FULL LIST: Nominees, 2016 Tony Awards

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The nominees are in for the 70th edition of the Tony Awards, and this year, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton made history.

Hamilton leads with 16 nominations out of 24 competitive categories and has broken the record previously set by The Producers (2001) and Billy Elliot (2009) with 15 nominations each. The former won 12 awards in 2001.

The popular hip-hop musical tells a story about America’s founding fathers through slick hip-hop and rap verses. Miranda, who penned and appears in the musical, has recently received a Pulitzer Prize in drama.

Hamilton is the wide favorite to take home the best musical prize – it will compete against Bright Star, School of Rock: The Musical, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, and Waitress.

 

In the best play category, two works by Arthur Miller are in contention: The Crucible and A View from the Bridge. Other nominees are Blackbird, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and Noises Off.

The Humans and Eclipsed (starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o) both garnered 6 nominations.

The Tony Awards, Broadway’s Biggest Night, will be telecast live from the Beacon Theater in New York City on Sunday, June 12 (Monday, June 13 in Manila) evening. The ceremony, which honors the best of theatrical productions, will be hosted by British funny man and The Late Late Show host James Corden.

Here are the full list of nominees:

Best Musical

• Bright Star
• Hamilton
• School of Rock: The Musical
• Shuffle Along
• Waitress

Best Play

• Eclipsed
• King Charles III
• The Father
• The Humans

Best Revival of a Musical

• Fiddler on the Roof
• She Loves Me
• Spring Awakening
• The Color Purple

Best Revival of a Play

• A View From the Bridge
• Blackbird
• Long Day’s Journey Into Night
• Noises Off
• The Crucible

Best Book of a Musical

• Julian Fellowes, School of Rock: The Musical
• Steve Martin, Bright Star
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
• George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along

Best Leading Actor in a Play

• Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
• Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
• Frank Langella, The Father
• Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
• Mark Strong, A View From the Bridge

Best Leading Actress in a Play

• Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
• Laurie Metcalf, Misery
• Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
• Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
• Michelle Williams, Blackbird

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

• Alex Brightman, School of Rock: The Musical
• Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
• Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
• Leslie Odom Jr, Hamilton

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

• Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
• Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
• Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
• Jessie Mueller, Waitress
• Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

Best Featured Actor in a Play

• Reed Birney, The Humans
• Bill Camp, The Crucible
• David Furr, Noises Off
• Richard Goulding, King Charles III
• Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night 

Best Score

• Sara Bareilles, Waitress
• Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
• Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater, School of Rock: The Musical

Best Orchestrations

• August Eriksmoen, Bright Star
• Larry Hochman, She Loves Me
• Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
• Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along

Best Choreography

• Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
• Savion Glover, Shuffle Along
• Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof
• Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
• Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet!

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

• Es Devlin and Finn Ross, American Psycho
• David Korins, Hamilton
• Santo Loquasto, Shuffle Along
• David Rockwell, She Loves Me

Best Costume Design of a Play

• Jane Greenwood, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
• Michael Krass, Noises Off
• Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
• Tom Scutt, King Charles III

Best Costume Design of a Musical

• Gregg Barnes, Tuck Everlasting
• Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me
• Ann Roth, Shuffle Along
• Paul Tazewell, Hamilton

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

• Howell Binkley, Hamilton
• Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along
• Ben Stanton, Spring Awakening
• Justin Townsend, American Psycho

Best Direction of a Musical

• Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
• John Doyle, The Color Purple
• Scott Ellis, She Loves Me
• Thomas Kail, Hamilton
• George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along

Best Featured Actress in a Play

• Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
• Megan Hilty, Noises Off
• Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
• Andrea Martin, Noises Off
• Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

• Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
• Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
• Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me
• Jennifer Simard, Disaster! 
• Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

• Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
• Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along
• Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
• Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
• Christopher Jackson, Hamilton

Best Direction of a Play

• Rupert Goold, King Charles III
• Jonathan Kent, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
• Joe Mantello, The Humans
• Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
• Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge

Best Scenic Design of a Play

• Beowulf Boritt, Thérèse Raquin
• Christopher Oram, Hughie
• Jan Versweyveld, A View From the Bridge
• David Zinn, The Humans

Best Lighting Design of a Play

• Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
• Justin Townsend, The Humans
• Jan Versweyveld, A View From the Bridge
• Jan Versweyveld, The Crucible

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

• Sheldon Harnick
• Marshall W. Mason

Special Tony Award: National Endowment for the Arts

• Miles Wilkin

Regional Theatre Tony Award

• Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ)

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

• Brian Stokes Mitchell

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

• Seth Gelblum
• Joan Lader
• Sally Ann Parsons

– with reports from Agence France-Presse/Rappler.com