2024 awards ceremony
The 77th Tony Awards were held on June 16, 2024, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2023–24 season. The ceremony was held at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York City, and aired on CBS. Ariana DeBose hosted for the third year in a row.
Having already become the most nominated play in the history of the ceremony, "Stereophonic" won 5 awards, including Best Play, winning the most awards of the evening. The musical adaptation of "The Outsiders", which won Best Musical, earned 4 awards, as did the Best Revival of a Musical recipient "Merrily We Roll Along". 
For the first time in the history of the ceremony, all eight winners in the performance categories were receiving the award for the first time, with six of them winning for their first career nomination.
Ceremony information.
Pluto TV streamed the pre-ceremony broadcast "The Tony Awards: Act One", hosted by Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar.
Performances.
The musicals, plays, and guest performers that performed during the ceremony are as follows:
Eligibility.
The Tony Awards eligibility dates for the 2023-2024 Broadway season were April 28, 2023, through April 25, 2024. Productions must meet all other eligibility requirements as set forth by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League. There are 41 legitimate Broadway-eligible theaters in which a production must be performed in to attain eligibility for award consideration. Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced on April 30, 2024.
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Winners and nominations.
The nominees for the 77th Tony Awards were announced on April 30, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry.
‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the musical or play.
Productions with multiple nominations.
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Non-competitive awards.
The recipients of three Special Tony Awards include Alex Edelman for his "exemplary debut" in his solo show "Just for Us", Abe Jacob for his contributions to modern sound design in theater, and Nikiya Mathis for her hair and wig design for the play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding". The recipients for the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre this year are scenic projection designer Wendall K. Harrington, ASU Gammage Executive Director and Broadway League member Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, outgoing Playwrights Horizons Board Chair Judith O. Rubin, the Dramatists Guild Foundation, and the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts. Billy Porter is the 2024 recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Award for his activism in the LGBTQIA+ community, particularly with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and the Entertainment Community Fund. Directors Jack O'Brien and George C. Wolfe received Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia is the 2024 recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award. The recipient of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award is CJay Philip, the founder and creative director of Dance &amp; BMore in Baltimore, Maryland.
Controversy.
Days before the ceremony, it was announced that many Broadway press outlets were denied access to the red carpet for coverage including SiriusXM’s On Broadway's Julie James, BroadwayWorld’s Richard Ridge, TheaterMania’s David Gordon, Broadway News’ Ruthie Fierberg, and Theatrely's Kobi Kassal. Eventually the decision was reversed after public outcry, an open letter from the Editor-in-Chief of Theatrely, and multiple news articles called out the decision.
Reception.
The night's performances received mixed reviews. Alicia Keys's live performance of "Empire State of Mind", with the cast of "Hell's Kitchen" onstage and Jay-Z joining remotely, was noted as a highlight by the live audience and by critics. The opening number featuring Ariana DeBose, on the other hand, drew criticism. The awards were celebrated for more strongly featuring straight plays than in past years, with clips and interviews preceding awards in play categories.
The ceremony drew 3.5 million viewers on CBS, marking a 14% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.
The broadcast was nominated for a 2025 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode.