'Jagged Little Pill,' 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' lead 2020 Tony Award nominations

"Slave Play" has the most nominations of any play.

October 15, 2020, 2:15 PM

As Broadway remains shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s at least one bright spot for the theater community: the nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards have been announced.

The Alanis Morissette musical "Jagged Little Pill" scored the most nods out of any production with 15 and following close behind was "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" with 14. Both "Jagged Little Pill" and "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" are up for Best Musical.

"Slave Play" had the most nominations of any play with 12, including Best Play.

Other nominees include Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, up for their dual leading roles in the play "Sea Wall/A Life," which was also nominated for Best Play. Acting nods also went to Tom Hiddleston for "Betrayal" and Blair Underwood for "A Soldier’s Play."

The theatre marquee during the Broadway Opening Night performance for "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" is seen at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York, July 25, 2019.
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In the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play category, the nominees include Laura Linney for "My Name is Lucy Barton," Audra McDonald for "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" and Mary-Louise Parker for "The Sound Inside."

The 74th annual Tony Awards will be presented digitally this fall/winter. They were originally scheduled to take place in June.

Here is a full list of the 2020 Tony Award nominations:

Best Play

"Grand Horizons"
"The Inheritance"
"Sea Wall/A Life"
"Slave Play"
"The Sound Inside"

Best Musical

"Jagged Little Pill"
"Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
"Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Revival of a Play

"Betrayal"
"Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"
"A Soldier's Play"

Best Book of a Musical

"Jagged Little Pill"
"Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
"Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

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

"A Christmas Carol"
"The Inheritance"
"The Rose Tattoo"
"Slave Play"
"The Sound Inside"

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

Ian Barford, "Linda Vista"
Andrew Burnap, "The Inheritance"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Sea Wall/A Life"
Tom Hiddleston, "Betrayal"
Tom Sturridge, "Sea Wall/A Life"
Blair Underwood, "A Soldier's Play"

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

Joaquina Kalukango, "Slave Play"
Laura Linney, "My Name is Lucy Barton"
Audra McDonald, "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"
Mary-Louise Parker, "The Sound Inside"

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

Aaron Tveit, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

**From The Tony Awards Rules: If the Tony Awards Nominating Committee has determined that if there is only one nominee in a category listed, such category shall be submitted to the Tony Voters which may, by the affirmative vote of sixty (60%) percent of the total ballots cast, grant an Award in that category.

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

Karen Olivo, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Elizabeth Stanley, "Jagged Little Pill"
Adrienne Warren, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

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

Ato Blankson-Wood, "Slave Play"
James Cusati-Moyer, "Slave Play"
David Alan Grier, "A Soldier's Play"
John Benjamin Hickey, "The Inheritance"
Paul Hilton, "The Inheritance"

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

Jane Alexander, "Grand Horizons"
Chalia La Tour, "Slave Play"
Annie McNamara, "Slave Play"
Lois Smith, "The Inheritance"
Cora Vander Broek, "Linda Vista"

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

Danny Burstein, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Derek Klena, "Jagged Little Pill"
Sean Allan Krill, "Jagged Little Pill"
Sahr Ngaujah, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Daniel J. Watts, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

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

Kathryn Gallagher, "Jagged Little Pill"
Celia Rose Gooding, "Jagged Little Pill"
Robyn Hurder, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Lauren Patten, "Jagged Little Pill"
Myra Lucretia Taylor, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, "The Inheritance"
Soutra Gilmour, "Betrayal"
Rob Howell, "A Christmas Carol"
Derek McLane, "A Soldier's Play"
Clint Ramos, "Slave Play"

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, "Jagged Little Pill"
Derek McLane, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, "Slave Play"
Dede Ayite, "A Soldier's Play"
Bob Crowley, "The Inheritance"
Rob Howell, "A Christmas Carol"
Clint Ramos, "The Rose Tattoo"

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Emily Rebholz, "Jagged Little Pill"
Mark Thompson, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"
Catherine Zuber, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, "Slave Play"
Jon Clark, "The Inheritance"
Heather Gilbert, "The Sound Inside"
Allen Lee Hughes, "A Soldier's Play"
Hugh Vanstone, "A Christmas Carol"

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"
Justin Townsend, "Jagged Little Pill"
Justin Townsend, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, "The Inheritance"
Simon Baker, "A Christmas Carol"
Lindsay Jones, "Slave Play"
Daniel Kluger, "Sea Wall/A Life"
Daniel Kluger, "The Sound Inside"

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, "Jagged Little Pill"
Peter Hylenski, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Nevin Steinberg, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, "The Sound Inside"
Stephen Daldry, "The Inheritance"
Kenny Leon, "A Soldier's Play"
Jamie Lloyd, "Betrayal"
Robert O'Hara, "Slave Play"

Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"
Diane Paulus, "Jagged Little Pill"
Alex Timbers, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, "Jagged Little Pill"
Sonya Tayeh, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Anthony Van Laast, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, "Jagged Little Pill"
Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
Ethan Popp, "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical"

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