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72nd Tony Awards
Official poster
DateJune 10, 2018
LocationRadio City Music Hall, New York, New York
Hosted by
Most awardsThe Band's Visit (10)
Most nominationsMean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants (12)
Websitetonyawards.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
Viewership6.3 million[1]
Produced byRicky Kirshner
Glenn Weiss
Directed byGlenn Weiss
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The 72nd Annual Tony Awards were held on June 10, 2018, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2017–18 season. The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and was broadcast live by CBS. Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban served as hosts.[2]

The Band's Visit was the most winning production of the season, with 10 awards, including Best Musical, Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Tony Shalhoub, Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Katrina Lenk, and Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for Ari'el Stachel. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won six awards, including Best Play, while Angels in America won three, including Best Revival of a Play.

The ceremony received positive reviews, with many highlighting the performances of Bareilles and Groban as hosts. At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, it was nominated for four awards Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special, Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.[3]

Eligibility

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The official eligibility cut-off date for Broadway productions opening in the 2017–2018 season was April 26, 2018.[4][5][6][7][8]

Notes

  • In November 2017, the Broadway production of 1984, which ran from May 18 through October 8, 2017 at the Hudson Theatre, was deemed ineligible for competition at the 72nd Tony Awards.[9] In April 2018, the Tony Awards Administration Committee reversed its decision and allowed 1984 to be considered for nominations.[6]

Awards events

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Nominations

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The Tony Award nominations were announced on May 1, 2018 by Hamilton alum Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee, who was starring in Waitress on Broadway at the time.[10]

Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants each received 12 nominations, tying as the most-nominated shows of the season. The Band's Visit received 11 nominations, as did the revivals of Angels in America and Carousel. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the Lincoln Center Theater revival of My Fair Lady each received ten nominations.[11]

Angels in America broke the record for most nominations for a play in Tony Awards history with 11 nominations, beating the record previously held by 2007's The Coast of Utopia and the 2010 revival of Fences.

Other events

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The annual Meet the Nominees Press Reception took place on May 2, 2018, at the InterContinental New York Hotel.[12] The annual Nominees Luncheon took place on May 22, 2018, at the Rainbow Room. A cocktail party was held on June 4, 2018, at the Sofitel New York Hotel to celebrate the season's Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre and Special Award recipients.

Creative Arts Awards

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The Creative Arts Tony Awards were presented prior to the televised ceremony. The hosts are Brandon Victor Dixon and Marissa Jaret Winokur. This ceremony presents awards in technical categories and several previously announced special awards.[13]

Ceremony

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Presenters

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The ceremony's presenters included:[14][15]

Performances

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The following shows and individuals performed on the ceremony's telecast:[16][17][18]

Non-competitive awards

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The Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre was presented to Chita Rivera and Andrew Lloyd Webber.[19]

The Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre was awarded to photographer Sara Krulwich, costume beader Bessie Nelson, and Broadway dry cleaning service Ernest Winzer Cleaners.[20]

The Excellence in Theatre Education Award was presented to Melody Herzfeld of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.[21]

The Isabelle Stevenson Award was presented to Nick Scandalios, who is the Executive Vice President of the Nederlander Organization.[20]

The Regional Theatre Tony Award was awarded to La MaMa E.T.C. (Experimental Theatre Club) of New York City, which has a monetary grant of $25,000.[22]

The Special Tony Award was given to John Leguizamo and Bruce Springsteen.[23]

Winners and nominees

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Source:[24]

Best Play ‡ Best Musical ‡
Best Revival of a Play ‡ Best Revival of a Musical ‡
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Direction of a Play Best Direction of a Musical
Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Play Best Sound Design of a Musical
Best Choreography Best Orchestrations
  1. ^ The nominated composers for SpongeBob SquarePants were Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert, 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 and Lil'C.

‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the musical or play.

