2018 Tony Awards Complete Winners List (VIDEO)

The 72nd Annual Tony Awards  air live tonight on Sunday, June 10 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical lead the nominations this year, with nominations in 12 categories each.

Tony Award nominees Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban will host the 2018 Tony Awards for the first time, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Bruce Springsteen will receive his Special Tony Award for his ongoing engagement Springsteen on Broadway. and is also set for a rare performance.

Set to present: Uzo Aduba, Matt Bomer Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melissa Benoist, Erich Bergen, Rachel Bloom, Rachel Brosnahan, Tituss Burgess, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Robert De Niro, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tina Fey, James Monroe Iglehart, 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, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ming-Na Wen, Kerry Washington and Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Set to performs: Casts of the 2018 Tony Award-nominated shows “The Band’s Visit,” “Carousel,” “Frozen,” “Mean Girls,” “My Fair Lady,” “Once on This Island,” “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” and “SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical.”

The musical The Band’s Visit swept the awards with 10 Tonys. Check out a few video highlights below. 

Josh Groban And Sara Bareilles Perform The Opening Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_M–DnSF84

Katharine McPhee & Erich Bergen present at 2018 Tony Awards

Katharine McPhee helped present Best Book of a Musical

Robert De Niro introduced Bruce Springsteen and Got Bleeped!

But not in Australia… De Niro was blunt about his feelings in regard to our commander in chief. 

Once on This Island performance featuring Glee and Glee Project’s Alex Newell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crRlBGjkNeU

Bruce Springsteen performs My Hometown

Springsteen is a master storyteller.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x6i4xeNvG0

Dear Evan Hansen Cast Performs During In Memoriam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phoXZHeLWNg

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students Perform Seasons of Love

The high school’s drama teacher, Melody Herzfeld, won the Excellence In Theater Education Award from Carnegie Mellon. Try not to cry during this moving performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srkj63VBSHM

2018 Tony Awards Nominations

Best Play

The Children
Farinelli and The King
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two – WINNER
Latin History for Morons
Junk

Best Musical

The Band’s Visit – WINNER
Frozen
Mean Girls
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical

Best Revival of a Play

Angels in America – WINNER
Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women”
Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh”
Lobby Hero
Travesties

Best Revival of a Musical

My Fair Lady
Once On This Island – WINNER
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel”

Best Book of a Musical

“The Band’s Visit” – Itamar Moses – WINNER
“Frozen” – Jennifer Lee
“Mean Girls” – Tina Fey
“SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” – Kyle Jarrow

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: The Musical” – 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, Parts One and Two”
Mark Rylance, “Farinelli and The King”
Denzel Washington, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Glenda Jackson, Edward Albee’s “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, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Band’s Visit” – WINNER
Ethan Slater, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

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, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role 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” – WINNER
David Morse, Eugene O’Neill’s “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, Parts One and Two”
Deborah Findlay, “The Children”
Denise Gough, “Angels in America”
Laurie Metcalf, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women” – WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role 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” – WINNER

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Ariana DeBose, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”
Renée Fleming, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel”
Lindsay Mendez, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel” – WINNER
Ashley Park, “Mean Girls”
Diana Rigg, “My Fair Lady”

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Miriam Buether, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women”
Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and The King”
Christine Jones, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” – WINNER
Santo Loquasto, Eugene O’Neill’s “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: The Musical” – 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, Parts One and Two” – WINNER
Ann Roth, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women”
Ann Roth, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh”

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes, “Mean Girls”
Clint Ramos, “Once On This Island”
Ann Roth, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel”
David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”
Catherine Zuber, “My Fair Lady” – WINNER

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Neil Austin, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” – WINNER
Paule Constable, “Angels in America”
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh”
Paul Russell, “Farinelli and The King”
Ben Stanton, “Junk”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, “Once On This Island”
Donald Holder, “My Fair Lady”
Brian MacDevitt, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “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, Parts One and Two” – WINNER
Tom Gibbons, “1984”
Dan Moses Schreier, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh”

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada, “The Band’s Visit” – WINNER
Peter Hylenski, “Once On This Island”
Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel”
Brian Ronan, “Mean Girls”
Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”

Best Direction of a Play

Marianne Elliott, “Angels in America”
Joe Mantello, Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women”
Patrick Marber, “Travesties”
John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” – WINNER
George C. Wolfe, Eugene O’Neill’s “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: The Musical”
Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls”
Bartlett Sher, “My Fair Lady”

Best Choreography

Christopher Gattelli, “My Fair Lady”
Christopher Gattelli, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”
Steven Hoggett, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two”
Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls”
Justin Peck, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel” – WINNER

Best Orchestrations

John Clancy, “Mean Girls”
Tom Kitt, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”
Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin, “Once On This Island”
Jamshied Sharifi, “The Band’s Visit” – WINNER
Jonathan Tunick, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel”

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Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-Competitive Categories

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Chita Rivera
Andrew Lloyd Webber

Special Tony Awards

John Leguizamo
Bruce Springsteen

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
Bessie Nelson
Ernest Winzer Cleaners

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