2018 Tony Award Nominations: Sponges, Spaniards, & Schoolgirls
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- Parent Category: Film and the Arts
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 May 2018 19:29
- Written by Ellis Nassour
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards will be presented at Radio City Music Hall in a three-hour live telecast on CBS, Sunday, June 10 at 8 P.M. (Eastern). Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban will co-host.
Best Play
- The Children, Lucy Kirwood
- Farinelli and the King, Claire van Kampen
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2, Jack Thorne
- Junk, Avad Akhtar
- Latin History for Morons, John Leguizamo
Best Leading Actor, Play
- Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
- Tom Hollander, Travesties
- Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King
- Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh
Best Leading Actress, Play
- Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
- Condola Rashad, Saint Joan
- Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God
- Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower
Best Featured Actor, Play
- Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- Michael Cera, Lobby Hero
- Brian Tyree Henry, Lobby Hero
- Nathan Lane, Angels in America
- David Morse, The Iceman Cometh
Best Featured Actress, Play
- Susan Brown, Angels in America
- Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- Deborah Findlay, The Children
- Denise Gough, Angels in America
- Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women
Best Direction, Play
- Marianne Elliott, Angels in America,
- Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women
- Patrick Marber, Travesties
- John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- George C. Wolfe, The Iceman Cometh
Best Revival, Play
- Angels in America
- The Iceman Cometh
- Lobby Hero
- Three Tall Women
- Travesties
Best Musical
- The Band's Visit
- Frozen
- Mean Girls
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Leading Actor, Musical
- Henry Hadden-Patton, My Fair Lady
- Joshua Henry, Carousel
- Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit
- Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Leading Actress, 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 Actor, Featured Role, Musical
- Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
- Alexander Gemingnani, Carousel
- Grey Henson, Mean Girls
- Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants
- Ari'el Stachel, The Band's Visit
Best Actress, Featured Role, Musical
- Ariana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
- Renée Fleming, Carousel
- Lindsay Mendez, Carousel
- Ashley Park, Mean Girls
- Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady
Best Direction, Musical
- Michael Arden, Once on This Island
- David Cromer, The Band's Visit
- Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants
- Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
- Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
Best Revival, Musical
- Carousel
- My Fair Lady
- Once on This Island
Best Original Score
- Angels in America
- The Band's Visit
- Frozen
- Mean Girls
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Book, Musical
- The Band's Visit
- Frozen
- Mean Girls
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Choreography
- Christopher Gattelli, My Fair Lady
- Christopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants
- Steven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
- Justin Peck, Carousel
Best Orchestrations
- The Band's Visit
- Carousel
- Mean Girls
- Once on This Island
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Scenic Design, Play
- Angels in America
- Farinelli and the King
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- The Iceman Cometh
- Three Tall Women
Best Scenic Design, Musical
- The Band's Visit
- Mean Girls
- My Fair Lady
- Once on This Island
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Costume Design, Play
- Angels in America
- Farinelli and the King
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- The Iceman Cometh
- Three Tall Women
Best Costume Design, Musical
- Carousel
- Mean Girls
- My Fair Lady
- Once on This Island
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Lighting Design, Play
- Angels in America
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- Farinelli and the King
- The Iceman Cometh
- Junk
Best Lighting Design, Musical
- The Band's Visit
- Carousel
- My Fair Lady
- Once on This Island
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Sound Design, Play
- 1984
- Angels in America
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2
- The Iceman Cometh
- Travesties
Best Sound Design, Musical
- The Band's Visit
- Carousel
- Mean Girls
- Once on This Island
- Spongebob SquarePants
Special Tony Awards
- John Leguizamo
- Bruce Springsteen
Tony Award, Lifetime Achievement in Theater
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Chita Rivera
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
- Nick Scandalios, Nederlander Organization
Tony Honors, Excellence in the Theater
- Sara Krulwich, photographer, The New York Times
- Bessie Nelson, costume beader
- Ernest Winzer, theatre dry cleaning service
Regional Theatre Award
- La MaMa, New York
The 2018 Tony Awards will be presented by Tony Award Productions, a joint with the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment, executive producers; and, for his 19th year, Weiss returns as director.