± The Tony Awards for Best Sound Design of a Play and of a Musical were reinstated for the 72nd Tony Awards after being removed in 2014.[25]

Awards and nominations per production

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Production Nominations Awards
Mean Girls 12 0
SpongeBob SquarePants 12 1
Angels in America 11 3
The Band's Visit 11 10
Carousel 11 2
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 10 6
My Fair Lady 10 1
The Iceman Cometh 8 0
Once on This Island 8 1
Three Tall Women 6 2
Farinelli and the King 5 0
Travesties 4 0
Frozen 3 0
Lobby Hero 3 0
The Children 2 0
Junk 2 0
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical 2 0
Children of a Lesser God 1 0
Latin History for Morons 1 0
Meteor Shower 1 0
1984 1 0
Saint Joan 1 0

Individuals with multiple nominations

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  • 3: Ann Roth
  • 2: Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher; Jonathan Fensom, Christopher Gattelli, Casey Nicholaw, Scott Pask and David Zinn

Reception

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The show received a positive reception from many media publications. On Metacritic, the ceremony has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26] The Hollywood Reporter columnist David Rooney remarked, "Bareilles and Groban aced their duties on their own terms, displaying terrific chemistry and making it less about themselves than their infectious enthusiasm as out-and-proud theater geeks."[27] The New York Times theatre critic Mike Hale commented, "The just-happy-to-be-here, can't-we-all-get-along vibe was set by the opening song, a celebration of the ceremony's also-rans — 'This one's for the loser inside of you' — sung by the hosts, Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, and a chorus made up of ensemble members from every Broadway musical. It was a charming, if not particularly memorable, number. That could also describe the performances of Ms. Bareilles and Mr. Groban, who were a likable and entertaining pair. The show as a whole ran like clockwork, without any significant gaffes but also no particularly memorable outbreaks of emotion or eccentricity."[28] Daniel D'Addario from Variety wrote, "Throughout, Groban and Bareilles kept up this happily effervescent, optimistic but never cloying energy — up until the show's end, when they reprised their opening number as a call to arms for all who work in the theater, or hope to. It was a sweet debut performance by hosts who may well be back at Radio City next June, should the Tonys be so lucky."[29]

In addition, Kristen Baldwin from Entertainment Weekly gave the show a B+, expanding in her review, "Hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles kicked off the 72nd annual Tony Awards with the mix of showmanship, self-deprecating humor, and good-natured egalitarianism that would continue throughout the night."[30] Deadline Hollywood critic Dino-Ray Ramos commented, "Bareilles and Groban live on the border of radio-friendly music and the Broadway stage, and they served as delightful cruise directors, devoid of forced jokes and corny antics. Instead, they leaned into their musical theater geekiness, which was infectious. As a hosting duo, they did their job effortlessly and well, staying in their lane by not doing too much or too little. They were pitch perfect — pun intended."[31] Television critic Jessica Gelt of the Los Angeles Times remarked, "hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles leavened the evening with well-measured comedy."[32]

Ratings

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The ceremony averaged a Nielsen 4.8 ratings/11 share,[33] and was watched by 6.3 million viewers.[34] The ratings was a 5 percent increase from previous ceremony's viewership of 6 million, becoming the highest since 2016.[35]

