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NEW YORK, May 3 (UPI) -- The Pulitzer Prize-winning, Broadway production Hamilton was nominated for a leading 16 Tony Awards in New York on Tuesday. The American history-themed rap musical earned one more nod than the previous record-holders The Producers and Billy Elliott.
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Hamilton earned nominations for Best Musical, Best Direction in a Musical, two mentions for Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, three nods for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Choreography, Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting Design, Best Orchestrations, Best Original Score, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Costume Design for a Musical and Best Scenic Design.
Among the notable snubs were Jennifer Hudson for The Color Purple, Benjamin Walker for American Psycho, Saoirse Ronan for The Crucible, Bruce Willis for Misery and Audra McDonald for Shuffle Along.
The nominations in the top Tony categories are:
Best Musical
Bright Star
Hamilton
School of Rock
Shuffle Along
Waitress
Best Play
Eclipsed
The Father
The Humans
King Charles III
Best Revival of a Musical
The Color Purple
Dames at Sea
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Best Revival of a Play
Blackbird
The Crucible
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Noises Off
A View From the Bridge
Leading Actor in a Musical
Alex Brightman School of Rock
Danny Burstein Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton
Leslie Odom, Jr. Hamilton
Leading Actress in a Musical
Laura Benanti She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack Bright Star
Cynthia Erivo The Color Purple
Jessie Mueller Waitress
Phillipa Soo Hamilton
Featured Actor in a Musical
Daveed Diggs Hamilton
Brandon Victor Dixon Shuffle Along
Christopher Fitzgerald Waitress
Jonathan Groff Hamilton
Christopher Jackson Hamilton
Featured Actress in a Musical
Danielle Brooks The Color Purple
Renée Elise Goldsberry Hamilton
Jane Krakowski She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard Disaster!
Adrienne Warren Shuffle Along
Leading Actor in a Play
Gabriel Byrne Long Day's Journey Into Night
Jeff Daniels Blackbird
Frank Langella The Father
Tim Pigott-Smith King Charles III
Mark Strong A View from the Bridge
Leading Actress 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
Featured Actor 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
Featured Actress in a Play
Pascale Armand Eclipsed
Megan Hilty Noises Off
Jayne Houdyshell The Humans
Andrea Martin Noises Off
Saycon Sengbloh Eclipsed
Former Book of Mormon co-stars Nikki M. James and Andrew Rannells announced the nominees. The winners will be revealed June 12 at a ceremony hosted by James Corden at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan.
The event will be broadcast on CBS.
