Tony Award Nominations 2016: 'Hamilton' Breaks Record
"Hamilton" breaks the record!
— -- The 2016 Tony Award nominations are in and, as expected, "Hamilton" is poised to win big. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and company all scored nods.
Indeed, "Hamilton" set the record for most nominations in a year with 16.
The nominations took place live at TonyAwards.com today, starting at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Here's the list:
Best Play
- Eclipsed
- The Father
- The Humans
- King Charles III
Best Musical
- Bright Star
- Hamilton
- School of RockāThe Musical
- Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
- Waitress
Best Revival of a Play
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Reed Birney
- Bill Camp
- David Furr
- Richard Goulding
- Michael Shannon
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Direction of a Play
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Choreography
Best Orchestrations
Other nominations and wins:
The 2016 Tony Awards take place on June 12 on CBS.