Culture June 12, 2023

'Kimberly Akimbo,' Jodie Comer and Sean Hayes win big at 2023 Tony Awards

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The biggest names in Broadway gathered Sunday to honor the best in theater at the 2023 Tony Awards.

Held at the United Palace theater in New York City, the 76th annual ceremony aired live and -- as host Ariana DeBose noted during her opening remarks -- unscripted, due to the ongoing WGA writers strike.

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The musical "Kimberly Akimbo" took home the most Tonys of the night, winning five awards, including best musical, best book of a musical, best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre, best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for Victoria Clark and best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical for Bonnie Milligan.

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Ariana DeBose speaks onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
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"Leopoldstadt" took home four Tonys, including wins for best play, best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play for Brandon Uranowitz, best costume design of a play and best direction of a play.

Other notable wins included "Will & Grace" alum Sean Hayes winning bet performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for "Good Night, Oscar," "Killing Eve" alum Jodie Comer winning best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for "Prima Facie," and J. Harrison Ghee winning best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for "Some Like It Hot."

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Here's the complete list of winners:

Best Play

"Leopoldstadt"

Best Musical

"Kimberly Akimbo"

Best Book of a Musical

"Kimberly Akimbo," David Lindsay-Abaire

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

"Kimberly Akimbo," music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire

Best Revival of a Play

"Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog"

Best Revival of a Musical

"Parade"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Sean Hayes, "Good Night, Oscar"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Jodie Comer, "Prima Facie"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

J. Harrison Ghee, "Some Like It Hot"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Victoria Clark, "Kimberly Akimbo"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Brandon Uranowitz, "Leopoldstadt"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Miriam Silverman, "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Alex Newell, "Shucked"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Bonnie Milligan, "Kimberly Akimbo"

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding, "Life of Pi"

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Beowulf Boritt, "New York, New York"

Best Costume Design of a Play

Brigitte Reiffenstuel, "Leopoldstadt"

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes, "Some Like It Hot"

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Tim Lutkin, "Life of Pi"

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Best Sound Design of a Play

Carolyn Downing, "Life of Pi"

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Nevin Steinberg, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Best Direction of a Play

Patrick Marber, "Leopoldstadt"

Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden, "Parade"

Best Choreography

Casey Nicholaw, "Some Like It Hot"

Best Orchestrations

Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, "Some Like It Hot"

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Joel Grey and John Kander

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Jerry Mitchell

Regional Theatre Tony Award

Pasadena Playhouse

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

Victoria Bailey, Lisa Dawn Cave and Robert Fried