Hamilton Receives A Record-Setting 16 Tony Nominations
Hamilton has made Tony Awards history. Photo by Joan Marcus, Courtesy Hamilton.
The 2016 Tony Award nominees have been announced. And, unsurprisingly, everyone’s favorite musical that they’ve never seen, Hamilton, swept the ballots. In all, the show is up for 13 categories—every single one that involved musical theater, except revivals. And with multiple nominations in some, Hamilton has 16 shots at winning—the most in Broadway history.
June 2016
Even if you can’t get tickets to the show, you can read all about the ensemble bringing the historic production to life—and what its runaway success might mean for dance on Broadway—in Dance Magazine‘s June issue. Go to dancemagazine.com/hamilton to pre-order your copy.
Who is Hamilton choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler’s competition in the Best Choreography category? It’s a mix of people that touch on many different styles of dance. There’s Savion Glover, who brought true rhythm tap back to Broadway with Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed; Randy Skinner, with classic show tap that Broadway thrives on, in Dames at Sea; Hofesh Shechter‘s humanistic modern dance moves for Fiddler on the Roof; and Sergio Trujillo’s authentic Cuban dances in On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan. If anything, it’s wonderful to see so many corners of the dance world meet on Broadway.
Here is the full list of musical nominees:
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 Musical
The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Best Book of a Musical
Steve Martin for Bright Star
Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hamilton
Julian Fellowes for School of Rock – The Musical
George C. Wolfe for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Bright Star
(Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Lyrics: Edie Brickell)
Hamilton
(Music and lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda)
School of Rock – The Musical
(Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics: Glenn Slater)
Waitress
(Music and lyrics: Sara Bareilles)
Best Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Alex Brightman for School of Rock – The Musical
Danny Burstein for Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi for She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hamilton
Leslie Odom, Jr. for Hamilton
Best Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti for She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack for Bright Star
Cynthia Erivo for The Color Purple
Jessie Mueller for Waitress
Phillipa Soo for Hamilton
Best Performance By an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Daveed Diggs for Hamilton
Brandon Victor Dixon for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Christopher Fitzgerald for Waitress
Jonathan Groff for Hamilton
Christopher Jackson for Hamilton
Best Performance By an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danielle Brooks for The Color Purple
Renée Ellse Goldsberry for Hamilton
Jane Krakowski for She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard for Disaster!
Adrienne Warren for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Es Devlin and Finn Ross for American Psycho
David Korins for Hamilton
Santo Loquasto for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
David Rockwell for She Loves Me
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes for Tuck Everlasting
Jeff Mahshle for She Loves Me
Ann Roth for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Paul Tazewell for Hamilton
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Howell Binkley for Hamilton
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Ben Stanton for Spring Awakening
Justin Townsend for American Psycho
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden for Spring Awakening
John Doyle for The Color Purple
Scott Ellis for She Loves Me
Thomas Kall for Hamilton
George C. Wolfe for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton
Savion Glover for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Hofesh Shechter for Fiddler on the Roof
Randy Skinner for Dames at Sea
Sergio Trujillo for On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
Best Orchestrations
August Eriksmoen for Bright Star
Larry Hochman for She Loves Me
Alex Lacamoire for Hamilton
Daryl Waters for Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
See the full list of musical and play nominees here. James Corden of “The Late Late Show” will host this year’s Tony Awards, airing on CBS on June 12 at 8/7 central.
