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Tony Nominations 2016 Include ‘Hamilton,’ ‘School of Rock’ and ‘Waitress’: See the Full List!

Time to get theatrical! The nominations for the 2016 Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday, May 3, proving that (duh!) it’s Hamilton‘s year. The musical was nominated for 16 awards, the most in Broadway history.

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The Lin-Manuel Miranda–created show, the biggest sensation on Broadway, received a nod in the Best Musical category. Other shows to make the list include Shuffle Along, Waitress, School of Rock: The Musical and Bright Star. (Hamilton was just awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.)

Lin-Manuel Miranda performs at ‘Hamilton’ Broadway opening night at Richard Rodgers Theatre on Aug. 6, 2015, in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

The 70th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by British comedian and late-night host James Corden, will be held at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on Sunday, June 12. Last year, the star-studded show took place at Radio City Music Hall.

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James Corden Mike Marsland/WireImage.com

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“The Beacon Theatre has been home to two unforgettable Tony Award telecasts, and our team knows exactly how to put on a great show there,” Heather Hitchens, president of the American Theatre Wing, and Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League said in a previous press release. “We are delighted to bring the Tony Awards back to The Beacon for our 70th Anniversary on June 12th.”

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Check out the full list of nominees below:

Best Play
Eclipsed
The Father
The Humans
King Charles III

Best Musical
Hamilton
Shuffle Along
Waitress
School of Rock: The Musical
Bright Star

Best Revival of a Play
The Crucible
A View From the Bridge
Blackbird
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Noises Off

Best Revival of a Musical
The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Dames at Sea

Best Book of a Musical
Steve Martin, Bright Star
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Julian Fellowes, School of Rock: The Musical
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along

Waitress the musical
Jessie Mueller; Keala Settle; Kimiko Glenn attends ‘Waitress’ Broadway opening night curtain call at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on April 24, 2016, in New York City. Brad Barket/Getty Images

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Mark Strong, A View From the Bridge
Frank Langella, The Father
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Michelle Williams, Blackbird
Laurie Metcalf, Misery
Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Alex Brightman, School of Rock: The Musical
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me

School of Rock the musical
Alex Brightman and the Kid Band perform during a press preview performance of ‘School of Rock: The Musical’ at the Gramercy Theatre on June 11, 2015, in New York City. Walter McBride/WireImage.com

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star

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Best Original Score
Bright Star
Hamilton
School of Rock: The Musical
Waitress

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Reed Birney, The Humans
Bill Camp, The Crucible
David Furr, Noises Off
Richard Goulding, King Charles III
Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Andrea Martin, Noises Off
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Christopher Jackson, Hamilton

The Color Purple the musical
Actors Jennifer Hudson (front left), Cynthia Erivo (center) and Danielle Brooks (front right) join the cast of Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’ on stage during curtain call following their debut performances, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on November 10, 2015, in New York City. Jemal Countess/Getty Images

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

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Best Costume Design of a Play
Jane Greenwood, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Michael Krass, Noises Off
Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
Tom Scutt, King Charles III

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Tuck Everlasting
Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me
Ann Roth, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton

Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, King Charles III
Jonathan Kent, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Joe Mantello, The Humans
Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
Ivo Van Hove, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
John Doyle, The Color Purple
Scott Ellis, She Loves Me
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof
Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan

For more nominations, go here.

The 70th Annual Tony Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday, June 12, at 8 p.m. ET.

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