Tony Awards 2018: guide

The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing present the 72nd Annual Tony Awards screening Live to Australia on Foxtel.

Hosts:
Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban

Venue:
Radio City Music Hall in New York City

Presenters:
Uzo Aduba, Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melissa Benoist, Erich Bergen, Rachel Bloom, Matt Bomer, Titus Burgess, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Robert De Niro, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tina Fey, Armie Hammer, 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, Kerry Washington, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ming-Na Wen, Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Performers:
Bruce Springsteen, The Band’s Visit, Carousel, Frozen, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Once on This Island, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

Nominees:
Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants lead with 12 nods each including Best Musical followed by The Band’s Visit with 11 nominations.

Also earning 11 nominations were the Broadway revivals of Angels in America (becoming the most-nominated play in Broadway Tony history) and Carousel, with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and My Fair Lady trailing closely behind with ten.

Special Tony Award:
John Leguizamo for his body of work and for his commitment to the theatre.
Brice Springsteen for his ongoing engagement “Springsteen on Broadway.”

2018 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Chita Rivera.

For the full list of nominations visit TonyAwards.com.

Broadcast:
Monday June 11
Live 10am AEST on Foxtel Arts
Repeat 8:30pm