Who wrote the Tony opening number?

American actress and singer, Ariana DeBose delivered the opening number with the names of some of the event’s winners written into mashed-up lyrics. There was huge excitement when the two most unexpected winners came up; that is, Best Actress in Play (O’Connel) and Best New Musical (A Strange Loop).

2022 Tony Award Winners

    • Musical – A Strange Loop.
    • Lead Actor (Musical) – Myles Frost (MJ: The Musical)
    • Lead Actress (Musical) – Joaquina Kalukango (Paradise Square)
    • Play – The Lehman Trilogy (Stefano Massini, Ben Power)
    • Theatre Education – Roshunda Jones-Koumba.
    • Excellence in Theatre – Emily Grishman, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway For All, United Scenic Artists, Asian American Performers Action Coalition.
    • Special Tony Award – James C. Nicola.
    • Original Score – SIX.
    • Featured Actress (Musical) – Patti LuPone.
    • Featured Actor (Musical) – Matt Doyle.
    • Revival (Play) – Take Me Out.
    • Lead Actor (Play) – Simon Russel Beale (The Lehman Trilogy)
    • Isabelle Stevenson Award – Robert E. Wankel.
    • Tony Lifetime Achievement – Angela Lansbury.
    • Regional Theatre Award – Court Theatre.
    • Feature Actress (Play) – Phylicia Rashad (Skeleton Crew)
    • Sound Design (Musical) – Gareth Owen (MJ: The Musical)
    • Direction (Play) – Sam Mendes ( The Lehman Trilogy)
    • Orchestrations – Simon Hale (Girl from the North Country)
    • Featured Actor (Play) – Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Take Me Out)
    • Lighting Design (Play) – Jon Clark (The Lehman Trilogy)
    • Lighting Design (Musical) – Natasha Katz (MJ: The Musical)
    • Revival (Musical) – Company
    • Direction (Musical) – Marianne Elliott (Company)
    • Lead Actress (Play) – Deirdre O’Connell (Dana H.)
  • Book of a Musical – Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop)
  • Scenic Design (Play) – Es Devlin (The Lehman Trilogy)
  • Choreography – Christopher Wheeldon (MJ: The Musical)
  • Costume Design (Musical) – Gabriella Slade (SIX)
  • Scenic Design (Musical) – Bunny Christie (Company)
  • Costume Design (Play) – Montana Levi Blanco (The Skin of Our Teeth)
  • Sound Design (Play) – Mikhail Fiksel (Dana H.)
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