Monday, June 11, 2018

Tony, Katrina and the Tony Awards


Actor Tony Shalhoub and the musical in which he currently stars--The Band's Visit--took the Tony Awards by storm last night, with ten wins overall, including awards for leading actor Shalhoub, leading actress Katrina Lenk, featured actor Ari'el Stachel and director David Cromer, as well as Itamar Moses' book, David Yazbek's score, Jamshied Sharifi's orchestrations, Tyler Micoleau's lighting design and Kai Harada's sound design. And, of course, Best Musical.

The pieces performed from nominated musicals didn't really showcase anything too exciting, although Lenk was lovely singing "Omar Sharif" from The Band's Visit, offering a hint of the show's power, and Hailey Kilgore and the cast of Once on This Island showed why they won Best Revival of a Musical. I also enjoyed the funny and fizzy performance from Gavin Lee and some underwater creatures from SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical.


On the play side, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child took home six Tony statuettes, winning Best Play (even though playwright Jack Thorne was shut out at the microphone), Best Direction of a Play for John Tiffany, as well as scenic, lighting, sound and costume design awards. Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane were both honored for their performances in the new millennial production of Angels in America,which also won Best Revival of a Play. And living legends Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf won for their two-thirds of Three Tall Women.

Hosts Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban provided an amiable and entertaining presence throughout and I'd be happy to see them back in those positions in future years. Other highlights included a performance of "Seasons of Love" from the musical Rent by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, Bruce Springsteen with a heartfelt, if mostly spoken performance at the piano, and the divine disco stylings of "Last Dance" from the Donna Summer musical.

Here's how the 2018 Tony Awards unfolded:

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Lindsay Mendez, Carousel

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Itamar Moses, The Band’s Visit

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Nathan Lane, Angels in America

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady

COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Ari’el Stachel, The Band’s Visit

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Tyler Micoleau, The Band’s Visit

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
David Cromer, The Band’s Visit

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two

BEST PLAY
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, by Jack Thorne


BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Kai Harada, The Band’s Visit

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Angels in America, by Tony Kushner

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
David Zinn, SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Christine Jones,Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Jamshied Sharifi, The Band’s Visit

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Justin Peck, Carousel

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
David Yazbek, The Band’s Visit

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Once on This Island

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Tony Shalhoub, The Band’s Visit

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit

BEST MUSICAL
The Band’s Visit

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