'Hamilton' Set to Clean Up at the Tonys with a Record-Breaking 16 Nominations

Surprising absolutely nobody, Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical Hamilton led the nominations for the 70th annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, June 12. James Corden, a Tony winner himself, will host the show, which will certainly be a Hamilton lovefest.

Hamilton took home 16 nominations, including Best Musical and acting nods for Miranda and his costars. That's a new record for a musical, beating The Producers and Billy Elliot, which each had 15 nominations. Other big contenders this year include the musicals Shuffle Along  and She Loves Me, and the plays Long Day's Journey Into Night and Eclipsed. Tony-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Award, given to humanitarian members of the theater world.

See the full list of nominations below, announced by Andrew Rannels and Nikki M. James Tuesday morning:

Best Play

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


Best Musical

• Bright Star
• Hamilton
• School of Rock—The Musical
• Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
• Waitress


Best Revival of a Play

• Arthur Miller's The Crucible
• Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge
• Blackbird
• Long Day's Journey Into Night
• Noises Off


Best Revival of a Musical

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


Best Book of a Musical

• Bright Star, Steve Martin
• Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda
• School of Rock—The Musical, Julian Fellowes
• Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, George C. Wolfe

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

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


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 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, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

• Jessica Lange, Long Day's Journey Into Night
• 
Laurie Metcalf, Misery
• 
Lupita Nyong'o, Eclipsed

• Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller's The Crucible

• Michelle Williams, Blackbird


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 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 Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

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


Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

• Reed Birney, The Humans
• 
Bill Camp, Arthur Miller's The Crucible

• David Furr, Noises Off

• Richard Goulding, King Charles III

• Michael Shannon, Long Day's Journey Into Night


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

• Pascale Armand, Eclipsed

• Megan Hilty, Noises Off

• Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans

• Andrea Martin, Noises Off

• Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed


Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

• Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
• 
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
• 
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton

• Christopher Jackson, Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

• Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
• 
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me

• Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
• 
Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Best Scenic Design of a Play

• Beowulf Boritt, Thérèse Raquin

• Christopher Oram, Hughie
• 
Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge

• David Zinn, The Humans

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

• Es Devlin & Finn Ross, American Psycho
• 
David Korins, Hamilton
• Santo Loquasto, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

• 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, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
• 
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton


Best Lighting Design of a Play

• Natasha Katz, Long Day's Journey Into Night
• 
Justin Townsend, The Humans

• Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller's The Crucible
• Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

• Howell Binkley, Hamilton
• 
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

• Ben Stanton, Spring Awakening

• Justin Townsend, American Psycho

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, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge

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, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Best Choreography

• Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
• 
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

• Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof

• Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
• 
Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan


Best Orchestrations

• August Eriksmoen, Bright Star

• Larry Hochman, She Loves Me
• 
Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
• 
Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

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Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories

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

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