76th Annual Tony Awards POC Winners

From left to right: Rhonda LaChanze SAPP, SUZAN-Lori Parks, and J. Harrison Ghee - Cindy Ord / Jemal Countess / Stringer

The 76th annual Tony Awards ceremony aired Sunday, June 11, 2023, on CBS and streamed on Pluto TV. The celebration recognized the achievements in Broadway productions during the 2022–2023 season. The ceremony, which ran unscripted due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, was held at the United Palace in New York City. Oscar winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose served as the host for the second year in a row.

The 76th iteration of the Tony Awards saw the first two non-binary Tony winners for performance: J. Harrison Ghee for Some Like It Hot and Alex Newell for Shucked. The most-awarded production was the new musical Kimberly Akimbo, which won five awards, including Best Musical. Some Like It Hot led the nominations at 13.

The POC winners are listed below.

• Best Musical: Kimberly Akimbo

  • Producers: David Stone, Atlantic Theater Company, James L. Nederlander, LaChanze, John Gore, Patrick Catullo, Aaron Glick

• Best Revival of a Play: Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog 

  • Producers: David Stone, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Marc Platt, Debra Martin Chase, The Shubert Organization

• Best Book of a Musical: Kimberly Akimbo 

  • David Lindsay-Abaire

• Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Kimberly Akimbo 

  • Music: Jeanine Tesori

  • Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire

• Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo

• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Alex Newell, Shucked

• Best Orchestrations: Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot