The 2022 Tony Award winners

These are the nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards.

Best Play

• Clyde's, Lynn Nottage
• Hangmen, Martin McDonagh
• The Lehman Trilogy, Stefano Massini, Ben Power
• The Minutes, Tracy Letts
• Skeleton Crew, Dominique Morisseau

Best Direction of a Play

• Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Skin of Our Teeth
• Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

• Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy
• Neil Pepe, American Buffalo
• Les Waters, Dana H.

Best Musical

• Girl From The North Country
• MJ
• Mr. Saturday Night
• Paradise Square
• SIX: The Musical
• A Strange Loop

Best Direction of a Musical

• Stephen Brackett, A Strange Loop
• Marianne Elliott, Company
• Conor McPherson, Girl From The North Country
• Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage, SIX: The Musical
• Christopher Wheeldon, MJ

Best Revival of a Play

• American Buffalo
• for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
• How I Learned to Drive
• Take Me Out
• Trouble in Mind

Best Revival of a Musical

• Caroline, or Change
• Company
• The Music Man

Best Book of a Musical

• Girl From The North Country: Conor McPherson
• MJ: Lynn Nottage
• Mr. Saturday Night: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel
• Paradise Square: Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas & Larry Kirwan
• A Strange Loop: Michael R. Jackson

Best Original Score

• SIX: The Musical: Music and Lyrics: Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss
• Flying Over Sunset: Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Michael Korie
• Mr. Saturday Night: Music: Jason Robert Brown Lyrics: Amanda Green
• Paradise Square: Music: Jason Howland Lyrics: Nathan Tysen & Masi Asare
• A Strange Loop: Music & Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson

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
• Sam Rockwell, American Buffalo
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna Blues
• David Threlfall, Hangmen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

• Gabby Beans, The Skin of Our Teeth
• LaChanze, Trouble in Mind
• Ruth Negga, Macbeth
• Deirdre O'Connell, Dana H.
• Mary-Louise Parker, How I Learned to Drive

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
• Myles Frost, MJ
• 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

• Alfie Allen, Hangmen
• Chuck Cooper, Trouble in Mind
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
• Ron Cephas Jones, Clyde's
• Michael Oberholtzer, Take Me Out
• Jesse Williams, Take Me Out

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

• Uzo Aduba, Clyde's
• Rachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
• Kenita R. Miller, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
• Phylicia Rashad, Skeleton Crew
• Julie White, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
• Kara Young, Clyde's

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Matt Doyle, Company
• Sidney DuPont, Paradise Square
• Jared Grimes, Funny Girl
• John-Andrew Morrison, A Strange Loop
• A.J. Shively, Paradise Square

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Jeannette Bayardelle, Girl From The North Country
• Shoshana Bean, Mr. Saturday Night
• Jayne Houdyshell, The Music Man
• L Morgan Lee, A Strange Loop
• Patti LuPone, Company
• Jennifer Simard, Company

Best Scenic Design of a Play

• Beowulf Boritt, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
• Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong, Skeleton Crew
• Es Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy
• Anna Fleischle, Hangmen
• Scott Pask, American Buffalo
• Adam Rigg, The Skin of Our Teeth

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

• Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions, Flying Over Sunset
• Bunny Christie, Company
• Arnulfo Maldonado, A Strange Loop
• Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini, MJ
• Allen Moyer, Paradise Square

Best Costume Design of a Play

• Montana Levi Blanco, The Skin of Our Teeth
• Sarafina Bush, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
• Emilio Sosa, Trouble in Mind
• Jane Greenwood, Neil Simon's Plaza Suite
• Jennifer Moeller, Clyde's

Best Costume Design of a Musical

• Fly Davis, Caroline, or Change
• Toni-Leslie James, Paradise Square
• William Ivey Long, Diana, The Musical
• Santo Loquasto, The Music Man
• Paul Tazewell, MJ
• Gabriella Slade, SIX: The Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play

• Joshua Carr, Hangmen
• Jiyoun Chang, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
• Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy
• Jane Cox, Macbeth
• Yi Zhao, The Skin of Our Teeth

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

• Neil Austin, Company
• Tim Deiling, SIX: The Musical
• Donald Holder, Paradise Square
• Natasha Katz, MJ
• Bradley King, Flying Over Sunset
• Jen Schriever, A Strange Loop

Best Sound Design of a Play

• 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
• Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey, The Lehman Trilogy
• Mikaal Sulaiman, Macbeth

Best Sound Design of a Musical

• Simon Baker, Girl From The North Country
• Paul Gatehouse, SIX: The Musical
• Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Company
• Drew Levy, A Strange Loop
• Gareth Owen, MJ

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: The Musical
• Bill T. Jones, Paradise Square
• Christopher Wheeldon, MJ

Best Orchestration

• David Cullen, Company
• Tom Curran, SIX: The Musical
• Simon Hale, Girl From The North Country
• Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg, MJ
• Charlie Rosen, A Strange Loop

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