Full Line-Up for The 70th Annual Tony Awards in NYC

Tom Millward
Tom Millward

This Sunday, at 8/7c CBS will broadcast The 70th Annual Tony Awards live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, with "The Late Late Show" Host James Cordon taking on responsibilities as Host of the ceremony.

The New York Theatre Guide will be attending, so check back with us on Monday for all the news from the Red Carpet as well as the show itself.

To get you ready for the biggest night in the theatrical calendar, here is a list of all the performers, presenters and nominees for this year's Tonys:

PERFORMANCES:

- Opening Number (written by Gary Barlow)

- Bright Star

- The Color Purple

- Fiddler on the Roof

- Hamilton

- School of Rock

- She Loves Me

- Shuffle Along

- Spring Awakening

- Waitress

- and a special performance by Grammy Award-winning artist Gloria Estefan and the Cast of On Your Feet!


PRESENTERS (so far announced):

Here is a full list of confirmed presenters for the ceremony (in alphabetical order):

Uzo Aduba, Cate Blanchett, Christian Borle, Edie Brickell, Claire Danes, Common, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Josh Groban, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, Nikki M. James, James Earl Jones, Daniel Dae Kim, Carole King, Diane Lane, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Lucy Liu, Steve Martin, Marlee Matlin, Audra McDonald, Patina Miller, Bebe Neuwirth, Andrew Rannells, Chita Rivera, Saoirse Ronan, Keri Russell, Meg Ryan, Barbra Streisand, Aaron Tveit, Blair Underwood, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Oprah Winfrey, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.


NOMINEES:

Amongst this year's crop of nominated Broadway productions, hit musical Hamilton broke the record for most nominations in Broadway history, picking up a total of 16 nods (beating the previous record of 15, which was jointly held by 'The Producers' and 'Billy Elliot'.) As for the plays this year, Eclipsed and The Humans lead the pack with 6 nominations each.

The nominees are:

Best Play:

  • Eclipsed
  • The Father
  • The Humans
  • King Charles III

Best Musical:

  • Bright Star
  • Hamilton
  • School of Rock
  • Shuffle Along
  • Waitress

Best Revival of a Play:

  • A View From the Bridge
  • Blackbird
  • Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Noises Off
  • The Crucible

Best Revival of a Musical:

  • The Color Purple
  • Fiddler on the Roof
  • She Loves Me
  • Spring Awakening

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 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

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 an Actor in a Leading Role 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

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

  • Laura Benanti: She Loves Me
  • Carmen Cusack: Bright Star
  • Cynthia Erivo: The Color Purple
  • 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:

  • Pascale Armand: Eclipsed
  • Megan Hilty: Noises Off
  • Jayne Houdyshell: The Humans
  • 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
  • Christopher Fitzgerald: Waitress
  • Jonathan Groff: Hamilton
  • Christopher Jackson: Hamilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:

  • Danielle Brooks: The Color Purple
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry: Hamilton
  • Jane Krakowski: She Loves Me
  • Jennifer Simard: Disaster!
  • Adrienne Warren: Shuffle Along

Best Direction of a Play:

  • Rupert Goold: King Charles III
  • Jonathan Kent: Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Joe Mantello: The Humans
  • Liesl Tommy: Eclipsed
  • Ivo van Hove: A View From the Bridge

Best Direction of a Musical:

  • Michael Arden: Spring Awakening
  • John Doyle: The Color Purple
  • Scott Ellis: She Loves Me
  • Thomas Kail: Hamilton
  • George C. Wolfe: Shuffle Along

Best Choreography:

  • Andy Blankenbuehler: Hamilton
  • Savion Glover: Shuffle Along
  • Hofesh Shechter: Fiddler on the Roof
  • Randy Skinner: Dames at Sea
  • Sergio Trujillo: On Your Feet!

Best Book of a Musical:

  • Julian Fellowes: School of Rock
  • Steve Martin: Bright Star
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda: Hamilton
  • George C. Wolfe: Shuffle Along

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics)
Written for the Theatre:

  • Sara Bareilles: Waitress
  • Steve Martin and Edie Brickell: Bright Star
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda: Hamilton
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater: School of Rock

Best Orchestrations:

  • August Eriksmoen: Bright Star
  • Larry Hochman: She Loves Me
  • Alex Lacamoire: Hamilton
  • Daryl Waters: Shuffle Along

Best Scenic Design of a Play:

  • Beowulf Boritt: Thérèse Raquin
  • Christopher Oram: Hughie
  • Jan Versweyveld: A View From the Bridge
  • David Zinn: The Humans

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:

  • Es Devlin and Finn Ross: American Psycho
  • David Korins: Hamilton
  • Santo Loquasto: Shuffle Along
  • David Rockwell: She Loves Me

Best Costume Design of a Play:

  • Jane Greenwood: Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Michael Krass: Noises Off
  • Clint Ramos: Eclipsed
  • Tom Scutt: King Charles III

Best Costume Design of a Musical:

  • Gregg Barnes: Tuck Everlasting
  • Jeff Mahshie: She Loves Me
  • Ann Roth: Shuffle Along
  • Paul Tazewell: Hamilton

Best Lighting Design of a Play:

  • Natasha Katz: Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Justin Townsend: The Humans
  • Jan Versweyveld: A View From the Bridge
  • Jan Versweyveld: The Crucible

Best Lighting Design of a Musical:

  • Howell Binkley: Hamilton
  • Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer: Shuffle Along
  • Ben Stanton: Spring Awakening
  • Justin Townsend: American Psycho

Recipients of Awards and Honors in non-competitive categories:

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:

Sheldon Harnick
Marshall W. Mason

Special Tony Award:

National Endowment for the Arts
Miles Wilkin

Regional Theatre Award:

Paper Mill Playhouse

Isabelle Stevenson Award:

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre:

Seth Gelblum
Joan Lader
Sally Ann Parsons

- by Tom Millward

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