The musical Hamilton earned a record 16 nominations for the 70th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards, topping an historic Broadway season that told a diverse array of stories about women and minorities.
Hamilton’s total topped previous record-holders The Producers and Billy Elliott, which earned 15 each.
Hamilton’s creator/star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, continued his wonder year, being nominated four times himself, for Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Book and Best Score.
Hamilton will compete for Best Musical with Bright Star, Waitress, School of Rock—The Musical and Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed. Nominations must have been very close because 2016 marks the first time in Tony history that five shows were nominated in the Best Musical category, according to Tony spokesperson Shawn Purdy.
But it was multiple nominations in categories like Best Actor in a Musical (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom, Jr.) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff and Christopher Jackson) that helped put the show over the top. The feat accrued added significance considering that two categories Best Sound Design of a Play and a Musical, were discontinued this year.
The musical has already grossed over $60 million at the box office.
After Hamilton, the musical with the second-most nominations was George C. Wolfe’s retelling of black theatre history, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, with 10. Among plays, the top nominee magnets were Eclipsed, the harrowing story of the effect of the Liberian civil war on women hostages, and The Humans, about a modern family facing a crisis, both with six. Among musical revivals, She Loves Me, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s valentine to romance in a Budapest parfumerie earned eight nominations. Among play revivals, Eugene O’Neill’s portrait of his own dysfunctional family, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, came in with seven.
It was a great year for new playwriting blood. Nominees for Best Play, Danai Gurira’s aforementioned Eclipsed will compete with Florian Zeller’s The Father, Stephen Karam’s aforementioned The Humans and Mike Barlett’s King Charles III. All four represent their respective authors’ Broadway debuts.
Not everyone was so lucky, George Takei’s project of the heart, Allegiance, earned zero nominations, as did Amazing Grace. The musicals Tuck Everlasting, Disaster! and On Your Feet! got just one apiece.
Joe Mantello, who directed three plays on Broadway this season, was nominated for one, The Humans. Ivo Van Hove, who directed two Arthur Miller plays on Broadway this season, was also nominated for one, A View From the Bridge.
Danny Burstein earned his sixth Tony nomination for his performance as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. He has never won previously.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's nomination for Best Score is his first since 2006's Woman in White. The last time he won a Tony was his uncontested win in 1995, for Sunset Boulevard.
The full list of nominations follows:
Best Play
Eclipsed
Author: Danai Gurira
Producers: Stephen C. Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey, Paula Marie Black,
Carole Shorenstein Hays, Alani Lala Anthony, Michael Magers, Kenny
Ozoude, Willette Klausner, Davelle, Dominion Pictures, Emanon
Productions, FG Productions, The Forstalls, MA Theatricals, The Public
Theater, Oskar Eustis, Patrick Willingham
The Father
Author: Florian Zeller
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
The Humans
Author: Stephen Karam Producers: Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Roundabout
Theatre Company, Fox Theatricals, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen
Kramer, Roy Furman, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Eli Bush, Broadway Across
America, Jack Lane, Barbara Whitman, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott
M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, Amanda Lipitz, Peter May, Stephanie P.
McClelland, Lauren Stein, The Shubert Organization, Joey Parnes, Sue
Wagner, John Johnson, Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold
Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers
King Charles III
Author: Mike Bartlett
Producers: Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman Productions, Almeida
Theatre, Robert G. Bartner, Norman Tulchin, Lee Dean & Charles
Diamond, Scott M. Delman, Ruth Hendel, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jon B.
Platt, Scott Rudin, Richard Winkler, Zeilinger Productions, The Shubert
Organization
Best Musical
Bright Star
Producers: Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Zebulon LLC, Jay Alix
& Una Jackman, Len Blavatnik, James L. Nederlander, Carson &
Joseph Gleberman, Balboa Park Productions, The Shubert Organization,
Jamie deRoy/Catherine Adler/Cricket Jiranek, Rodger Hess, A.C. Orange
International, Broadway Across America, Sally Jacobs & Warren
Baker, Diana DiMenna, Exeter Capital, Agnes Gund, True Love
Productions, The Old Globe
Hamilton
Producers: Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public
Theater
School of Rock-The Musical
Producers: Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Really Useful Group, Warner Music
Group & Access Industries, The Shubert Organization, The
Nederlander Organization
Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation
of 1921 and All That Followed
Producers: Scott Rudin, Roy Furman, Columbia Live Stage, Center Theatre
Group, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Broadway Across America, Heni
Koenigsberg, The Araca Group, Peter May, Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth, Jay
Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, Ruth Hendel,
Independent Presenters Network, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Spring
Sirkin, Eli Bush, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Color Mad
Productions, Len Blavatnik
Waitress
Producers: Barry and Fran Weissler, Norton and Elayne Herrick, David I.
