'Hadestown' was the only new musical on Broadway directed by a woman, Tony Award nominee Rachel Chavkin.
"Hadestown," singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell's Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical"Ain't Too Proud," built around songs by the Temptations, which received a dozen nominations.
The best-play nominees are the Northern Irish drama"The Ferryman," from Jez Butterworth; James Graham's"Ink," about Rupert Murdoch; Taylor Mac's Broadway debut,"Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus"; Tarell Alvin McCraney's"Choir Boy"; and Heidi Schreck's"What the Constitution Means to Me," a personal tour of the landmark document at the heart of so many American divisions.
A sweet"Kiss Me, Kate" and a dark"Oklahoma!" make up the best musical revival category; they were the only eligible nominees. The best play revival nominees are"Arthur Miller's All My Sons," ''The Boys in the Band," ''Burn This," ''Torch Song" and"The Waverly Gallery." The category of best actress in a play includes Annette Bening in"Arthur Miller's All My Sons," Laura Donnelly in"The Ferryman," Elaine May in"The Waverly Gallery," Janet McTeer in"Bernhardt/Hamlet," Metcalf in"Hillary and Clinton" and Schreck from"What the Constitution Means to Me."
Leavel, who earned a Tony in 2006 for"The Drowsy Chaperone," joked that she paced"about 4 miles" waiting for the live announcement:"I got my steps in!"
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