77th Tony Awards

The 77th Tony Awards were held on June 16, 2024, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2023–24 season. The ceremony was held at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York City, and aired on CBS. Ariana DeBose hosted for the third year in a row.

The Outsiders won the award for Best Musical. Stereophonic won the award for Best Play and the most awards of the night. For the first time in the history of the ceremony, all eight winners in the performance categories were receiving the award for the first time, with six of them winning for their first career nomination.

Ceremony information
Pluto TV streamed the pre-ceremony broadcast The Tony Awards: Act One, hosted by Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar.

Presenters

 * Taraji P. Henson – presented Best Actor in a Play
 * Danai Gurira – introduced a performance from Alicia Keys, Jay-Z & the cast of Hell's Kitchen
 * Jesse Tyler Ferguson – presented Best Featured Actor in a Play
 * Pete Townshend – introduced a performance from the cast of The Who's Tommy
 * Taylor Tomlinson & Wendell Pierce – presented Best Featured Actress in a Play
 * Ashley Park & Renée Elise Goldsberry – presented Best Direction of a Play & Best Direction of a Musical
 * Patrick Wilson – introduced a performance from the cast of Water for Elephants
 * Anthony Ramos & Ben Platt – presented Best Featured Actor in a Musical & Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 * Julianne Hough – introduced a performance from the cast of Illinoise
 * Utkarsh Ambudkar – presented Best Score
 * Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad (as "Doug" and "Bud" from Gutenberg! The Musical!) – introduced Jim Parsons
 * Jim Parsons – presented Best Revival of a Play
 * Audra McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth & Brian Stokes Mitchell – lead a special tribute to Chita Rivera, who died earlier in 2024 at the age of 91.
 * Tamara Tunie – introduced Nate Burleson & Solomon Thomas
 * Nate Burleson & Solomon Thomas – introduced Jeffrey Wright
 * Jeffrey Wright – presented Best Play
 * Hillary Clinton – introduced a performance from the cast of Suffs
 * Angelina Jolie – introduced a performance from the cast of The Outsiders
 * Jennifer Hudson – presented Best Revival of a Musical
 * Sean Hayes – presented Best Actress in a Play
 * Brooke Shields – introduced Nicole Scherzinger & the "In Memoriam" tribute
 * Nick Jonas & Adrienne Warren – presented Best Actress in a Musical & Best Actor in a Musical
 * Cynthia Erivo & Idina Menzel – presented Best Musical

Performances
The musicals, plays, and guest performers that performed during the ceremony are as follows:


 * "The Gospel" / "Authors of Forever" / "Fallin'" / "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" / "Empire State of Mind" – Hell's Kitchen (with Alicia Keys and Jay-Z)
 * "See Me, Feel Me" / "Pinball Wizard" – The Who's Tommy (with Pete Townshend)
 * "Second Transition" / "Old Friends" – Merrily We Roll Along
 * "Anywhere/Another Train" / "The Road Don't Make You Young" – Water for Elephants
 * "The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!" – Illinoise
 * "Masquerade" – Stereophonic
 * "Wilkommen" – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
 * "Keep Marching" – Suffs
 * "Tulsa '67" / "Grease Got a Hold" / "The Rumble" – The Outsiders
 * "What I Did for Love" – Nicole Scherzinger (In Memoriam)

Eligibility
The Tony Awards eligibility dates for the 2023-2024 Broadway season were April 28, 2023, through April 25, 2024. Productions must meet all other eligibility requirements as set forth by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League. There are 41 legitimate Broadway-eligible theaters in which a production must be performed in to attain eligibility for award consideration. Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced on April 30, 2024.


 * Original plays
 * The Cottage
 * Grey House
 * I Need That
 * Jaja's African Hair Braiding
 * Mary Jane
 * Mother Play
 * Patriots
 * Prayer for the French Republic
 * The Shark Is Broken
 * Stereophonic


 * Original musicals
 * Back to the Future: The Musical
 * Days of Wine and Roses
 * The Great Gatsby
 * Harmony
 * The Heart of Rock and Roll
 * Hell's Kitchen
 * Here Lies Love
 * How to Dance in Ohio
 * Illinoise
 * Lempicka
 * The Notebook
 * Once Upon a One More Time
 * The Outsiders
 * Suffs
 * Water for Elephants


 * Play revivals
 * Appropriate
 * Doubt: A Parable
 * An Enemy of the People
 * Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch
 * Uncle Vanya


 * Musical revivals
 * Cabaret
 * Gutenberg! The Musical!
 * Merrily We Roll Along
 * Spamalot
 * The Who's Tommy
 * The Wiz

Winners and nominations
The nominees for the 77th Tony Awards were announced on April 30, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. EST by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry.

‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the musical or play.

Non-competitive awards
The recipients of three Special Tony Awards include Alex Edelman for his "exemplary debut" in his solo show Just for Us, Abe Jacob for his contributions to modern sound design in theater, and Nikiya Mathis for her hair and wig design for the play Jaja's African Hair Braiding. The recipients for the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre this year are scenic projection designer Wendall K. Harrington, ASU Gammage Executive Director and Broadway League member Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, outgoing Playwrights Horizons Board Chair Judith O. Rubin, the Dramatists Guild Foundation, and the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts. Billy Porter is the 2024 recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Award for his activism in the LGBTQIA+ community, particularly with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and the Entertainment Community Fund. Directors Jack O'Brien and George C. Wolfe received Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia is the 2024 recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award. The recipient of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award is CJay Philip, the founder and creative director of Dance & BMore in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reception
The night's performances received mixed reviews. Alicia Keys's live performance of "Empire State of Mind", with the cast of Hell's Kitchen onstage and Jay-Z joining remotely, was noted as a highlight by the live audience and by critics. The opening number featuring Ariana DeBose, on the other hand, drew criticism. The awards were celebrated for more strongly featuring straight plays than in past years, with clips and interviews preceding awards in play categories.