The 76th Tony Award winners have been announced at a ceremony at the United Palace in New York City, and for the first time it was unscripted, due to a strike by the Writer's Guild of America.
The awards honor plays and musicals that opened on Broadway between April, 2022, and April, 2023. The awards for design were announced in an early ceremony hosted by Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin.
Live Design spoke to two of the nominees about their work:
- Tim Lutkin, who won the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for a Play for Life of Pi
- Bradley King, lighting designer for Fat Ham
Prima Facie, Suzie Miller's one-woman show starring Jodie Comer, is nominated for four awards including lighting by Natasha Chivers and sound design by brothers Ben and Max Ringham. Live Design spoke to Willie Williams about his projections for the play, which won a Drama Desk Award with lighting designer Natasha Chivers.
Below are the winners and nominees for lighting, sound, costume, and scenic design.
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Rachel Hauck, Good Night, Oscar
Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Scott Pask, Shucked
Scott Pask, Some Like It Hot
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions, Camelot
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brigitte Reiffensutel, Leopoldstadt
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, Life of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham
Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’
Emilio Sosa, Good Night, Oscar
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot
Susan Hilferty, Parade
Jennifer Moeller, Camelot
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, KPOP
Paloma Young, & Juliet
Donna Zakowska, New York, New York
Best Sound Design of a Play
Carolyn Downing, Life of Pi
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams, Ain’t No Mo’
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
Ben and Max Ringham, A Doll’s House
Ben and Max Ringham, Prima Facie
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Kai Harada, New York, New York
John Shivers, Shucked
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, Into the Woods
Gareth Owen, & Juliet
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi (Click for story.)
Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt
Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie
Jon Clark, A Doll’s House
Bradley King, Fat Ham (Click for Story)
Jen Schriever, Death of a Salesman
Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ken Billington, New York, New York
Lap Chi Chu, Camelot
Heather Gilbert, Parade
Howard Hudson, & Juliet
Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot