They say you never forget your first time. And judging by the excitement of the folks who called Playbill today, they may be right. The 2024 Tony Award nominations have been announced and we have counted 70 first-time nominees amongst them.
This includes playwright David Adjmi, whose play Stereophonic has 13 nominations and is the most Tony-nominated play ever. "When I started work on Stereophonic 11 years ago, I didn’t think it would end up on Broadway; I didn’t know if it would even be produced," he told us.
But it's not just Adjmi, who made his Broadway debut with the play. A number of veteran artists also just got nominated for the first time, including Sarah Paulson (for Appropriate), Rachel McAdams (Mary Jane), and William Jackson Harper (Uncle Vanya). Below, meet the 72 first-time Tony nominees, and read more of their reactions here (for musical nominees) and here (for play nominees).
Betsy Aidem nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Betsy Aidem
Rachel McAdams nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Rachel McAdams in Mary Jane
Sarah Paulson nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Sarah Paulson
William Jackson Harper nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
William Jackson Harper in Uncle Vanya
Jeremy Strong nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Jeremy Strong in An Enemy of the People
Eden Espinosa nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Eden Espinosa in Lempicka
Maleah Joi Moon nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Maleah Joi Moon and the company of Hell's Kitchen
Gayle Rankin nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Gayle Rankin in Cabaret
Brody Grant nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jason Schmidt and Brody Grant in The Outsiders
Dorian Harewood nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
John Cardoza, Dorian Harewood, and Ryan Vasquez in The Notebook
Will Brill nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Juliana Canfield and Will Brill in Stereophonic
Eli Gelb nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Andrew R. Butler and Eli Gelb in Stereophonic
Jim Parsons nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger in Mother Play
Tom Pecinka nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Tom Pecinka and Sarah Pidgeon in Stereophonic
Corey Stoll nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Corey Stoll
Quincy Tyler Bernstine nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Amy Ryan and Quincy Tyler Bernstine in Doubt: A Parable
Juliana Canfield nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Juliana Canfield in Stereophonic
Sarah Pidgeon nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Tom Pecinka and Sarah Pidgeon in Stereophonic
Amber Iman nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Amber Iman in Lempicka
Kecia Lewis nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Joshua Boone nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jason Schmidt, Renni Anthony Magee, Daryl Tofa, Tilly Evans-Krueger, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, and Brody Grant
Sky Lakota-Lynch nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Sky Lakota-Lynch and Joshua Boone in The Outsiders
Daniel Radcliffe nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lindsay Mendez, Jonathan Groff, and Daniel Radcliffe in Merrily We Roll Along
Steven Skybell nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Steven Skybell and Bebe Neuwirth in Cabaret
Bekah Brunstetter nominated for Best Book of a Musical
Joy Woods and Ryan Vasquez in The Notebook
Kristoffer Diaz nominated for Best Book of a Musical
Maleah Joi Moon, Chris Lee, and the company of Hell's Kitchen
Jocelyn Bioh nominated for Best Play
Brittany Adebumola and Dominique Thorne in Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins nominated for Best Revival of a Play
Michael Esper, Corey Stoll, and Sarah Paulson in Appropriate
Joshua Harmon nominated for Best Play
Molly Ranson, Francis Benhamou, Nael Nacer, Aria Shahghasemi, Betsy Aidem, and Anthony Edwards
David Adjmi nominated for Best Play
Company of Stereophonic
David Byrne nominated for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Fatboy Slim nominated for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Arielle Jacobs and Jose Llana in Here Lies Love
Will Butler nominated for Best Orchestrations
Company of Stereophonic
Zach Chance nominated for Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Clay nominated for Best Orchestrations
Cast of The Outsiders
Shaina Taub nominated for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Shaina Taub in Suffs
Anne Kauffman nominated for Best Direction of a Play
April Matthis and Rachel McAdams in Mary Jane
Daniel Akin nominated for Best Direction of a Play
Company of Stereophonic
Lila Neugebauer nominated for Best Direction of a Play
Natalie Gold, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Ella Beatty, and Corey Stoll
Whitney White nominated for Best Direction of a Play
Nana Mensah, Dominique Thorne, and Somi Kakoma in Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Maria Friedman nominated for Best Direction of a Musical
Company of Merrily We Roll Along
Danya Taymor nominated for Best Direction of a Musical
Cast of The Outsiders
Annie-B Parson nominated for Best Choreography
Arielle Jacobs in Here Lies Love
Jeff Kuperman nominated for Best Choreography
Rick Kuperman nominated for Best Choreography
Cast of The Outsiders
Shana Carroll nominated for Best Choreography
Jesse Robb nominated for Best Choreography
The cast of Water for Elephants
dots nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Play
Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Corey Stoll, and Sarah Paulson
Caleb Eberhardt and Victoria Pedretti in An Enemy of the People
Tatiana Kahvegian nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Cast of The Outsiders
Takeshi Kata nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Musical
The cast of Water for Elephants
Enver Chakartash nominated for Best Costume Design of a Play
Juliana Canfield in Stereophonic
David Israel Reynoso nominated for Best Costume Design of a Musical
The cast of Water for Elephants
Isabella Byrd nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Victoria Pedretti in An Enemy of the People
Gayle Rankin and company of Cabaret
Amith Chandrashaker nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play
Anthony Edwards
David Bengali nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Grant Gustin and the cast of Water for Elephants
Brandon Stirling Baker nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ricky Ubeda and company of Illinoise
Hana S. Kim nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Sky Lakota-Lynch and Brody Grant in The Outsiders
Stefania Bulbarella nominated for Best Sound Design of a Play
Kalyne Coleman and Maechi Aharanwa in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe nominated for Best Sound Design of a Play
Lily Santiago in Mary Jane
Bray Poor nominated for Best Sound Design of a Play
Will Pickens nominated for Best Sound Design of a Play
Elle Fanning and Corey Stoll in Appropriate
Ryan Rumery nominated for Best Sound Design of a Play
Sarah Pidgeon, Juliana Canfield, and Tom Pecinka in Stereophonic
M.L. Dogg nominated for Best Sound Design of a Musical
Conrad Ricamora and the cast of Here Lies Love
Cody Spencer nominated for Best Sound Design of a Musical
Cast of The Outsiders
Nick Lidster nominated for Best Sound Design of a Musical
Eddie Redmayne and company of Cabaret
Timo Andres nominated for Best Orchestrations
Bryon Tittle, Christina Flores, Kara Chan, Ricky Ubeda, Tasha Viets-VanLear, and Shara Nova in Illinoise
Adam Blackstone nominated for Best Orchestrations
Company of Hell's Kitchen
Matt Hinkley nominated for Best Orchestrations
Cast of The Outsiders
Justin Craig nominated for Best Orchestrations
Chris Stack and Will Brill in Stereophonic
Winners will be named at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, set for June 16 at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater. The evening will kick off with The Tony Awards: Act One, streaming for free on Pluto TV. Details are to be announced. The 77th Annual Tony Awards 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 17. Stage and screen star Ariana DeBose will be back for the third consecutive year to host.
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