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“A Strange Loop” is not so strange anymore. The Pulitzer Prize–winning musical by Michael R. Jackson, about a young, gay Black man trying to write his own show, led the 2022 Tony Awards nominations with 11 nods. Tony winner Adrienne Warren and three-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry announced the nominations on Monday morning.
“Paradise Square,” a musical set in the 1800s about an integrated neighborhood in New York City, followed close behind with 10 nominations, tied with “MJ,” the Michael Jackson jukebox musical. The revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Company” received nine nominations, while the season’s other major new musical, “Six,” garnered eight.
In the play category, “The Lehman Trilogy,” the century-spanning tale of the Lehman brothers, earned eight nominations, while the revival of Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf” received six nods.
Nominations rolled in a week later than originally scheduled. On April 23, the Broadway League announced that nominations would be delayed. COVID-19–related cancellations, the League noted, prevented nominators from seeing shows before the original deadline. This year’s Tonys recognized shows that opened between Feb. 20, 2020, and May 4, 2022.
The scheduling isn’t the only break from tradition. The Tony categories typically include five nominees. But this year, most of the acting categories had six, including lead actor in a play, featured actor in a play, featured actress in a play, and featured actress in a musical.
Everything You Ever Need to Know About the Tony Awards The nominations also included previously announced Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. These special awards will go to the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC); Broadway for All; music copyist Emily Grishman; Feinstein’s/54 Below; and the designers’ union United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE.
James C. Nicola, the longtime artistic director of New York Theatre Workshop, who has overseen the premieres of musicals such as “Rent” and “Hadestown,” will also receive a Special Tony Award. Nicola will step down from the position on June 30.
The Tony Awards will take place on June 12 at Radio City Music Hall. Similar to the 2021 Tony Awards, a one-hour awards ceremony will stream on Paramount+, while a three-hour event with performances will debut on CBS. Recent Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, herself a Tony nominee, will host. The Tony Awards are produced by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
Read on for the full list of nominees.
Best Musical
“Girl From the North Country”
“MJ: The Musical”
“Mr. Saturday Night”
“Paradise Square”
“Six: The Musical”
“A Strange Loop”
Best New Play
“Clyde’s” by Lynn Nottage
“Hangmen” by Martin McDonagh
“The Lehman Trilogy” by Stefano Massini and Ben Power
“The Minutes” by Tracy Letts
“Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau
Best Musical Revival
“Caroline, or Change”
“Company”
“The Music Man”
Best Play Revival
“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 Leading Actress 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 Leading Actor 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 Leading Actress 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 Leading Actor in a Musical
Billy Crystal, “Mr. Saturday Night”
Myles Frost, “MJ: The Musical”
Hugh Jackman, “The Music Man”
Rob McClure, “Mrs. Doubtfire”
Jaquel Spivey, “A Strange Loop”
Best Featured Actress 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 Featured Actor 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 Featured Actress 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 Featured Actor 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 Original Score
“Flying Over Sunset” (Music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Michael Korie)
“Mr. Saturday Night” (Music by Jason Robert Brown, lyrics by Amanda Green)
“Paradise Square” (Music by Jason Howland and Larry Kirwan, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare)
“Six: The Musical” (Music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss)
“A Strange Loop” (Music and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson)
Best Book of a Musical
Conor McPherson, “Girl From the North Country”
Lynn Nottage, “MJ: The Musical”
Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babloo Mandel, “Mr. Saturday Night”
Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan, “Paradise Square”
Michael R. Jackson, “A Strange Loop”
Best Orchestrations
David Cullen, “Company”
Tom Curran, “Six: The Musical”
Simon Hale, “Girl From the North Country”
Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg, “MJ: The Musical”
Charlie Rosen, “A Strange Loop”
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: The Musical”
Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Brackett, “A Strange Loop”
Marianne Elliott, “Company”
Conor McPherson, “Girl From the North Country”
Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, “Six: The Musical”
Christopher Wheeldon, “MJ: The Musical”
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 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: The Musical”
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 Lighting Design of a Musical
Neil Austin, “Company”
Tim Deiling, “Six: The Musical”
Donald Holder, “Paradise Square”
Natasha Katz, “MJ: The Musical”
Bradley King, “Flying Over Sunset”
Jen Schriever, “A Strange Loop”
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 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”
Gabriella Slade, “Six: The Musical”
Paul Tazewell, “MJ: The Musical”
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, “Plaza Suite”
Jennifer Moeller, “Clyde’s”
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: The Musical”
Allen Moyer, “Paradise Square”
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”