This year’s Tony Awards nominations are out, and it’s a great time to be a nerd who likes theater. SpongeBob SquarePants tied Mean Girls for the most Tony Award nominations this year, with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two coming in close behind. That’s right: A musical about a talking sponge is one of the most-nominated musicals of the entire year.
This year, the Broadway season featured 33 productions, including 20 plays, 10 musicals, and three special performances. They included a musical version of Tina Fey’s iconic Mean Girls, as well as a Broadway rendition of Disney’s Frozen. And, of course, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical… which is way better than it has any right to be, considering it’s about a singing sponge. SpongeBob is nominated for an astounding 12 Tonys this year. Cursed Child secured 10 nominations, and is considered a frontrunner for Best Play.
The Tony Awards will be handed out on June 10. Here’s a list of everything Cursed Child, Frozen, and SpongeBob are nominated for. Because let’s be honest: You probably don’t care about Carousel.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Best Musical
Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Ethan Slater
Best Book of a Musical: Kyle Jarrow
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Gavin Lee
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: David Zinn
Best Costume Design of a Musical: David Zinn
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Kevin Adams
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson
Best Direction of a Musical: Tina Landau
Best Choreography of a Musical: Christopher Gattelli
Best Orchestrations: Tom Kitt
Best Original Score: The Composers of SpongeBob SquarePants
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Best Play
Best Leading Actor in a Play: Jamie Parker
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Anthony Boyle
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Noma Dumezweni
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Christine Jones
Best Costume Design of a Play: Katrina Lindsay
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Neil Austin
Best Sound Design of a Play: Gareth Fry
Best Direction of a Play: John Tiffany
Best Choreography: Steven Hoggett
Frozen
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical: Jennifer Lee
Best Original Score – Music & Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
[via Broadway World]
