Drama League Nominees- What It All Means for the 2016 Tony Awards!

Earlier today, Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed and James Monroe Iglehart announced the 82nd Drama League Award Nominees for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Best Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Musical, and the much coveted Distinguished Performance Award.

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a chart that illustrates the number of Drama League nominees that were subsequently nominated for Tony Awards. Additionally, we calculated the percentage of eligible nominees that earned Tony Awards in the past nine years (discounting off-Broadway nominations). Check out the chances that this year's DL nominees have at a Tony nod below!

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Year	Eligible DL Nominees That Earned Tony Nominations	Percentage
2015	38 0f 57	67%
2014	40 of 63	63%
2013	33 of 58	57%
2012	40 of 62	65%
2011	38 of 64	59%
2010	38 of 71	53%
2009	36 of 69	52%
2008	34 of 71	48%
2007	36 of 76	47%

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