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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Rachel McAdams has received her first-ever Tony Award nomination

    The 45-year-old actress made her Broadway debut in the Amy Herzog-created play 'Mary Jane', and Rachel has now been nominated for the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play gong


    Rachel will face stiff competition for the coveted accolade from Betsy Aidem ('Prayer For The French Republic'), Jessica Lange ('Mother Play'), Sarah Paulson ('Appropriate') and Amy Ryan ('Doubt A Parable').

    Elsewhere, Daniel Radcliffe is among the nominees for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical award.

    The 34-year-old actor - who is best known for starring in the 'Harry Potter' film franchise - has been nominated for his performance in 'Merrily We Roll Along'.

    The other contenders for the gong include Roger Bart ('Back to the Future: The Musical'), Joshua Boone ('The Outsiders'), Brandon Victor Dixon ('Hell's Kitchen'), Sky Lakota-Lynch ('The Outsiders') and Steven Skybell ('Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club').

    Eddie Redmayne is another big-name nominee in 2024, as he's in contention to win the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

    The Oscar-winning star has been nominated for his part in 'Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club'.

    Meanwhile, the Best Musical accolade will be won by one of 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Illinoise', 'The Outsiders', 'Suffs' and 'Water For Elephants'.

    What's more, the Best Play gong will be contested by 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding', Mary Jane', Mother Play', 'Prayer For The French Republic' and 'Stereophonic'.

    The list of nominees was announced by Tony winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renee Elise Goldsberry, who revealed the names on 'CBS Mornings'.

    The awards ceremony will be staged at Lincoln Center in New York on June 16.

    Full list of nominations:

    Best Musical:

    Hell's Kitchen

    Illinoise

    The Outsiders

    Suffs

    Water for Elephants

    Best Play:

    Jaja's African Hair Braiding

    Mary Jane

    Mother Play

    Prayer for the French Republic

    Stereophonic

    Best Revival of a Musical:

    Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Gutenberg! The Musical

    Merrily We Roll Along

    The Who's Tommy

    Best Revival of a Play:

    An Enemy of the People

    Appropriate

    Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

    Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical:

    Brian d'Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses

    Brody Grant, The Outsiders

    Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along

    Dorian Harewood, The Notebook

    Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical:

    Eden Espinosa, Lempicka

    Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen

    Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses

    Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook

    Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

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

    Roger Bart, Back to the Future: The Musical

    Joshua Boone, The Outsiders

    Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell's Kitchen

    Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders

    Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along

    Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

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

    Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen

    Amber Iman, Lempicka

    Nikki M. James, Suffs

    Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python's Spamalot

    Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen

    Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along

    Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play:

    William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya

    Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

    Liev Schreiber, Doubt

    Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People

    Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots

    Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play:

    Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic

    Jessica Lange, Mother Play

    Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane

    Sarah Paulson, Appropriate

    Amy Ryan, Doubt

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

    Will Brill, Stereophonic

    Eli Gelb, Stereophonic

    Jim Parsons, Mother Play

    Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic

    Corey Still, Appropriate

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

    Quincy Tyler Bernadine, Doubt: A Parable

    Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic

    Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play

    Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic

    Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

    Best Book of a Musical:

    Kristtoffer Diaz, Hell's Kitchen

    Bekah Brunstetter, The Notebook

    Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, The Outsiders

    Shaina Taub, Suffs

    Rick Elice, Water for Elephants

    Best Original Score:

    Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses

    David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love

    Will Butler, Stereophonic

    Shaina Taub, Suffs

    Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, The Outsiders

    Best Scenic Design of a Play:

    dots, Appropriate

    dots, An Enemy of the People

    Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

    David Zinn, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

    David Zinn, Stereophonic

    Best Scenic Design of a Musical:

    Amp featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders

    Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell's Kitchen

    Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants

    David Korins, Here Lies Love

    Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka

    Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back to the Future: The Musical

    Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Best Costume Design of a Play:

    Dede Ayite, Appropriate

    Dede Ayite, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

    Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic

    Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

    David Zinn, An Enemy of the People

    Best Costume Design of a Musical:

    Dede Ayite, Hell's Kitchen

    Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby

    David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants

    Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Paul Tazewell, Suffs

    Best Lighting Design of a Play:

    Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People

    Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic

    Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic

    Jane Cox, Appropriate

    Natasha Katz, Grey House

    Best Lighting Design of a Musical:

    Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise

    Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Natasha Katz, Hell's Kitchen

    Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants

    Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders

    Best Sound Design of a Play:

    Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

    Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane

    Tom Gibbons, Grey House

    Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate

    Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic

    Best Sound Design of a Musical:

    M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love

    Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along

    Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Gareth Owen, Hell's Kitchen

    Cody Spencer, The Outsiders

    Best Direction of a Play:

    Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic

    Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane

    Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

    Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate

    Whitney White, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

    Best Direction of a Musical:

    Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along

    Michael Greif, Hell's Kitchen

    Leigh Silverman, Suffs

    Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants

    Danya Taymor, The Outsiders

    Best Choreography:

    Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love

    Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen

    Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders

    Justin Peck, Illinoise

    Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants

    Best Orchestrations:

    Timo Andres, Illinoise

    Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic

    Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), The Outsiders

    Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell's Kitchen

    Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along

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