2017 Tony Awards: The complete list of winners and nominees
“Dear Evan Hansen” won the award for best musical at the 2017 Tony Awards, while “Oslo” was named best play.
All early signs pointed to “Dear Evan Hanson” winning the big musical prize of the night as it swept earlier categories including book, original score and orchestration. Star Ben Platt won for lead actor in a musical, while Rachel Bay Jones won for featured actress in a play.
The big surprises of the night came in the directing categories, with Rebecca Taichman and Christopher Ashley winning for play and musical, respectively.
Bette Midler and “Hello, Dolly!” were also among the night’s winners. “Jitney” won for revival of a play.
The complete list of winners and nominees is below.
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Best musical
“Come From Away” | Review | Critic’s Notebook | Interview
WINNER: “Dear Evan Hansen” | Feature | Interview
“Groundhog Day the Musical” | Review | Feature
“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Best play
“A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Lucas Hnath | SoCal review | Broadway review
“Indecent,” Paula Vogel
WINNER: “Oslo,” J.T. Rogers
“Sweat,” Lynn Nottage | Interview | Critic’s Notebook | News
Best book of a musical
“Come From Away,” Irene Sankoff and David Hein | Review | Critic’s Notebook | Interview
WINNER: “Dear Evan Hansen,” Steven Levenson | Feature | Interview
“Groundhog Day the Musical,” Danny Rubin | Review | Feature
“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” Dave Malloy | Interview
Original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater
“Come From Away,” music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein | Review | Critic’s Notebook | Interview
WINNER: “Dear Evan Hansen,” music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul | Feature | Interview
“Groundhog Day the Musical,” music and lyrics by Tim Minchin | Review | Feature
“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” music and lyrics by Dave Malloy | Interview
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Revival of a play
WINNER: “August Wilson’s Jitney”
“Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
“Present Laughter”
“Six Degrees of Separation”
Revival of a musical
“Falsettos” | Critic’s Notebook
WINNER: “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
“Miss Saigon”
Actor in a leading role in a play
Denis Arndt, “Heisenberg” | Feature
Chris Cooper, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” | SoCal review | Broadway review
Corey Hawkins, “Six Degrees of Separation”
WINNER: Kevin Kline, “Present Laughter”
Jefferson Mays, “Oslo”
Actress in a leading role in a play
Cate Blanchett, “The Present”
Jennifer Ehle, “Oslo”
Sally Field, “The Glass Menagerie”
Laura Linney, “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
WINNER: Laurie Metcalf, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” | SoCal review | Broadway review
Actor in a leading role in a musical
Christian Borle, “Falsettos” | Critic’s Notebook
Josh Groban, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Andy Karl, “Groundhog Day the Musical” | Review | Feature
David Hyde Pierce, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
WINNER: Ben Platt, “Dear Evan Hansen” | Feature | Interview
Actress in a leading role in a musical
Denée Benton, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Christine Ebersole, “War Paint”
Patti LuPone, “War Paint”
WINNER: Bette Midler, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
Eva Noblezada, “Miss Saigon”
Actor in a featured role in a play
WINNER: Michael Aronov, “Oslo”
Danny DeVito, “Arthur Miller’s the Price”
Nathan Lane, “The Front Page” | Critic’s Notebook
Richard Thomas, “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
John Douglas Thompson, “August Wilson’s Jitney”
Actress in a featured role in a play
Johanna Day, “Sweat” | Interview | Critic’s Notebook | News
Jayne Houdyshell, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” | SoCal review | Broadway review
WINNER: Cynthia Nixon, “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
Condola Rashad, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” | SoCal review | Broadway review
Michelle Wilson, “Sweat” | Interview | Critic’s Notebook | News
Actor in a featured role in a musical
WINNER: Gavin Creel, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
Mike Faist, “Dear Evan Hansen” | Feature | Interview
Andrew Rannells, “Falsettos” | Critic’s Notebook
Lucas Steele, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Brandon Uranowitz, “Falsettos” | Critic’s Notebook
Actress in a featured role in a musical
Kate Baldwin, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
Stephanie J. Block, “Falsettos” | Critic’s Notebook
Jenn Colella, “Come From Away” | Review | Critic’s Notebook | Interview
WINNER: Rachel Bay Jones, “Dear Evan Hansen” | Feature | Interview
Mary Beth Peil, “Anastasia”
Direction of a play
Sam Gold, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” | SoCal review | Broadway review
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, “August Wilson’s Jitney”
Bartlett Sher, “Oslo”
Daniel Sullivan, “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
WINNER: Rebecca Taichman, “Indecent”
Direction of a musical
WINNER: Christopher Ashley, “Come From Away” | Review | Critic’s Notebook | Interview
Rachel Chavkin, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Michael Greif, “Dear Evan Hansen” | Feature | Interview
Matthew Warchus, “Groundhog Day the Musical” | Review | Feature
Jerry Zaks, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
Scenic design of a play
David Gallo, “August Wilson’s Jitney”
WINNER: Nigel Hook, “The Play That Goes Wrong”
Douglas W. Schmidt, “The Front Page” | Critic’s Notebook
Michael Yeargan, “Oslo”
Scenic design of a musical
Rob Howell, “Groundhog Day the Musical” | Review | Feature
David Korins, “War Paint”
WINNER: Mimi Lien, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Santo Loquasto, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
Costume design of a play
WINNER: Jane Greenwood, “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
Susan Hilferty, “Present Laughter”
Toni-Leslie James, “August Wilson’s Jitney”
David Zinn, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” | SoCal review | Broadway review
Costume design of a musical
Linda Cho, “Anastasia”
WINNER: Santo Loquasto, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
Paloma Young, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Catherine Zuber, “War Paint”
Lighting design of a play
WINNER: Christopher Akerlind, “Indecent”
Jane Cox, “August Wilson’s Jitney”
Donald Holder, “Oslo”
Jennifer Tipton, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” | SoCal review | Broadway review
Lighting design of a musical
Howell Binkley, “Come From Away” | Review | Critic’s Notebook | Interview
Natasha Katz, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
WINNER: Bradley King, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Japhy Weideman, “Dear Evan Hansen” | Feature | Interview
Choreography
WINNER: Andy Blankenbuehler, “Bandstand” | Interview
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane, “Groundhog Day the Musical” | Review | Feature
Kelly Devine, “Come From Away” | Review | Critic’s Notebook | Interview
Denis Jones, Holiday Inn, “The New Irving Berlin Musical”
Sam Pinkleton, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
Orchestrations
Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, “Bandstand” | Interview
Larry Hochman, “Hello, Dolly!” | Review
WINNER: Alex Lacamoire, “Dear Evan Hansen” | Feature | Interview
Dave Malloy, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” | Interview
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Tony nominations count by production
“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” 12
“Hello, Dolly!” 10
“Dear Evan Hansen,” 9
“A Doll’s House, Part 2,” 8
“Come From Away,” 7
“Groundhog Day the Musical,” 7
“Oslo,” 7
“August Wilson’s Jitney,” 6
“Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes,” 6
“Falsettos,” 5
“War Paint,” 4
“Indecent,” 3
“Present Laughter,” 3
“Sweat,” 3
“Anastasia,” 2
“Bandstand,” 2
“The Front Page,” 2
“Miss Saigon,” 2
“Six Degrees of Separation,” 2
“Arthur Miller’s The Price,” 1
“The Glass Menagerie,” 1
“Heisenberg,” 1
“Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical,” 1
“The Play That Goes Wrong,” 1
“The Present,” 1
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