Glenda Jackson and Denzel Washington were nominated for acting
Tonys, while "Mean Girls" and "SpongeBob SquarePants: The
Musical" scored the most nominations with 12 each, including for
best musical.
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," a new play about the grown
wizard and his troubled relationship with his teen-aged son, won
10 nominations, including best play and best actor for star
Jamie Parker.
The more than five-hour, two-part saga earned raves on Broadway
after winning record Olivier awards in London last year.
Another monumental two-part drama, a revival of "Angels in
America," took 11 nominations, including best play revival, best
actor Andrew Garfield and best featured actor for Nathan Lane as
closeted conservative firebrand Roy Cohn.
Jackson, marking a return to Broadway after three decades, was
nominated for best actress in a revival of Edward Albee's "Three
Tall Women," while Washington won a nod for his star turn in
"The Iceman Cometh." Both shows were nominated for best play
revival.
Special Tony awards were announced for rocker Bruce Springsteen,
who has extended his sold-out run, and John Leguizamo, whose
one-man show "Latin History for Morons" also scored a best play
nomination, though the star was not cited for best actor.
Other best musical nominees were "The Band's Visit," about
Egyptian musicians stranded in a small Israeli town, which had
11 nominations, and "Frozen," adapted from the hit Disney film.
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The other nominees for best new play were "Junk," "The Children" and
"Farinelli and the King."
Best play revival nominees included "Lobby Hero" and "Travesties,"
while best musical revival nominees were led by "Rodgers &
Hammerstein's Carousel" with 11 total nominations, "My Fair Lady,"
which brought Diana Rigg a featured actress nomination, and "Once on
This Island."
Tom Hollander in "Travesties" and Mark Rylance in "Farinelli and The
King" rounded out the best actor in a play category. Condola Rashad
in "Saint Joan," Lauren Ridloff in "Children of a Lesser God" and
Amy Schumer in "Meteor Shower" were the other nominees for best
actress in a play.
"Coming back to Broadway is like coming home again," Washington said
after his nomination. "'The Iceman Cometh' experience has been
especially gratifying," the past Tony and Oscar winner added,
citing, "our sensational director George C. Wolfe and my 18
wonderful castmates."
The 72nd Tony awards will be presented on June 10 at Radio City
Music Hall in New York at a gala ceremony hosted by pop star Josh
Groban and singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, who wrote the hit
musical "Waitress."
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; editing by Frances Kerry and Jonathan
Oatis)
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