The Tony Awards nominations have been announced and it's a varied bunch of actors. Check out these comprehensive photo galleries of all the 2023 Tony nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, and Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play. See the complete list of nominees here.
This year, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog dominates the Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category with two nominations for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins. Also nominated are Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar, Stephen McKinley Henderson for Between Riverside and Crazy, and Wendell Pierce for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins
Corey Hawkins in Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes in Good Night, Oscar at The Goodman Theatre
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Stephen McKinley Henderson in Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce in Death of a Salesman
Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play are Jessica Chastain for A Doll's House, Jodie Comer for Prima Facie, Jessica Hecht for Summer, 1976, and Audra McDonald for Ohio State Murders. Out of these group of nominees, Chastain and Comer are first-time nominees.
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain
Jodie Comer
Jodie Comer in Prima Facie
Jessica Hecht
Jessica Hecht in Summer, 1976
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald in Ohio State Murders
Nominated for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play are Nikki Crawford for Fat Ham, Crystal Lucas-Perry for Ain't No Mo', Miriam Silverman for The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Katy Sullivan for Cost of Living, and Kara Young for Cost of Living. Sullivan is notable for being the rare disabled actor nominated for a Tony Award (the previous actor with a disability to be honored was Ali Stroker). Sullivan's Cost of Living costar Kara Young is also nominated, making the play the dominant work in the category.
Nikki Crawford
Marcel Spears and Nikki Crawford in Fat Ham
Crystal Lucas-Perry
Crystal Lucas-Perry in Ain't No Mo'
Miriam Silverman
Miriam Silverman in The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Katy Sullivan
Katy Sullivan in Cost of Living
Kara Young
Kara Young in Cost of Living
Nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play are Jordan E. Cooper for Ain't No Mo',
Samuel L. Jackson for August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, Arian Moayed for A Doll's House,
Brandon Uranowitz for Leopoldstadt, and David Zayas for Cost of Living. Cooper is also nominated for Best Play for Ain't No Mo', which he wrote—and he is also the youngest Black writer to have a play on Broadway.
Jordan E. Cooper
Jordan E. Cooper in Ain't No Mo'
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed
Arian Moayed in A Doll's House
Brandon Uranowitz
Brandon Uranowitz in Leopoldstadt
David Zayas
David Zayas in Cost of Living
Check back with Playbill for the latest news and analysis around Broadway’s top honors, all the way to the big night. Winners will be named at a starry ceremony June 11 at United Palace Theatre in Washington Heights. The evening will kick off with The Tony Awards: Act One, a 90-minute pre-show of live and exclusive content set to stream for free on Pluto TV beginning at 6:30 PM ET. Hosts and further details are to be announced. The main awards ceremony, hosted by West Side Story Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, will follow beginning at 8 PM ET, broadcasting live on CBS (check local listings) and streaming live (for premium-level subscribers) via Paramount+. All Paramount+ subscribers will have on demand access to the broadcast beginning June 12.
