{"id":15174,"date":"2016-05-03T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=15174"},"modified":"2016-05-03T18:31:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T18:31:02","slug":"tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Awards 2016: \u2018Hamilton\u2019 Breaks Records, \u2018Eclipsed\u2019 and \u2018The Color Purple\u2019 Among Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The nominees for Tony Awards 2016 have been unveiled and as expected the Broadway blockbuster that has redefined the scope of what is required to be a national institution \u2013 <em>Hamilton<\/em> \u2013 came out on top.<\/p>\n<p>Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s historical musical garnered a whopping 16 noms \u2013 including Best Musical, Best Actor in Musical for both Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr., Best Actress in a Leading Role for Phillipa Soo and Best Actress in a Featured Role for Renee Elise Goldsberry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamilton-01-8001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15175\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamilton-01-8001.jpg\" alt=\"hamilton-01-800\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamilton-01-8001.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamilton-01-8001-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The army of nominations for <em>Hamilton<\/em> only re-establishes its position as one of the most successful and influential shows ever.<\/p>\n<p>Another well-deserved shout out went to <em>Eclipsed<\/em> \u2013 which was written by <em>The Walking Dead\u2019s<\/em> Danai Gurira who also stars.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows the lives of five Liberian women as they reconcile the emotional and social impact of the Second Liberian Civil War and struggle to piece their lives back together as the end of the war approaches.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eclipsed<\/em> scored a nom for Best Play and Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong\u2019o received a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, as well as Pascale Armand who got a nod in the Best Actress in a Featured Role category along with Saycon Sengbloh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclipsed-trio1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15176\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclipsed-trio1.jpg\" alt=\"eclipsed-trio\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclipsed-trio1.jpg 670w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclipsed-trio1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Color Purple<\/em> may not have amassed as many nods as predicted but there were mentions in key categories \u2013 including Best Revival of a Musical, a Best Actress in a Leading Role for Cynthia Erivo and a Best Actress in a Featured Role for <em>Orange is the New Black<\/em> star \u2013 Danielle Brooks.<\/p>\n<p>This year should be prove to be one of the most dramatic for Broadway\u2019s biggest night \u2013 thanks to the roster of talents that will alight the Beacon Theatre on June 12. The Late Late Show\u2019s James Corden will host the ceremony and since he\u2019s also a Tony winner (he won back in 2012 for<em> One Man, Guvnors<\/em>) he will hopefully add some extra sparkle to what will already be a memorable night.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-nominations-list\">here <\/a>for a complete list of all the nominees.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The nominees for Tony Awards 2016 have been unveiled and as expected the Broadway blockbuster that has redefined the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38,6],"tags":[1555,2442,2443,2684,1560,2940,2939,2938],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tony Awards 2016: \u2018Hamilton\u2019 Breaks Records, \u2018Eclipsed\u2019 and \u2018The Color Purple\u2019 Among Nominees - MyTrendyBuzz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nominations for Tony Awards 2016 are In! &#039;Hamilton&#039; walks away with record-breaking 16 noms!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tony Awards 2016: \u2018Hamilton\u2019 Breaks Records, \u2018Eclipsed\u2019 and \u2018The Color Purple\u2019 Among Nominees - MyTrendyBuzz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nominations for Tony Awards 2016 are In! &#039;Hamilton&#039; walks away with record-breaking 16 noms!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MyTrendyBuzz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-05-03T18:31:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamilton-01-8001.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"MyTrendyBuzz\",\"description\":\"Your destination For All Things TRENDY\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamilton-01-8001.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamilton-01-8001.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees\/\",\"name\":\"Tony Awards 2016: \\u2018Hamilton\\u2019 Breaks Records, \\u2018Eclipsed\\u2019 and \\u2018The Color Purple\\u2019 Among Nominees - MyTrendyBuzz\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/tony-awards-2016-hamilton-breaks-records-eclipsed-and-the-color-purple-among-nominees\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-05-03T18:31:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-05-03T18:31:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/67f28bc59b2d8e904cd311010ebf62d1\"},\"description\":\"Nominations for Tony Awards 2016 are In! 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