'Hamilton' Leads Tony Award Nominations, Sets Record With 16 Nods

[kpete]

Updated 24 mins ago
NEW YORK CITY -- 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 U.S. treasury secretary on Tuesday broke the 15-nominations record 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 best play category is composed of "Eclipsed," ''The Father," ''The Humans" and "King Charles III."

http://abc7ny.com/entertainment/16-hamilton-leads-tony-awards-nominations/1319947/

[Person 2713]

1. I love the music and have the cast recording . I would love to see it in person but

a ticket???
Congrats LMM & cast

[Buzz Clik]

2. the list of nominees

http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/index.html

[bigwillq]

3. My sister said Hamilton was the best thing she's seen on Broadway

And she's seen a lot of shows.

[Equinox Moon]

4. I saw some of the play on youtube - terrific!

I marvel at the creators genius.

[malthaussen]

5. This blows my mind.

I can't feature it: a writer sitting around trying to figure out a good concept for a musical, and he says: "I know, I'll do a hip-hop biography of Alexander Hamilton!" Ye gads, "Springtime for Hitler" was a concept that made more sense (on the face of it, anyway). Well, that was a smash hit, too.

-- Mal

[mountain grammy]

6. Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on John Oliver's show last week

to plead for attention to the dire economic situation in Puerto Rico caused by years of recklessness on the part of our American Congress. He was amazing, and his performance was posted here on DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1434091

I can't wait to see this show. The man is an amazing talent.

[Skinner]

7. I downloaded the soundtrack a week ago and I love it.

Hopefully someday I'll be able to actually see the show.