The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time this season, making eligibility decisions for Into the Woods; The Kite Runner; Leopoldstadt; Cost of Living; 1776; Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman; August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson; Suzan Lori-Parks’ Topdog/Underdog; Walking with Ghosts; Almost Famous; Kimberly Akimbo; Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool; & Juliet; A Christmas Carol; KPOP; Ain’t No Mo’; A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical; Ohio State Murders; Some Like It Hot; and The Collaboration.

Eligibility for the various awards categories is usually determined based on opening-night billing as printed in the show's Playbill. The Administration Committee delivers rulings when producers request eligibility that differs from the show's billing or in situations where the billing makes the categorization more difficult, such as when a production's cast is billed completely in alphabetical order rather than having its leading stars at the top.

One of the decisions made at this first 2022-2023 meeting: Ohio State Murders will be be considered eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category. The recent production, led by six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald at the James Earl Jones Theatre, was the work's first on Broadway. The revival designation is being made because the play debuted and played enough significant regional and Off-Broadway productions so as to make it unusual to be going head-to-head with plays making their world premieres. Because the work has not previously been Tony eligible, a win in the revival category would be shared with the revival's producers and playwright Adrienne Kennedy. Best Play wins are shared between the work's producers and playwright, whereas revival wins typically only go to the production's producers.

The other rulings mostly relegated actor performances to either the leading or featured categories. Notably, Sharon D Clarke will be eligible in the featured category for her work in Death of a Salesman, and Some Like It Hot's Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, and Adrianna Hicks will all be eligible in the leading categories; the ruling does not specify whether Ghee, who is non-binary and playing a non-binary role, will be eligible in the leading actor or actress category.

The committee also announced a revised rule, applying only to this season. In the 2022-2023 season, voters will be able to vote in categories in which they have not viewed up to one nominated performance, production, or creative element. Write-in votes will not be permitted. The rule is a shift from the typical stipulation that a voter must have seen all nominated elements to be eligible to vote in a category.

The 2022-2023 Tony Awards Administration Committee comprises Ted Chapin, Michael David, Sue Frost, John Gore, Calandra Hackney, Heather Hitchens, David Henry Hwang, Natasha Katz, Kenny Leon, Paul Libin, Kevin McCollum, Dessie Moynihan, Carl Mulert, James L. Nederlander, Laura Penn, Michael Price, Judith O. Rubin, Charlotte St. Martin, Peter Schneider, Thomas Schumacher, Ralph Sevush, Emilio Sosa, and David Stone.

As announced earlier this year, the 76th Annual Tony Awards will be hosted June 11 by the United Palace in New York City's Washington Heights for the first time in the awards' history. Productions that open by April 27, 2023, will be eligible for this year's awards, and nominations will be announced May 2. The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS and stream live (for premium-level subscribers) and on demand (for all subscribers beginning June 12) via Paramount+. Details on an accompanying special honoring the 2022-2023 Broadway season will be announced in the coming months.

The Tony Awards, founded by the American Theatre Wing in 1947, are co-presented by the Wing and The Broadway League, along with White Cherry Entertainment. Carnegie Mellon University, City National Bank, Playbill, Sofitel New York, and United Airlines are sponsors.

See the full list of determinations below:

Gavin Creel, Joshua Henry, and Phillipa Soo will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical categories for their respective performances in Into the Woods.

Amir Arison will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his performance in The Kite Runner.

Crystal Lucas-Perry will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in 1776.

Sharon D Clarke will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play category for her performance in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

Samuel L. Jackson and Danielle Brooks will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Featured Role in a Play categories for their respective performances in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.

Casey Likes will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical category for his performance in Almost Famous.

Victoria Clark will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in Kimberly Akimbo.

A Christmas Carol will be considered eligible in the Best Play category. Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons, and Michael Arden will be considered eligible as authors for the adaptation.

Jefferson Mays will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his performance in A Christmas Carol.

Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Play category for their work on A Christmas Carol.

Lorna Courtney will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in & Juliet.

Soutra Gilmour and Andrzej Goulding will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on & Juliet.

Luna will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in KPOP.

Gabriel Hainer Evansohn and Peter Nigrini will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on KPOP.

Will Swenson will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical category for his performance in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical.

Ohio State Murders will be considered eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category. Adrienne Kennedy will be considered eligible as author.

Beowulf Boritt and Jeff Sugg will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Play category for their work on Ohio State Murders.

Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, and Adrianna Hicks will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical categories for their respective performances in Some Like It Hot.

Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for their respective performances in The Collaboration.

Ben Stanton and Duncan McLean will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Lighting Design of a Play category for their work on The Collaboration.

All other eligibility will be consistent with the opening-night credits.