The nominees for the 2022 Tony Awards have officially been announced!

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Leading the nominations is the pulitzer-winning musical "A Strange Loop" with 11, including one for best musical. Following close behind with 10 nominations is "MJ," a controversial pop musical that tells the story of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Also scoring 10 nominations is "Paradise Square."

Here is the complete list of nominations:

Best Play

"Clyde's," Lynn Nottage; "Hangmen," Martin McDonagh; "The Lehman Trilogy," Stefano Massini and Ben Power;

"The Minutes," Tracy Letts; "Skeleton Crew," Dominique Morrisseau

Best Musical

"Girl From the North Country"; "MJ"; "Mr. Saturday Night"; "Paradise Square"; "SIX: The Musical"; "A Strange Loop"

Best Revival of a Play

"American Buffalo"; "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"; '"How I Learned to Drive"; "Take Me Out"; "Trouble in Mind"

Best Revival of a Musical

"Caroline, or Change"; "Company"; "The Music Man"

Best Book of a Musical

"Girl From The North Country," Conor McPherson; "MJ," Lynn Nottage; "Mr. Saturday Night," Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel; "Paradise Square," Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas & Larry Kirwan; "A Strange Loop," Michael R. Jackson

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

"Flying Over Sunset" Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Michael Korie; "Mr. Saturday Night" Music: Jason Robert Brown, Lyrics: Amanda Green; "Paradise Square" Music: Jason Howland, Lyrics: Nathan Tysen & Masi Asare; "SIX: The Musical" Music and Lyrics: Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss; "A Strange Loop" Music and Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Simon Russell Beale, "The Lehman Trilogy"; Adam Godley, "The Lehman Trilogy"; Adrian Lester, "The Lehman Trilogy"; David Morse, "How I Learned to Drive"; Sam Rockwell, "American Buffalo"; Ruben Santiago-Hudson, "Lackawanna Blues"; David Threlfall, "Hangmen"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Gabby Beans, "The Skin of Our Teeth"; LaChanze, "Trouble in Mind"; Ruth Negga, "Macbeth"; Deirdre O'Connell, "Dana H."; Mary-Louise Parker, "How I Learned to Drive"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Billy Crystal, "Mr. Saturday Night"; Myles Frost, "MJ"; Hugh Jackman, "The Music Man"; Rob McClure, "Mrs. Doubtfire"; Jaquel Spivey, "A Strange Loop"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Sharon D Clarke, "Caroline, or Change"; Carmen Cusack, "Flying Over Sunset"; Sutton Foster, "The Music Man"; Joaquina Kalukango, "Paradise Square"; Mare Winningham, "Girl From The North Country"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Alfie Allen, "Hangmen"; Chuck Cooper, "Trouble in Mind"; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Take Me Out"; Ron Cephas Jones, "Clyde's"; Michael Oberholtzer, "Take Me Out"; Jesse Williams, "Take Me Out"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Uzo Aduba, "Clyde's"; Rachel Dratch, "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"; Kenita R. Miller, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"; Phylicia Rashad, "Skeleton Crew"; Julie White, "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"; Kara Young, "Clyde's"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Matt Doyle, "Company"; Sidney DuPont, "Paradise Square"; Jared Grimes, "Funny Girl"; John-Andrew Morrison, "A Strange Loop"; A.J. Shively, "Paradise Square"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Jeannette Bayardelle, "Girl From The North Country"; Shoshana Bean, "Mr. Saturday Night"; Jayne Houdyshell, "The Music Man"; L Morgan Lee, "A Strange Loop"; Patti LuPone, "Company"; Jennifer Simard, "Company"

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Beowulf Boritt, "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"; Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong, "Skeleton Crew"; Es Devlin, "The Lehman Trilogy"; Anna Fleischle, "Hangmen"; Scott Pask, "American Buffalo"; Adam Rigg, "The Skin of Our Teeth"

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions, "Flying Over Sunset"; Bunny Christie, "Company"; Arnulfo Maldonado, "A Strange Loop"; Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini, "MJ"; Allen Moyer, "Paradise Square"

Best Costume Design of a Play

Montana Levi Blanco, "The Skin of Our Teeth"; Sarafina Bush, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"; Emilio Sosa, "Trouble in Mind"; Jane Greenwood, "Neil Simon's Plaza Suite"; Jennifer Moeller, "Clyde's"

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Fly Davis, "Caroline, or Change"; Toni-Leslie James, "Paradise Square"; William Ivey Long, "Diana, The Musical"; Santo Loquasto, "The Music Man"; Gabriella Slade, "SIX: The Musical"; Paul Tazewell, "MJ"

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Joshua Carr, "Hangmen"; Jiyoun Chang, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"; Jon Clark, "The Lehman Trilogy"; Jane Cox, "Macbeth"; Yi Zhao, "The Skin of Our Teeth"

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Neil Austin, "Company"; Tim Deiling, "SIX: The Musical"; Donald Holder, "Paradise Square"; Natasha Katz, "MJ"; Bradley King, "Flying Over Sunset"; Jen Schriever, "A Strange Loop"

Best Sound Design of a Play

Justin Ellington, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"; Mikhail Fiksel, "Dana H."; Palmer Hefferan, "The Skin of Our Teeth"; Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey, "The Lehman Trilogy"; Mikaal Sulaiman, "Macbeth"

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Simon Baker, "Girl From The North Country"; Paul Gatehouse, "SIX: The Musical"; Ian Dickinson for Autograph, "Company"; Drew Levy, "A Strange Loop"; Gareth Owen, "MJ"

Best Direction of a Play

Lileana Blain-Cruz, "The Skin of Our Teeth"; Camille A. Brown, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"; Sam Mendes, "The Lehman Trilogy"; Neil Pepe, "American Buffalo"; Les Waters, "Dana H."

Best Direction of a Musical

Stephen Brackett, "A Strange Loop"; Marianne Elliott, "Company"; Conor McPherson, "Girl From The North Country"; Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage, "SIX: The Musical"; Christopher Wheeldon, "MJ"

Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"; Warren Carlyle, "The Music Man"; Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, "SIX: The Musical"; Bill T. Jones, "Paradise Square"; Christopher Wheeldon, "MJ"

Best Orchestrations

David Cullen, "Company"; Tom Curran, "SIX: The Musical"; Simon Hale, "Girl From The North Country"; Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg, "MJ"; Charlie Rosen, "A Strange Loop"