75th Tony Awards


The 75th Tony Awards were held on June 12, 2022, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2021–22 season. The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with Ariana DeBose serving as host of the main ceremony, and Darren Criss and Julianne Hough co-hosting a streaming pre-show.
The most-awarded productions of the season were the new play The Lehman Trilogy, which won five awards, including Best Play, and the revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, which also won five awards, including Best Revival of a Musical. The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop was the most-nominated show of the season, with 11 nominations, and won Best Musical, becoming the first Best Musical winner to win only two awards total since 42nd Street.
With her nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in A Strange Loop, L Morgan Lee became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Tony. Additionally, with her win as a lead producer of A Strange Loop, Jennifer Hudson became the 17th person to win the EGOT in their entertainment career.

Ceremony information

Returning to its usual June scheduling, the ceremony's telecast was split between Paramount+ and CBS. Paramount+ streamed an hour-long pre-show, The Tony Awards: Act One, which was hosted by Darren Criss and Julianne Hough and featured "special performances" and the presentation of selected awards. It was followed by the main ceremony telecast on CBS and Paramount+, which was hosted by Ariana DeBose. For the first time, the ceremony was televised live nationally.

Eligibility

The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2021–22 season was May 4, 2022 for all Broadway productions which meet all other eligibility requirements. Nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards were announced by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry on May 9, 2022. They were initially going to be announced on May 3, but were extended a week to accommodate possible COVID-19 outbreaks. A revival of West Side Story that opened on February 20, 2020 was considered ineligible for the 74th Tony Awards because too few nominators and voters had seen it before Broadway shut down on March 12, 2020 due to the pandemic, and it did not resume when Broadway reopened in September 2021.
34 shows were eligible. All eligible shows are below.
;Original plays
  • Birthday Candles
  • Chicken & Biscuits
  • Clyde's
  • Dana H.
  • Hangmen
  • Is This a Room
  • Pass Over
  • POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are
Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
  • Skeleton Crew
  • The Lehman Trilogy
  • The Minutes
  • Thoughts of a Colored Man
;Original musicals
  • A Strange Loop
  • Diana
  • Flying Over Sunset
  • Girl from the North Country
  • MJ
  • Mr. Saturday Night
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Paradise Square
  • Six
;Play revivals
  • American Buffalo
  • for colored girls who have considered
suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
;Musical revivals
  • Caroline, or Change
  • Company
  • Funny Girl
  • ''The Music Man''

    Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, and are highlighted in boldface:
Best Play ‡Best Musical ‡

