BEST PLAY
The Children
The American premiere of a new play by Lucy Kirkwood.
Farinelli and the King
Mark Rylance stars in this new play with music by author and composer Claire van Kampen about a Spanish monarch on the brink of madness who finds unexpected solace in the voice of a world-renowned castrato.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
(2018 Winner)
The eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage.
Junk
A play about how, while most of us weren’t watching, money became the only thing of real value.
Latin History for Morons
Theatrical powerhouse John Leguizamo returns to Broadway in a one-man tour de force performance.
BEST MUSICAL (2018 Winner)
The Band’s Visit
A new musical that celebrates the deeply human ways music and laughter connect us all.
Frozen
The Disney film comes to life on Broadway in an all‐new production created for the stage by an award‐winning team with an expanded score that features twice as many songs as the film.
Mean Girls
A new musical based on the movie of the same title, with a book by Tina Fey.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Reimagining the Nickelodeon series, this new musical brings to life one of the world’s most beloved characters.
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY (2018 Winner)
Angels in America
Tony Kushner’s epic two-part play returns to Broadway, starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield.
Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
The Broadway premiere of Edward Albee’s masterpiece.
Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Denzel Washington returns to Broadway in Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece.
Lobby Hero
Michael Cera and Chris Evans star in this play from Kenneth Lonergan, the 2017 Oscar-winning writer of Manchester by the Sea.
Travesties
Tom Stoppard’s 1976 Tony Award®-winning Best Play returns to Broadway in a new production starring Tom Hollander.
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
My Fair Lady
A new production of Lerner & Loewe’s classic musical, its first Broadway staging in 25 years.
Once On This Island (2018 Winner)
A musical celebration about a peasant girl falling in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of the island.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical comes to life in a new production starring Joshua Henry, Jessie Mueller, and Renée Fleming.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Andrew Garfield (2018 Winner)
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander for Travesties
Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance for Farinelli and the King
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Glenda Jackson (2018 Winner)
Glenda Jackson for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Condola Rashad
Condola Rashad for Saint Joan
Lauren Ridloff
Lauren Ridloff for Children of a Lesser God
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer for Meteor Shower
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Harry Hadden-Paton
Harry Hadden-Paton for My Fair Lady
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Tony Shalhoub (2018 Winner)
Tony Shalhoub for The Band’s Visit
Ethan Slater
Ethan Slater for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Ambrose for My Fair Lady
Hailey Kilgore
Hailey Kilgore for Once On This Island
LaChanze
LaChanze for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Katrina Lenk (2018 Winner)
Katrina Lenk for The Band’s Visit
Taylor Louderman
Taylor Louderman for Mean Girls
Jessie Mueller
Jessie Mueller for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Anthony Boyle
Michael Cera
Michael Cera for Lobby Hero
Brian Tyree Henry
Nathan Lane (2018 Winner)
Nathan Lane for Angels in America
David Morse
David Morse for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Susan Brown
Susan Brown for Angels in America
Noma Dumezweni
Noma Dumezweni for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay for The Children
Denise Gough
Laurie Metcalf (2018 Winner)
Laurie Metcalf for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz for My Fair Lady
Alexander Gemignani
Alexander Gemignani for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Grey Henson
Grey Henson for Mean Girls
Gavin Lee
Gavin Lee for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Ari’el Stachel (2018 Winner)
Ari’el Stachel for The Band’s Visit
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Ariana DeBose
Ariana DeBose for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Lindsay Mendez (2018 Winner)
Lindsay Mendez for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Ashley Park
Ashley Park for Mean Girls
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg for My Fair Lady
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Itamar Moses (2018 Winner)
Itamar Moses for The Band’s Visit
Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee for Frozen
Tina Fey
Tina Fey for Mean Girls
Kyle Jarrow
Kyle Jarrow for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
Angels in America
Music: Adrian Sutton
Adrian Sutton
The Band’s Visit (2018 Winner)
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek
