NEW YORK (AP) Two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity the musical Hells Kitchen fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play Stereophonic about a 70s rock band at the edge of stardom each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, a list that also saw a record number of women nominated for best director.

A total of 28 shows earned a Tony nod or more, with the musical The Outsiders, an adaptation of the beloved S. E. Hinton novel and the Francis Ford Coppola film, earning 12 nominations; a starry revival of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne, nabbing nine; and Appropriate, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins searing play about a family reunion in Arkansas where everyone has competing motivations and grievances, grabbing eight.

The nominations marked a smashing of the Tony record for most women named in a single season. The 2022 Tony Awards had held the record for most female directing nominees, with four total across the two races musical and play. Only 10 women have gone on to win a directing crown.