The nominations for the 79th TONY Awards were revealed in an early morning announcement. After culling all of the necessary details, “The Chronicles” now present this rundown of TONY hopefuls for the interested. Read on.

Best Play
The Balusters
Giant
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road

Best Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Revival of a Play:
Becky Shaw
Death of a Salesman
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus

Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Will Harrison as Jacob Dunne – Punch
Nathan Lane as Willy Loman – Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow as Roald Dahl – Giant
Daniel Radcliffe as Performer – Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong as Oedipus – Oedipus

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Rose Byrne as Jane Banbury – Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon as Agnes White – Bug
Susannah Flood as Lizzie – Liberation
Lesley Manville as Jocasta – Oedipus
Kelli O’Hara as Julia Sterroll – Fallen Angels

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher as Anatoly Sergievsky – Chess
Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry as Coalhouse Walker – Ragtime
Sam Tutty as Dougal – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz as Tateh – Ragtime

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sara Chase as Melissa Gimble – Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu as Janet Weiss – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy as Mother – Ragtime
Marla Mindelle as Celine Dion – Titaníque
Christiani Pitts as Robin Rainey – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Christopher Abbott as Biff – Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein as Jon – Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden as Pozzo – Waiting for Godot
Alden Ehrenreich as Max – Becky Shaw
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bynum Walker – Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas as Elliott Emerson – The Balusters

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem as Margie – Liberation
Marylouise Burke as Penny Buell – The Balusters
Aya Cash as Jessie Stone – Giant
Laurie Metcalf as Linda Loman – Death of a Salesman
June Squibb as Marjorie – Marjorie Prime

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui as David – The Lost Boys
André De Shields as Old Deuteronomy – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham as The Arbiter – Chess
Ben Levi Ross as Mother’s Younger Brother – Ragtime
Layton Williams as Tour Guide/The Seaman/Iceberg – Titaníque

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson – The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz as Svetlana – Chess
Rachel Dratch as The Narrator – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer as Mildred Layton – Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis as Sarah – Ragtime

Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner – Giant
Robert Icke – Oedipus
Kenny Leon – The Balusters
Joe Mantello – Death of a Salesman
Whitney White – Liberation

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden – The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet – Ragtime
Christopher Gattelli – Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch – Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Book of a Musical
Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli – Titaníque
Jim Barne and Kit Buchan – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Chris Hoch and David Hornsby – The Lost Boys
Cinco Paul – Schmigadoon!

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Steve Bargonetti (music) – Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Jim Barne and Kit Buchan (music and lyrics) – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Cinco Paul (music and lyrics) – Schmigadoon!
The Rescues (music and lyrics) – The Lost Boys
Caroline Shaw (music) – Death of a Salesman

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler – Oedipus
Takeshi Kata – Bug
David Korins – Dog Day Afternoon
Chloe Lamford – Death of a Salesman
David Rockwell – Fallen Angels

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
dots – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Rachel Hauck – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Dane Laffrey – The Lost Boys
Scott Pask – Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo – Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean – Liberation
Jeff Mahshie – Fallen Angels
Emilio Sosa – The Balusters
Paul Tazewell – Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho – Ragtime
Linda Cho – Schmigadoon!
Qween Jean – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ryan Park – The Lost Boys
David Reynoso – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd – Dog Day Afternoon
Natasha Chivers – Oedipus
Stacey Derosier – Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert – Bug
Heather Gilbert – The Fear of 13
Jack Knowles – Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams – Chess
Michael Arden and Jen Schriever – The Lost Boys
Jane Cox – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder – Schmigadoon!
Donald Holder and Adam Honoré (lighting design) and 59 Studio (projection design) – Ragtime
Adam Honoré – Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington – Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons – Oedipus
Lee Kinney – The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt – Bug
Mikaal Sulaiman – Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada – Ragtime
Adam Fisher – The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach – Schmigadoon!

Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli – Schmigadoon!
Christopher Cree Grant and Lauren Yalango-Grant – The Lost Boys
Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ellenore Scott – Ragtime
Ani Taj – Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris – Schmigadoon!
Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez, Ethan Popp, and Gabriel Mann – The Lost Boys
Trevor Holder, Doug Schadt, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and David Wilson – Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Lux Pyramid – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brian Usifer – Chess

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