David Yazbek
Frozen
Music & Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Robert Lopez
Mean Girls
Music: Jeff Richmond
Lyrics: Nell Benjamin
Lyrics: Nell Benjamin
Jeff Richmond
Nell Benjamin
Music & Lyrics: Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, 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 & Lil’C
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Miriam Buether
Miriam Buether for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Jonathan Fensom
Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli and the King
Christine Jones (2018 Winner)
Christine Jones for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Santo Loquasto
Santo Loquasto for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Ian MacNeil
Edward Pierce
Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce for Angels in America
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Dane Laffrey
Dane Laffrey for Once On This Island
Scott Pask
Scott Pask for The Band’s Visit
Scott Pask
Finn Ross
Adam Young
Scott Pask, Finn Ross & Adam Young for Mean Girls
Michael Yeargan
Michael Yeargan for My Fair Lady
David Zinn (2018 Winner)
David Zinn for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jonathan Fensom
Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli and the King
Nicky Gillibrand
Nicky Gillibrand for Angels in America
Katrina Lindsay (2018 Winner)
Katrina Lindsay for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and TwoAnn Roth
Ann Roth for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Ann Roth
Ann Roth for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
EST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregg Barnes
Gregg Barnes for Mean Girls
Clint Ramos
Clint Ramos for Once On This Island
Ann Roth
Ann Roth for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
David Zinn
David Zinn for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Catherine Zuber (2018 Winner)
Catherine Zuber for My Fair Lady
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Neil Austin (2018 Winner)
Neil Austin for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Paule Constable
Paule Constable for Angels in America
Jules Fisher
Peggy Eisenhauer
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Paul Russell
Paul Russell for Farinelli and the King
Ben Stanton
Ben Stanton for Junk
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Jules Fisher
Peggy Eisenhauer
Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer for Once On This Island
Donald Holder
Donald Holder for My Fair Lady
Brian MacDevitt
Brian MacDevitt for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Tyler Micoleau (2018 Winner)
Tyler Micoleau for The Band’s Visit
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Adam Cork
Adam Cork for Travesties
Ian Dickinson
Ian Dickinson for Angels in America
Gareth Fry (2018 Winner)
Gareth Fry for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Tom Gibbons
Tom Gibbons for 1984
Dan Moses Schreier
Dan Moses Schreier for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kai Harada (2018 Winner)
Kai Harada for The Band’s Visit
Peter Hylenski
Peter Hylenski for Once On This Island
Scott Lehrer
Scott Lehrer for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Brian Ronan
Brian Ronan for Mean Girls
Walter Trarbach
Mike Dobson
Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Marianne Elliott
Marianne Elliott for Angels in AmericaJoe Mantello
Joe Mantello for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Patrick Marber
Patrick Marber for TravestiesJohn Tiffany (2018 Winner)
John Tiffany for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe for Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Michael Arden
Michael Arden for Once On This Island
David Cromer (2018 Winner)
David Cromer for The Band’s Visit
Tina Landau
Tina Landau for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Casey Nicholaw
Casey Nicholaw for Mean Girls
Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher for My Fair Lady
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Christopher Gattelli
Christopher Gattelli for My Fair Lady
Christopher Gattelli
Christopher Gattelli for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Steven Hoggett
Steven Hoggett for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Casey Nicholaw
Casey Nicholaw for Mean Girls
Justin Peck (2018 Winner)
Justin Peck for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
John Clancy
John Clancy for Mean Girls
Tom Kitt
Tom Kitt for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Annmarie Milazzo
Michael Starobin
Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin for Once On This Island
Jamshied Sharifi (2018 Winner)
Jamshied Sharifi for The Band’s Visit
Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
SPECIAL TONY AWARD® FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
Chita Rivera
The legendary two-time Tony Award®-winning actress is a 2018 recipient of a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.Andrew Lloyd Webber
The renowned seven-time Tony Award®-winning composer and producer is a 2018 recipient of a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
