This morning Tony and Drama Desk-nominated stage and screen stars Vanessa Williams and Matthew Morrison announced the nominations April 28 at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York. Today’s nominations marked the second awards show covering Broadway theater to announce their nominations. The 2016 Outer Critics Circle Nominations were announced yesterday, and nominations for the Drama Desk (4/28), and Tony (5/3) Awards are scheduled for later this week.

The Drama League will announce award winners at the 82nd Annual Drama League Awards, to be held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on Friday, May 20, 2016.

2016 Drama League Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

10 Out Of 12
Eclipsed
The Father
Gloria
The Humans
King Charles III
Marjorie Prime
The Royale
Skeleton Crew

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway of Off-Broadway Play

Awake and Sing!
Blackbird
Cloud Nine
The Crucible
The Gin Game
Long Day’s Journey into Night
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Noises Off
Sense and Sensibility
A View from the Bridge

 

Oustanding Production of a Broadway of Off-Broadway Musical

American Psycho
Bright Star
Dear Evan Hansen
Futurity
Hamilton
iOW@
On Your Feet!
School of Rock
Tuck Everlasting
Waitress

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical

The Color Purple
Dames at Sea
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening

Nominees for the Distinguished Performance Award

Nina Arianda, Fool for Love
Annaleigh Ashford, Sylvia
Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Reed Birney, The Humans
Alex Brightman, School of Rock, The Musical
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Timothée Chalamet, Prodigal Son
Kelley Curran, The Dingdong
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Khris Davis, The Royale
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Georgia Engel, John
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fully Committed
Lynda Gravatt, Skeleton Crew
Michael C. Hall, Lazarus
Anne Hathaway, Grounded
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Jackie Hoffman, Once Upon a Mattress
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Jennifer Hudson, The Color Purple
Marin Ireland, Ironbound
Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Tuck Everlasting
Leslie Kritzer, The Robber Bridegroom
Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey into Night
Judith Light, Thérèse Raquin
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Kristine Nielsen, Hir
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
Annette O’Toole, Southern Comfort
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen
Phylicia Rashad, Head of Passes
Sam Rockwell, Fool for Love
Thomas Jay Ryan, 10 Out of 12
Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey into Night
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Lois Smith, Marjorie Prime and John
Mark Strong, A View from the Bridge
Cicely Tyson, The Gin Game
Michael Urie, Shows for Days
Ana Villafañe, On Your Feet!
Benjamin Walker, American Psycho
Nicola Walker, A View from the Bridge
Ben Whishaw, The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre

Sheldon Harnick

Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Deaf West Theatre

Founders Award for Excellence in Directing

Ivo van Hove