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The Freshman Class of 2016: A Round-Up of 43 First-Time Tony Award Nominees

Last updated May 4th, 2016 by Josh Ferri
The Freshman Class of 2016: A Round-Up of 43 First-Time Ton…

This year, the Tony Awards recognized 23 actors and 20 creatives that have never been Tony nominated before! (Congrats all!) Below, we spotlight each one.

THE ACTORS

Alex Brightman (School of Rock)

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Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton)

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Zachary Levi (She Loves Me)

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Carmen Cusack (Bright Star)

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Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple)

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Phillipa Soo (Hamilton)

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Mark Strong (A View From the Bridge)

Mark Strong - A View from the Bridge
Photo by Jan Versweyveld

Tim Pigott-Smith (King Charles III)

Tim Pigott-Smith- King Charles
Photo by Joan Marcus

Jessica Lange (Long Day’s Journey Into Night)

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Lupita Nyong’o (Eclipsed)

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Photo by Joan Marcus

Michelle Williams (Blackbird)

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Photo by Brigitte Lacombe

Christopher Jackson (Hamilton)

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Photo by Joan Marcus

Daveed Diggs (Hamilton)

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Adrienne Warren (Shuffle Along)

Adrienne Warren- Tony Awards- Shuffle Along
Photo by Julieta Cervantes

Jennifer Simard (Disaster!)

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Renee Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton)

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Bill Camp (The Crucible)

Bill Camp- The Crucible
Photo by Jan Versweyveld

David Furr (Noises Off)

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Michael Shannon (Long Day’s Journey Into Night)

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Richard Goulding (King Charles III)

Richard Goulding- King Charles III

Megan Hilty (Noises Off)

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Pascale Armand (Eclipsed)

Pascale Armand- Eclipsed
Photo by Joan Marcus

Saycon Sengbloh (Eclipsed)

Saycon Sengbloh -Eclipsed
Photo by Joan Marcus

THE CREATIVES

Danai Gurira, playwright of Eclipsed

Danai Gurira- Eclipsed
Photo by Bruce Glikas/Broadway.com

Stephen Karam, playwright of The Humans

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Mike Bartlett, playwright of King Charles III

Mike Barlett- King Charles
Photo by Bruce Glikas/Broadway.com

Michael Arden, director of Spring Awakening

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Ivo van Hove, director of A View From the Bridge


Jonathan Kent, director of Long Day’s Journey Into Night


Liesl Tommy, director of Eclipsed

Liesel Tommy- Eclipsed- Director
Photo by Emilio Madrid-Kuser/Broadway.com

Rupert Goold, director of King Charles III

Rupert Goold- King Charles
Photo by Bruce Glikas/Broadway.com

Hofesh Shechter, choreographer of Fiddler on the Roof


Julian Fellowes, book of School of Rock

Julian Fellowes- School of rock
Photo by Bruce Glikas/Broadway.com

Steve Martin, book and score of Bright Star


Edie Brickell, score of Bright Star

Edie Brickkell- Bright Stsr
Photo by Caitlin McNaney/Broadway.com

Sara Bareilles, score of Waitress


David Korins, scenic design for Hamilton


Jan Versweyveld, scenic and lighting design for A View From the Bridge and lighting design for The Crucible

Jan Versweyveld- Tony Awards
Photo by Jan Versweyveld

Jeff Mahshie, costume design for She Loves Me

Jeff Mashie- She Loves Me- Tony Awards
Photo by Jeremy Daniel/Broadway.com & Joan Marcus

Clint Ramos, costume design for Eclipsed

Clint Ramos- Eclipsed-
Photo by Joan Marcus

Tom Scutt, costume design for King Charles III

Tom Scutt- King Charles III- Tony Awards

Justin Townsend, lighting design for American Psycho and The Humans

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Photo by Jeremy Daniel & Joan Marcus

August Eriksmoen, orchestrations for Bright Star

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