Tony Awards 2016 – June 12th

And the Winner IS ?

Hamilton makes history with 16 Nominations, Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton’s creator is also up for three awards himself, Lin – Manuel has also won a Pulitzer Prize for all of his work on Hamilton. Variety has listed biggest snubs and surprises, which include Snubs to Audra McDonald, Jennifer Hudson, On Your Feet, American Psycho, Tuck Everlasting. With surprises for Bright Star, Jennifer Simard in Disaster, Sophie Okonedo in The Crucible and Casey Nicholaw’s choreography in Tuck Everlasting. See link below for full Variety article.

The Nominations Are

Best Musical

Hamilton

Bright Star

School of Rock — The Musical

Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Waitress

Best Play

The Humans

Eclipsed

The Father

King Charles III

Best Revival of a Musical

Best Revival of a Play

A View From the Bridge

Blackbird

The Crucible

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Noises Off

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Best Book of a Musical

Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Bright Star, Steve Martin

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

Hamilton, Music and Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Bright Star, Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Lyrics: Edie Brickell

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 Play

Frank Langella, The Father

Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Jeff Daniels, Blackbird

Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III

Mark Strong, 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, The Crucible

Michelle Williams, Blackbird

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

Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

Alex Brightman, School of Rock — The Musical

Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof

Zachary Levi, She Loves Me

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

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

Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple

Laura Benanti, She Loves Me

Carmen Cusack, Bright Star

Jessie Mueller, Waitress

Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

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

Reed Birney, The Humans

Bill Camp, 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

Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans

Pascale Armand, Eclipsed

Megan Hilty, Noises Off

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

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

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

David Zinn, The Humans

Beowulf Boritt, Thérèse Raquin

Christopher Oram, Hughie

Jan Versweyveld, A View From the Bridge

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

David Rockwell, She Loves Me

Es Devlin and Finn Ross, American Psycho

David Korins, Hamilton

Santo Loquasto, Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Best Costume Design of a Play

Clint Ramos, Eclipsed

Jane Greenwood, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Michael Krass, Noises Off

Tom Scutt, King Charles III

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Paul Tazewell, Hamilton

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

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Justin Townsend, The Humans

Jan Versweyveld, The Crucible

Jan Versweyveld, A View From the Bridge

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Howell Binkley, Hamilton

Jules Fisher and 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

Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge

Rupert Goold, King Charles III

Jonathan Kent, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Joe Mantello, The Humans

Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed

Best Direction of a Musical

Thomas Kail, Hamilton

Michael Arden, Spring Awakening

John Doyle, The Color Purple

Scott Ellis, She Loves Me

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!

Best Orchestrations

Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton

August Eriksmoen, Bright Star

Larry Hochman, She Loves Me

Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater

Sheldon Harnick

Sheldon Harnick’s first song for a Broadway show was the hilarious “Boston Beguine” for New Faces of 1952. He then contributed songs to the revues Two’s Company (starring Bette Davis), John Murray Anderson’s ‘Almanac’ and The Littlest Revue. His collaboration with composer Jerry Bock produced such Broadway classics as Fiorello (1959): Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award; Tenderloin (1960); She Loves Me (1963): Grammy Award; Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Tony Award; The Apple Tree (1966) and The Rothschilds (1970). Other collaborations include A Christmas Carol with Michel Legrand (1981); Rex with Richard Rodgers (1976); A Wonderful Life with Joe Raposo (1986) and The Phantom Tollbooth with Arnold Black (1995). For Dragons and Malpractice Makes Perfect, he provided book, lyrics and music. He has written songs for the films The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and Blame It on Rio (1984) both with music by Cy Coleman; and Aaron’s Magic Village (1995) with Michel Legrand. In the 1970s, he entered into the world of opera. With composer Jack Beeson, he has provided the librettos for Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1975), Dr. Heidegger’s Fountain of Youth (1978) and Cyrano (1994). Other operas include Love in Two Countries with Thomas Shepard (1991) and Coyote Tales with Henry Mollicone (1998). Harnick has won a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, two New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, three gold records and a platinum record. He and his wife Margery have a published book entitled The Outdoor Museum (Not Your Usual Images of New York), featuring her photographs and his poetry. This spring saw the release of Sheldon Harnick: Hidden Treasures. This two-CD set includes songs written for 17 of his shows and includes more than 50 songs from rare demos. It features performances by Harnick and composer Jerry Bock, Audra McDonald, Brian d’Arcy James, Hugh Martin, Margery Gray Harnick, Charlotte Rae and more.

Marshall W. Mason

Marshall W. Mason was the Founding Artistic Director of the Circle Repertory Company, acclaimed by the New York Times in 1975 as “the chief provider of new American plays.” His 44-year collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson has been certified by Playbill as the longest collaboration between a writer and director in the history of the American theatre. In 1999, he was awarded a special millennium “Mr. Abbott” Award as one of the most innovative and influential directors of the twentieth century, and last year he was elected to the Theater Hall of Fame. On Broadway, Mason directed 12 plays that earned him five Tony nominations for Best Director: Knock Knock by Jules Feiffer, Talley’s Folly (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize), Fifth of July and Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson, and As Is by William M. Hoffman (Drama Desk Award for Best Play). Four productions received Tony Awards with 24 nominations. Mason has been honored with the Theater World Award for his discovery and nourishment of new talent, including William Hurt, Kathy Bates, Christopher Reeve, Jeff Daniels and many others. He received the Margo Jones Award for his cultivation of new writers, and both the Inge Festival and the Last Frontier Awards for lifetime achievement. He has won the Irwin Piscator Award, three Drama League Awards and four AriZoni Awards. For two years, he was chief drama critic for New Times in Phoenix and received the Arizona Press Club Award. He is the author of Creating Life on Stage: A Director’s Approach to Working with Actors (Heinemann Press, 2006) and The Transcendent Years of Circle Rep.

Special Tony Award

National Endowment for the Arts

Miles Wilkin

Six-time Tony Winner Miles Wilkin is the COO and Executive Vice President of Key Brand Entertainment where he provides the vision for theatre and e-commerce, building on Broadway Across America’s significant touring network and Broadway.com’s vast e-commerce network. Wilkin, an original founder of Broadway Across America, is more broadly recognized as one of the founders of North American Touring Theatre. During his most recent stint at Broadway Across America, he revitalized its North American Presenting and Theatre operation. Prior to that, he was an executive with Clear Channel Entertainment and its predecessors (SFX Entertainment, PACE Entertainment and PACE Theatrical) responsible for company-wide operations and company-wide divisions, including, North American Music, North American Theatre, Motorsports, Sports, International Music, International Theatre and Sports, and Properties including Corporate Sponsorship and TV.