Broadway woke up bright and early Tuesday to present the 2018 Tony Award nominees, with former Hamilton actor Leslie Odom Jr. and Waitress star Katharine McPhee announcing the full list of contenders.
Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, both up for Best Musical, were the most recognized productions, earning 12 nominations each. As expected, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two(Best Play), Angels in America(Best Revival of a Play) and Roger & Hammerstein’s Carousel(Best Revival of a Musical) lead their respective show categories.
Elsewhere, adaptations made their presence known onstage this season — and at the Tony Awards. Musical adaptations of The Band’s Visit, Frozen, Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants were all nominated as well as play versions of 1984 and Marvin’s Room. Meanwhile, an original story from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe dominated the play categories.
Original, star-studded productions — notably Meteor Shower and The Parisian Woman — made the least impact, with the latter, Beau Willimon’s political satire starring Uma Thurman, shut out. Amy Schumer, however, is nominated for her Broadway debut in the Steve Martin farce, which earned mixed reviews but plenty of laughs from audiences.
She’s joined by Andrew Garfield, Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry, Denzel Washington, Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane, among film and TV stars being recognized for their stage work.
The 72nd annual Tony Awards, hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles, will recognize the best of Broadway’s 2017-18 season, when the winners are handed out live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 10.
The full list:
Show
Best Musical
- The Band’s Visit
- Frozen
- Mean Girls
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Best Revival of a Musical
- My Fair Lady
- Once on This Island
- Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Best Play
- The Children
- Farinelli and the King
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
- Junk
- Latin History for Morons
Best Revival of a Play
- Angels in America
- Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
- Eugene O’Neill’s the Iceman Cometh
- Lobby Hero
- Travesties
Performance
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
- Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
- Tom Holland, Travesties
- Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
- Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King
- Denzel Washington, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
- Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
- Michael Cera, Lobby Hero
- Brian Tyree Henry, Lobby Hero
- Nathan Lane, Angels in America
- David Morse, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
- Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady
- Joshua Henry, Carousel
- Tony Shalhoub, The Band’s Visit
- Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
- Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
- Alexander Gemignani, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
- Grey Henson, Mean Girls
- Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
- Ari’el Stachel, The Band’s Visit
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
- Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
- Condola Rashad, Saint Joan
- Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God
- Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
- Susan Brown, Angels in America
- Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
- Deborah Findlay, The Children
- Denise Gough, Angels in America
- Laurie Metcalf, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
- Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady
- Hailey Kilgore, Once on This Island
- LaChanze, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
- Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit
- Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
- Jessie Mueller, Carousel
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
- Ariana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
- Renée Fleming, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
- Lindsay Mendez, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
- Ashley Park, Mean Girls
- Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady
Technical
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Book of a Musical
- Itamar Moses, The Band’s Visit
- Jennifer Lee, Frozen
- Tina Fey, Mean Girls
- Kyle Jarrow, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Best Original Score
Best Orchestrations
Best Choreography
Best Scenic Design in a Musical
Best Costume Design in a Musical
Best Lighting Design in a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Best Direction of a Play
Best Scenic Design in a Play
Best Costume Design in a Play
Best Lighting Design in a Play
Best Sound Design of a Play
Special
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Chita Rivera
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
Isabelle Stevenson Award
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