The nominees for this year’s Tony Awards were announced this morning. An American In Paris (above) and Fun Home, each earned 12 nominations, including best musical. There are some big names among the nominees too, including Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Ruth Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Kristin Chenoweth (who will also be co-hosting the show with Alan Cumming) and more! Hedwig‘s original off-Broadway star, John Cameron Mitchell, will receive a special Tony award when they air live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7 on CBS.
The nominations are:
Best Musical
An American in Paris
Fun Home
Something Rotten!
The Visit
Best Play
Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar
Hand to God by Robert Askins
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two by Hilary Mantel and Mike Poulton
Best Revival of a Play
Skylight
The Elephant Man
This Is Our Youth
You Can’t Take It With You
Best Revival of a Musical
On the Town
On the Twentieth Century
The King and I
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Steven Boyer – Hand to God
Bradley Cooper – The Elephant Man
Ben Miles – Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Bill Nighy – Skylight
Alex Sharp – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Geneva Carr – Hand to God
Helen Mirren – The Audience
Elisabeth Moss – The Heidi Chronicles
Carey Mulligan – Skylight
Ruth Wilson – Constellations
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris – Fun Home
Robert Fairchild – An American in Paris
Brian d’Arcy James – Something Rotten!
Ken Watanabe – The King and I
Tony Yazbeck – On the Town
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Kristin Chenoweth – On the Twentieth Century
Leanne Cope – An American in Paris
Beth Malone – Fun Home
Kelli O’Hara – The King and I
Chita Rivera – The Visit
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Matthew Beard – Skylight
K. Todd Freeman – Airline Highway
Richard McCabe – The Audience
Alessandro Nivola – The Elephant Man
Micah Stock – It’s Only a Play
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Annaleigh Ashford – You Can’t Take It With You
Patricia Clarkson – The Elephant Man
Lydia Leonard – Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Sarah Stiles – Hand to God
Julie White – Airline Highway
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle – Something Rotten!
Andy Karl – On the Twentieth Century
Brad Oscar – Something Rotten!
Brandon Uranowitz – An American in Paris
Max von Essen – An American in Paris
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Victoria Clark – Gigi
Judy Kuhn – Fun Home
Sydney Lucas – Fun Home
Ruthie Ann Miles – The King and I
Emily Skeggs – Fun Home
Best Director of a Musical
Sam Gold – Fun Home
Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten!
John Rando – On the Town
Bartlett Sher – The King and I
Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris
Best Director of a Play
Stephen Daldry – Skylight
Marianne Elliott – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Scott Ellis – You Can’t Take It With You
Jeremy Herrin – Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Moritz von Stuelpnagel – Hand to God
Best Book
Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell – Something Rotten!
Lisa Kron – Fun Home
Craig Lucas – An American in Paris
Terrence McNally – The Visit
Best Score
John Kander and Fred Ebb – The Visit
Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick – Something Rotten!
Sting – The Last Ship
Jeanine Tesori & Lisa Kron – Fun Home
Best Choreography
Joshua Bergasse – On the Town
Christopher Gattelli – The King and I
Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris
For a full list of nominees go here.
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