HIT musical “Hamilton” is set to dominate this year’s Tony Awards after gaining a record-shattering 16 nominations.

    The previous record was 15 nominations, held jointly by “The Producers” and “Billy Elliot.”

    The show, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, tells the story of America’s birth and founding father Alexander Hamilton in rap and R&B style.

    The Tony Awards, which celebrate the best of Broadway, take place in New York on June 12.

    “Hamilton” will compete in the best musical category against “Bright Star,” “School of Rock,” “Shuffle Along” and “Waitress.”

    “Shuffle Along” — a musical about the staging of a famous musical revue bearing that name in 1921 — is the second most nominated show, with 10 nods in all.

    The current Broadway revival of “She Loves Me” earned eight, while “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” starring Gabriel Byrne and Jessica Lange, has seven.

    “The Eclipsed,” “The Father,” “The Humans” and “King Charles III” are all up for best play.

    The shortlist for best leading actor in a play sees Byrne pitted against Jeff Daniels (“Blackbird”), Frank Langella (“The Father”), Tim Pigott-Smith (“King Charles III”) and Mark Strong (“A View From the Bridge”).

    The lead actress in a play field sees Lange up against Laurie Metcalf (“Misery”), Lupita Nyong’o (“Eclipsed”), Sophie Okonedo (“The Crucible”) and Michelle Williams (“Blackbird”).

    A number of other big Hollywood names did not make the cut, including Al Pacino, Bruce Willis, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan and George Takei.

    (SD-Agencies)