The 2023 Tony Awards was a night for making history. Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee became the first non-binary Tony winners.
The award show also included Dirty Dancing’s Jennifer Gray presenting the Tony Lifetime Achievement Award to her father, and a performance of Lea Michelle’s infamous “Don’t Rain on My Parade” alongside the rest of the cast of the Broadway musical “Funny Girl.”
Another unique aspect of this year’s Tony Awards is that the entire production was considered “unscripted.” According to The New Yorker, the show is typically written by the Writer’s Guild of America, which happens to currently be on strike. The guild agreed to not strike at the awards ceremony if the production would remain unscripted without them. Many winners stood in solidarity with the guild, including “Kimberly Akimbo’s” playwright David Lindsay-Abaire during his winning speech.
“Kimberly Akimbo” was the night’s biggest winner, taking home 5 Tony Awards.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners from the 2023 Tony Awards, and let us know your thoughts on the winners by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post or by sending us a tweet at @celebsecrets.
2023 Tony Awards – Winners’ List
Best Musical:
- “Kimberly Akimbo”
Lead Actor in a Musical:
- J. Harrison Ghee in “Some Like it Hot”
Lead Actress in a Musical:
- Victoria Clark in “Kimberly Akimbo”
Best Play:
- “Leopoldstadt”
Lead Actor in a Play:
- Sean Hayes in “Good Night, Oscar”
Lead Actress in a Play:
- Jodie Comer in “Prima Facie”
Best Revival Musical:
- “Parade”
Best Revival Play:
- “Topdog/Underdog”
Featured Actor in a Musical:
- Alex Newell in “Shucked”
Featured Actress in a Musical:
- Bonnie Milligan in “Kimberly Akimbo”
Excellence in Theatre:
- Robert Fried, Lisa Dawn Cave and Victoria Bailey
Featured Actor in a Play:
- Brandon Uranowitz in “Leopoldstadt
Featured Actress in a Play:
- Miriam Silverman in “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”
Best Original Score:
- Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire in “Kimberly Akimbo”
Tony Lifetime Achievement Awards:
- Joel Gray and John Kander
Regional Theatre Award:
- Pasadena Playhouse
Best Book of a Musical:
- “Kimberly Akimbo” by David Lindsay-Abaire
Isabelle Stevenson Award:
- Jerry Mitchell
Best Lighting Design in a Musical:
- Natasha Katz in “Sweeney Todd”
Best Lighting Design in a Play:
- Tim Lutkin in “Life of Pi”
Best Direction in a Play:
- Patrick Marber in “Leopoldstadt”
Best Direction in a Musical:
- Michael Arden in “Parade”
Best Scenic Design in a Musical:
- Beowulf Boritt in “New York, New York”
Best Scenic Design in a Play:
- Tim Hatley in “Life of Pi”
Best Orchestrations:
- Bryan Carter in “Some Like it Hot”
Best Costume Design in a Musical:
- Gregg Barnes in “Some Like it Hot”
Best Costume Design in a Play:
- Brigitte Reiffenstuel in “Leopoldstadt”
Best Choreography:
- Casey Nicholas in “Some Like it Hot”
Best Sound Design in a Musical:
- Nevin Steinberg in “Sweeney Todd”
Best Sound Design in a Play:
- Carolyn Downing in “Life of Pi”
Excellence in Theater Education:
- Jason Zembuch Young
