Check Out Photos of 2022 Tony Nominees for Best Direction of a Play

Nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards were revealed May 9 by Tony winner Adrienne Warren and Tony nominee Joshua Henry. Read the complete list of nominees here.

This year's nominees for Best Direction of a Play include Lileana Blain-Cruz (The Skin of Our Teeth), Camille A. Brown (for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf), Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy), Neil Pepe (American Buffalo), and Les Waters (Dana H.). Both Blain-Cruz and Brown earned nominations for their Broadway directorial debuts.

Check out photos of this year's Tony nominees for Best Direction of a Play:

See the 2022 Tony Award Nominees for Best Direction of a Play

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American Buffalo Playbill_HR — *American Buffalo* Playbill

American Buffalo_Broadway_Production Photos_2022_Sam Rockwell, Darren Criss, and Laurence Fishburne_HR — Sam Rockwell, Darren Criss, and Laurence Fishburne

Richard Termine

American Buffalo_Broadway_Production Photos_2022_Darren Criss and Laurence Fishburne_HR — Darren Criss and Laurence Fishburne

Richard Termine

American Buffalo_Broadway_Production Photos_2022_Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne_HR — Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne

Richard Termine

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Dana H. Playbill_HR — *Dana H.* Playbill

Dana H_Broadway_Production Photos_2021_Deirdre O’Connell_HR — Deirdre O’Connell in *Dana H.*

Chad Batka

For Colored Girls Playbill_HR — *For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf* playbill

For Colored Girls_Broadway_Production Photos_2022_D. Woods, Kenita R. Miller, Alexandria Wailes , Tendayi Kuumba, Okwui Okpokwasili, Amara Granderson, and Stacey Sargeant_HR — D. Woods, Kenita R. Miller, Alexandria Wailes , Tendayi Kuumba, Okwui Okpokwasili, Amara Granderson, and Stacey Sargeant

Marc J. Franklin

For Colored Girls_Broadway_Production Photos_2022_Stacey Sargeant, Amara Granderson, Okwui Okpokwasili, Tendayi Kuumba, Kenita R. Miller, D. Woods, and Alexandria Wailes_HR — Stacey Sargeant, Amara Granderson, Okwui Okpokwasili, Tendayi Kuumba, Kenita R. Miller, D. Woods, and Alexandria Wailes

Marc J. Franklin

For Colored Girls_Broadway_Production Photos_2022_Stacey Sargeant, Alexandria Wailes, Kenita R. Miller, Tendayi Kuumba, D. Woods, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Amara Granderson_HR — Stacey Sargeant, Alexandria Wailes, Kenita R. Miller, Tendayi Kuumba, D. Woods, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Amara Granderson in *for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf*

Marc J. Franklin

The Lehman Trilogy Playbill_HR — *The Lehman Trilogy* Playbill

The Lehman Trilogy_Broadway_Production Photos_2021_Adrian Lester, Simon Russell Beale, and Adam Godley_HR — Adrian Lester, Simon Russell Beale, and Adam Godley in *The Lehman Trilogy*

The Lehman Trilogy_Broadway_Production Photos_2021_Adam Godley, Simon Russell Beale, and Adrian Lester_HR — Adam Godley, Simon Russell Beale, and Adrian Lester in *The Lehman Trilogy*

Julieta Cervantes

The Skin Of Our Teeth playbill_HR — *The Skin Of Our Teeth* Playbill

Skin of Our Teeth_Lincoln Center Theater_Production Photos_2022_Roslyn Ruff, Julian Robertson, James Vincent Meredith, and Paige Gilbert_HR — Roslyn Ruff, Julian Robertson, James Vincent Meredith, and Paige Gilbert

Julieta Cervantes

Skin of Our Teeth_Lincoln Center Theater_Production Photos_2022_Gabby Beans_HR — Gabby Beans

Julieta Cervantes

Skin of Our Teeth_Lincoln Center Theater_Production Photos_2022_Roslyn Ruff, Julian Robertson, Paige Gilbert, and James Vincent Meredith_HR — Roslyn Ruff, Julian Robertson, Paige Gilbert, and James Vincent Meredith

Julieta Cervantes

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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. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will host the awards ceremony, with the initial hour set to be hosted by POTUS' Julianne Hough and American Buffalo's Darren Criss.

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Ahead of the ceremony, Broadway fans can participate in the Official Tony Awards Challenge, which officially opened May 9 at 2 PM ET. Participants are invited to predict the winners for a chance at winning a number of prizes, including this year's grand prize of 75 free Broadway tickets. The challenge officially closes June 12 at 3 PM ET.

The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. For additional information, please visit TonyAwards.com.

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See the 2022 Tony Award Nominees for Best Direction of a Play

See the 2022 Tony Award Nominees for Best Direction of a Play

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