Tony Awards 2020 Nominations Announced

Nominations have been announced for the Tony Awards 2020 which will honour Broadway productions in a season cut short by to the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOu52BACL8M

Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! and Slave Play lead the Tony Awards 2020 nominees which were delayed in a season cut short by COVID-19.

James Monroe Iglehart hosted the nominations announced this week which you can watch above.

In the musicals race Jagged Little Pill - The Alanis Morissette musical lead the pack with 15 nominations. The musical earned at least one nomination in every eligible category. Moulin Rouge earned 14 nominations. Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! are joined by Tina : The Tina Turner Musical in the race for Best Musical

In the plays race, Jeremy O Harris' Slave Play garnered 12 nominations (the most ever for a play), whilst Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance received 11 nominations. Joining them in the Best Play category are Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl, The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp and Sea Wall/A Life by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne.

Eighteen productions are in the running for the Tony Awards 2020 due to the eligibility cut off date being changed due to the Broadway shut down on 12 March which is likely to continue through to at least June 2021 and possibly beyond.

No announcement about date of the virtual Tony Awards 2020 awards ceremony has been made as yet.

TONY AWARDS 2020 NOMINEES - THE FULL LIST BEST PLAY

Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl

The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez

Sea Wall/A Life by Simon Stephens & Nick Payne

Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris

The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWa4tbW2XMo

BEST MUSICAL

Jagged Little Pill

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

Betrayal - Harold Pinter

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune - Terrence McNally

A Soldier’s Play - Charles Fuller

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Jagged Little Pill - Diablo Cody

Moulin Rouge! The Musical - John Logan

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical - Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

https://youtu.be/3G33QZFX9Tc

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

A Christmas Carol - Christopher Nightingale

The Inheritance - Paul Englishby

The Rose Tattoo - Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb

Slave Play - Lindsay Jones

The Sound Inside  - Daniel Kluger

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Ian Barford, Linda Vista

Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance

Jake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A Life

Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal

Tom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A Life

Blair Underwood, A Soldier’s Play

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play

Laura Linney, My Name is Lucy Barton

Audra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill

Adrienne Warren, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave Play

James Cusati-Moyer, Slave Play

David Alan Grier, A Soldier’s Play

John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance

Paul Hilton, The Inheritance

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jane Alexander, Grand Horizons

Chalia La Tour, Slave Play

Annie McNamara, Slave Play

Lois Smith, The Inheritance

Cora Vander Broek, Linda Vista

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Derek Klena, Jagged Little Pill

Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill

Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Daniel J. Watts, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little Pill

Celia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little Pill

Robyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill

Myra Lucretia Taylor, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, The Inheritance

Soutra Gilmour, Betrayal

Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol

Derek McLane, A Soldier’s Play

Clint Ramos, Slave Play

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, Jagged Little Pill

Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, Slave Play

Dede Ayite, A Soldier’s Play

Bob Crowley, The Inheritance

Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol

Clint Ramos, The Rose Tattoo

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little Pill

Mark Thompson, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play

Jon Clark, The Inheritance

Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside

Allen Lee Hughes, A Soldier’s Play

Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill

Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, The Inheritance

Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol

Lindsay Jones, Slave Play

Daniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A Life

Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little Pill

Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Nevin Steinberg, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound Inside

Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance

Kenny Leon, A Soldier’s Play

Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal

Robert O’Hara, Slave Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill

Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little Pill

Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Anthony Van Laast, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill

Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Ethan Popp, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical