The 76th annual Tony Awards were held on Sunday (June 11th) at the United Palace in New York City. Ariana DeBose hosted the show for the second year in a row, which aired live on CBS. Due to the ongoing Hollywood writer's strike, the 2023 ceremony was unscripted in agreement with the Writers Guild of America. DeBose opened a binder full of blank pages that read "SCRIPT" in reference to this during the wordless opening dance number. The big winners of the evening were Kimberly Akimbo, which won Best Musical, and Leopoldstadt, which won Best Play. Kimberly Akimbo took home five awards in total, while Leopoldstadt took home four. The musical Some Like It Hot also had four wins in total. Jodie Comer and Sean Hayes both took home their first Tony Awards for their work in Prima Facie and Good Night, Oscar respectively. Comer won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, while Hayes won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. Many of the evening's winners too
The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside more splashier rivals on Sunday to win the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed
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