Tony Awards 2017 - The Nominees

It's that time of year again as the nominations for the 2017 Tony Awards were announced today (3rd May 2017).

Leading the field is Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, a pop opera based on a small sliver of Tolstoy's War and Peace, which stars Josh Groban. Garnering ten nominations is Hello Dolly! by legendary Broadway composer Jerry Herman is back starring Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce. Following its win at the 2017 Olivier Awards, Groundhog Day is once again nominated for Best Musical alongside The Great Comet, Dear Evan Hansen, and Come From Away. Broadway debuts abound in the Best Play category with four American writers making their first appearances on Broadway including A Doll's House - Part 2 by Lucas Hnath, Sweat by Lynn Nottage, Oslo by J T Rogers, and Indecent by Paula Vogel.

This year's Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday 11 June 2017 at 8pm (EST) hosted by Kevin Spacey.

Our congratulations to this year's nominees.

THE TONY AWARDS 2017 - NOMINEES

BEST PLAY A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath Indecent by Paula Vogel Oslo by J T Rogers Sweat by Lynn Nottage BEST MUSICAL Come From Away Dear Evan Hansen Groundhog Day Natasha, Piere & The Great Comet of 1812 BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Jitney by August Wilson Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare Present Laughter by Noel Coward The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL Falsettos Hello Dolly! Miss Saigon BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY Denis Arndt for Heisenberg Chris Cooper for A Doll's House, Part 2 Corey Hawkins for Six Degrees Of Separation Kevin Kline for Present Laughter Jefferson Mays for Oslo BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY Cate Blanchett for The Present Jennifer Ehie for Oslo Sally Field for The Glass Menagerie Laura Linney for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes Laurie Metcalf for A Doll's House, Part 2 BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Christian Borle for Falsettos Josh Groban for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Andy Karl for Groundhog Day David Hyde Pierce for Hello Dolly! Ben Platt for Dear Evan Hansen BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Denee Benton for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Christine Ebersole for War Paint Patti LuPone for War Paint Bette Midler in Hello Dolly! Eva Noblezada for Miss Saigon BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY Michael Aronov for J T Roger's Oslo Danny DeVito for Arthur Miller's The Price Nathan Lane for The Front Page Richard Thomas for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes John Douglas Thompson for August Wilson's Jitney BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY Johanna Day for Sweat Jane Houdyshell for A Doll's House, Part 2 Cynthia Nixon for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes Condola Rashad for A Doll's House Part 2 Michelle Wilson for Sweat BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL Gavin Creel for Hello Dolly! Mike Faist for Dear Evan Hansen Andrew Rannells for Falsettos Lucas Steele for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Brandon Uranowitz for Falsettos BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL Kate Baldwin for Hello Dolly! Stephanie J Block for Falsettos Jenn Colella for Come From Away Rachel Bay Jones for Dear Evan Hansen Mary Beth Peil for Anastasia BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Irene Sankoff and David Hein for Come From Away Steven Levenson for Dear Evan Hansen Danny Rubin for Groundhog Day The Musical Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE Come From Away - Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Dear Evan Hansen - Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul GroundhogDay The Musical - Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin Natasha, Piere and The Great Comet of 1812 - Music and Lyrics by Dave Malloy BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY David Gallo for August Wilson's Jitney Nigel Hook for The Play That Goes Wrong Douglas W Schmidt for The Front Page Michael Yeargen for Oslo BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Rob Howell for Groundhog Day The Musical David Korins for War Paint Mimi Lien for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Santo Loquasto for Hello Dolly! BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes Susan Hilferty for Present Laughter Toni-Leslie James for August Wilson's Jitney David Zinn for A Doll's House, Part 2 BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Linda Cho for Anastasia Santo Loquasto for Hello Dolly! Paloma Young for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Catherine Zuber for War Paint BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY Christopher Akerlind for Indecent Jane Cox for August Wilson's Jitney Donald Holder for Oslo Jennifer Tipton for A Doll's House, Part 2 BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Howard Binkley for Come From Away Natasha Katz for Hello Dolly! Bradley King for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Japhy Weidman for Dear Evan Hansen BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY Sam Gold for A Doll's House, Part 2 Ruben Santiago-Hudson for August Wilson's Jitney Bartlett Sher for Oslo Daniel Sullivan for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes Rebecca Taichman for Indecent BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Christopher Ashley for Come From Away Rachel Chavkin for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Michael Grief for Dear Evan Hansen Matthew Warchus for Groundhog Day The Musical Jerry Zaks for Hello Dolly! BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Andy Blankenbuehler for Bandstand Peter Darling and Ellen Kane for Groundhog Day The Musical Kelly Devine for Groundhog Day The Musical Denis Jones for Holliday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical Sam Pinkleton for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 BEST ORCHESTRATIONS Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen for Bandstand Larry Hochman for Hello Dolly! Alex Lacamoire for Dear Evan Hansen Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812