Angelina Jolie and Alicia Keys Among Big Winners at 2024 Tony Awards
The evening’s most awarded production was David Adjmi’s “Stereophonic,” which secured five wins out of its 13 nominations. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Appropriate” garnered three awards, while Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen” took home two from its ten nominations.
Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre were bestowed upon Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe. Additionally, Abe Jacob, Alex Edelman, and Nikiya Mathis received Special Tony Awards for their contributions.
Several organizations and individuals were honored for Excellence in the Theatre, including Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, the Dramatists Guild Foundation, Judith O. Rubin, the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, Wendall K. Harrington, and The Wilma Theater.
Full List of Winners:
Best Play:
- Mary Jane
- Mother Play
- Prayer for the French
- Stereophonic (WINNER)
- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
- Republic
Best Musical:
- Suffs
- Water for Elephants
- The Outsiders (WINNER)
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Illinois
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
- Betsy Aidem for Prayer for the French Republic
- Jessica Lange for Mother Play
- Sarah Paulson for Appropriate (WINNER)
- Rachel McAdams for Mary Jane
- Amy Ryan for Doubt: A Parable
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
- Jonathan Groff for Merrily We Roll Along (WINNER)
- Brody Grant for The Outsiders
- Dorian Harewood for The Notebook
- Brian d’Arcy James for Days of Wine and Roses
- Eddie Redman
Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
- Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim for The Outsiders (WINNER)
- Brandon Stirling Baker for Illinois
- Justin Peck for Illinois (WINNER)
- Camille A. Brown for Hell’s Kitchen
- Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll for Water for Elephants
- Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman for The Outsiders
- Annie-B Parson for Here Lies Love
Best Orchestrations:
- Jonathan Tunick for Merrily We Roll Along (WINNER)
- Timo Andres for Illinois
- Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone for Hell’s Kitchen
- Will Butler and Justin Craig for Stereophonic
- Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley, and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) for The Outsiders
