Although "Hamilton" had been nominated for 16 awards in 13 categories, it failed to break the record of Mel Brooks' "The Producers" which remains the all-time winner with a total of 12. Hamilton took all of the top musical awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical (Thomas Kail, previously nominated for Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights) except for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:37PM on June 13, 2016