Theater Tony Awards 2022: See the full list of nominees A Strange Loop leads with 11 nominations, while a number of A-list actors scored nominations for their roles. By Andrea Towers Andrea Towers Andrea Towers is a former assistant editor at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2016. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on May 9, 2022 10:28AM EDT Broadway's back, baby! And it will be honoring some of the Great White Way's brightest stars next month at the 2022 Tony Awards, marking the first time since the pandemic that the annual awards show has returned to its rightful home (and month) of celebration. Following a months-long lockdown, delayed openings, and multiple false starts for shows due to rising COVID cases, the 2021-2022 season ended with an impressive 34 productions opening on Broadway. (And it's worth it to note that 15 of those productions opened in April alone!) Nominations were announced Monday on the Tony Awards official YouTube channel by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry. The critically acclaimed A Strange Loop — which has already been honored with a Pulitzer Prize in drama — officially branded itself as "the one to beat" in this year's Tony race. The show picked up 11 nominations, including honors for Best Musical, Best Original Score for creator Michael R. Jackson, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Jaquel Spivey. Also receiving a high number of nominations were the Michael Jackson musical MJ and Paradise Square (10 each) and the new Company revival (9 nominations.) This year's Tony Awards honored a number of A-list performers who took their talents to the Broadway stage, including Billy Crystal for Mr. Saturday Night, Jesse Williams for Take Me Out, and Hugh Jackman for The Music Man. But there were some notable big name shut-outs, too: namely, Beanie Feldstein's performance in Funny Girl and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in Plaza Suite. West Side Story star and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will host the 75th annual Tony Awards, which will air on June 12, live from both coasts, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS. The show will also stream live and on demand on Paramount+, which will host exclusive content starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. See the full list of nominees below: Jesse Williams, Rachel Dratch, and Hugh Jackman. Joan Marcus (2); Paul Kolnik Best Play Clyde'sHangmenSkeleton CrewThe Lehman TrilogyThe Minutes Best Musical Girl From the North CountryMJMr. Saturday NightSixA Strange LoopParadise Square Best Revival of a Play American BuffaloFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is EnufHow I Learned to DriveTake Me OutTrouble in Mind Best Revival of a Musical Caroline, or ChangeCompanyThe Music Man Best Book of a Musical BIlly Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babloo Mandel, Mr. Saturday NightMichael R. Jackson, A Strange LoopLynn Nottage, MJChritina Anderson, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan, Paradise SquareToby Marlow and Lucy Moss, SixConor McPherson, Girl From the North Country Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Tom Kitt and Michael Korie, Flying Over SunsetJason Robert Brown and Amanda Green, Mr. Saturday NightJason Howland, Larry Kirwan, Nathan Tysen, and Masi Asare, Paradise SquareToby Marlow and Lucy Moss, SixMichael R. Jackson, A Strange Loop Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman TrilogyAdam Godley, The Lehman TrilogyAdrian Lester, The Lehman TrilogyDavid Threlfall, HangmenDavid Morse, How I Learned to DriveSam Rockwell, American BuffaloRuben Santiago-Hudson, Lakawanna Blues Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play LaChanze, Trouble in MindDeirdre O'Connell, Dana H.Mary-Louise Parker, How I Learned To DriveGabby Beans, The Skin of Our TeethRuth Negga, Macbeth Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday NightMyles Frost, MJHugh Jackman, The Music ManRob McClure, Mrs. DoubtfireJaquel Spivey, A Strange Loop Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Sharon D Clarke, Caroline or ChangeCarmen Cusack, Flying Over SunsetSutton Foster, The Music ManJoaquina Kalukango, Paradise SquareMare Winningham, The Girl From the North Country Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Alfie Allen, HangmenChuck Cooper, Trouble in MindJesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me OutMichael Oberholtzer, Take Me OutJesse Williams, Take Me OutRon Cephas Jones, Clyde's Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Uzo Aduba, Clyde'sKara Young, Clyde'sPhylicia Rashad, Skeleton CrewRachel Dratch, POTUSJulie White, POTUSKenita R. Miller, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Matt Doyle, CompanyJared Grimes, Funny GirlSidney DuPont, Paradise SquareA.J. Shively, Paradise SquareJohn-Andrew Morrison, A Strange Loop Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Jeannette Bayardalele, Girl From The North CountryShoshana Bean, Mr. Saturday NightJayne Houdyshell, The Music ManL Morgan Lee, A Strange LoopPatti LuPone, CompanyJennifer Simard, Company Best Scenic Design of a Play Anna Fleischle, HangmenBeowulf Borrit, POTUSScott Pask, American BuffaloMichael Carahan and Nicholas Hussong, Skeleton CrewAdam Rigg, The Skin of Our TeethEs Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy Best Scenic Design of a Musical Arnuflo Malonado, A Strange LoopBeowulf Borrit ad 59 Productions, Flying Over SunsetBunny Christie, CompanyDerek McLane and Peter Nigrini, MJAllan Moyer, Paradise Square Best Costume Design of a Play Emilio Sosa, Trouble in MindMontana Levi Blanco, The Skin of Our TeethJane Greenwood, Neil Simon's Plaza SuiteSofia Bush, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is EnufJennifer Moeller, Clyde's Best Costume Design of a Musical Toni-Leslie James, Paradise SquareSanto Loquasto, The Music ManGabriella Slade, SixPaul Tazewell, MJFly Davis, Caroline, or ChangeWilliam Ivey Long, Diana, The Musical Best Lighting Design of a Play Joshua Carr, HangmenJiyoun Chang, For Colored Girls...Jon Clark, The Lehman TrilogyJane Cox, MacbethYi Zhao, The Skin of Our Teeth Best Lighting Design of a Musical Neil Austin, CompanyTim Deiling, SixDavid Holder, Paradise SquareNatasha Katz, MJBradley King, Flying Over SunsetJen Schriever, A Strange Loop Best Sound Design of a Play Justin Ellington, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is EnufMikhail Fiksel, Dana H.Palmer Hefferan, The Skin of Our TeethMikaal Sulaiman, MacbethNick Powell and Dominic Bilkey The Lehman Trilogy Best Sound Design of a Musical Simon Baker, Girl From the North CountryIan Dickinson and Autograph, CompanyPaul Gatehouse, SixDrew Levy, A Strange LoopGareth Owen, MJ Best Direction of a Play Sam Mendes, The Lehman TrilogyNeil Pepe, American BuffaloLes Waters, Dana H. Camille A. Brown, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is EnufLileana Blain-Cruz, The Skin of Our Teeth Best Direction of a Musical Stephen Brackett, A Strange LoopMarianne Elliott, CompanyConor McPherson, Girl From the North CountryLucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, SixChristopher Wheeldon, MJ Best Choreography Camille A. Brown, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is EnufWarren Carlyle, The Music ManCarrie-Anne Ingrouille, SixBill T. Jones, Alex Sanchez, Garrett Coleman and Jason Oremus, Paradise SquareChristopher Wheeldon and Rich + Tone Talauega, MJ Best Orchestrations David Cullan, CompanyTom Curran, SixSimon Hale, Girl from the North CountryDavid Holcenberg and Jason Michael Webb, MJCharlie Rosen, A Strange Loop Related content: West Side Story star Ariana DeBose will host the 2022 Tony Awards Tony Awards set 2022 date and will air live coast-to-coast for the first time See all the stars at the 2021 Tony Awards