The Tony Award nominations are out and offer some surprises.

June 9 marks the 73rd annual Tony Awards, the celebration and recognition of excellent performances and talent in live Broadway productions for the 2018-2019 season. The ceremony is held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and will be hosted by James Corden, himself a 2012 Tony Award winner and host of the ceremonies in 2016.

This year's nominations were released the morning of April 30 and brought with them a surge of excitement and surprises. Some big acting names made the list while others felt left out in the cold.

There are a few notable highlights from Tuesday’s announcement, the biggest surprise being 14 nominations for the new musical "Hadestown", a post-apocalyptic folk musical based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The story of rescue, love, and a trip to the underworld scored the most nominations for any production this year, with "Ain’t Too Proud-The Life of the Temptations", a jukebox musical, following with 12. Both are up for the Best Musical category, along with "Beetlejuice", "The Prom", and "Tootsie".

Check out the full list of Tony Award nominations below.

2019 Tony Award nominations:

Best Musical

  • “Ain't Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”
  • “Beetlejuice”
  • “Hadestown”
  • “The Prom”
  • “Tootsie”

Best Play

  • “ChoirBoy”
  • “The Ferryman”
  • “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
  • “Ink”
  • “What the Constitution Means to Me”

Best Revival of A Musical

  • “Kiss Me, Kate”
  • “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • Best Revival of a Play
  • “Arthur Miller’s All My Son’s”
  • “The Boys in the Band”
  • “Burn This”
  • “Torch Song”
  • “The Waverly Gallery”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

  • Stephanie J. Block. “The Cher Show”
  • Caitlin Kinnunen, “The Prom”
  • Beth Leavel, “The Prom”
  • Eva Noblezada, “Hadestown”
  • Kelli O’Hara, “Kiss Me, Kate”

Best Performance by An Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

  • Brooks Ashmanskas, “The Prom”
  • Derrick Baskin, “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations
  • Alex Brightman, “Beetlejuice”
  • Damnon Duanno, “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • Santino Fontana, “Tootsie”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

  • Annette Bening, “Arthur Miller’s All My Sons”
  • Laura Donnelly, “The Ferryman”
  • Elaine May, “The Waverly Gallery”
  • Janet McTeer, “Bernhardt/Hamlet”
  • Laurie Metcalf, “Hillary and Clinton”
  • Heidi Schreck, “What the Constitution Means to Me”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

  • Paddy Considine, “The Ferryman”
  • Bryan Cranston, “The Network”
  • Jeff Daniels, “To Kill a  Mockingbird”
  • Adam Driver, “Burn This”
  • Jeremy Pope, “Choir Boy”

Best Direction of a Musical

  • Rachel Chavkin, ‘Hadestown”
  • Scot Ellis, “Tootsie”
  • Daniel Fish, “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • Des McAnuff, “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”
  • Casey Nicholaw, “The Prom”

Best Direction of a Play

  • Rupert Goold, “Ink”
  • Sam Mendes, “The Ferryman”
  • Bartlett Sher, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • Ivo van Hove, “Network”
  • George C. Wolfe, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”

Best Book of A Musical

  • “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”
  • ‘Beetlejuice”
  • “Hadestown”
  • “The Prom”
  • “Tootsie”

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

  • “Be More Chill”
  • ‘Beetlejuice”
  • “Hadestown”
  • “The Prom”
  • “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • “Tootsie”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

  • Lilli Cooper, “Tootsie”
  • Amber Gray, “Hadestown”
  • Sarah Stiles, “Tootsie”
  • Ali Stroker, “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • Mary Testa, “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

  • Andre De Shields, “Hadestown”
  • Andy Grotelueschen, “Tootsie”
  • Patrick Page’ “Hadestown”
  • Jeremy Pope, “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”
  • Ephraim Sykes, “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

  • Fionnula Flanagan, “The Ferryman”
  • Celia Keenan-Bolger, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • Kristine Nielsen, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
  • Julie White, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
  • Ruth Wilson, “Arthur Miller’s All My Sons”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

  • Bertie Carvel, “Ink”
  • Robin De Jesus, “The Boys in the Band”
  • Gideon Glick, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • Brandon Uranowitz, “Burn This”
  • Benjamin Walker, “Arthur Miller’s All My Son’s”

Best Choreography

  • “Choir Boy”
  • ‘Kiss Me, Kate”
  • “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • “Tootsie”
  • “Hadestown”
  • “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”

Best Orchestrations

  • ‘Hadestown”
  • “Kiss Me, Kate”
  • “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • “Tootsie”
  • “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

  • “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”
  • “King Kong”
  • “Hadestown”
  • “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • “Beetlejuice”

Best Costume Design of a Musical

  • “Hadestown”
  • “Beetlejuice”
  • “Tootsie”
  • “The Cher Show”
  • “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”

Best Sound Design of a Musical

  • “Beetlejuice”
  • “King Kong”
  • “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”
  • “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma”
  • “Hadestown”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

  • “The Cher Show”
  • “Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations”
  • “Hadestown”
  • “King Kong”
  • “Beetlejuice”

Best Scenic Design of a Play

  • “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • “Ink”
  • “The Ferryman”
  • “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
  • “Network”

Best Costume Design of a Play

  • “The Ferryman”
  • “Bernhardt/Hamlet”
  • “Torch Song”
  • “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
  • “To Kill a Mockingbird”

Best Sound Design of a Play

  • ''Ink”
  • “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • “Choir Boy”
  • “The Ferryman”
  • “Network”

Best Lighting Design of a Play

  • “Ink”
  • “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
  • “The Ferryman”
  • “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • “Network”

The Tony Awards will be a night to remember, a celebration of glamour and grace, spotlighting the talent, creativity, and hard work that goes into these productions. A mix of iconic talent and new ideas, the awards celebrate the theatre, giving a global spotlight to the stage, to the music, and to all those who make up its magic.

The award show airs Sunday, June 9, on CBS live from Radio City Musical Hall from 8-11 p.m. (E.T). Viewers can also watch online at CBS.com/allaccess.

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