Kinky Boots (13 nominations) and Matilda (12 nominations) Lead the Tony Award Nominations

In what could be described as a bit of a lackluster year, no musicals or plays making too much of a tremendous splash, there is still some which step out, and have become seen as the best of the year.  In the musical category the two stand out (new) musicals of the season were Matilda, and Kinky Boots.  Both will probably do well, considering the weaker revival line-up with Pippin and surprisingly Roger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella getting the most in the revival category.  Annie was expected to get more, but only scored one nomination.  From what I have seen, and heard of the shows I would like to see Kinky Boots, and Pippin win.

Tom Hanks is on his way to that EGOT; he has the E, and the O, and I think this is where he adds the T.  Hanks is starring in the play Lucky Guy, which received the most nominations for a new play, along with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.  These two are the front runners for this prize.  I would love to see Lucky Guy win as a tribute to the great work of the late Nora Ephron.  Golden Boy leads the nominations in the revival category with 8, but look out for Virginia Woolf, this revival is the one to beat!

So obviously the next question is who was snubbed?  Sigourney Weaver was the biggest snub of the day in my book, I was shocked not to hear her name called.  Motown: The Musical, also missed out, and after a last minute box office surge right before the Tony Awards.  I swore it would have knocked out Bring it On or A Christmas Story, but Motown lost out to these two.  The curse of Macbeth continues, Alan Cumming was snubbed.  Annie only receiving one one nomination was also very surprising, and no Anthony Warlow too.

Best Play
The Assembled Parties
Lucky Guy
The Testament of Mary
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Best Revival of a Play
Golden Boy
Orphans
The Trip to the Bountiful
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Musical 
Bring it On: The Musical
A Christmas Story
Kinky Boots
Matilda 

Best Revival of a Musical 
Annie
Pippin
The Myster of Edwin Drood
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Best Actor in a Play 
Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Tracy Letts, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Tom Sturridge, Orphans

Best Actress in a Play 
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Amy Morton, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Kristine Nielsen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Holland Taylor, Ann
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Best Featured Actor in a Play 
Danny Burstein, Golden Boy
Richard Kind, The Big Knife
Billy Magnussen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Tony Shalhoub, Golden Boy
Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy

Best Featured Actress in a Play 
Carrie Coon, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Shalita Grant, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Judith Ivey, The Heiress
Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Condola Rashad, The Trip to Bountiful

Best Actor in a Musical 
Bertie Carvel, Matilda The Musical
Santino Fontana, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Rob McClure, Chaplin
Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Stark Sands, Kinky Boots

Best Actress in a Musical 
Stephanie J. Block, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Carolee Carmello, Scandalous
Valisia LeKae, Motown The Musical
Patina Miller, Pippin
Laura Osnes, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Best Featured Actor in a Musical 
Charl Brown, Motown The Musical
Keith Carradine, Hands on a Hardbody
Will Chase, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Gabriel Ebert, Matilda The Musical
Terrence Mann, Pippin

Best Featured Actress in a Musical 
Annaleigh Ashford, Kinky Boots
Victoria Clark, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Andrea Martin, Pippin
Keala Settle, Hands on a Hardbody
Lauren Ward, Matilda The Musical

Best Direction of a Play 
Pam MacKinnon, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Nicholas Martin, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Bartlett Sher, Golden Boy
George C. Wolfe, Lucky Guy

Best Direction of a Musical 
Scott Ellis, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Diane Paulus, Pippin
Matthew Warchus, Matilda The Musical

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for Theatre

A Christmas Story, The MusicalMusic and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Hands on a HardbodyMusic: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green
Lyrics: Amanda Green

Kinky BootsMusic & Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper

Matilda The MusicalMusic & Lyrics: Tim Minchin

Best Book of a Musical 

A Christmas Story, The MusicalJoseph Robinette

Kinky BootsHarvey Fierstein

Matilda The MusicalDennis Kelly

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CinderellaDouglas Carter Beane

Full nomination tally:
“Kinky Boots” – 13
“Matilda The Musical” – 12
“Pippin” – 10
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” – 9
“Golden Boy” – 8
“Lucky Guy” – 6
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” – 6
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” – 5
“The Nance” – 5
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – 5
“Motown The Musical” – 4
“The Trip to Bountiful” – 4
“The Assembled Parties” – 3
“A Christmas Story, The Musical” – 3
“Hands on a Hardbody” – 3
“The Testament of Mary”- 3
“Bring It On: The Musical” – 2
“The Heiress” – 2
“Orphans “- 2
“Ann” – 1
“Annie” – 1
“The Big Knife” – 1
“Chaplin” – 1
“Cyrano de Bergerac” – 1
“The Other Place” – 1
“Scandalous” – 1