Select list of nominees for 2018 Tony Awards
By Associated Press
May 1, 2018 8:48 AM CDT
This image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows a performance of "Mean Girls," in New York. The Tony Awards race is dominated by big established brands, including Disney's “Frozen,” J.K. Rowling's “Harry Potter” franchise, Tina Fey's “Mean Girls” and Nickelodeon's “SpongeBob SquarePants.” The nominations...   (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Select nominations for the 2018 Tony Awards, announced Tuesday.

Best Musical: "The Band's Visit;" ''Frozen;" ''Mean Girls;" ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical"

Best Play: "The Children;" ''Farinelli and the King;" ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two;" ''Junk;" ''Latin History for Morons"

Best Book of a Musical: "The Band's Visit;" ''Frozen;" ''Mean Girls"; "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical"

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater: "Angels in America"; "The Band's Visit;" ''Frozen"; "Mean Girls"; "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical"

Best Revival of a Play: "Angels in America;" ''Three Tall Women;" ''The Iceman Cometh;" ''Lobby Hero"; "Travesties"

Best Revival of a Musical: "Carousel;" ''My Fair Lady;" ''Once on This Island"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Andrew Garfield, "Angels in America"; Tom Hollander, "Travesties"; Jamie Parker, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two"; Mark Rylance, "Farinelli and The King"; Denzel Washington, "The Iceman Cometh"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Glenda Jackson, "Three Tall Women"; Condola Rashad, "Saint Joan"; Lauren Ridloff, "Children of a Lesser God"; Amy Schumer, "Meteor Shower"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Harry Hadden-Paton, "My Fair Lady"; Joshua Henry, "Carousel"; Tony Shalhoub, "The Band's Visit"; Ethan Slater, "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical."

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 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 Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Anthony Boyle, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two"; Michael Cera, "Lobby Hero"; Brian Tyree Henry, "Lobby Hero"; Nathan Lane, "Angels in America"; David Morse, "The Iceman Cometh"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Susan Brown, "Angels in America"; Noma Dumezweni, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two"; Deborah Findlay, "The Children"; Denise Gough, "Angels in America"; Laurie Metcalf, "Three Tall Women"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Norbert Leo Butz, "My Fair Lady"; Alexander Gemignani, "Carousel"; Grey Henson, "Mean Girls"; Gavin Lee, "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical"; Ari'el Stachel, "The Band's Visit"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ariana DeBose, "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical"; Renee Fleming, "Carousel"; Lindsay Mendez, "Carousel"; Ashley Park, "Mean Girls"; Diana Rigg, "My Fair Lady"

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