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Tonight's the Night! Complete Guide to Our Tonys Coverage - All You Need to Know; Nominees, Schedule & More!

By: Jun. 12, 2016
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It's almost here! The 2016 Tony Awards will air on CBS tonight, June 12 at 8pm and as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tonys Day, Night and Beyond!

Sunday Morning: Follow our LIVE coverage starting from Tony rehearsals starting at approximately 9am. Want to know who's performing what, what order to expect the awards in and other tidbits? Spoil yourself! Plus follow along as Fiddler on the Roof's Jessica Vosk takes over BroadwayWorld's Instagram with updates the entire day!

Sunday, 5:00 PM: BroadwayWorld.com's live coverage will begin with red carpet photos from the one and only Walter McBride (@wmcbridephoto). PLUS you can watch the entire red carpet -- right here!

Sunday, 7:00 PM: The ceremony officially begins. Unless you're one of the lucky few at the Beacon Theatre, we're the only place that you'll get direct live updates of who is winning all of the pre-telecast Creative Arts Tony Awards!

Sunday, 8:00 PM: Our full team kicks into gear to bring you complete coverage. This year we'll be bringing you our Tonys Live Blog, featuring updates from Michael Dale backstage, Richard Ridge live with the winners and the full BroadwayWorld team.

We'll also be bringing you live coverage of who's winning, transcriptions of their thank you speeches, live photos from the best photo team in the business, videos of the winners after they come offstage, special surprises, fashion and more! Plus, join in on the fun by playing our Tony Awards Drinking Game (if you're 21 or older)!

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Beyond...: Keep checking BroadwayWorld.com on Tony night well into the early morning hours, and in the days ahead for EVERYTHING Tonys including red carpet interviews from Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow), Richard Ridge's (@Richard Ridge) exclusive interviews with the winners and so much more!

Until then, check out our Predictions Roundup to find out who has the best chance of taking home a trophy on Sunday night.


Best Play

Eclipsed Author: Danai Gurira
The Father Author: Florian Zeller
The Humans Author: Stephen Karam
King Charles III Author: Mike Bartlett

Best Musical

Bright Star
Hamilton
School of Rock-The Musical
Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Waitress

Best Revival of a Play

Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge
Blackbird
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Noises Off

Best Revival of a Musical

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

Best Book of a Musical


Bright Star - Steve Martin
Hamilton - Lin-Manuel Miranda
School of Rock-The Musical - Julian Fellowes
Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed - George C. Wolfe


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


Bright Star - Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Lyrics: Edie Brickell
Hamilton - Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
School of Rock-The Musical - Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics: Glenn Slater
Waitress - Music & Lyrics: Sara Bareilles

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, Arthur Miller's 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, Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical


Alex Brightman, School of Rock-The Musical
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, Arthur Miller's 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, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
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, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Best Scenic Design of a Play


Beowulf Boritt, Thérèse Raquin
Christopher Oram, Hughie
Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge
David Zinn, The Humans


Best Scenic Design of a Musical


Es Devlin & Finn Ross, American Psycho
David Korins, Hamilton
Santo Loquasto, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
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, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton

Best Lighting Design of a Play


Natasha Katz, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Justin Townsend, The Humans
Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge

Best Lighting Design of a Musical


Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Ben Stanton, Spring Awakening
Justin Townsend, American Psycho


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, Arthur Miller's 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, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed


Best Choreography


Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof
Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan

Best Orchestrations


August Eriksmoen, Bright Star
Larry Hochman, She Loves Me
Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed


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 Tony Award


Paper Mill Playhouse - Millburn, NJ


Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Brian Stokes Mitchell


Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

Seth Gelblum
Joan Lader
Sally Ann Parsons


Tony Nominations by Production


Hamilton - 16

Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed - 10

She Loves Me - 8

Long Day's Journey Into Night - 7

Eclipsed - 6

The Humans - 6

Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge - 5

Bright Star - 5

King Charles III - 5

Noises Off - 5

Arthur Miller's The Crucible - 4

The Color Purple - 4

School of Rock-The Musical - 4

Waitress - 4

Blackbird - 3

Fiddler on the Roof - 3

Spring Awakening - 3

American Psycho - 2

The Father - 2

Dames at Sea - 1

Disaster! - 1

Hughie - 1

Misery - 1

On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan - 1

Thérèse Raquin - 1

Tuck Everlasting - 1




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