The Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12.
“Kinky Boots” is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds new life in fetish footwear. Lauper’s songs and a story by Harvey Fierstein have made it a crowd-pleaser.
The haul did not match the record number of nominations for a musical, which is 15, set by “The Producers” in 2001 and “Billy Elliot” in 2009. “The Book of Mormon” nabbed 14 Tony nods in 2011.
“Matilda: The Musical” is a witty musical adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl and is true to his bleak vision of childhood as a savage battleground.
Both will compete for the best musical prize with the acrobatic “Bring It On: The Musical” and “A Christmas Story, The Musical,” adapted from the beloved holiday movie.
Among the flurry of nominations, “Kinky Boots” also earned Fierstein a nod for best book, David Rockwell got one for sets, Jerry Mitchell for directing and for choreography, and its two leading men — for Billy Porter and Stark Sands. Annaleigh Ashford earned a featured role nomination.
“Matilda” earned nominations for choreography, Matthew Warchus’ directing, Chris Nightingale’s orchestrations, best book by Dennis Kelly, Tim Minchin for lyrics and songs, and Bertie Carvel for best leading role in a musical.
The best play nominees are Richard Greenberg’s “The Assembled Parties,” Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy,” Colm ToibÃn’s “The Testament of Mary” and Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.”
The nominations were announced Tuesday in a televised event co-hosted by Tony winner Sutton Foster and “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The awards will be broadcast on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 9.
The Tony committee also said playwright Larry Kramer, author of “The Normal Heart” and co-founder of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Award for a “substantial contribution” on behalf of a charity or social service organization.
The full nominations list is below:
Best Play
“The Assembled Parties”
“Lucky Guy”
“The Testament of Mary”
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Best Musical
“Bring It On: The Musical”
“A Christmas Story, the Musical”
“Kinky Boots”
“Matilda the Musical”
Best Revival of a Play
“Golden Boy”
“Orphans”
“The Trip to Bountiful”
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Best Revival of a Musical
“Annie”
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
“Pippin”
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Best Book of a Musical
“A Christmas Story, the Musical”
“Kinky Boots”
“Matilda the Musical”
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“A Christmas Story, the Musical”
“Hands on a Hardbody”
“Kinky Boots”
“Matilda the Musical”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Tom Hanks, “Lucky Guy”
Nathan Lane, “The Nance”
Tracy Letts, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
David Hyde Pierce, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Tom Sturridge, “Orphans”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Laurie Metcalf, “The Other Place”
Amy Morton, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Kristine Nielsen, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Holland Taylor, “Ann”
Cicely Tyson, “The Trip to Bountiful”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Bertie Carvel, “Matilda the Musical”
Santino Fontana, “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Rob McClure, “Chaplin”
Billy Porter, “Kinky Boots”
Stark Sands, “Kinky Boots”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
Carolee Carmello, “Scandalous”
Valisia LeKae, “Motown the Musical”
Patina Miller, “Pippin”
Laura Osnes, “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Danny Burstein, “Golden Boy”
Richard Kind, “The Big Knife”
Billy Magnussen, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Tony Shalhoub, “Golden Boy”
Courtney B. Vance, “Lucky Guy”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Carrie Coon, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Shalita Grant, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Judith Ivey, “The Heiress”
Judith Light, “The Assembled Parties”
Condola Rashad, “The Trip to Bountiful”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Charl Brown, “Motown the Musical”
Keith Carradine, “Hands on a Hardbody”
Will Chase, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
Gabriel Ebert, “Matilda the Musical”
Terrence Mann, “Pippin”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, “Kinky Boots”
Victoria Clark, “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Andrea Martin, “Pippin”
Keala Settle, “Hands on a Hardbody”
Lauren Ward, “Matilda the Musical”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
“The Nance”
“The Assembled Parties”
“Lucky Guy”
“Golden Boy”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
“Matilda the Musical”
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
“Pippin”
“Kinky Boots”
Best Costume Design of a Play
“Cyrano de Bergerac”
“The Nance”
“The Heiress”
“Golden Boy”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
“Kinky Boots”
“Matilda the Musical”
“Pippin”
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Best Lighting Design of a Play
“Lucky Guy”
“Golden Boy”
“The Testament of Mary”
“The Nance”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
“Kinky Boots”
“Pippin”
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
“Matilda the Musical”
Best Sound Design of a Play
“The Trip to Bountiful”
“The Testament of Mary”
“The Nance”
“Golden Boy”
Best Sound Design of a Musical
“Pippin”
“Motown the Musical”
“Kinky Boots”
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Best Direction of a Play
Pam MacKinnon, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Nicholas Martin, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Bartlett Sher, “Golden Boy”
George C. Wolfe, “Lucky Guy”
Best Direction of a Musical
Scott Ellis, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
Jerry Mitchell, “Kinky Boots”
Diane Paulus, “Pippin”
Matthew Warchus, “Matilda the Musical”
Best Choreography
“Bring It On: The Musical”
“Matilda the Musical”
“Kinky Boots”
“Pippin”
Best Orchestrations
“Matilda the Musical”
“Kinky Boots”
“Motown the Musical”
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”