"Hell’s Kitchen" and "Stereophonic" emerged as frontrunners for the 77th Annual Tony Awards on Tuesday, each securing 13 nominations.
"Hell’s Kitchen" features Alicia Keys' iconic songs, while "Stereophonic" delves into the story of a '70s rock band teetering on the brink of stardom.
This year's nominations also included a historic number of women recognized in the best director category.
In total, 28 productions received Tony nominations, including "The Outsiders," a musical adaptation of S. E. Hinton's beloved novel and Francis Ford Coppola's renowned film, which earned 12 nominations, and a revival of "Cabaret," starring Eddie Redmayne, which saw nine.
This year’s Tony Award ceremony will be on June 16 at Lincoln Center with host Ariana DeBose returning for her third consecutive year.
A full list of nominations is below:
Best Musical
"Hell’s Kitchen"
"Illinoise"
"The Outsiders"
"Suffs"
"Water for Elephants"
"Jaja’s African Hair Braiding"
"Mary Jane"
"Mother Play"
"Prayer for the French Republic"
"Stereophonic"
Best Original Score
Adam Guettel — “Days of Wine and Roses”
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim — “Here Lies Love”
Will Butler — “Stereophonic”
Shaina Taub — “Suffs”
Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine — “The Outsiders”
Camille A. Brown — "Hell’s Kitchen"
Annie-B Parson — "Here Lies Love"
Rick and Jeff Kuperman — "The Outsiders"
Justin Peck — "Illinoise"
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll — "Water for Elephants"
"Appropriate"
"An Enemy of the People"
"Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
Best Musical Revival
"Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
"Gutenberg! The Musical"
"Merrily We Roll Along"
"The Who’s Tommy"
Best Leading Actor in a Play
William Jackson Harper — "Uncle Vanya"
Leslie Odom, Jr. — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
Liev Schreiber — "Doubt: A Parable"
Jeremy Strong — "An Enemy of the People"
Michael Stuhlbarg — "Patriots"
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem — "Prayer of the French Republic"
Jessica Lange — "Mother Play"
Rachel McAdams — "Mary Jane"
Sarah Paulson — "Appropriate"
Amy Ryan — "Doubt: A Parable"
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinosa — “Lempicka”
Maleah Joi Moon — “Hell’s Kitchen”
Kelli O’Hara — “Days of Wine and Roses”
Maryann Plunkett — “The Notebook”
Gayle Rankin — “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Brody Grant — “The Outsiders”
Jonathan Groff — “Merrily We Roll Along”
Dorian Harewood — “The Notebook”
Brian d’Arcy James — “Days of Wine and Roses”
Eddie Redmayne — “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Will Brill — "Stereophonic"
Eli Gelb — "Stereophonic"
Jim Parsons — "Mother Play"
Tom Pecinka — "Stereophonic"
Corey Stoll — "Appropriate"
Quincy Tyler Bernstine — "Doubt: A Parable"
Juliana Canfield — "Stereophonic"
Celia Keenan-Bolger — "Mother Play"
Sarah Pidgeon — "Stereophonic"
Kara Young — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Roger Bart — “Back to the Future”
Joshua Boone — “The Outsiders”
Brandon Victor Dixon — “Hell’s Kitchen”
Sky Lakota-Lynch — “The Outsiders”
Daniel Radcliffe — “Merrily We Roll Along”
Steven Skybell — “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean — “Hell’s Kitchen”
Amber Iman — “Lempicka”
Nikki M. James — “Suffs”
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer — “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Kecia Lewis — “Hell’s Kitchen”
Lindsay Mendez — “Merrily We Roll Along”
Bebe Neuwirth — “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Daniel Aukin — "Stereophonic"
Anne Kauffman — "Mary Jane"
Kenny Leon — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
Lila Neugebauer — "Appropriate"
Whitney White — "Jaja’s African Hair Braiding"
Best Direction of a Musical
Maria Friedman — “Merrily We Roll Along”
Michael Greif — “Hell’s Kitchen”
Leigh Silverman — “Suffs”
Jessica Stone — “Water for Elephants”
Danya Taymor — “The Outsiders”
Best Book of a Musical
Kristoffer Diaz — “Hell’s Kitchen”
Bekah Brunstetter — “The Notebook”
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine — “The Outsiders”
Shaina Taub — “Suffs”
Rick Elice — “Water for Elephants”
Best Orchestrations
Timo Andres — “Illinoise”
Will Butler and Justin Craig — “Stereophonic”
Justine Levine, Matt Hinkley, and Jamestown Revival — “The Outsiders”
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone — “Hell’s Kitchen”
Jonathan Tunick — “Merrily We Roll Along”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
dots — "Appropriate"
dots — "An Enemy of the People"
Derek McLane — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
David Zinn — "Jaja’s African Hair Braiding"
David Zinn — "Stereophonic"
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Amp featuring Tatianna Kahvegian — "The Outsiders"
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini — "Hell’s Kitchen"
Takeshi Kata — "Water for Elephants"
David Korins — "Here Lies Love"
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini — "Lempicka"
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross — "Back to the Future"
Tom Scutt — "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite — "Appropriate"
Dede Ayite — "Jaja’s African Hair Braiding"
Enver Chakartash — "Stereophonic"
Emilio Sosa — "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch"
David Zinn — "An Enemy of the People"
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite — "Hell’s Kitchen"
Linda Cho — "The Great Gatsby"
David Israel Reynoso — "Water for Elephants"
Tom Scutt — "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
Paul Tazewell — "Suffs"
Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella — "Jaja’s African Hair Braiding"
Leah Gelpe — "Mary Jane"
Tom Gibbons — "Grey House"
Bray Poor and Will Pickens — "Appropriate"
Ryan Rumery — "Stereophonic"
Best Sound Design of a Musical
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer — "Here Lies Love"
Kai Harada — "Merrily We Roll Along"
Nick Lidster for Autograph — "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
Gareth Owen — "Hell’s Kitchen"
Cody Spencer — "The Outsiders"
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd — "An Enemy of the People"
Amith Chandrashaker — "Prayer for the French Republic"
Jiyoun Chang — "Stereophonic"
Jane Cox — "Appropriate"
Natasha Katz — "Grey House"
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brandon Stirling Baker — "Illinoise"
Isabella Byrd — "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club"
Natasha Katz — "Hell’s Kitchen"
Bradley King and David Bengali — "Water for Elephants"
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim — "The Outsiders"