It's officially Tony season, and there are plenty of reasons to celebrate! This year, an eye-popping 33 people received nominations for the work they did on their Broadway debut–talk about making a grand entrance!
Flip through the gallery below to see all 33 of the nominated newcomers, including pitch perfect performers, talented technical designers, and everything in between. Welcome to Broadway! We hope you'll stick around for a long, long time.
George Clooney
George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck
Jasmine Amy Rogers
Jasmine Amy Rogers and company of Boop! The Musical
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger
Sarah Snook
Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Cole Escola
Cole Escola in Oh Mary!
Tom Francis
David Thaxton and Tom Francis in Sunset
Jak Malone
Jak Malone and Zoë Roberts in Operation Mincemeat
Gracie Lawrence
Gracie Lawrence in Just in Time
Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk and Donald Webber, Jr. in Glengarry Glen Ross
Tala Ashe
Tala Ashe
Marjan Neshat
Marjan Neshat
Louis McCartney
Louis McCartney in Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Marco Ramirez
Justin Cunningham, Marco Paguia, Renecito Avich, Natalie Venetia Belcon, and Román Diaz
Hue Park and Will Aronson
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
SpitLip (Felix Hagan, Zoë Roberts, Natasha Hodgson, and David Cumming)
Company of Operation Mincemeat
Noel Carey
Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard in Death Becomes Her
Benjamin Velez and Joy Huerta
Florencia Cuenca and company of Real Women Have Curves
Marsha Ginsberg
Hadi Tabbal and Marjan Neshat
Marg Horwell
David Bergman and guest
Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray
George Reeve
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
Brenda Abbandandolo
George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck
Holly Pierson
Cole Escola in Oh, Mary!
Clemence Williams
Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Knud Adams
Tala Ashe, Hadi Tabbal, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Marjan Neshat, and Pooya
Mohseni in English on Broadway
Kip Williams
Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Jonathan Groff in Just in Time
The nominees, and their associated categories, are as follows
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Tala Ashe, English
Marjan Neshat, English
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Death Becomes Her, Noel Carey (Carey is nominated alongside his collaborator, Julia Mattison, who made her debut with Godspell in 2011)
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson (music and lyrics) and Hue Park (lyrics)
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending (Reeve is nominated alongside his collaborator, Dane Laffrey, who made his debut with Spring Awakening in 2015)
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck
Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Best Sound Design of a Play
Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Direction of a Play
Knud Adams, English
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Orchestrations
Michael Thurber, Just in Time (Thurber is nominated alongside his collaborator, Andrew Resnick, who made his debut with The Bridges of Madison County in 2014)
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Nominations for the Tonys' competitive categories were revealed May 1, with Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending sharing the distinction of being the most nominated shows of the season, each earning 10 nods. See the full list of nominees here.
Winners will be named at The 78th Annual Tony Awards, set to broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall June 8, beginning at 8 PM ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. Wicked film star and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo will host the evening.
The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are executive producers and showrunners for White Cherry Entertainment. Weiss will serve as director.
The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At the Broadway League, Kristin Caskey is chair, and Jason Laks is president. At the American Theatre Wing, Emilio Sosa is chair, and Heather Hitchens is president and CEO.
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