Tina Fey乌鸦传媒檚 musical 乌鸦传媒淢ean Girls,乌鸦传媒� which she adapted from her much-beloved and oft-quoted 2004 high school comedy movie, and the goofy undersea adaptation from the cartoon 乌鸦传媒淪pongeBob SquarePants: The Musical乌鸦传媒� lead the Tony Award nominations with dozen nods each.
A British revival of 乌鸦传媒淎ngels in America,乌鸦传媒� Tony Kushner乌鸦传媒檚 monumental, two-part drama about AIDS, life and love during the 1980s, grabbed 11 nominations 乌鸦传媒� the most for any play 乌鸦传媒� 25 years after it first appeared on Broadway. The shimmering, grown-up musical 乌鸦传媒淭he Band乌鸦传媒檚 Visit乌鸦传媒� also earned 11 nods.
J.K. Rowling乌鸦传媒檚 乌鸦传媒淗arry Potter乌鸦传媒� franchise extended its magical touch to Broadway, with a two-part stage play featuring the bespectacled wizard earning 10 nominations, as did a revival of 乌鸦传媒淢y Fair Lady.乌鸦传媒�
Best new musical category is filled by 乌鸦传媒淭he Band乌鸦传媒檚 Visit,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒滷rozen,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒滿ean Girls乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒淪pongeBob SquarePants: The Musical.乌鸦传媒� Those musicals that failed to make the cut were the Hal Prince revue 乌鸦传媒淧rince of Broadway,乌鸦传媒� the Jimmy Buffet musical 乌鸦传媒淓scape to Margaritaville乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒淪ummer,乌鸦传媒� about disco diva Donna Summer.
The two-part 乌鸦传媒淗arry Potter and the Cursed Child,乌鸦传媒� which picks up 19 years from where Rowling乌鸦传媒檚 last novel left off and portrays Potter and his friends as grown-ups, won nine Olivier Awards in London before coming to America and bewitching critics and audiences alike. It now will face 乌鸦传媒淭he Children,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒滷arinelli and The King,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒滼unk乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒淟atin History for Morons乌鸦传媒� for best new play.
Best male acting nominations for a play include Denzel Washington, starring in a revival of Eugene O乌鸦传媒橬eill乌鸦传媒檚 epic 乌鸦传媒淭he Iceman Cometh.乌鸦传媒� The 2010 Tony winner for 乌鸦传媒淔ences乌鸦传媒� will have to face-off against Andrew Garfield in 乌鸦传媒淎ngels in America,乌鸦传媒� Tom Hollander of 乌鸦传媒淭ravesties,乌鸦传媒� Jamie Parker of 乌鸦传媒淗arry Potter and the Cursed Child乌鸦传媒� and Mark Rylance in 乌鸦传媒淔arinelli and The King.乌鸦传媒�
Michael Cera of Brampton, Ont., received a nomination for best featured actor in a play for his role in 乌鸦传媒淟obby Hero.乌鸦传媒�
Amy Schumer, who made her Broadway debut in Steve Martin乌鸦传媒檚 comedy 乌鸦传媒淢eteor Shower,乌鸦传媒� won a nomination for best actress in a play. Others in the category include Glenda Jackson from 乌鸦传媒淓dward Albee乌鸦传媒檚 Three Tall Women,乌鸦传媒� Condola Rashad in 乌鸦传媒淪aint Joan乌鸦传媒� and Lauren Ridloff in 乌鸦传媒淐hildren of a Lesser God.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淐arousel,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒滿y Fair Lady乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒淥nce on This Island乌鸦传媒� make up the best musical revival category, mostly because they乌鸦传媒檙e only eligible nominees.
The best play revival category is filled by 乌鸦传媒淎ngels in America,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒漈hree Tall Women,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒滾obby Hero,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒漈ravesties乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒淭he Iceman Cometh.乌鸦传媒�
Bruce Springsteen, whose solo show mixes songs and stories from his bestselling memoir 乌鸦传媒淏orn to Run乌鸦传媒� and has been banking over $2 million each week he乌鸦传媒檚 onstage, will be granted a special, non-competitive Tony, along with John Leguizamo for 乌鸦传媒淟atin History for Morons.乌鸦传媒�
Plenty of nominations don乌鸦传媒檛 necessarily lead to actual wins on Tony night. While 乌鸦传媒淗amilton乌鸦传媒� was nominated for 16 awards in 2016 and went on to win 11, just last year 乌鸦传媒淣atasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812乌鸦传媒� earned a leading 12 nominations but got just two technical awards on the big night.
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