Tony Award Nominations Announced (Live)

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The Tony Award nominations are being announced this morning at Lincoln Center by Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee. Watch the live stream and check back here for updates.

The Tony field has been as diverse as in any recent year, with Broadway piling up grosses (up 14.5% over last year, 1.5% ahead in terms of attendance) based on crowd-pleasing spectacles as well as more challenging work. It has been a strong year for revivals, with Angels in America, Carousel, Three Tall Women, My Fair Lady and Once on this Island all connecting with audiences. Some grumbles have been heard from critics about the volume of derivative titles such as Frozen, Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants having been well-established before reaching the Rialto. At the same time, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a sequel to the billion-dollar J.K. Rowling saga, has dazzled critics with its kinetic, effects-laden two parts.

One major draw this year with ticket buyers, Bruce Springsteens solo show, opted out of the race. It declined to invite Tony voters to shows, which would leave the artists fans out in the cold, making it ineligible. Springsteen is expected to get honorary recognition during the Tony ceremony.

The Tony Awards will air June 10 on CBS (and streaming on CBS All Access) from Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban. During the ceremony, Chita Rivera and Andrew Lloyd Webber will receive lifetime achievement honors, and New Yorks La MaMa E.T.C. (Experimental Theatre Club) the 2018 Regional Theatre Tony Award.

Here are the nominees thus far:

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

Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
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
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 Bands Visit
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants

Best Revival of a Play

Angels in America
Edward Albees Three Tall Women
Eugene ONeills The Iceman Cometh
Lobby Hero
Travesties

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
Katrina Lenk, The Bands Visit
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Jessie Mueller, Carousel

Best Musical

The Bands Visit

Frozen
Mean Girls
SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical

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