Tony Awards 2016: Hamilton Snags Record-Breaking 16 Nominations

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Leslie Odom Jr. (Smash) and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda (House) will compete for the Lead Actor in a Musical trophy at the 2016 Tony Awards for their work in the breakout hit Hamilton, which snagged a record-setting 16 nominations Tuesday. Among those giving the historical re-enactors a run for their money is Chuck alum Zachary Levi, snagging his first-ever nomination for She Loves Me.

Among the other small-screen stars who will compete at the theater awards:

  • Looking‘s Jonathan Groff (Featured Actor in a Musical for Hamilton)

  • The Newsroom‘s Jeff Daniels (Lead Actor in a Play for Blackbird)

  • The Americans‘ Frank Langella (Lead Actor in a Play for The Father)

  • American Horror Story‘s Jessica Lange (Lead Actress in a Play for Long Day’s Journey Into Night)

  • Getting On‘s Laurie Metcalf (Lead Actress in a Play for Misery)

  • Supergirl‘s Laura Benanti (Lead Actress in a Musical for She Loves Me)

  • Boardwalk Empire‘s Michael Shannon (Featured Actor in a Play for Long Day’s Journey Into Night)

  • Smash‘s Megan Hilty (Featured Actress in a Musical for Noises Off)

  • Difficult People‘s Andrea Martin (Featured Actress in a Musical for Noises Off)

  • One Live to Live‘s Renee Elise Goldsberry (Featured Actress in a Musical for Hamilton)

  • Orange Is the New Black‘s Danielle Brooks (Featured Actress in a Musical for The Color Purple)

  • Dawson’s Creek‘s Michelle Williams (Lead Actress in a Play for Blackbird)

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Jane Krakowski (Featured Actress in a Musical for She Loves Me)

The Late Late Show‘s James Corden will preside over the live theater-awards telecast on Sunday, June 12 on CBS.

For a full list of Tony nominations, head on over to our sister site Variety.

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