É hora de celebrar, mais uma edição da premiação mais querida do Teatro Musical se aproxima. A 72ª cerimônia do Tony Awards será apresenta por Josh Groban e Sarah Bareilles, e vai acontecer no dia 10 de junho, e os indicados já foram anunciados. Os grandes destaques dessa temporada foram Bob Esponja e Mean Girls, ambos com 12 indicações cada. E não muito atrás, The Band's Visit com 11 indicações. Outro queridinho dessa temporada, Frozen, recebeu apenas 3 indicações. Entre os revivals, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel lidera com 11 indicações, seguido por My Fair Lady, com 10. Já entre as peças "não-musicais" desse ano, há dois grandes destaques. O primeiro é Angels in America, com Nathan Lane e Andrew Garfiel, indicado em 11 categorias. Seguido por Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, recordista como maior vencedor de prêmios Oliver, acumulando nove estatuetas no ano passado, dessa vez foi indicado a 10 categorias do Tony. Confira a lista completa de indicações: Best Musical “The Band’s Visit” “Frozen” “Mean Girls” “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical” Best Play “The Children” “Farinelli and the King” “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” “Junk” “Latin History for Morons” Best Revival of a Musical “Carousel” “My Fair Lady” “Once on This Island” Best Revival of a Play “Angels in America” “Lobby Hero” “Three Tall Women” “The Iceman Cometh” “Travesties” Best Book of a Musical “The Band’s Visit,” Itamar Moses “Frozen,” Jennifer Lee “Mean Girls,” Tina Fey “SpongeBob SquarePants,” Kyle Jarrow Best Original Score “Angels in America,” Adrian Sutton “The Band’s Visit,” Music and Lyrics: David Yazbek “Frozen,” Music and Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez “Mean Girls,” Music: Jeff Richmond; Lyrics: Nell Benjamin “SpongeBob SquarePants,” Various contributors Best Leading Actor 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 Leading Actress in a Play Glenda Jackson, “Three Tall Women” Condola Rashad, “Saint Joan” Lauren Ridloff, “Children of a Lesser God” Amy Schumer, “Meteor Shower” Best Leading Actor in a Musical Harry Hadden-Paton, “My Fair Lady” Joshua Henry, “Carousel” Ethan Slater, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Tony Shalhoub, “The Band’s Visit” Best Leading Actress in a Musical Lauren Ambrose, “My Fair Lady” Hailey Kilgore, “Once on This Island” LaChanze, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” Katrina Lenk, “The Band’s Visit” Taylor Louderman, “Mean Girls” Jessie Mueller, “Carousel” Best Featured Actor in a Play Anthony Boyle, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Michael Cera, “Lobby Hero” Brian Tyree Henry, “Lobby Hero” Nathan Lane, “Angels in America” David Morse, “The Iceman Cometh” Best Featured Actress in a Play Susan Brown, “Angels in America” Noma Dumezweni, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Deborah Findlay, “The Children” Denise Gough, “Angels in America” Laurie Metcalf, “Three Tall Women” Best Featured Actor in a Musical Norbert Leo Butz, “My Fair Lady” Alexander Gemignani, “Carousel” Grey Henson, “Mean Girls” Gavin Lee, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Ari’el Stachel, “The Band’s Visit” Best Featured Actress in a Musical Ariana DeBose, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” Renée Fleming, “Carousel” Lindsay Mendez, “Carousel” Ashley Park, “Mean Girls” Diana Rigg, “My Fair Lady” Best Scenic Design of a Play Miriam Buether, “Three Tall Women” Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and the King” Santo Loquasto, “The Iceman Cometh” Christine Jones, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce, “Angels in America” Best Scenic Design of a Musical Dane Laffrey, “Once on this Island” Scott Pask, “The Band’s Visit” Scott Pask, Finn Ross and Adam Young, “Mean Girls” Michael Yeargan, “My Fair Lady” David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Best Costume Design of a Play Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and the King” Nicky Gillibrand, “Angels in America” Katrina Lindsay, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Ann Roth, “Three Tall Women” Ann Roth, “The Iceman Cometh” Best Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes, “Mean Girls” Clint Ramos, “Once on This Island” Ann Roth, “Carousel” David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Catherine Zuber, “My Fair Lady” Best Lighting Design of a Play Neil Austin, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Paule Constable, “Angels in America” Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, “The Iceman Cometh” Paul Russell, “Farinelli and the King” Ben Stanton, “Junk” Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kevin Adams, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, “Once on This Island” Donald Holder, “My Fair Lady” Brian MacDevitt, “Carousel” Tyler Micoleau, “The Band’s Visit” Best Direction of a Play Marianne Elliott, “Angels in America” Joe Mantello, “Three Tall Women” Patrick Marber, “Travesties” John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” George C. Wolfe, “The Iceman Cometh” Best Direction of a Musical Michael Arden, “Once on This Island” David Cromer, “The Band’s Visit” Tina Landau, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls” Bartlett Sher, “My Fair Lady” Best Choreography Christopher Gattelli, “My Fair Lady” Christopher Gattelli, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Steven Hoggett, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls” Justin Peck, “Carousel” Best Orchestrations John Clancy, “Mean Girls” Tom Kitt, “SpongeBob SquarePants” AnnMarie Milazzo and Michael Starobin, “Once on This Island” Jamshied Sharifi, “The Band’s Visit” Jonathan Tunick, “Carousel” Sound Design in a Play Adam Cork, “Travesties” Ian Dickinson for Autograph, “Angels in America” Gareth Fry, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Tom Gibbons, “1984” Dan Moses Schreier, “The Iceman Cometh” Sound Design in a Musical Kai Harada, “The Band’s Visit” Peter Hylenski, “Once on This Island” Scott Lehrer, “Carousel” Brian Ronan, “Mean Girls” Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, “SpongeBob SquarePants” Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater Chita Rivera Andrew Lloyd Webber Special Tony Award John Leguizamo Bruce Springsteen Regional Theater Tony Award La MaMa E.T.C. 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