The beginning of summer means a lot of things: outdoor events, beach trips, concerts. 

But for theater lovers, it means something totally different: Tony Award season. 

FINALLY. 

It's a magical time of year in which we can totally geek out on our favorite shows and performers, get pumped for epic hosts and performances, and wait on baited breath for the winners to be revealed. 

This year, however, it might not be such a nail-biter. 

Hamilton, the smash hit musical composed by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, swept the nominations, to absolutely no one's surprise. The musical collected a record-breaking 16 nominations in total. 

Of course, a ton of other incredible shows and the people who made them possible were nominated as well. See the full list below, and get psyched for an epic award show on June 12th. 

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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 Musical 

The Color Purple

Fiddler on the Roof

She Loves Me

Spring Awakening


Best Play

Eclipsed 

The Father

The Humans

King Charles III


Best revival of a play

Blackbird

The Crucible

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Noises Off

A View from the Bridge


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 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 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 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 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

Bright Star, Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Lyrics: Edie Brickell

Hamilton, Music and Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

School of Rock — The Musical, Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: Glenn Slater

Waitress, Music and Lyrics: Sara Bareilles


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, 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, 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, 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, The Crucible

Jan Versweyveld, A View from the Bridge


Best lighting design of a musical

Howell Binkley, Hamilton

Jules Fisher and 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 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


Special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in the theater

Sheldon Harnick

Marshall W. Mason


Special Tony Award

National Endowment for the Arts

Miles Wilkin


Regional Theater Tony Award

Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, N.J.

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[via Washington Post] [Feature Image Courtesy Vogue] 

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