Musical Theatre

The Tony Awards are moving locations again and will take place in June 2024 at the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center.

The 77th Tony Awards will air live on June 16 from the new location, which is typically home to the New York City Ballet. This comes after the awards show moved to the United Palace theater in Washington Heights for the first time last season.

The Tony Awards have traditionally been held at Radio City Music Hall, but moved to the Beacon Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in 2011 and 2012. The 2019-2020 Tony Awards, which were delayed until September 2021 due to the pandemic, were held at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre.

The Tony Awards administration committee did not give a reason for the change in venue, but the Upper West Side location places the performing cast members closer to their theaters, which makes transportation for rehearsals and the broadcast easier than it was traveling to Washington Heights (which had been a source of frustration in June). It also gives attendees easier access to the after parties, which typically take place in midtown.

The David H. Koch Theater, which is a proscenium-style theater, seats about 2,500, compared to the United Palace’s just over 3,300 seats and Radio City Music Hall’s close to 6,000 seats.

The eligibility cut-off date for the 2023-2024 season is April 25, 2024. Nominations will be announced on April 30.