Funny Girl's Lea Michele and Myles Frost, a Tony winner for his role in MJ The Musical, have announced the nominees for the American Theatre Wing’s 76th Annual Tony Awards.
The design category has a first twofer in Tony history: Two brothers, Ben and Max Ringham, are nominated for Best Sound Design for two plays, A Doll's House and Prima Facie.
This year, there are several nominees with multiple nods, lighting designer Natasha Katz is up for two awards, for Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street .scenic designer Scott Pask also has a nomination for Some Like It Hot, and another one for new musical Shucked and costume designer Emilio Sosa is up for Ain’t No Mo’ and Good Night, Oscar.
Legendary designer Ken Billington has Tony Award nominations stretching back to 1974 and The Visit, and was actually nominated for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street back in 1979, but didn't win until 1997 when he was honored for his work on Chicago. This year he is nominated for New York, New York.
The winners will be announced during a ceremony on Sunday, June 11, beginning at 6.30 pm ET.
Click here for a complete list of the nominees, below are the nominees for lighting, sound, costume, and scenic design.
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi
Rachel Hauck, Good Night, Oscar
Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Scott Pask, Shucked
Scott Pask, Some Like It Hot
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions, Camelot
Best Costume Design of a Play
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, Life of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham
Brigitte Reiffensutel, Leopoldstadt
Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’
Emilio Sosa, Good Night, Oscar
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot
Susan Hilferty, Parade
Jennifer Moeller, Camelot
Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, KPOP
Paloma Young, & Juliet
Donna Zakowska, New York, New York
Best Sound Design of a Play
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams, Ain’t No Mo’
Carolyn Downing, Life of Pi
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
Ben and Max Ringham, A Doll’s House
Ben and Max Ringham, Prima Facie
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, New York, New York
John Shivers, Shucked
Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann, Into the Woods
Gareth Owen, & Juliet
Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt
Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie
Jon Clark, A Doll’s House
Bradley King, Fat Ham
Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi (Click for story.)
Jen Schriever, Death of a Salesman
Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, New York, New York
Lap Chi Chu, Camelot
Heather Gilbert, Parade
Howard Hudson, & Juliet
Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot
Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street