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We are proud to announce the annual TONY nominations for outstanding achievement in Broadway theater! And by TONY, of course, we mean Time Out New York. The real, actual, official Tony Awards nominations will be announced at 8:30am on Tuesday, May 3. But every year, we pick our own slate of nominees: the Broadway shows and artists that we—theater editor David Cote and deputy theater editor Adam Feldman—would choose to nominate for Tonys if the two of us were the Tony Nominating Committee. Once again: These are not our predictions of who will be nominated, but who we think should be nominated. (In some categories, we wish we could have nominated multiple other contenders—a sign of a strong season.)
So without further trickery or ado, here are our choices. Congratulations to all of this year's TONY nominees!
Best Play
An Act of God by David Javerbaum
Eclipsed by Danai Gurira
The Father by Florian Zeller
King Charles III by Mike Bartlett
The Humans by Stephen Karam
Best Musical
American Psycho
Hamilton
School of Rock
Shuffle Along
Waitress
Best Revival of a Play
Blackbird
The Crucible
Fool for Love
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
A View from the Bridge
Best Revival of a Musical
The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Best Book of a Musical
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American Psycho
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Jessie Nelson, Waitress
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Sara Bareilles, Waitress
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater, School of Rock
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Duncan Sheik, American Psycho
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Frank Langella, The Father
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Sam Rockwell, Fool for Love
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
Linda Lavin, Our Mother’s Brief Affair
Laurie Metcalf, Misery
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
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
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Benjamin Walker, American Psycho
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
Audra McDonald, Shuffle Along
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Reed Birney, The Humans
Bill Camp, The Crucible
Ciarán Hinds, The Crucible
Jeremy Shamos, Noises Off
Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Cassie Beck, The Humans
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Zainab Jah, Eclipsed
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, Shuffle Along
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
Joshua Henry, Shuffle Along
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Keala Settle, Waitress
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
John Doyle, The Color Purple
Scott Ellis, She Loves Me
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Bartlett Sher, Fiddler on the Roof
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along
Lynne Page, American Psycho
Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
Best Scenic Design of a Play
David Korins, Misery
Scott Pask, Blackbird
Jan Versweyveld, The Crucible
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
Wojciech Dziedzic, The Crucible
Jane Greenwood, Thérèse Raquin
Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
Tom Scutt, King Charles III
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Ann Hould-Ward, The Color Purple
Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me
Ann Roth, Shuffle Along
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jon Clark, King Charles III
Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Justin Townsend, The Humans
Jan Versweyveld, A View from the Bridge
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along
Donald Holder, Fiddler on the Roof
Justin Townsend, American Psycho
Best Orchestrations
Larry Hochman, She Loves Me
Joseph Joubert and Catherine Jayes, The Color Purple
Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along