  • The Lehman Trilogy
  • *Clyde's
  • *Hangmen
  • *Skeleton Crew
  • *The Minutes
  • A Strange Loop
  • *Girl from the North Country
  • *MJ
  • *Mr. Saturday Night
  • *Paradise Square
  • *Six
  • Best Revival of a PlayBest Revival of a Musical ‡
  • Take Me Out
  • *American Buffalo
  • *For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
  • *How I Learned to Drive
  • *Trouble in Mind
  • Company
  • *Caroline, or Change
  • *The Music Man
  • Best Actor in a PlayBest Actress in a Play
  • Simon Russell BealeThe Lehman Trilogy as Henry Lehman
  • *Adam Godley – The Lehman Trilogy as Mayer Lehman
  • *Adrian Lester – The Lehman Trilogy as Emanuel Lehman
  • *David Morse – How I Learned to Drive as Uncle Peck
  • *Sam Rockwell – American Buffalo as Teach
  • *Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Lackawanna Blues as Various
  • *David Threlfall – Hangmen as Harry Wade
  • Deirdre O'ConnellDana H. as Dana H.
  • *Gabby Beans – The Skin of Our Teeth as Sabina
  • *LaChanze – Trouble in Mind as Wiletta Mayer
  • *Ruth Negga – Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
  • *Mary-Louise Parker – How I Learned to Drive as Li'l Bit
  • Best Actor in a MusicalBest Actress in a Musical
  • Myles FrostMJ as MJ
  • *Billy Crystal – Mr. Saturday Night as Buddy Young Jr.
  • *Hugh Jackman – The Music Man as Harold Hill
  • *Rob McClure – Mrs. Doubtfire as Daniel Hillard / Euphegenia Doubtfire
  • *Jaquel Spivey – A Strange Loop as Usher
  • Joaquina KalukangoParadise Square as Nelly O'Brien
  • *Sharon D. Clarke – Caroline, or Change as Caroline Thibodeaux
  • *Carmen Cusack – Flying Over Sunset as Clare Boothe Luce
  • *Sutton Foster – The Music Man as Marian Paroo
  • *Mare Winningham – Girl from the North Country as Elizabeth Laine
  • Best Featured Actor in a PlayBest Featured Actress in a Play
  • Jesse Tyler FergusonTake Me Out as Mason Marzac
  • *Alfie Allen – Hangmen as Mooney
  • *Chuck Cooper – Trouble in Mind as Sheldon Forrester
  • *Ron Cephas Jones – Clyde's as Montrellous
  • *Michael Oberholtzer – Take Me Out as Shane Mungitt
  • *Jesse Williams – Take Me Out as Darren Lemming
  • Phylicia RashadSkeleton Crew as Faye
  • *Uzo Aduba – Clyde's as Clyde
  • *Rachel Dratch – POTUS as Stephanie
  • *Kenita R. Miller – for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf as Lady in Red
  • *Julie White – POTUS as Harriet
  • *Kara Young – Clyde's as Letitia
  • Best Featured Actor in a MusicalBest Featured Actress in a Musical
  • Matt DoyleCompany as Jamie
  • *Sidney DuPont – Paradise Square as Washington Henry
  • *Jared Grimes – Funny Girl as Eddie Ryan
  • *John-Andrew Morrison – A Strange Loop as Thought 4
  • *A. J. Shively – Paradise Square as Owen Duignan
  • Patti LuPoneCompany as Joanne
  • *Jeannette Bayardelle – Girl from the North Country as Mrs. Neilsen
  • *Shoshana Bean – Mr. Saturday Night as Susan Young
  • *Jayne Houdyshell – The Music Man as Eulalie McKechnie Shinn
  • *L Morgan Lee – A Strange Loop as Thought 1
  • *Jennifer Simard – Company as Sarah
  • Best Direction of a PlayBest Direction of a Musical
  • Sam MendesThe Lehman Trilogy
  • *Lileana Blain-Cruz – The Skin of Our Teeth
  • *Camille A. Brown – for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
  • *Neil Pepe – American Buffalo
  • *Les Waters – Dana H.
  • Marianne Elliott – Company
  • *Jamie Armitage and Lucy MossSix
  • *Stephen Brackett – A Strange Loop
  • *Conor McPherson – Girl from the North Country
  • *Christopher Wheeldon – MJ
  • Best Book of a MusicalBest Original Score Written for the Theatre
  • A Strange Loop – Michael R. Jackson
  • *Girl from the North CountryConor McPherson
  • *MJLynn Nottage
  • *Mr. Saturday NightBilly Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel
  • *Paradise SquareChristina Anderson, Larry Kirwan, and Craig Lucas
  • Six – Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
  • *A Strange Loop – Michael R. Jackson
  • *Flying Over SunsetTom Kitt and Michael Korie
  • *Mr. Saturday NightJason Robert Brown and Amanda Green
  • *Paradise Square – Masi Asare and Nathan Tysen and Jason Howland
  • Best Scenic Design of a PlayBest Scenic Design of a Musical
  • Es DevlinThe Lehman Trilogy
  • *Beowulf Boritt – POTUS
  • *Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong – Skeleton Crew
  • *Anna Fleischle – Hangmen
  • *Scott Pask – American Buffalo
  • *Adam Rigg – The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Bunny Christie – Company
  • *Beowulf Boritt and 59 ProductionsFlying Over Sunset
  • *Arnulfo Maldonado – A Strange Loop
  • *Derek McLane and Peter NigriniMJ
  • *Allen Moyer – Paradise Square
  • Best Costume Design of a PlayBest Costume Design of a Musical
  • Montana Levi BlancoThe 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
  • Gabriella Slade – Six
  • *Fly Davis – Caroline, or Change
  • *Toni-Leslie James – Paradise Square
  • *William Ivey Long – Diana
  • *Santo Loquasto – The Music Man
  • *Paul Tazewell – MJ
  • Best Lighting Design of a PlayBest Lighting Design of a Musical
  • Jon ClarkThe Lehman Trilogy
  • *Joshua Carr – Hangmen
  • *Jiyoun Chang – for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
  • *Jane Cox – Macbeth
  • *Yi Zhao – The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Natasha Katz – MJ
  • *Neil Austin – Company
  • *Tim Deiling – Six
  • *Donald Holder – Paradise Square
  • *Bradley King – Flying Over Sunset
  • *Jen Schriever – A Strange Loop
  • Best Sound Design of a PlayBest Sound Design of a Musical
  • Mikhail FikselDana H.
  • *Dominic Bilkey and Nick PowellThe Lehman Trilogy
  • *Justin Ellington – for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
  • *Palmer Hefferan – The Skin of Our Teeth
  • *Mikaal Sulaiman – Macbeth
  • Gareth Owen – MJ
  • *Simon Baker – Girl from the North Country
  • *Paul Gatehouse – Six
  • *Ian Dickinson for Autograph – Company
  • *Drew Levy – A Strange Loop
  • Best ChoreographyBest Orchestrations
  • Christopher WheeldonMJ
  • *Camille A. Brown – for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
  • *Warren Carlyle – The Music Man
  • *Carrie-Anne Ingrouille – Six
  • *Bill T. Jones – Paradise Square
  • Simon Hale – Girl from the North Country
  • *David Cullen – Company
  • *Tom Curran – Six
  • *David Holcenberg and Jason Michael Webb – MJ
  • *Charlie Rosen – A Strange Loop
  • ‡ The award is presented to the producer of the musical or play.