UPDATE, Writethru with more info, complete list of nominees: History filtered through the prisms of race and sex will dominate the race to the June 12 Tony Awards, as nominees for Broadway’s top prizes were announced this morning. Leading the pack are Hamilton, with a record-breaking 16 nominations, and Shuffle Along, with 10 nominations including Best Musical. Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed, about women in war-torn Liberia (and marking the Broadway debut of Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o), and Stephen Karam’s The Humans, about a family’s struggles in Post-9/11 Manhattan, will face off in the the Best Play category. 
 
 The nominees reflect an extraordinarily diverse range of on- and offstage talent. Filling out the card for Best Musical are Waitress, marking the Broadway debut of pop singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles leading an all-female creative team; Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s bluegrass-inspired musical Bright Star; and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s return to hit form with his adaptation of School Of Rock, written with Downton Abbey author Julian Fellowes. 
 
 Also competing for Best Play are Florian Zeller’s The Father, starring nominee Frank Langella as a man dealing, or not dealing, with Alzheimer’s disease, and Mike Bartlett’s King Charles III, in which nominee Tim Pigott-Smith played an imagined Prince Charles ascending to the throne after the death of the Queen. 
 
 Adding to the drama are the leading candidates in the revival categories, with Scott Ellis’ affectionate presentation of She Loves Me for the Roundabout Theatre Company leading the nominees for Best Musical Revival with eight nods. A revamped, stripped-down version of The Color Purple followed with four nominations, along with Fiddler On The Roof and Spring Awakening each taking three. 
 
 American modern classics from Arthur Miller (The Crucible, A View From The Bridge), both staged by Belgian director Ivo Van Hove, and Eugene O’Neill (Long Day’s Journey Into Night), staged by the UK’s Jonathan Kent, lead the Best Play Revival category, along with David Harrower’s Blackbird and Alan Ayckbourn’s Noises Off. 
 
 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, already the winner of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama, has been a phenomenon. Kicking off the new season in August after a sold-out off-Broadway run, Hamilton has banked advance ticket sales of some $80 million — an unprecedented number — on the strength of continuing acclaim across the political spectrum for its rap-infused, racially inverted story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Miranda alone has three nominations, for his leading performance in the title role, for his book, and for the score. 
 
 Bookending the season was Shuffle Along, or The Making Of The Musical Sensation Of 1921 And All That Followed, which opened on the final day of eligibility for this year’s Tonys. Double nominee (as writer and director) George C. Wolfe’s musical drama follows the early Twenties hit from the African-American team of composer Eubie Blake and lyricist Noble Sissle, and its impact on white Broadway (Shuffle Along was not eligible in the Best Score category because the songs came from the earlier show). Producer Scott Rudin added some extra drama to the nominations process by requesting that Shuffle Along be considered in the Best Revival category, which Tony officials rejected last week. 
 
 Perhaps the most surprising omission from the list of nominees is Shuffle Along star Audra McDonald, whose performance was hailed by most critics and who already has a record six Tony medallions on her mantel. Among the other stars appearing this season but ending up nominationless were Al Pacino (David Mamet’s China Doll, also ignored), Benjamin Walker (American Psycho), Keira Knightley (Therese Raquin), Bruce Willis (Misery) and Forest Whitaker (Hughie). Notably absent from the nominees in the top categories were new musical productions On Your Feet!, the Gloria and Emilio Estefan biomusical; Duncan Sheik’s American Psycho; and Tuck Everlasting, among new musicals. 
 
 Here is the complete list of nominees: 
 
 Best Play 
 
 Eclipsed 
 
 Author: Danai Gurira 
 
 Producers: Stephen C. Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey, Paula Marie Black, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Alani Lala Anthony, Michael Magers, Kenny Ozoude, Willette Klausner, Davelle, Dominion Pictures, Emanon Productions, FG Productions, The Forstalls, MA Theatricals, The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Patrick Willingham 
 
 The Father 
 
 Author: Florian Zeller 
 
 Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove 
 
 The Humans 
 
 Author: Stephen Karam Producers: Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Roundabout Theatre Company, Fox Theatricals, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Roy Furman, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Eli Bush, Broadway Across America, Jack Lane, Barbara Whitman, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, Amanda Lipitz, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, Lauren Stein, The Shubert Organization, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers 
 
 King Charles III 
 
 Author: Mike Bartlett 
 
 Producers: Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman Productions, Almeida Theatre, Robert G. Bartner, Norman Tulchin, Lee Dean & Charles Diamond, Scott M. Delman, Ruth Hendel, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jon B. Platt, Scott Rudin, Richard Winkler, Zeilinger Productions, The Shubert Organization 
 
 Best Musical 
 
 Bright Star 
 
 Producers: Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Zebulon LLC, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Len Blavatnik, James L. Nederlander, Carson & Joseph Gleberman, Balboa Park Productions, The Shubert Organization, Jamie deRoy/Catherine Adler/Cricket Jiranek, Rodger Hess, A.C. Orange International, Broadway Across America, Sally Jacobs & Warren Baker, Diana DiMenna, Exeter Capital, Agnes Gund, True Love Productions, The Old Globe 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Producers: Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public Theater 
 
 School of Rock—The Musical 
 
 Producers: Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Really Useful Group, Warner Music Group & Access Industries, The Shubert Organization, The Nederlander Organization 
 
 Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed 
 
 Producers: Scott Rudin, Roy Furman, Columbia Live Stage, Center Theatre Group, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Broadway Across America, Heni Koenigsberg, The Araca Group, Peter May, Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, Ruth Hendel, Independent Presenters Network, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Spring Sirkin, Eli Bush, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Color Mad Productions, Len Blavatnik 
 
 Waitress 
 
 Producers: Barry and Fran Weissler, Norton and Elayne Herrick, David I. Berley, Independent Presenters Network, A.C. Orange International, Peter May, Michael Roiff, Ken Schur, Marisa Sechrest, Jam Theatricals, 42nd.club/Square 1 Theatrics, Benjamin Simpson & Joseph Longthorne/Shira Friedman, The American Repertory Theater 
 
 Best Revival of a Play 
 
 Arthur Miller’s The Crucible 
 
 Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Len Blavatnik, Roy Furman, Peter May, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Heni Koenigsberg, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Sonia Friedman Productions, Ruth Hendel, JFL Theatricals, Stacey Mindich, Jon B. Platt, Megan Savage, Spring Sirkin, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson 
 
 Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge 
 
 Producers: Scott Rudin, Lincoln Center Theater, Eli Bush, Robert G. Bartner, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Roy Furman, Peter May, Amanda Lipitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, John Gore, Ruth Hendel, JFL Theatricals, Heni Koenigsberg, Jon B. Platt, Daryl Roth, Spring Sirkin, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, The Young Vic 
 
 Blackbird 
 
 Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Peter May, Jon B. Platt, Len Blavatnik, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Heni Koenigsberg, Stacey Mindich, Wendy Federman, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson 
 
 Long Day’s Journey Into Night 
 
 Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers, Ryan Murphy 
 
 Noises Off 
 
 Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers 
 
 Best Revival of a Musical 
 
 The Color Purple 
 
 Producers: Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David Babani, Tom Siracusa, Caiola Productions, James Fantaci, Ted Liebowitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Darren Bagert, Candy Spelling, Adam Zotovich, Eric Falkenstein/Morris Berchard, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Tanya Link Productions, Adam S. Gordon, Jam Theatricals, Kelsey Grammer, Independent Presenters Network, Carol Fineman, Sandy Block, Menier Chocolate Factory Productions 
 
 Fiddler on the Roof 
 
 Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jam Theatricals, Louise Gund, Jerry Frankel, Broadway Across America, Rebecca Gold, Stephanie P. McClelland, Barbara Freitag & Company/Catherine Schreiber & Company, Greenleaf Productions, Orin Wolf, Patty Baker, Caiola Productions, The Nederlander Organization, Gabrielle Palitz, Kit Seidel, TenTex Partners, Edward M. Kaufmann, Soffer/Namoff Entertainment, Healy Theatricals, Clear Channel Spectacolor, Jessica Genick, Will Trice 
 
 She Loves Me 
 
 Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers 
 
 Spring Awakening 
 
 Producers: Ken Davenport, Cody Lassen, Hunter Arnold, David J. Kurs, Deaf West Theatre, Carl Daikeler, Sandi Moran, Chockstone Pictures, Caiola Productions, Marguerite Hoffman, H. Richard Hopper, Learytodd Productions, Markoltop Productions, R&D Theatricals, Brian Cromwell Smith, Invisible Wall Productions, Monica Horan Rosenthal 
 
 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 ||||| “Hamilton” is already a sold-out smash hit, that rare piece of theater to cross over into popular culture, showered with prizes and accolades, celebrated by artists and politicians, memorized by children and late-night talk show hosts. 
 
 On Tuesday, the hip-hop musical about America’s first Treasury secretary added another mark of distinction: It was nominated for 16 Tony Awards, more than any other show in Broadway history. 
 
 Tony nominators deemed the show prize-worthy in every category of theatermaking — acting, writing, directing, dance, music and design. A whopping seven “Hamilton” performers were singled out; in two categories, “Hamilton” actors will compete against one another. 
 
 “It’s unbelievable — it’s absolutely humbling and incredible,” said the show’s 36-year-old creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who was nominated for three awards himself, for his book, his music and his performance in the title role. Mr. Miranda has already won a Pulitzer Prize for his work on the show.
– The megahit musical Hamilton has grabbed a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations, the biggest haul in Broadway history and another notch in the show's march into theatrical history. Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop-flavored biography about the first US treasury secretary broke the 15-nominations record Tuesday held by The Producers and Billy Elliot. Hamilton was nominated in virtually every category it could compete in, from acting to scenic design. Next month, it will compete for Broadway's biggest crown—best new musical—with Bright Star, School of Rock, Shuffle Along, and Waitress. The New York Times notes that those competitors probably realize they don't have much of a shot against Miranda's powerhouse production, but they know the nomination itself may help boost ticket sales for their own musicals. Deadline reports Hamilton has already brought in a never-before-seen $80 million in advance ticket sales since it began its official Great White Way run in August. Meanwhile, the best play category is composed of Eclipsed, The Father, The Humans, and King Charles III. The awards will be handed out June 12, with James Corden playing host from the Beacon Theatre in New York. (Hamilton also just won a Pulitzer.)