At this rate, fans of Lin-Manuel Miranda might mount a write-in campaign for president. The star and creator of “Hamilton” on Broadway was honored Tuesday with 16 Tony Awards nominations — a record.
As The New York Times noted, “Tony nominators singled out the show in every category of theatermaking — acting, writing, directing, dance, music and design. A whopping seven ‘Hamilton’ performers received nominations; in two categories, ‘Hamilton’ actors will be competing against one another.
“It’s unbelievable — it’s absolutely humbling and incredible,” Miranda was quoted was saying. “When I had the idea, I did say to myself, ‘I can’t believe no one’s done this yet,’ because it felt to me like a good idea — Hamilton’s life was uniquely suited to the things that are my strengths: hip-hop and musical-theater storytelling.
“What I’m really thrilled about is that the nominators spread the wealth among our amazing troupe of actors and our amazing design team.”
Bravos from the cheap seats:
So if I’m reading this right, Hamilton was nominated for literally every Tony it was eligible for. And perhaps some they specially invented.
— Abigail Nussbaum (@NussbaumAbigail) May 3, 2016
great clickbait headline right now would be “HAMILTON” DENIED TONY NOMINATION FOR BEST PLAY
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) May 3, 2016
judge: and the winner of this year’s national spelling bee is… @Lin_Manuel Miranda!
LMM: whut please stop i have no more room in my home
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) May 3, 2016