In Memoriam

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The cast of Dear Evan Hansen sang "For Forever" as images of theatre personalities who had died in the past year were shown.[36]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (June 11, 2018). "Tony Awards telecast gets 6.3 million viewers on CBS, up 4.5% from last year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban Will Host the 2018 Tony Awards" Playbill, April 18, 2018
  3. ^ "2019 Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Tony Awards Return to Radio City Music Hall on June 10, 2018" tonyawards.com, October 12, 2017
  5. ^ "Tony Awards Eligibility for 2018 - Part 1". TonyAwards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. ^ a b "Tony Awards Eligibility for 2018 - Part 2". TonyAwards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  7. ^ "Tony Awards Eligibility for 2018 - Part 3". TonyAwards.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  8. ^ McPhee, Ryan (April 12, 2018). "Tony Awards Administration Committee Determines Eligibility for Angels in America, Frozen; 1984 Back in the Running". Playbill.
  9. ^ Broadway.com Staff. "First 2018 Tony Awards Eligibility Rulings: 1984 Won't Compete & More", Broadway.com, November 9, 2017
  10. ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee to Announce 2018 Tony Award Nominations" Playbill, April 12, 2018
  11. ^ "Check Here for the 2018 Tony Award Nominations" Playbill, May 1, 2018
  12. ^ "Meet the 2018 Tony Nominees | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  13. ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Brandon Victor Dixon and Marissa Jaret Winokur Will Host the 2018 Creative Arts Tony Awards" Playbill, June 8, 2018
  14. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 30, 2018). "Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Leslie Odom Jr., Uzo Aduba & More Set to Appear at 2018 Tony Awards". Broadway Buzz. Broadway.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  15. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (June 5, 2018). "Melissa Benoist, Tituss Burgess, Katharine McPhee & More to Appear at 2018 Tony Awards". Broadway Buzz. Broadway.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  16. ^ Evans, Greg (June 6, 2018). "Bruce Springsteen Set To Rock Tony Awards Sunday". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  17. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Casts of 'Mean Girls', 'Frozen', 'The Band's Visit', 'SpongeBob', More Will Perform on 2018 Tony Awards" Playbill, June 7, 2018
  18. ^ "Watch the 2018 Tony Awards Performances From 'Mean Girls', 'Frozen', Bruce Springsteen, and More" Playbill, June 11, 2018
  19. ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Andrew Lloyd Webber and Chita Rivera to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at 2018 Tony Awards" Playbill, April 23, 2018
  20. ^ a b McPhee, Ryan. "Sara Krulwich, Bessie Nelson, and Ernest Winzer Cleaners to Receive 2018 Tony Honors" Playbill, April 25, 2018
  21. ^ Clement, Olivia. "7 Memorable Moments From the 2018 Tony Awards" Playbill, June 11, 2018
  22. ^ McPhee, Ryan. "New York's La MaMa Will Receive 2018 Regional Theatre Tony Award" Playbill, April 30, 2018
  23. ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Bruce Springsteen and John Leguizamo to Receive 2018 Special Tony Awards" Playbill, May 1, 2018
  24. ^ Hetrick, Adam. " 'The Band's Visit' and 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Win Big at 2018 Tony Awards" Playbill, June 10, 2018
  25. ^ McPhee, Ryan (April 24, 2017). "The Tony Awards Will Reinstate the Best Sound Design Categories | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  26. ^ "The Tony Awards: Season 72". Metacritic. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  27. ^ Rooney, David (June 11, 2018). "The 72nd Annual Tony Awards: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  28. ^ Hale, Mike (June 11, 2018). "Review: Hope and Restraint at the Tonys. Then Came Robert De Niro". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  29. ^ D'Addario, Daniel (June 11, 2018). "TV Review: '72nd Annual Tony Awards'". Variety. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  30. ^ Baldwin, Kristen (June 11, 2018). "Tony Awards 2018 celebrate underdogs with joy and flair: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016.
  31. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 10, 2018). "Tony Awards Review: Theater Geek Culture Is Celebrated During Lively, Emotional And Politically Lite Ceremony – Except De Niro". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  32. ^ Gelt, Jessica (June 11, 2018). "De Niro denounces Trump, Stoneman Douglas students bring everyone to tears and 'SpongeBob SquarePants' proves it really is a musical — this year's Tonys had it all". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  33. ^ Daniel Holloway (June 11, 2018). "TV Ratings: Bruce Springsteen, Harry Potter Lift Tony Awards". Variety. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  34. ^ Dominic Patten (June 11, 2018). "Tony Awards Ratings Steady With 2017 But Loses To Kardashians & Kanye West". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  35. ^ Michael O'Connell (June 11, 2018). "TV Ratings: 2018 Tonys Hold, Assisting Strong CBS Sunday". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  36. ^ "Dear Evan Hansen on Instagram: "This Sunday, don't miss #DearEvanHansen on @TheTonyAwards, at 8/7c on @cbstv. #ThisIsBroadway #TonyAwards"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
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