The announcement will take place at the Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel in midtown Manhattan. James and Rannells will reveal the recipients of nominations in each of the 24 competitive categories.
Playbill.com will carry a live feed of the nominations on this website starting shortly before 8:30 AM. The feed will be hosted on TonyAwards.com as well. Playbill.com will post the complete list of nominations as soon as they are available.
The 70th Annual Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will be broadcast live on CBS June 12 from the Beacon Theatre beginning at 8 PM ET.
Tickets to the Tony Awards ceremony will not be sold to the general public this year.
Several special awards and lifetime achievement awards have already been given:
Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Sheldon Harnick and Marshall W. Mason.
Special Tony Awards: The National Endowment for the Arts and Miles Wilkin.
Regional Theatre Tony Award: Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ.
Tony Honors for Excellence: Sally Ann Parsons, Joan Lader and Seth Gelblum.
Here is a roundup of how this year's shows have done in other theatre award nominations.
Broadway productions that opened during the 2015-16 season on or before the April 28 Tony cut-off date:
PLAYS
Act of God
King Charles III
Misery
China Doll
Thérèse Raquin
Our Mother's Brief Affair
The Humans
Eclipsed
The Father
MUSICALS
Amazing Grace
Hamilton
On Your Feet!
Allegiance
School of Rock—The Musical
Bright Star
Disaster!
American Psycho
Waitress
Tuck Everlasting
Shuffle Along
PLAY REVIVALS
Old Times
Fool for Love
The Gin Game
Sylvia
A View From the Bridge
Hughie
Noises Off
Blackbird
The Crucible
Fully Committed
Long Day's Journey Into Night
MUSICAL REVIVALS
Spring Awakening
Dames at Sea
The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
OTHER
Penn & Teller on Broadway
The Illusionists—Live on Broadway
Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games
For more information on the Tony Awards, visit TonyAwards.com.