Berley, Independent Presenters Network, A.C. Orange International,
Peter May, Michael Roiff, Ken Schur, Marisa Sechrest, Jam Theatricals,
42nd.club/Square 1 Theatrics, Benjamin Simpson & Joseph
Longthorne/Shira Friedman, The American Repertory Theater
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Len
Blavatnik, Roy Furman, Peter May, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M.
Delman, Heni Koenigsberg, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Sonia Friedman
Productions, Ruth Hendel, JFL Theatricals, Stacey Mindich, Jon B.
Platt, Megan Savage, Spring Sirkin, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Joey
Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson
Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge
Producers: Scott Rudin, Lincoln Center Theater, Eli Bush, Robert G.
Bartner, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Roy Furman, Peter May, Amanda
Lipitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M.
Delman, Sonia Friedman, John Gore, Ruth Hendel, JFL Theatricals, Heni
Koenigsberg, Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth, Spring Sirkin, Joey Parnes, Sue
Wagner, John Johnson, The Young Vic
Blackbird
Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Scott
M. Delman, Peter May, Jon B. Platt, Len Blavatnik, Tulchin Bartner
Productions, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Heni Koenigsberg, Stacey
Mindich, Wendy Federman, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert,
Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers, Ryan Murphy
Noises Off
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert,
Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers
Best Revival of a Musical
The Color Purple
Producers: Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David
Babani, Tom Siracusa, Caiola Productions, James Fantaci, Ted Liebowitz,
Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Darren Bagert, Candy
Spelling, Adam Zotovich, Eric Falkenstein/Morris Berchard, Just for
Laughs Theatricals/Tanya Link Productions, Adam S. Gordon, Jam
Theatricals, Kelsey Grammer, Independent Presenters Network, Carol
Fineman, Sandy Block, Menier Chocolate Factory Productions
Fiddler on the Roof
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jam Theatricals, Louise Gund, Jerry
Frankel, Broadway Across America, Rebecca Gold, Stephanie P.
McClelland, Barbara Freitag & Company/Catherine Schreiber &
Company, Greenleaf Productions, Orin Wolf, Patty Baker, Caiola
Productions, The Nederlander Organization, Gabrielle Palitz, Kit
Seidel, TenTex Partners, Edward M. Kaufmann, Soffer/Namoff
Entertainment, Healy Theatricals, Clear Channel Spectacolor, Jessica
Genick, Will Trice
She Loves Me
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert,
Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers
Spring Awakening
Producers: Ken Davenport, Cody Lassen, Hunter Arnold, David J. Kurs,
Deaf West Theatre, Carl Daikeler, Sandi Moran, Chockstone Pictures,
Caiola Productions, Marguerite Hoffman, H. Richard Hopper, Learytodd
Productions, Markoltop Productions, R&D Theatricals, Brian Cromwell
Smith, Invisible Wall Productions, Monica Horan Rosenthal
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
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
Tony Nominations by Production
Hamilton - 16
Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and
All That Followed - 10
She Loves Me - 8
Long Day's Journey Into Night - 7
Eclipsed - 6
The Humans - 6
Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge - 5
Bright Star - 5
King Charles III - 5
Noises Off - 5
Arthur Miller's The Crucible - 4
The Color Purple - 4
School of Rock - The Musical
- 4
Waitress - 4
Blackbird - 3
Fiddler on the Roof - 3
Spring Awakening - 3
American Psycho - 2
The Father - 2
Dames at Sea - 1
Disaster! - 1
Hughie - 1
Misery - 1
On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan - 1
Thérèse Raquin - 1
Tuck Everlasting - 1