Who is nominated and how to watch

“The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!” and the American Theatre Wing’s 74th annual Tony Awards— celebrating the return to live theater and commemorating the 2019-2020 season — takes place live on Sunday, Sept. 26, from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York. The four-hour, multi-platform event will be shown on CBS and available to stream live and on demand on the CBS app and Paramount+.

From 7 to 9 p.m., six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (she’s also won a Grammy and an Emmy) hosts the show, which will honor the productions, performances and artistry of the 2019-20 Broadway season, which was brought to a halt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m elated that the Tony Awards are back! I am so glad that we’ve found a way to gather safely to honor and recognize all the incredible work that was done in the 2019-20 season,” McDonald said in a news release. “While we look back, my greatest hope is that this event marks the beginning of a new era for Broadway — one with renewed commitment to inclusivity and belonging as well as appreciation for the sacred experience of live theater.”

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At 9 p.m., Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. takes over hosting duties, with a live concert featuring Broadway entertainers and Tony Award winners re-uniting to perform classic showtunes. Songs from the three Tony-nominated Best Musical contenders also will be performed, and the Tonys for Best Play, Best Revival of a Play and Best Musical will be announced.

“Broadway is a part of my DNA and I’m so thrilled to see it open back up again,” Odom said in a news release. “There are so many talented artists going back to work and doing what they love for audiences who have missed these tremendous performances.”

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Tony nominations 2021

A scene from "Inheritance," now on Broadway.

Here are the nominees for the American Theatre Wing’s 74th annual Tony Awards:

Best Play: “Grand Horizons” by Bess Wohl; “The Inheritance” by Matthew López; “Sea Wall/A Life,” by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne; “Slave Play” by Jeremy O. Harris; “The Sound Inside” by Adam Rapp

Best Musical: “Jagged Little Pill”; “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Revival of a Play: “Betrayal”; “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”; “A Soldier’s Play”

Best Book of a Musical: “Jagged Little Pill,” Diablo Cody; “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” John Logan; “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical,” Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune written by Terrence McNally and directed by Arin Arbus starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon premiere Thursday May 30 2019 at the Broadhurst Theatre New York.

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: “A Christmas Carol,” music by Christopher Nightingale; “The Inheritance,” music by Paul Englishby; “The Rose Tattoo,” music by Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb; “Slave Play,” music by Lindsay Jones; “The Sound Inside,” music by Daniel Kluger

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Ian Barford, “Linda Vista”; Andrew Burnap, “The Inheritance”; Jake Gyllenhaal, “Sea Wall/A Life”; Tom Hiddleston, “Betrayal”; Tom Sturridge, “Sea Wall/A Life”; Blair Underwood, “A Soldier’s Play”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Joaquina Kalukango, “Slave Play”; Laura Linney, “My Name is Lucy Barton”; Audra McDonald, “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”; Mary-Louise Parker, “The Sound Inside”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Aaron Tveit, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Since there is only one nominee in this category, The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing released the following statement in a news release: “Note from The Tony Awards Rules: If the Tony Awards Nominating Committee has determined that if there is only one nominee in a category listed, such category shall be submitted to the Tony Voters which may, by the affirmative vote of 60% of the total ballots cast, grant an Award in that category.”

Elizabeth Stanley and the cast of Broadway's "Jagged Little Pill."

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Karen Olivo, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Elizabeth Stanley, “Jagged Little Pill”; Adrienne Warren, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Ato Blankson-Wood, “Slave Play”; James Cusati-Moyer, “Slave Play”; David Alan Grier, “A Soldier’s Play”; John Benjamin Hickey, “The Inheritance”; Paul Hilton, “The Inheritance”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Jane Alexander, “Grand Horizons”; Chalia La Tour, “Slave Play”; Annie McNamara, “Slave Play”; Lois Smith, “The Inheritance”; Cora Vander Broek, “Linda Vista”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Danny Burstein, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Derek Klena, “Jagged Little Pill”; Sean Allan Krill, “Jagged Little Pill”; Sahr Ngaujah, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Daniel J. Watts, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”

David Alan Grier in a scene from "A Soldier's Play."

