Oh, Mary!”
• Danya Taymor, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
• Kip Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Best direction of a musical

• Saheem Ali, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• Michael Arden, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• David Cromer, “Dead Outlaw”
• Christopher Gattelli, “Death Becomes Her”
• Jamie Lloyd, “Sunset Boulevard”

 Best choreography

•  Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
• Camille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
• Christopher Gattelli, “Death Becomes Her”
• Jerry Mitchell, “BOOP! The Musical”
• Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, “Buena Vista Social Club”

Best orchestrations

• Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, “Just in Time”
• Will Aronson, “Maybe Happy Ending”
• Bruce Coughlin, “Floyd Collins”
• Marco Paguia, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Sunset Boulevard”

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play

• Tala Ashe, “English”
• Jessica Hecht, “Eureka Day”
• Marjan Neshat, “English”
• Fina Strazza, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
• Kara Young, “Purpose”

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play

• Glenn Davis, “Purpose”
• Gabriel Ebert, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
• Francis Jue, “Yellow Face”
• Bob Odenkirk, “Glengarry Glen Ross”
• Conrad Ricamora, “Oh, Mary!”

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical

• Natalie Venetia Belcon, “Buena Vista Social Club”
• Julia Knitel, “Dead Outlaw”
• Gracie Lawrence, “Just in Time”
• Justina Machado, “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”
• Joy Woods, “Gypsy”

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical

• Brooks Ashmanskas, “Smash”
• Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
• Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
• Jak Malone, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
• Taylor Trensch, “Floyd Collins”

Best revival of a play

• “Eureka Day,” author: Jonathan Spector
• “Romeo + Juliet”
• Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”
• “Yellow Face,” author: David Henry Hwang

Best revival of a musical

• “Floyd Collins”
• “Gypsy”
• “Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
• “Sunset Boulevard”