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Posted: 2020-10-15T18:31:49Z | Updated: 2020-10-15T18:31:49Z

Even in a New York theater season cut short by COVID-19, Jagged Little Pill and Moulin Rouge! The Musical both shone brightly.

The Broadway League and American Theatre Wing unveiled a scaled-down list of nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards this week. Just 18 productions, or roughly half the normal number of contenders, were eligible this year due to Broadways unexpected shuttering in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jagged Little Pill, a jukebox musical comprising music from Alanis Morissettes seminal 1995 album, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical, a staged reimagining of Baz Luhrmanns 2001 film, led the pack with 15 and 14 nominations, respectively.

Jeremy O. Harriss Slave Play , a timely and provocative drama about race and sexuality, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical , which dramatizes the life of the rock legend, were tied for 12 nominations each.

Honors for individual performers were noticeably slim, with Moulin Rouge! star Aaron Tveit landing the sole nomination for best actor in a leading role in a musical. The best revival of a musical category was eliminated entirely.

Actor James Monroe Inglehart , a 2014 Tony winner for Aladdin, announced the nominations Thursday, adding some much-needed levity to the proceedings by sharing anecdotes about his early theatergoing experiences.

This years ceremony comes at a bleak time for the New York theater industry. All 41 Broadway theaters have been closed since March 12 due to the COVID-19 crisis. Last week, the Broadway League announced that live performances will not resume until at least June 1, 2021.

Originally slated to take place on June 7, the 2020 Tony Awards will instead be held virtually, though no air date has been announced.

Check out the list of nominations below.

Best Musical

Moulin Rouge!

Jagged Little Pill

Tina The Tina Turner Musical

Best Play

Grand Horizons

The Inheritance

Sea Wall/A Life

Slave Play

The Sound Inside


Best Revival of a Play

Betrayal

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

A Soldiers Play


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

Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical


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 Soldiers 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 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 Featured Role in a Musical

Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Derek Klena, Jagged Little Pill

Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill

Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Daniel J. Watts, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical


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 Soldiers Play

John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance

Paul Hilton, The Inheritance


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! The Musical

Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill

Myra Lucretia Taylor, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical


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

Jane Alexander, Grand Horizons

Chalia La Tou, Slave Play

Annie McNamara, Slave Play

Lois Smith, The Inheritance

Cora Vander Broek, Linda Vista


Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill

Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical


Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound Inside

Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance

Kenny Leon, A Soldiers Play

Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal

Robert OHara, Slave Play


Best Book of a Musical

Jagged Little Pill, Diablo Cody

Moulin Rouge! The Musical, John Logan

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins


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

A Christmas Carol, music by Christopher Nightingale

The Inheritance, music by Paul Englishby

The Rose Tattoo, music by Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb

Slave Play, music by Lindsay Jones

The Sound Inside, music by Daniel Kluger


Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little Pill

Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Anthony Van Laast, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt for Jagged Little Pill

Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine for Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Ethan Popp for Tina - The Tina Turner Musical


Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernndez and Lucy Mackinnon for Jagged Little Pill

Derek McLane for Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg for 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 Soldiers Play

Clint Ramos, Slave Play


Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite for Slave Play

Dede Ayite for A Soldiers Play

Bob Crowley for The Inheritance

Rob Howell for A Christmas Carol

Clint Ramos for 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! The Musical


Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti & 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


Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play

Jon Clark, The Inheritance

Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside

Allen Lee Hughes, A Soldiers Play

Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol


Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill

Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

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