“Kinky Boots” received the most nominations, 13, for the 67th annual Tony Awards, followed by Matilda with 12,  at the New York Public Theater for the Performing Arts, chosen from among 45 shows that opened in the 2012-2013 Broadway season. Pippin received 10, Cinderella 9. Tom Hanks, making his Broadway debut, was among those nominated for best actor in a play; Cicely Tyson, returning to Broadway after decades, for best actress. Neither Bette Midler nor the play she was in received any nominations.

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 Tony Nominations by Production
“Kinky Boots” – 13
“Matilda The Musical” – 12
“Pippin” – 10
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” – 9
“Golden Boy” – 8
“Lucky Guy” – 6
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” – 6
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” – 5
“The Nance” – 5
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – 5
“Motown The Musical” – 4
“The Trip to Bountiful” – 4
“The Assembled Parties” – 3
“A Christmas Story, The Musical” – 3
“Hands on a Hardbody” – 3
“The Testament of Mary”- 3
“Bring It On: The Musical” – 2
“The Heiress” – 2
“Orphans “- 2
“Ann” – 1
“Annie” – 1
“The Big Knife” – 1
“Chaplin” – 1
“Cyrano de Bergerac” – 1
“The Other Place” – 1
“Scandalous” – 1