Tony Award Nominees Announced

The 74th Annual Tony Awards were originally scheduled to take place in June of 2020, but got pushed back due to Coronavirus and the Broadway shutdown. Now, after months of planning, the Tony Administrative Committee have released the nominees for a ceremony that will take place virtually this winter.

Since the 2019-20 Broadway theater season was cut short, only a select few shows were eligible for nominations. These nominations were presented by the legendary stage actor James Monroe Inglehart on October 15.

Best Musical:

“Jagged Little Pill”

“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

“Tina- The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Direction of a Musical:

Phyllida Lloyd for “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”

Diane Paulus for “Jagged Little Pill”

Alex Timbers for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Best Leading Actor in a Musical:

Aaron Tveit for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”*

Best Leading Actress in a Musical:

Karen Olivio for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”*

Best Book of a Musical:

Diablo Cody for “Jagged Little Pill”

John Logan for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins for “Tina- The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Play:

“Grand Horizons”

“The Inheritance”

“Sea Wall/A Life”

“Slave Play”

“The Sound Inside”

Best Revival of a Play:

“A Soldier’s Play”

“Betrayal”

“Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”

Best Direction of a Play:

David Cromer for “The Sound Inside”

Stephen Daldry for “The Inheritance”

Kenny Leon for “A Soldier's Play”

Jaime Llyod for “Betrayal”

Robert O’Hara for “Slave Play”

Best Leading Actor in a Play:

Ian Barford for “Linda Vista”

Andrew Burnap for “The Inheritance”

Jake Gyllenhaal for “Sea Wall/A Life”

Tom Hiddleston for “Betrayal”

Tom Sturridge for “Sea Wall/A Life”

Blair Underwood for “A Soldier’s Play”

Best Leading Actress in a Play:

Joaquina Kalukango for “Slave Play”

Laura Linney for “My Name Is Lucy Barton”

Audra McDonald for “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”

Best Original Score:

Christopher Nightingale for “A Christmas Carol”

Paul Englishby for “The Inheritance”

Lindsay Jones for “Slave Play”

Daniel Kluger for “The Sound Inside”

Jason Michael Webb and Fitz Patton for “The Rose Tattoo”

*In categories with only one nominee listed, such as Leading Actor in a Musical, an affirmative vote of 60 percent of the total ballots cast will grant an award in that category

Erin Tobin, class of 2021, is the A&E Editor of the Dedham Mirror. She is also a member of the DHS Performing Arts Company. Besides writing for the Mirror, Erin loves to watch movies, listen to 80's music, and walk her dog, Bear.