Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s creator who is nominated for three categories for his performance in the title role, for his book and music said that it feels incredible and humbling.
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Up against “Hamilton, ‘ which is considered a shoo-in for best musical, are ‘Shuffle Along, ‘ ‘Waitress, ‘ ‘Bright Star” and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘School of Rock’.
The Broadway hit “Hamilton” has shattered a record, earning 16 Tony Award nominations.
The nominees for Best Play are “The Humans”, “Eclipsed”, “The Father” and “King Charles III”.
The 70th annual Tony Awards ceremony is scheduled to be broadcast live from New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, at 8 p.m. on CBS.
Vying for best lead actress in a play are two Oscar winners – Jessica Lange for “Long Day s Journey Into Night” and Lupita Nyong o for “Eclipsed”, which is set amid the chaos of civil war in Liberia.
The supporting actor in a musical category also features Christopher Fitzgerald, a Rollins College alum.
Hamilton has already won a Pulitzer Prize and a Grammy, tickets are sold-out (and wildly expensive), and the show has become part of the cultural conversation.
The musical “Hamilton” has a shot at making more history – and this time, it’s at the Tonys.
He is the writer and star of Hamilton: An American Musical, which landed a record-breaking 16 Tony nominations.
After “Hamilton”, the most nominations, 10, went to “Shuffle Along” – which spurred a recollection of “The Full Monty”, which received 10 nominations in 2001, but was shut out on awards night because that was the year of “The Producers”.
Eclipsed and Humans- both, like Hamilton, off-Broadway transfers – grabbed six nominations each. The Evanston-bred Mueller received the 2014 Tony Award for best leading actress in a musical for her portrayal of Carol King in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”. The other nominees are “Blackbird“, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” and “Noises Off”. Meanwhile, Orange Is The New Black’s Danielle Brooks scored a nomination for Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for the revival of The Color Purple. (Hamilton), Zachary Levi (She Loves Me) and Alex Brightman (School of Rock). Hamilton, the hottest show on Broadway, just got hotter.
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FILE – Jeff Daniels sits backstage at the Belasco Theatre in NY, where he stars with Michelle Williams in “Blackbird“, an often brutal drama about an illegal relationship.
