2020 Tony Award Nominations: Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge!, Slave Play Lead the Way

The nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards were revealed October 15. Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) hosted the announcement; watch the video and see the full list below.

Leading this year's nominees, the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill earned 15 nominations, including at least one nomination in every eligible category, with six for the show's principal performers. Moulin Rouge! was not far behind, with 14 nominations. The two, along with Tina: The Tina Turner Musical make up this year's Best Musical category, effectively locking out the only other show eligible: The Lightning Thief.

In the Play categories, Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play and Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance lead the pack with 12 , the most ever for a play, and 11 nominations, respectively. Joining the two in the main production category are Bess Wohl's Grand Horizons, Adam Rapp's The Sound Inside, and Sea Wall/A Life from Simon Stephens and Nick Payne.

The 74th annual ceremony honors a Broadway season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, as shows went dark March 12 and will remain shuttered until at least June 2021, or possibly later. As the Broadway League and American Theatre Wing determined a February 19 eligibility cut-off, 18 total productions are in the running for this year’s awards.

There is still no official word yet on when this year’s ceremony, to be held virtually, will take place.

 See below for the nominations.

Best Play
 Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl
 The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez
 Sea Wall/A Life by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne
 Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris
 The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp

Best Revival of a Play
 Betrayal
 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally
 A Soldier’s Play by Charles Fuller

Best Musical
 Jagged Little Pill
 Moulin Rouge! The Musical
 Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
 Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
 Laura Linney, My Name is Lucy Barton
 Audra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
 Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
 Ian Barford, Linda Vista
 Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance
 Jake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A Life
 Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal
 Tom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A Life
 Blair Underwood, A Soldier’s Play

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
 Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge!
 Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill
 Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
 Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge!*

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
 Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave Play
 James Cusati-Moyer, Slave Play
 David Alan Grier, A Soldier's Play
 John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance
 Paul Hilton, The Inheritance

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
 Jane Alexander, Grand Horizons
 Chalia La Tour, Slave Play
 Annie McNamara, Slave Play
 Lois Smith, The Inheritance
 Cora Vander Broek, Linda Vista

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
 Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!
 Derek Klena, Jagged Little Pill
 Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill
 Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge!
 Daniel J. Watts, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
 Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little Pill
 Celia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little Pill
 Robyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge!
 Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill
 Myra Lucretia Taylor, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Book of a Musical
 Jagged Little Pill, Diablo Cody
 Moulin Rouge!, John Logan
 Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
 A Christmas Carol, Christopher Nightingale
 The Inheritance, Paul Englishby
 The Rose Tattoo, Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb
 Slave Play, Lindsay Jones
 The Sound Inside, Daniel Kluger

Best Direction of a Play
 David Cromer, The Sound Inside
 Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance
 Kenny Leon, A Soldier’s Play
 Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal
 Robert O’Hara, Slave Play

Best Direction of a Musical
 Phyllida Lloyd, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
 Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill
 Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge!

Best Choreography
 Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little Pill
 Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge!
 Anthony van Laast, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Orchestrations
 Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill
 Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine, and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge!
 Ethan Popp, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Play
 Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
 Soutra Gilmour, Betrayal
 Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol
 Derek McLane, A Soldier’s Play
 Clint Ramos, Slave Play

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
 Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, Jagged Little Pill
 Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge!
 Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play
 Dede Ayite, Slave Play
 Dede Ayite, A Soldier’s Play
 Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
 Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol
 Clint Ramos, The Rose Tattoo

Best Costume Design of a Musical
 Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little Pill
 Mark Thompson, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
 Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge!

Best Lighting Design of a Play
 Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play
 Jon Clark, The Inheritance
 Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside
 Allen Lee Hughes, A Soldier’s Play
 Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
 Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill
 Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!
 Bruno Poet, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play
 Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, The Inheritance
 Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol
 Lindsay Jones, Slave Play
 Daniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A Life
 Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

Best Sound Design of a Musical
 Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little Pill
 Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
 Nevin Steinberg, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
 
 *In categories with only one nominee listed, such as Leading Actor in a Musical, an affirmative vote of 60 percent of the total ballots cast will grant an award in that category
 
 Productions With Multiple Nominations:
 Jagged Little Pill - 15
 Moulin Rouge! - 14
 Slave Play - 12
 Tina: The Tina Turner Musical - 12
 The Inheritance - 11
 A Soldier's Play - 7
 The Sound Inside - 6
 A Christmas Carol - 5
 Betrayal - 4
 Sea Wall/A Life - 4
 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune - 2
 Grand Horizons - 2
 Linda Vista - 2
 The Rose Tattoo - 2

As first published on Playbill.