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 76^th 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.