NEW YORK—Surprises, surprises galore! The nominations for the 2017 Tony Awards were unveiled on Tuesday, May 2 and leading the pack of all contenders is musical “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” that picked up a total of 12 nominations including Best Musical. Followed close behind was the musical “Hello, Dolly!” with 10 nominations.
The announcement was made by “30 Rock” alum Jane Krakowski and Christopher Jackson. A list of this year’s nominees can be viewed below:
Best Musical
-“Dear Evan Hansen”
-“Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
-“Groundhog Day The Musical”
-“Come From Away”
Best Play
-“Oslo”
-“Sweat”
-“Indecent”
-“A Doll’s House, Part 2”
Best Revival of a Musical
-“Hello, Dolly!”
-“Falsettos”
-“Miss Saigon”
Best Revival of a Play
-“August Wilson’s Jitney”
-“Present Laughter”
-“Six Degrees of Separation”
-“Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
Best Actress in a Musical
-Bette Midler “Hello, Dolly!”
-Patti LuPone “War Paint”
-Christine Ebersole “War Paint”
-Denee Benton “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
-Eva Noblezada “Miss Saigon”
Best Actor in a Musical
-Ben Platt “Dear Evan Hansen”
-Andy Karl “Groundhog Day The Musical”
-David Hyde Pierce “Hello, Dolly!”
-Christian Borle “Falsettos”
-Josh Groban “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
Best Actress in a Play
-Laurie Metcalf “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
-Jennifer Ehle “Oslo”
-Cate Blanchett “The Present”
-Sally Field “The Glass Menagerie”
-Laura Linney “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
Best Actor in a Play
-Kevin Kline “Present Laughter”
-Jefferson Mays “Oslo”
-Denis Arndt “Heisenberg”
-Chris Cooper “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
-Corey Hawkins “Six Degrees of Separation”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
-Michael Aronov “Oslo”
-Danny DeVito “Arthur Miller’s The Price”
-Nathan Lane “The Front Page”
-Richard Thomas “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
-John Douglas Thompson “August Wilson’s Jitney”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
-Johanna Day “Sweat”
-Jayne Houdyshell “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
-Cynthia Nixon “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
-Condola Rashad “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
-Michelle Wilson “Sweat”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
-Gavin Creel “Hello, Dolly!”
-Mike Faist “Dear Evan Hansen”
-Andrew Rannells “Falsettos”
-Lucas Steele “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
-Brandon Uranowitz “Falsettos”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
-Kate Baldwin “Hello, Dolly!”
-Stephanie J. Block “Falsettos”
-Jenn Colella “Come From Away”
-Rachel Bay Jones “Dear Evan Hansen”
-Mary Beth Peil “Anastasia”
Best Direction of a Play
-Sam Gold “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
-Ruben Santiago-Hudson “August Wilson’s Jitney”
-Bartlett Sher “Oslo”
-Daniel Sullivan “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
-Rebecca Taichman “Indecent”
Best Direction of a Musical
-Christopher Ashley “Come From Away”
-Rachel Chavkin “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
-Michael Greif “Dear Evan Hansen”
-Matthew Warchus “Groundhog Day The Musical”
-Jerry Zaks “Hello, Dolly!”
Best Book of a Musical
-Irene Sankoff and David Hein “Come From Away”
-Steven Levenson “Dear Evan Hansen”
-Danny Rubin “Groundhog Day The Musical”
-Dave Malloy “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
Best Original Score
-Irene Sankoff & David Hein for “Come From Away”
-Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for “Dear Evan Hansen”
-Tim Minchin for “Groundhog Day The Musical”
-Dave Malloy for “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
-David Gallo “August Wilson’s Jitney”
-Nigel Hook “The Play That Goes Wrong”
-Douglas W. Schmidt “The Front Page”
-Michael Yeargan “Oslo”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
-Rob Howell “Groundhog Day The Musical”
-David Korins “War Paint”
-Mimi Lien “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
-Santo Loquasto “Hello, Dolly!”
Best Choreography
-Andy Blankenbuehler “Bandstand”
-Peter Darling and Ellen Kane “Groundhog Day The Musical”
-Kelly Devine “Come From Away”
-Denis Jones “Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical”
-Sam Pinkleton “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
Best Orchestrations
-Bill Elliott & Greg Anthony Rassen “Bandstand”
-Larry Hochman “Hello, Dolly!”
-Alex Lacamoire “Dear Evan Hansen”
-Dave Malloy “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
Best Costume Design of a Play
-Jane Greenwood “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes”
-Susan Hilferty “Present Laughter”
-Toni-Leslie James “August Wilson’s Jitney”
-David Zinn “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
-Linda Cho “Anastasia”
-Santo Loquasto “Hello, Dolly!”
-Paloma Young “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
-Catherine Zuber “War Paint”
Best Lighting Design of a Play
-Christopher Akerlind “Indecent”
-Jane Cox “August Wilson’s Jitney”
-Donald Holder “Oslo”
-Jennifer Tipton “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
-Howell Binkley “Come From Away”
-Natasha Katz “Hello, Dolly!”
-Bradley King “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”
-Japhy Weideman “Dear Evan Hansen”
In previous years the ceremony was hosted by the great Neil Patrick Harris, and last year the ceremony was hosted by James Corden. However, in 2017, two-time Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey will host the event. Interesting development people! The ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 11, and will be broadcast live on CBS starting at 8 p.m. from Radio City Music Hall in
