Jodie Comer has theatre at her feet after picking up a Tony nomination for her latest play

Jodie Comer was nominated for her first Tony Award on Tuesday for her role in her latest show.

The actress has a chance to win a gong in the Best Leading Actress Of A Play category for the one-woman theater spectacle Prima Facie, which premiered at the Harold Pinter Theater in London.

Jodie stars as a lawyer named Tessa in the play, which moved to New York in April to critical acclaim and saw her make her Broadway debut.

In the show, Tessa defends men accused of rape and then finds herself on the witness stand after being assaulted.

Jodie takes it up Jessica Chastain in a dollhouse, Jessica Hecht in the summer of 1976 and Audra McDonald in Ohio State Murders in her category.

Acclaimed: Jodie Comer was nominated for her first Tony Award on Tuesday for her role in the one-woman show Prima Facie

Popular: The actress is on the gong in the Best Leading Actress Of A Play category for the one-woman play Prima Facie, which debuted at London’s Harold Pinter Theater

Superstar: The actress looked fabulous as she was pictured at the Met Gala on Monday night

The actress previously won Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for her role in the West End show which now runs until July at New York’s John Golden Theatre.

Elsewhere, the nominees for Best New Musical were Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Shucked, and Some Like it Hot.

Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods were among the productions to earn nominations for Best Musical Revival.

The nominees for best new plays were Ain’t No Mo’, Between Riverside and Crazy, Cost of Living, Fat Ham and Leopoldstadt.

August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson and Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog earned nominations for Best Revival of a Play, among others.

Several Hollywood stars were nominated, including Jessica Chastain of A Doll’s House, Jodie Comer of Prima Facie, Samuel L. Jackson of The Piano Lesson, and Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II of Topdog/Underdog.

But Laura Linney for Summer 1976 and Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan for The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window were rejected.

This will be the 76th annual awards and the show will be hosted by the Tony Awards committee in New York City.

The nominations were announced by Funny Girl star Lea Michele and Myles Frost, who won last year for his performance in MJ: The Musical.

Fresh faces: Lea Michele proved she can play hard and work hard, when she arrived to host the Tony Award nominations just hours after being pictured at the bash on Monday

Fashion: Lea wore her shiny cropped locks in a loose, straight style and opted for a glamorous make-up to complete the look

Actress Ariana DeBose will once again host the ceremony, scheduled for June 11 at the United Palace Theater in New York City.

“I was honored to serve as host last year and even more honored to be asked back,” DeBose previously said in a statement.

“I am so looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make it possible. This is to add some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards.”

The show airs live on CBS and on demand on Paramount+.

On Tuesday morning, Lea, 36, looked bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as she arrived at CBS Studios to announce the Tony Award nominations in New York.

The Funny Girl star looked stunning in a gray ensemble including a strapless peplum top paired with matching trousers and an oversized blazer.

Lea wore her shiny cropped locks in a loose, straight style and opted for a glamorous layer of makeup to complete the look.

The Glee star amped up her body with a pair of strappy silver heels, while otherwise keeping her accessories to a minimum.

Lea was joined by her co-host Myles, who won Best Actor in a Musical at Tony’s last year for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical.

Myles went shirtless under a black cardigan and floral jacket, which he paired with velvet pants and sparkly shoes.

Stylish: Lea put on a leggy display in a black shimmering mini dress with a giant bow as she attended the Standard Hotel after party on Monday

A few hours earlier, Lea put on a leggy display as she headed to the Standard Hotel after-party after Monday night’s Met Gala.

The actress wore a gorgeous glittery black mini dress for the event, showing off her slender figure.

She changed into the gorgeous ensemble, which also featured a giant bow at the back, after donning a shimmery, sequined dress for the Met Gala.

The beauty topped off her show-stopping after-party ensemble with a pair of black bejeweled heels.

TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS 2023

Best musical

&Julia

Kimberly Akimbo

New York, New York

Peeled

Some love it when it’s hot

Some love it when it’s hot

Best game

Ain’t no Mo’

Between Riverside and Crazy

Cost of living

Thick Ham

Léopoldville

Best Musical Revival

Dancin’ by Bob Fosse

Camelot

In the woods

Procession

Sweeney Todd: The demon barber of Fleet Street

Best Play Revival

A dollhouse

The piano lesson

The sign in Sidney Brustein’s window

Top Dog/Under Dog

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The diabolical barber of Fleet Street

Sara Bareilles, In the woods

Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo

Lorna Courtney, & Julia

Micaela Diamond, Parade

Jessica Chastain, A dollhouse

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Jessica Chastain, A dollhouse

Sponsor message

Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976

Audra McDonald, murders in the state of Ohio

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Christian Borle, Some like it hot

J. Harrison Ghee, Some like it

Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The demon barber of Fleet Street

Brian D’Arcy James, In the Woods

Ben Platt at the 2023 Met Gala

Ben Platt, Parade

Colton Ryan, New York, New York

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Topdog/Underdog

Corey Hawkins, Topdog/Underdog

Sean Hayes, Goodnight, Oscar

Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy

Wendell Pierce, Death of a Salesman

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