2022 Tony Award Nominees

May 09, 2022

The 2022 Tony Award nominees were revealed May 9 with many DG members recognized. The nominees (DG members are indicated with an asterisk) include:

BEST PLAY
Clyde's; by Lynn Nottage*
The Minutes; by Tracy Letts*
Hangmen; by Martin McDonagh
The Lehman Trilogy; by Stefano Massini and Ben Power
Skeleton Crew; by Dominique Morisseau

BEST MUSICAL
MJ
Mr. Saturday Night
Paradise Square
A Strange Loop
Girl From The North Country
SIX: The Musical

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Trouble in Mind; by Alice Childress*
American Buffalo; by David Mamet*
for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf; by Ntozake Shange*
How I Learned to Drive; by Paula Vogel*
Take Me Out; by Richard Greenberg

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Caroline, or Change; book and lyrics by Tony Kushner*, music by Jeanine Tesori*
Company; book by George Furth*, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim*
The Music Man; book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson*

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
MJ; Lynn Nottage*
Paradise Square; Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas*, and Larry Kirwan
A Strange Loop; Michael R. Jackson*
Girl From The North Country; Conor McPherson
Mr. Saturday Night; Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
Flying Over Sunset; lyrics by Michael Korie*, music by Tom Kitt*
Mr. Saturday Night; lyrics by Amanda Green*, music by Jason Robert Brown*
Paradise Square; lyrics by Nathan Tysen* and Masi Asare*, music by Jason Howland
A Strange Loop; music and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson*
SIX: The Musical, music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss