Tonys Encyclopedia: All the 2023 Tony-Nominated Performers’ Hometowns
Hometown pride is important, no matter if you’re a Tony nominee, an Olympic gold medalist, or a local hero, people in communities around the world love to celebrate the successful natives who can lay claim to their city or town.
To celebrate the 40 performers who earned a 2023 Tony nomination for their performances this season, we dug deep into the archives to find out where these Broadway stars came from. Among the highlights:
Most Popular State: California with 8 nominees
Farthest from the United Palace: Arian Moayed, Tehran, Iran
Fun fact #1: We all know Jodie Comer is a U.K. transplant, but there's another European-born actress up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play--Audra McDonald! She was born in Berlin, Germany while her father was stationed with the U.S. Army, but she was raised in Fresno, California.
Fun fact #2: 18 states, 1 U.S. territory, and 2 non-U.S. countries are represented by these 2023 Tony-nominated performers.
So, without further ado, here are the hometown of the 2023 Tony-nominated performers. (*All data comes from IBDB; when the information was not available on their personal page, we reached out to show press reps or personal agents.)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Los Angeles, California
Brian d'Arcy James, Into the Woods - Saginaw, Michigan
Ben Platt, Parade - Los Angeles, California
Colton Ryan, New York, New York - Lexington, Kentucky
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Denver, Colorado
Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods - Eureka, California
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo - Dallas, Texas
Lorna Courtney, & Juliet - Jamaica, Queens, New York
Micaela Diamond, Parade - Margate City, New Jersey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kevin Cahoon, Shucked - Houston, Texas
Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo - Olathe, Kansas
Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot - Bakersfield, California
Jordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe's Camelot - Indianapolis, Indiana
Alex Newell, Shucked - Lynn, Massachusetts
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Julia Lester, Into the Woods - Los Angeles, California
Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Honolulu, Hawai’i
Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo - Decauter, Illinois
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot - Rochester, New York
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet - Visalia, California
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog - New Orleans, Louisiana
Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog - Washington, D.C.
Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar - Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy - Kansas City, Missouri
Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - New Orleans, Louisiana
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Jessica Chastain, A Doll's House - Sacramento, California
Jodie Comer, Prima Facie - Liverpool, England
Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976 - Princeton, New Jersey
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders - Berlin, Germany
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Jordan E. Cooper, Ain't No Mo' - Dallas, Texas
Samuel L. Jackson, August Wilson's The Piano Lesson - Washington, D.C.
Arian Moayed, A Doll's House - Tehran, Iran
Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt - Livingston, New Jersey
David Zayas, Cost of Living - Ponce, Puerto Rico
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham - Washington, D.C.
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain't No Mo' - Flint, Michigan
Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window - Los Angeles, California
Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Kara Young, Cost of Living - Harlem, New York
