Am 12.Juni 2016 findet die 70. Verleihung der Tony Awards, des bedeutendsten amerikanischen Theaterpreises, statt. Heute gaben Nikki M. James und Andrew Rannells (beide gehörten zur Original-Besetzung von “Book of Mormon”) die Nominierungen dieses Jahres bekannt. Erfolgreichste Show war dabei erwartungsgemäß das Musical “Hamilton”, das mit 16 Nennungen einen neuen Rekord aufstellte. Hier nun eine Übersicht aller Nominierten aus Musicals betreffenden Kategorien:
Bestes Musical
Bright Star
Hamilton
School of Rock – The Musical
Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921…
Waitress
Bestes Musical-Revival
The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Bestes Musical-Buch
Steve Martin (Bright Star)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)
Julian Fellowes (School of Rock)
George C. Wolfe (Shuffle Along,…)
Bester Original-Score (Musik und/oder Texte)
Bright Star (Musik: Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, Text: Edie Brickell)
Hamilton (Musik & Text: Lin-Manuel Miranda)
School of Rock (Musik: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Text: Glenn Slater)
Waitress (Musik & Text: Sara Bareilles)
Bester Hauptdarsteller in einem 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)
Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einem Musical
Laura Benanti (She Loves Me)
Carmen Cusack (Bright Star)
Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple)
Jessie Mueller (Waitress)
Phillipa Soo (Hamilton)
Bester Nebendarsteller in einem Musical
Daveed Diggs (Hamilton)
Brandon Victor Dixon (Shuffle Along,…)
Christopher Fitzgerald (Waitress)
Jonathan Groff (Hamilton)
Christopher Jackson (Hamilton)
Beste Nebendarstellerin in einem Musical
Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)
Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton)
Jane Krakowski (She Loves Me)
Jennifer Simard (Disaster!)
Adrienne Warren (Shuffle Along,…)
Bestes Bühnenbild eines Musicals
Es Devlin & Finn Ross (American Psycho)
David Korins (Hamilton)
Santo Loquasto (Shuffle Along,…)
David Rockwell (She Loves Me)
Bestes Kostüm-Design eines Musicals
Gregg Barnes (Tuck Everlasting)
Jeff Mahshie (She Loves Me)
Ann Roth (Shuffle Along,…)
Paul Tazewell (Hamilton)
Bestes Licht-Design eines Musicals
Howell Binkley (Hamilton)
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer (Shuffle Along,…)
Ben Stanton (Spring Awakening)
Justin Townsend (American Psycho)
Beste Inszenierung eines Musicals
Michael Arden (Spring Awakening)
John Doyle (The Color Purple)
Scott Ellis (She Loves Me)
Thomas Kail (Hamilton)
George C. Wolfe (Shuffle Along,…)
Beste Choreographie
Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton)
Savion Glover (Shuffle Along,…)
Hofesh Shechter (Fiddler on the Roof)
Randy Skinner (Dames at Sea)
Sergio Trujillo (On Your Feet!)
Beste Orchestrierung
August Eriksmoen (Bright Star)
Larry Hochman (She Loves Me)
Alex Lacamoire (Hamilton)
Daryl Waters (Shuffle Along,…)
Anzahl der Nominierungen pro Musical
Hamilton – 16
Shuffle Along,… – 10
She Loves Me – 8
Bright Star – 5
The Color Purple – 4
School of Rock – 4
Waitress – 4
Fiddler on the Roof – 3
Spring Awakening – 3
American Psycho – 2
Dames at Sea – 1
Disaster! – 1
On Your Feet! – 1
Tuck Everlasting – 1