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Kathryn Gallagher, “Jagged Little Pill”; Celia Rose Gooding, “Jagged Little Pill”; Robyn Hurder, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Lauren Patten, “Jagged Little Pill”; Myra Lucretia Taylor, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Scenic Design of a Play: Bob Crowley, “The Inheritance”; Soutra Gilmour, “Betrayal”; Rob Howell, “A Christmas Carol”; Derek McLane, “A Soldier’s Play”; Clint Ramos, “Slave Play”

Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, “Jagged Little Pill”; Derek McLane, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Costume Design of a Play: Dede Ayite, “Slave Play”; Dede Ayite, “A Soldier’s Play”; Bob Crowley, “The Inheritance”; Rob Howell, “A Christmas Carol”; Clint Ramos, “The Rose Tattoo”

Best Costume Design of a Musical: Emily Rebholz, “Jagged Little Pill”; Mark Thompson, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”; Catherine Zuber, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Best Lighting Design of a Play: Jiyoun Chang, “Slave Play”; Jon Clark, “The Inheritance”; Heather Gilbert, “The Sound Inside”; Allen Lee Hughes, “A Soldier’s Play”; Hugh Vanstone, “A Christmas Carol”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Bruno Poet, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”; Justin Townsend, “Jagged Little Pill”; Justin Townsend, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Mary-Louise Parker and Will Hochman in "The Sound Inside."

Best Sound Design of a Play: Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, “The Inheritance”; Simon Baker, “A Christmas Carol”; Lindsay Jones, “Slave Play”; Daniel Kluger, “Sea Wall/A Life”; Daniel Kluger, “The Sound Inside”

Best Sound Design of a Musical: Jonathan Deans, “Jagged Little Pill”; Peter Hylenski, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Nevin Steinberg, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Direction of a Play: David Cromer, “The Sound Inside”; Stephen Daldry, “The Inheritance”; Kenny Leon, “A Soldier’s Play”; Jamie Lloyd, “Betrayal”; Robert O’Hara, “Slave Play”

Best Direction of a Musical: Phyllida Lloyd, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”; Diane Paulus, “Jagged Little Pill”; Alex Timbers, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Best Choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, “Jagged Little Pill”: Sonya Tayeh, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Anthony Van Laast, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”

Best Orchestrations: Tom Kitt, “Jagged Little Pill”; Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”; Ethan Popp, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.”

Tony nominations by production

"Tina - The Tina Turner Musical" starring Adrienne Warren.

“Jagged Little Pill”: 15

“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”: 14

“Slave Play”: 12

“Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”: 12

“The Inheritance”: 11

“A Soldier’s Play”: 7

“The Sound Inside”: 6

“A Christmas Carol”: 5

Jake Gyllenhaal in "Sea Wall/A Life"

“Betrayal”: 4

“Sea Wall/A Life”: 4

“Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”: 2

“Grand Horizons”: 2

“Linda Vista”: 2

“The Rose Tattoo”: 2

“My Name is Lucy Barton”: 1

Special Tony Awards

The Tony Awards Administration Committee will present three Special Tony Awards to The Broadway Advocacy Coalition,“David Byrne’s American Utopia”and “Freestyle Love Supreme.”

Special Tony Awards are presented to productions, artists and organizations that do not fall into any of the competitive categories.

The Broadway Advocacy Coalition is dedicated to building the capacity of individuals, organizations and communities by using storytelling to dismantle systems that perpetuate racism. Founded in 2016 by several Black members of the Broadway community as a direct response to the nation’s pandemic of racism and police brutality, it has since grown into a multidisciplinary organization that aims to unite artists, legal experts and community advocates to create lasting impact and collaborations on policy issues, ranging from criminal justice reform to education equity to immigration.

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In “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” the Talking Heads superstar is joined by 11 diverse musicians from around the globe in a celebration of live music, community and connection. “American Utopia” began as an album released by Byrne in 2018. Later that year, the theatrical concert, which includes songs from “American Utopia” along with songs from Talking Heads and Byrne’s solo career, played more than 150 dates in 27 countries. Following its arrival on Broadway in 2019-2020, Spike Lee’s filmed version of the show opened the Toronto International Film Festival. The show returned to Broadway Sept. 17 with all the original songs and all the original musicians.

For more than 17 years, the producers, creative team and founding company members of “Freestyle Love Supreme” have aspired to make theater that is unique and unforgettable. It was created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale. What started out with a loose format in the basement of The Drama Bookshop in 2004 worked its way to The Booth Theatre on Broadway in 2019. Directed by Kail, the show features a comedic improvisational musical structure, and a rotating cast of performers. “Freestyle Love Supreme” will return to Broadway with a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre. Previews begin on Thursday, Oct. 7, and performances will run until Jan. 2, 2022.

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