Tony Award Winners Announced

Tony Award Winners Announced The Tony Awards, which honor achievement in the Broadway theatre, were given out June 11, in a nationally televised ceremony broadcast from United Palace, in Upper Manhattan. The big winner in the design categories was Life of Pi, the adventure story based on Yann Martel's blockbuster novel, which was awarded to four designers in three categories. (See the feature story in LSA May 2023.)

The full list of design winners is as follows:

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York

Best Costume Design of a Play
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Leopoldstadt

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot

Best Sound Design of a Play
Carolyn Downing, Life of Pi

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Shows taking multiple awards included the musical Kimberly Akimbo with five; Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's historical drama, with four; and the musical Some Like It Hot with four.

For the full list of winners, go to: playbill.com/article/tony-awards-winners-2023.