'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' tie for most 2024 Tony nominations
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 [May 01, 2024]
By Alicia Powell
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen" and 1970s
rock-inspired "Stereophonic" led the nominations for the 2024 Tony
awards, American theater's highest honors, followed by "The Outsiders,"
"Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club" and "Appropriate."
The nominations, announced by the Tony Awards committee on Tuesday, also
include multiple nods for "Merrily We Roll Along," "Water for
Elephants," "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the
Cotton Patch" and "Suffs."
"Suffs," which chronicles the National American Woman Suffrage
Association's fight for voting rights, was produced by former first lady
and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
"Congratulations to @suffsmusical on the Tony nod for Best Musical, plus
five other nominations!" Clinton wrote on X with a photo of herself and
the show's lead Jenny Anderson at the Broadway premiere.
The winners will be announced at a June 16 ceremony that also marks the
77th anniversary of the awards honoring Broadway talent.
"Hell's Kitchen" and "Stereophonic" each received 13 nominations with
"The Outsiders," based on S.E. Hinton's 1967 young adult novel and
Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film adaptation, receiving 12 and "Cabaret
at the Kit Kat Club," a revival of the 1966 musical, garnering nine.
"Thank you to Susie Hinton, who at 15 years old wrote the novel The
Outsiders, an unflinching, raw, real portrait of what it actually feels
like to be a teenager growing up in the great class divide chasm of
America," said Danya Taymor, nominated for best direction of a musical
for her work on "The Outsiders."
"It's a story for everyone that can help us all hold one another close
through the hardest of times. It's an honor to be able to share this
story with a new generation of theatergoers," she added.
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Alicia Keys attends the Breakthrough Prize awards in Los Angeles,
California, U.S., April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FILE PHOTO
 Dancer and educator, Camille A.
Brown, could be the first Black woman to win a Tony for best
choreography following her nomination for "Hell's Kitchen."
“I am absolutely honored and thrilled to receive this nomination for
my work on 'Hell's Kitchen.' To celebrate being born and raised in
NYC and create movement to Alicia Keys music was a dream and to be
acknowledged is really special. Shoutout to my hometown, Queens,
NY!" she said in a statement.
Nominees for best actor in a play are William Jackson Harper, Leslie
Odom, Jr., Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong and Michael Stuhlbarg while
nominees for best musical actor are Brody Grant, Jonathan Groff,
Dorian Harewood, Brian d'Arcy James and Eddie Redmayne.
Contenders for best actress in a play are Betsy Aidem, Jessica
Lange, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Paulson and Amy Ryan. Musicals nominees
are Eden Espinosa, Maleah Joi Moon, Kelli O'Hara, Maryann Plunkett
and Gayle Rankin.
The event, at New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts, will feature returning host actress Ariana DeBose and will air
on CBS and Paramount+, the committee said.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell, Susan Heavey and Danielle Broadway;
Editing by Caitlin Webber, Mary Milliken and Emelia
Sithole-Matarise)
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