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Will Jonathan Groff nab a nod for Hamilton? How about George Takei for Allegiance? Jennifer Hudson for The Color Purple?
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          May 02, 2016
          
        
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The 70th annual Tony Awards -- recognizing the best in live theater -- may be all about fan favorite Hamilton, a modern, musical take on of one of America's founding fathers. Will it sweep the nominations or will George Takei's Allegiance, revivals of The Color Purple and Fully Committed (the latter starring out actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson), or the Gloria Estefan musical Get on Your Feet also resonate with Tony voters? At 8:30 a.m. Eastern, watch a live feed of the nominations, hosted by Nikki M. James and out actor Andrew Rannells, below. 
The Tonys take place June 12 at New York's Beacon Theatre.

        
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