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Three DMPA Invested Shows Receive Tony Award Nominations
& Juliet, Life of Pi and Some Like It Hot Recognized with Nominations
DES MOINES, IA ― The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing announced the 2023 Tony Award Nominations on Tuesday, May 2 at 8 AM CST live from New York. Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) has invested in three nominated shows as part of the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), a consortium of 40 leading Broadway presenters, theaters and performing arts centers. Nominated shows DMPA has invested in include: & Juliet, Life of Pi and Some Like It Hot.
DMPA’s invested shows received a combined 27 nominations. Some Like It Hot is the most nominated show of the 2023 Broadway season with 13 nominations. Both & Juliet and Some Like It Hot are nominated for Best Musical. The 76th annual Tony Awards will air live Sunday, June 11 at 5:30 PM CST on Pluto TV and then at 7 PM CST on CBS and Paramount+
Nominations for each show are as follows:
& Juliet
- BEST MUSICAL
- BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL | David West Read
- BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL |Lorna Courtney
- BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL | Betsy Wolfe
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL | Paloma Young
- BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL | Howard Hudson
- BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL | Gareth Owen
- BEST CHOREOGRAPHY | Jennifer Weber
- BEST ORCHESTRATIONS | Bill Sherman & Dominic Fallacaro
Life of Pi
- BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY | Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY | Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell
- BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY | Tim Lutkin
- BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY | Carolyn Downing
- BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY | Max Webster
Some Like It Hot
- BEST MUSICAL
- BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL | Matthew López & Amber Ruffin
- BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE | (Music) Marc Shaiman (Lyrics) Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
- BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL | Christian Borle
- BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL | J. Harrison Ghee
- BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL | Kevin Del Aguila
- BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL | NaTasha Yvette Williams
- BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL | Scott Pask
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL | Gregg Barnes
- BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL | Natasha Katz
- BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL | Casey Nicholaw
- BEST CHOREOGRAPHY | Casey Nicholaw
- BEST ORCHESTRATIONS | Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter
More information about the Tony Awards and nominees can be found at www.tonyawards.com.