The 79th Tony Awards nominations are announced

The 79th Tony Awards nominations were announced May 5, with big and small screen-to-stage adaptations -- The Lost Boys  and Schmigadoon! -- snagging a massive 12 nominations each, both competing in the Best Musical category. The revival of Ragtime was just behind them with 11 nominations, and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show earning nine nominations each. In a notable bit of history, Rose Byrne achieved the rare feat of scoring both an Oscar and Tony nomination in the same year (for the film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and the play Fallen Angels). Another important milestone - June Squibb has made Tony Awards history as the oldest nominee ever at 96, for Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Marjorie Prime. She took the record from Lois Smith who previously held the record for her 2020 nomination for The Inheritance at age 89.

With the nominees basking in glory, there were some very surprising snubs, one no bigger than Lea Michele for her leading role in the revival of the musical Chess, who many thought was a shoo-in for a nom. And after last year's Broadway infatuation with Hollywood stars treading the boards, many high profile names were also omitted, including Adrien Brody (The Fear of 13), Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter (Waiting for Godot), Jon Benthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Dog Day Afternoon), Ayo Edebiri (Proof), Jean Smart (Call Me Izzy), Don Cheadle (Proof) and Cedrick the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson (Joe Turner's Come and Gone). Other actors with a screen presence who did score nominations also have notable stage careers, including Luke Evans (The Rocky Horror Show), Daniel Radcliffe (Every Brilliant Thing), Nathan Lane (Death of a Salesman), John Lithgow (Giant), Mark Strong (Oedipus), Carrie Coon (Bug), Lesley Manville (Oedipus), Rachel Dratch (The Rocky Horror Show) and Ana Gasteyer (Schmigadoon!).

The Tony Awards will be broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+ Sunday, June 7 at 8:00 PM ET, with the ceremony returning to Radio City Music Hall. Singer P!NK will be the host.

Below is the full list of nominations.

BEST PLAY

• The Balusters
• Giant
• Liberation
• Little Bear Ridge Road

BEST MUSICAL

• The Lost Boys
• Schmigadoon!
• Titaníque
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

• Rose Byrne - Fallen Angels
• Carrie Coon - Bug
• Susannah Flood - Liberation
• Lesley Manville - Oedipus
• Kelli O’Hara - Fallen Angels

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

• Will Harrison - Punch
• Nathan Lane - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
• John Lithgow - Giant
• Daniel Radcliffe - Every Brilliant Thing
• Mark Strong - Oedipus

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

• Sara Chase - Schmigadoon!
• Stephanie Hsu - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Caissie Levy - Ragtime
• Marla Mindelle - Titaníque
• Christiani Pitts - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

• Nicholas Christopher - Chess
• Luke Evans - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Joshua Henry - Ragtime
• Sam Tutty - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Brandon Uranowitz - Ragtime

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

• Betsy Aidem - Liberation
• Marylouise Burke - The Balusters
• Aya Cash - Giant
• Laurie Metcalf - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
• June Squibb - Marjorie Prime

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

• Christopher Abbott - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
• Danny Burstein - Marjorie Prime
• Brandon J. Dirden - Waiting for Godot
• Alden Ehrenreich - Becky Shaw
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson - August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
• Richard Thomas - The Balusters

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

• Shoshana Bean - The Lost Boys
• Hannah Cruz - Chess
• Rachel Dratch - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Ana Gasteyer - Schmigadoon!
• Nichelle Lewis - Ragtime

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

• Ali Louis Bourzgui - The Lost Boys
• André De Shields - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Bryce Pinkham - Chess
• Ben Levi Ross - Ragtime
• Layton Williams - Titaníque

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

• Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
• Becky Shaw
• Every Brilliant Thing
• Fallen Angels
• Oedipus

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

• Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Ragtime
• Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

• Nicholas Hytner - Giant
• Robert Icke - Oedipus
• Kenny Leon - The Balusters
• Joe Mantello - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
• Whitney White - Liberation

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

• Michael Arden - The Lost Boys
• Lear deBessonet - Ragtime
• Christopher Gattelli - Schmigadoon!
• Tim Jackson - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch - Cats: The Jellicle Ball

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE

• Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman - Music: Caroline Shaw
• August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - Music: Steve Bargonetti
• The Lost Boys - Music & Lyrics: The Rescues
• Schmigadoon! - Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

• The Lost Boys - David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
• Schmigadoon! - Cinco Paul
• Titaníque - Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue
• Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

• Doug Besterman and Mike Morris - Schmigadoon!
• Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann - The Lost Boys
• Lux Pyramid - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Brian Usifer - Chess
• Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt - Cats: The Jellicle Ball

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• Christopher Gattelli - Schmigadoon!
• Ellenore Scott - Ragtime
• Ani Taj - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant - The Lost Boys

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY

• Justin Ellington - August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
• Tom Gibbons - Oedipus
• Lee Kinney - The Fear of 13
• Josh Schmidt - Bug
• Mikaal Sulaiman - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

• Kai Harada - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Kai Harada - Ragtime
• Adam Fisher - The Lost Boys
• Brian Ronan - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Walter Trarbach - Schmigadoon!

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY

• Isabella Byrd - Dog Day Afternoon
• Natasha Chivers - Oedipus
• Stacey Derosier - August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
• Heather Gilbert - Bug
• Heather Gilbert - The Fear of 13
• Jack Knowles - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

• Kevin Adams - Chess
• Jane Cox - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Donald Holder - Schmigadoon!
• Adam Honoré - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design) - Ragtime
• Jen Schriever and Michael Arden - The Lost Boys

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY

• Brenda Abbandandolo - Dog Day Afternoon
• Qween Jean - Liberation
• Jeff Mahshie - Fallen Angels
• Emilio Sosa - The Balusters
• Paul Tazewell - August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

• Linda Cho - Ragtime
• Linda Cho - Schmigadoon!
• Qween Jean - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Ryan Park - The Lost Boys
• David I. Reynoso - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

• Hildegard Bechtler - Oedipus
• Takeshi Kata - Bug
• Chloe Lamford - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
• David Korins - Dog Day Afternoon
• David Rockwell - Fallen Angels

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

• dots - Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
• Soutra Gilmour - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
• Rachel Hauck - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
• Dane Laffrey - The Lost Boys
• Scott Pask - Schmigadoon!