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THE TONY AWARDS
On this page you'll find all you need to know about Broadway's biggest night of the year - The Tony Awards!
Founded in 1947 and named after Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who had died the previous year, the Tonys honor the highest level of achievement in Broadway Theatre. Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the ceremony has been broadcast live on CBS since 1967.
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards will be held on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Radio City Music Hall. The cut-off date for eligibility for this year's awards is Thursday, April 25, 2019, with nominations to be announced on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
In 2018, Broadway celebrated The 72nd Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 10 at Radio City Music Hall. The Broadway premiere of The Band's Visit was the biggest winner of the night, scooping 10 Tony Awards (out of a possible 11), including "Best Musical", whilst Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two took home 6 Tony Awards, including "Best Play". In addition, "Best Revival of a Musical" went to Once on This Island, whilst the National Theatre's production of Angels in America was crowned "Best Revival of a Play".
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards ceremony was co-hosted by Tony Award nominees and multi-platinum recording artists Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban.
The telecast featured live performances from the following Tony-nominated shows: The Band’s Visit, Carousel, Frozen, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Once on This Island, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, as well as a special 'In Memoriam' performance from the 2017 Tony Award-winning "Best Musical" Dear Evan Hansen. The ceremony also featured a rare televised performance by Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen, who gave an intimate rendition of "My Hometown".
The following names (in alphabetical order) also made special appearances or presented awards at the 2018 ceremony: Uzo Aduba, Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melissa Benoist, Erich Bergen, Rachel Bloom, Matt Bomer, Rachel Brosnahan, Tituss Burgess, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Robert De Niro, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tina Fey, Armie Hammer, Christopher Jackson, Billy Joel, John Leguizamo, Patti LuPone, Tatiana Maslany, Katharine McPhee, Matthew Morrison, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kelli O’Hara, Jim Parsons, Bernadette Peters, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Chita Rivera, Amy Schumer, Kerry Washington, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ming-Na Wen, and Marissa Jaret Winokur.
Aside from the usual competitive awards, each year a number of special (non-competitive) awards are handed out, including the prestigious special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The 2018 recipients included:
Special Tony Award - Bruce Springsteen, for his acclaimed Broadway debut in Springsteen on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Special Tony Award - John Leguizamo, whose performance in Latin History for Morons marked his fourth solo show on Broadway.
The Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award - Nick Scanalios, Executive Vice President of the Nederlander Organization, for his tireless advocacy and dedication to LGBTQ families nationwide.
The Regional Theatre Tony Award - La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, an off-off-Broadway venue located in Manhattan's East Village.
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre - New York Times photographer Sara Krulwich, costume beader Bessie Nelson and Broadway dry cleaning service Ernest Winzer Cleaners.
Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre - multiple-time Tony Award-winning composer and producer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and two-time Tony Award-winning actress Chita Rivera.
The nominess for The 72nd Annual Tony Awards were announced by "Smash" alumni Katharine McPhee and Tony Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. on May 1, 2018, at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Here is a list of the 2018 Tony Award winners and nominees:
BEST PLAY
The Children - Author: Lucy Kirkwood
Farinelli and The King - Author: Claire van Kampen
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Author: Jack Thorne - WINNER!
Junk - Author: Ayad Akhtar
Latin History for Morons - Author: John Leguizamo
BEST MUSICAL
The Band's Visit - WINNER!
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Angels in America - WINNER!
Edward Albee's Three Tall Women
Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Once On This Island - WINNER!
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Itamar Moses - The Band's Visit - WINNER!
Jennifer Lee - Frozen
Tina Fey - Mean Girls
Kyle Jarrow - SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
Angels in America - Music: Adrian Sutton
The Band's Visit - Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek - WINNER!
Frozen - Music & Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Mean Girls - Music: Jeff Richmond, Lyrics: Nell Benjamin
SpongeBob SquarePants - Music & Lyrics: Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman, John Legend, Panic! at the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants, T.I., Domani & Lil'C
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America - WINNER!
Tom Hollander, Travesties
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Mark Rylance, Farinelli and The King
Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women - WINNER!
Condola Rashad, Saint Joan
Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God
Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady
Joshua Henry, Carousel
Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit - WINNER!
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 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 - WINNER!
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Jessie Mueller, Carousel
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Michael Cera, Lobby Hero
Brian Tyree Henry, Lobby Hero
Nathan Lane, Angels in America - WINNER!
David Morse, The Iceman Cometh
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Susan Brown, Angels in America
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Deborah Findlay, The Children
Denise Gough, Angels in America
Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women - WINNER!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Alexander Gemignani, Carousel
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants
Ari'el Stachel, The Band's Visit - WINNER!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Ariana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Renée Fleming, Carousel
Lindsay Mendez, Carousel - WINNER!
Ashley Park, Mean Girls
Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady
Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott, Angels in America
Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women
Patrick Marber, Travesties
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - WINNER!
George C. Wolfe, The Iceman Cometh
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Once On This Island
David Cromer, The Band's Visit - WINNER!
Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, My Fair Lady
Christopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants
Steven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Justin Peck, Carousel - WINNER!
Best Orchestrations
John Clancy, Mean Girls
Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants
Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin, Once On This Island
Jamshied Sharifi, The Band's Visit - WINNER!
Jonathan Tunick, Carousel
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Three Tall Women
Jonathan Fensom, Farinelli and The King
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - WINNER!
Santo Loquasto, The Iceman Cometh
Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce, Angels in America
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Dane Laffrey, Once On This Island
Scott Pask, The Band's Visit
Scott Pask, Finn Ross & Adam Young, Mean Girls
Michael Yeargan, My Fair Lady
David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants - WINNER!
Best Costume Design of a Play
Jonathan Fensom, Farinelli and The King
Nicky Gillibrand, Angels in America
Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - WINNER!
Ann Roth, Three Tall Women
Ann Roth, The Iceman Cometh
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Mean Girls
Clint Ramos, Once On This Island
Ann Roth, Carousel
David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants
Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady - WINNER!
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - WINNER!
Paule Constable, Angels in America
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, The Iceman Cometh
Paul Russell, Farinelli and The King
Ben Stanton, Junk
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Once On This Island
Donald Holder, My Fair Lady
Brian MacDevitt, Carousel
Tyler Micoleau, The Band's Visit - WINNER!
Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork, Travesties
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Angels in America
Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - WINNER!
Tom Gibbons, 1984
Dan Moses Schreier, The Iceman Cometh
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, The Band's Visit - WINNER!
Peter Hylenski, Once On This Island
Scott Lehrer, Carousel
Brian Ronan, Mean Girls
Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, SpongeBob SquarePants