Tony Awards 2018: The complete list of winners, led by ‘The Band’s Visit’ and ‘Harry Potter’
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child†may have claimed six Tony Awards including best play, but it was “The Band’s Visit†that brought out the broom for a near-sweep of Broadway’s biggest honors on Sunday, winning in 10 categories.
“Angels in America†finished with three Tonys, including ones for best revival of a play, leading actor (Andrew Garfield) and featured actor (Nathan Lane). Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel†and “Three Tall Women†each scored two wins, the latter for stars Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf.
Here’s the complete list of nominations with winners noted:
Best musical
WINNER | “The Band’s Visitâ€
“Frozenâ€
“Mean Girlsâ€
“SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
Best play
“The Children,†by Lucy Kirkwood
“Farinelli and the King,†by Claire van Kampen
WINNER | “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two,†by Jack Thorne
“Junk,†by Ayad Akhtar
“Latin History for Morons,†by John Leguizamo
Best revival of a musical
“My Fair Ladyâ€
WINNER | “Once on This Islandâ€
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
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Best revival of a play
WINNER | “Angels in Americaâ€
Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Womenâ€
Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
“Lobby Heroâ€
“Travestiesâ€
Lead actor in a play
WINNER | Andrew Garfield, “Angels in Americaâ€
Tom Hollander, “Travestiesâ€
Jamie Parker, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Mark Rylance, “Farinelli and the Kingâ€
Denzel Washington, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
Lead actress in a play
WINNER | Glenda Jackson, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Womenâ€
Condola Rashad, “Saint Joanâ€
Lauren Ridloff, “Children of a Lesser Godâ€
Amy Schumer, “Meteor Showerâ€
Lead actor in a musical
Harry Hadden-Paton, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Joshua Henry, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
WINNER | Tony Shalhoub, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Ethan Slater, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
Lead actress in a musical
Lauren Ambrose, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Hailey Kilgore, “Once on This Islandâ€
LaChanze, Summer: “The Donna Summerâ€
WINNER | Katrina Lenk, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Taylor Louderman, “Mean Girlsâ€
Jessie Mueller, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
Featured actor in a play
Anthony Boyle, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Michael Cera, “Lobby Heroâ€
Brian Tyree Henry, “Lobby Heroâ€
WINNER | Nathan Lane, “Angels in Americaâ€
David Morse, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
Featured actress in a play
Susan Brown, “Angels in Americaâ€
Noma Dumezweni, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Deborah Findlay, “The Childrenâ€
Denise Gough, “Angels in Americaâ€
WINNER | Laurie Metcalf, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Womenâ€
Featured actor in a musical
Norbert Leo Butz, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Alexander Gemignani, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
Grey Henson, “Mean Girlsâ€
Gavin Lee, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
WINNER | Ari’el Stachel, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Featured actress in a musical
Ariana DeBose, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musicalâ€
Renée Fleming, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
WINNER | Lindsay Mendez, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
Ashley Park, “Mean Girlsâ€
Diana Rigg, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Direction of a play
Marianne Elliott, “Angels in Americaâ€
Joe Mantello, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Womenâ€
Patrick Marber, “Travestiesâ€
WINNER | John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
George C. Wolfe, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
Direction of a musical
Michael Arden, “Once on This Islandâ€
WINNER | David Cromer, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Tina Landau, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girlsâ€
Bartlett Sher, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Book of a musical
WINNER | Itamar Moses, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Jennifer Lee, “Frozenâ€
Tina Fey, “Mean Girlsâ€
Kyle Jarrow, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
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Original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater
“Angels in America,†music by Adrian Sutton
“The Band’s Visit,†music and lyrics by David Yazbek
“Frozen,†music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“Mean Girls,†music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin
“SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical,†music and lyrics by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, the Flaming Lips, LadyAntebellum, Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman, John Legend, Panic! at the Disco, Plain White T’s,They Might Be Giants, T.I., Domani & Lil’C
Orchestrations
John Clancy, “Mean Girlsâ€
Tom Kitt, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin, “Once on This Islandâ€
WINNER | Jamshied Sharifi, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Jonathan Tunick, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Christopher Gattelli, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
Steven Hoggett, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girlsâ€
WINNER | Justin Peck, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
Scenic design of a play
Miriam Buether, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Womenâ€
Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and the Kingâ€
Christine Jones, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Santo Loquasto, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce, “Angels in Americaâ€
REVIEW: How ‘The Band’s Visit’ turns song, speech and silence into stage poetry »
Scenic design of a musical
Dane Laffrey, “Once on This Islandâ€
Scott Pask, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Scott Pask, Finn Ross & Adam Young, “Mean Girlsâ€
Michael Yeargan, “My Fair Ladyâ€
WINNER | David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
Costume design of a play
Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and the Kingâ€
Nicky Gillibrand, “Angels in Americaâ€
WINNER | Katrina Lindsay, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Ann Roth, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Womenâ€
Ann Roth, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
Costume design of a musical
Gregg Barnes, “Mean Girlsâ€
Clint Ramos, “Once on This Islandâ€
Ann Roth, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
WINNER | Catherine Zuber, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Lighting design of a play
WINNER | Neil Austin, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Paule Constable, “Angels in Americaâ€
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
Paul Russell, “Farinelli and the Kingâ€
Ben Stanton, “Junkâ€
Lighting design of a musical
Kevin Adams, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, “Once on This Islandâ€
Donald Holder, “My Fair Ladyâ€
Brian MacDevitt, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
WINNER | Tyler Micoleau, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Sound design of a play
Adam Cork, “Travestiesâ€
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, “Angels in Americaâ€
WINNER | Gareth Fry, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Twoâ€
Tom Gibbons, “1984â€
Dan Moses Schreier, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Comethâ€
Sound design of a musical
WINNER | Kai Harada, “The Band’s Visitâ€
Peter Hylenski, “Once on This Islandâ€
Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carouselâ€
Brian Ronan, “Mean Girlsâ€
Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musicalâ€
READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen wins a special Tony Award and steps one letter closer to EGOT status »
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Tally by production
“Mean Girls†— 12
“SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical†— 12
“Angels in America†— 11
“The Band’s Visit†— 11
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel†— 11
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two†— 10
“My Fair Lady†— 10
Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh†— 8
“Once on This Island†— 8
Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women†— 6
“Farinelli and The King†— 5
“Travesties†— 4
“Frozen†— 3
“Lobby Hero†— 3
“The Children†— 2
“Junk†— 2
“Summer: The Donna Summer Musical†— 2
“Children of a Lesser God†— 1
“Latin History for Morons†— 1
“Meteor Shower†— 1
“1984†— 1
“Saint Joan†— 1
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Non-competitive categories
Special Tony Awards
John Leguizamo for his body of work
Bruce Springsteen for “Springsteen on Broadwayâ€
Special Tony Awards for lifetime achievement
Chita Rivera
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Regional Theatre Tony Award
La MaMa E.T.C., New York City
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Nick Scandalios
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Sara Krulwich, photographer
Bessie Nelson, costume beader
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