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Drama League Nominees- What It All Means for the 2016 Tony Awards!

By: Apr. 20, 2016
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Earlier today, Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed and James Monroe Iglehart announced the 82nd Drama League Award Nominees for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Best Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Musical, and the much coveted Distinguished Performance Award.

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a chart that illustrates the number of Drama League nominees that were subsequently nominated for Tony Awards. Additionally, we calculated the percentage of eligible nominees that earned Tony Awards in the past nine years (discounting off-Broadway nominations). Check out the chances that this year's DL nominees have at a Tony nod below!

Click here for a full list of the 2016 nominees.

Year Eligible DL Nominees That
Earned Tony Nominations
Percentage
2015 38 0f 57 67%
2014 40 of 63 63%
2013 33 of 58 57%
2012 40 of 62 65%
2011 38 of 64 59%
2010 38 of 71 53%
2009 36 of 69 52%
2008 34 of 71 48%
2007 36 of 76 47%






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