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Tony Awards A Look at the 2022 Tony Award Nominees for Best Play

Five plays are nominated in this year's Best Play category.
By Raven Brunner, Roberto Araujo, Michael Wiltbank
May 09, 2022

The 2022 Tony Nominations are here, and we're taking a look at the five plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play: Clyde's by Lynn Nottage, Hangmen by Martin McDonagh, The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini and Ben Power, The Minutes by Tracy Letts, and Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau.

Take a look at moments from the five nominated plays in the compilation video above and the gallery below.

READ: 2022 Tony Award Nominations: A Strange Loop, MJ, Paradise Square Lead the Pack

Following last year's two-part broadcast shared by CBS and Paramount+, the 2022 Tony Awards will include an hour of exclusive programming streaming on Paramount+ June 12 from 7 PM ET, followed by the three-hour awards ceremony airing live on CBS and streaming simultaneously on Paramount+ (for premium-level subscribers only) from 8 PM ET, making this year's ceremony the first in Tony Awards history to be available live nationwide.

The broadcast will also be available to stream on demand on Paramount+ for all membership tiers following the live stream.

See The 2022 Tony Award Nominees for Best Play

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See The 2022 Tony Award Nominees for Best Play

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Clydes Playbill_HR

Clyde's Playbill

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Uzo Aduba and Ron Cephas Jones in Clyde's
Joan Marcus
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Edmund Donovan and Reza Salazar in Clyde's
Joan Marcus
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Reza Salazar and Kara Young in Clyde's
Joan Marcus
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Reza Salazar, Kara Young, Ron Cephas Jones, and Edmund Donovan in Clyde's
Joan Marcus
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Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, Ron Cephas, Edmund Donovan, and Reza Salazar in Clyde's
Joan Marcus
Hangmen Playbill_HR

Hangmen Playbill

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Joan Marcus
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Tracie Bennett and Gaby French

Joan Marcus
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Alfie Allen and Gaby French

Joan Marcus
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David Threlfall, Andy Nyman, Richard Hollis, John Horton, and Ryan Pope

Joan Marcus
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Josh Goulding, Ryan Pope, Jeremy Crutchley, Andy Nyman, John Horton, David Threlfall, and Richard Hollis

Joan Marcus
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Jeremy Crutchley, Richard Hollis, David Threlfall, Tracie Bennett, Ryan Pope, John Horton, and Owen Campbell

Joan Marcus
The Lehman Trilogy Playbill_HR

The Lehman Trilogy Playbill

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Adam Godley in The Lehman Trilogy
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Adrian Lester in The Lehman Trilogy
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Adam Godley in The Lehman Trilogy
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Adrian Lester in The Lehman Trilogy
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Simon Russell Beale in The Lehman Trilogy
Julieta Cervantes
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Adrian Lester and Adam Godley in The Lehman Trilogy
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Adrian Lester and Adam Godley in The Lehman Trilogy
Julieta Cervantes
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Adam Godley, Simon Russell Beale, and Adam Godley in The Lehman Trilogy
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Adrian Lester, Simon Russell Beale, and Adam Godley in The Lehman Trilogy
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The Minutes Playbill

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Jessie Mueller, Noah Reid, Jeff Still, Tracy Letts, and Cliff Chamberlain

Jeremy Daniel
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Blair Brown and Austin Pendleton in The Minutes
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Tracy Letts and Noah Reid

Jeremy Daniel
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Jessie Muller and Noah Reid

Jeremy Daniel
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Jeff Still, Tracy Letts, and Ian Barford in The Minutes
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Jeff Still, Tracy Letts, and Cliff Chamberlain

Jeremy Daniel
Skeleton Crew Playbill_HR

Skeleton Crew Playbill

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Phylicia Rashad in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
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Joshua Boone and Phylicia Rashad in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
Skeleton Crew HR
Jason Dirden and Nikiya Mathis
Ahron Foster
Skeleton Crew Broadway Production Photos 2022 Adesola Osakalumi HR

Adesola Osakalumi in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
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Adesola Osakalumi in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
Skeleton Crew Broadway Production Photos 2022 Joshua Boone and Chanté Adams HR

Joshua Boone and Chanté Adams in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
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Joshua Boone and Chanté Adams in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
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Joshua Boone and Chanté Adams in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
Skeleton Crew Broadway Production Photos 2022 Brandon J Dirden and Phylicia Rashad HR

Brandon J. Dirden and Phylicia Rashad in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
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Brandon J. Dirden and Phylicia Rashad in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
Skeleton Crew Broadway Production Photos 2022 Joshua Boone Brandon J Dirden Phylicia Rashad and Chanté Adams HR

Joshua Boone, Brandon J. Dirden, Phylicia Rashad, and Chanté Adams in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
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Joshua Boone, Brandon J. Dirden, Phylicia Rashad, and Chanté Adams in Skeleton Crew

Matthew Murphy
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