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Tony Awards 2022 Full Winners List: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Phylicia Rashad and Sam Mendes start night on a BIG note

Some major productions competing this year include 'MJ: The Musical', 'The Strange Loop', 'The Lehman Trilogy', 'Paradise Square'

Tony Awards are finally back after ever since the Covid-19 pandemic which only tells you how serious the hit on the entertainment industry was. The award, known for recognizing Broadway excellence, returned to Radio City Music Hall on June 12, Sunday. Some major productions competing at the 75th Tony Awards in 2022, the nominees include 'MJ: The Musical', 'The Strange Loop', 'The Lehman Trilogy', 'Paradise Square', and more. Broadway's biggest event is being hosted by 'West Side Story' talent Ariana DeBose. 

Talking about star power, there are some big names highlighting the event, some of them are Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman, Sam Rockwell, and more. With somewhere around 34 plays and musicals premiering this season, the competition is going to be tough, which means the event is going to be interesting as well. You can watch the telecast at 7 pm ET on Paramount + and 8 pm ET on CBS. The event will also see Julianne Hough and Darren Criss as hosts while the main event will be hosted by DeBose. Samuel L Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, and Jessica Chastain are some of the other celebrity presenters. 

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FULL LIST OF WINNERS

Best Musical 

'Girl From The North Country'
'MJ'
'Mr. Saturday Night'
'Paradise Square'
'Six: The Musical'
'A Strange Loop'

Best Revival of a Musical

'Caroline, or Change'
'Company' - WINNER
'The Music Man'

Best Play

'Clyde’s'
'Hangmen'
'The Lehman Trilogy' - WINNER
'The Minutes'
'Skeleton Crew'

Best Revival of a Play

'American Buffalo'
'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf'
'How I Learned to Drive'
'Take Me Out' - WINNER
'Trouble in Mind'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Simon Russell Beale - 'The Lehman Trilogy'
Adam Godley - 'The Lehman Trilogy'
Adrian Lester - 'The Lehman Trilogy'
David Morse - How I Learned to Drive'
Sam Rockwell - 'American Buffalo'
Ruben Santiago-Hudson - 'Lackawanna Blues'
David Threlfall - 'Hangmen'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Gabby Beans - 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
LaChanze - 'Trouble in Mind'
Ruth Negga - 'Macbeth'
Deirdre O’Connell - 'Dana H.'
Mary-Louise Parker - How I Learned to Drive'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Billy Crystal - 'Mr. Saturday Night'
Myles Frost - 'MJ'
Hugh Jackman - 'The Music Man'
Rob McClure - 'Mrs. Doubtfire'
Jaquel Spivey - 'A Strange Loop'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Sharon D Clarke - 'Caroline, or Change'
Carmen Cusack - 'Flying Over Sunset'
Sutton Foster - 'The Music Man'
Joaquina Kalukango - 'Paradise Square'
Mare Winningham - 'Girl From The North Country'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Alfie Allen - 'Hangmen'
Chuck Cooper - 'Trouble in Mind'
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - 'Take Me Out' - WINNER
Ron Cephas Jones - 'Clyde’s'
Michael Oberholtzer - 'Take Me Out'
Jesse Williams - 'Take Me Out'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Uzo Aduba - 'Clyde’s'
Rachel Dratch - 'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive'
Kenita R. Miller - 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf'
Phylicia Rashad - 'Skeleton Crew' - WINNER
Julie White - 'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive'
Kara Young - 'Clyde’s'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Matt Doyle - 'Company' - WINNER
Sidney DuPont - 'Paradise Square'
Jared Grimes - 'Funny Girl'
John-Andrew Morrison - 'A Strange Loop'
A.J. Shively - 'Paradise Square'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Jeannette Bayardelle - 'Girl From The North Country'
Shoshana Bean - 'Mr. Saturday Night'
Jayne Houdyshell - 'The Music Man'
L Morgan Lee - 'A Strange Loop'
Patti LuPone - 'Company' - WINNER
Jennifer Simard - 'Company'

Best Direction of a Play

Lileana Blain-Cruz - 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
Camille A. Brown - 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf'
Sam Mendes - 'The Lehman Trilogy' - WINNER
Neil Pepe - 'American Buffalo'
Les Waters -'Dana H.'

Best Direction of a Musical

Stephen Brackett - 'A Strange Loop'
Marianne Elliott - 'Company' - WINNER
Conor McPherson - 'Girl From The North Country'
Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage - 'Six: The Musical'
Christopher Wheeldon - 'MJ'

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Beowulf Boritt - 'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive'
Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong - 'Skeleton Crew'
Es Devlin - 'The Lehman Trilogy' - WINNER
Anna Fleischle - 'Hangmen'
Scott Pask - 'American Buffalo'
Adam Rigg - 'The Skin of Our Teeth'

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions - 'Flying Over Sunset'
Bunny Christie - 'Company' - WINNER
Arnulfo Maldonado - 'A Strange Loop'
Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini - 'MJ'
Allen Moyer - 'Paradise Square'

Best Book of a Musical

Conor McPherson - 'Girl From The North Country'
Lynn Nottage - 'MJ'
Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel - 'Mr. Saturday Night'
Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas & Larry Kirwan  - 'Paradise Square'
Michael R. Jackson - 'A Strange Loop' - WINNER

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics)

'Flying Over Sunset' - Music and Lyrics: Tom Kitt and Michael Korie
'Mr. Saturday Night '- Music and Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green
'Paradise Square' - Music and Lyics: Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen & Masi Asare
'Six: The Musical' - Music and Lyrics: Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss - WINNER

'A Strange Loop' - Music and Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play

Montana Levi Blanco - 'The Skin of Our Teeth' - WINNER
Sarafina Bush - 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Emilio Sosa, Trouble in Mind'
Jane Greenwood - 'Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite'
Jennifer Moeller - 'Clyde’s'

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Fly Davis - 'Caroline, or Change'
Toni-Leslie James - 'Paradise Square'
William Ivey Long - 'Diana, The Musical'
Santo Loquasto - 'The Music Man'
Gabriella Slade - 'SIX: The Musical' - WINNER 
Paul Tazewell - 'MJ'

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark - 'The Lehman Trilogy' - WINNER
Jane Cox - 'Macbeth'
Yi Zhao - 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
Joshua Carr - 'Hangmen'
Jiyoun Chang - 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf'

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Neil Austin - 'Company'
Tim Deiling - 'Six: The Musical'
Donald Holder - 'Paradise Square'
Natasha Katz - 'MJ' - WINNER
Bradley King, Flying Over Sunset Jen Schriever, A Strange Loop

Best Sound Design of a Play

Justin Ellington - 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf'
Mikhail Fiksel - 'Dana H.' - WINNER
Palmer Hefferan - 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey - 'The Lehman Trilogy'
Mikaal Sulaiman - 'Macbeth'

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Simon Baker - 'Girl From The North Country'
Paul Gatehouse - 'Six: The Musical'
Ian Dickinson for Autograph  - 'Company' 
Drew Levy - 'A Strange Loop'
Gareth Owen - 'MJ' - WINNER

Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown - 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf'
Warren Carlyle - 'The Music Man'
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille - 'Six: The Musical'
Bill T. Jones - 'Paradise Square'
Christopher Wheeldon - 'MJ' - WINNER

Best Orchestrations

David Cullen - 'Company'
Tom Curran - 'Six: The Musical'
Simon Hale - 'Girl From The North Country' - WINNER
Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg - 'MJ'
Charlie Rosen - 'A Strange Loop'