Broadway’s best stepped out for the on Sunday, June 16. Nominations were announced in April with coming out on top with the most nods. The musical, featuring music and lyrics by , was recognized across 13 categories, including Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography.
Cast members, like in the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical category, received nods in various categories, celebrating their respective performances. also received 13 Tony nominations this year, including Best Play, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (for three stars, , and ) and Best Direction of a Play. came in behind them with 12 nods.
The -produced musical stars newcomer as Ponyboy Curtis, who was nominated in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical category. “Now that all the dust is settled, I wanna say that it really really is an honor for to be included in this year’s nominations,” Grant . “I’m proud to have been apart of company for a couple years now.
It really has been a journey!” Of course, the star-studded musical was recognized as well with seven nominations. is up for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Franklin Shephard, was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Charley Kringas and , who played Mary Flynn, is up for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. The ceremony was hosted at Lincoln Center’s David H.
Koch Theater on Sunday. America.
