Since it it opened on Broadway last summer, Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s musical “Hamilton” has been one for the history books.
On Tuesday, the hip-hop retelling of founding father Alexander Hamilton also entered the record books by landing 16 Tony Awards nominations. The previous record was shared by “Billy Elliot” and Mel Brooks‘ earlier crossover phenomenon “The Producers.”
But the odds are stacked against “Hamilton” actually topping “The Producers” as the winningest show in Tony Awards history when the spinning statuettes are handed out on June 12.
Like “The Producers,” which scored a record 12 Tonys, “Hamilton” is competing against itself in several acting categories.