Tony Nominations Announced; 'The Great Comet' Leads Pack with 12 Nods

Nominations for the 2017 Tony Awards were announced Tuesday morning in New York by Tony winner Jane Krakowski and Tony nominee Chris Jackson. The nominations capped off an impressive theater season that saw 13 new musicals, 10 new plays, nine play revivals and five musical revivals.

Leading the pack for musicals with 12 nominations is the Tolstoy-inspired tuner "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812." The most honored non-musical of the season was "A Doll's House, Part 2" which garnered eight nominations.

The stiffest competition this season is in the Best Actress in a musical category, which predictably has Broadway powerhouses Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole from "War Paint" going up against each other and Bette Midler, who has been breaking the box office at the Shubert Theater in the revival of "Hello Dolly."

The most notable snubs this season were: Alison Janney for her work in the revival of "Six Degrees of Separation", and the revival of "Sunset Boulevard." Musicals "A Bronx Tale", "Amelie", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Paramour" received no nods.

Best Musical
"Come From Away"
"Dear Evan Hansen"
"Groundhog Day"
"Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"

Best Play
"A Doll's House, Part 2"
"Indecent"
"Oslo"
"Sweat"

Best Revival of a Musical
"Falsettos"
"Hello, Dolly!"
"Miss Saigon"

Best Revival of a Play
"August Wilson's Jitney"
"The Little Foxes"
"Present Laughter"
"Six Degrees of Separation"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, "Falsettos"
Josh Groban, "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"
David Hyde Pierce, "Hello, Dolly!"
Andy Karl, "Groundhog Day"
Ben Platt, "Dear Evan Hansen"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Den�e Benton, "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"
Christine Ebersole, "War Paint"
Patti LuPone, "War Paint"
Bette Midler, "Hello, Dolly!"
Eva Noblezada, "Miss Saigon"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Denis Arndt, "Heisenberg "
Chris Cooper, "A Doll's House, Part 2"
Corey Hawkins, "Six Degrees of Separation"
Kevin Kline, "Present Laughter"
Jefferson Mays, "Oslo"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Cate Blanchett, "The Present"
Jennifer Ehle, "Oslo"
Sally Field, "The Glass Menagerie"
Laura Linney, "The Little Foxes"
Laurie Metcalf, "A Doll's House, Part 2"

Best Performance by an Actress in Featured Role a Musical
Kate Baldwin, "Hello, Dolly!"
Rachel Bay Jones, "Dear Evan Hansen"
Stephanie J. Block, "Falsettos"
Jenn Colella, "Come From Away"
Mary Beth Peil, "Anastasia"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Gavin Creel, "Hello, Dolly!"
Mike Faist, "Dear Evan Hansen"
Andrew Rannells, "Falsettos"
Lucas Steele, "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"
Brandon Uranowitz, "Falsettos"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Michael Aronov, "Oslo"
Danny DeVito, "Arthur Miller's The Price"
Nathan Lane, "The Front Page"
Richard Thomas, "Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes"
John Douglas Thompson, "August Wilson's Jitney"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Johanna Day, "Sweat"
Jayne Houdyshell, "A Doll's House, Part 2"
Cynthia Nixon, "Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes"
Condola Rashad, "A Doll's House, Part 2"
Michelle Wilson, "Sweat"

Best Score
David Hein and Irene Sankoff for "Come From Away"
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for "Dear Evan Hansen"
Tim Minchin for "Groundhog Day"
Dave Malloy for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"

Best Book of a Musical
David Hein and Irene Sankoff for "Come From Away"
Steven Levenson for "Dear Evan Hansen"
Danny Rubin for "Groundhog Day"
Dave Malloy for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"

The 71st annual Tony Awards will take place June 11 at Radio City Music Hall. Oscar and Tony winner Kevin Spacey will host.