> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.broadwaynews.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ‘SpongeBob’ and ‘Mean Girls’ top Tony nominations list - URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/spongebob-mean-girls-top-tony-nominations-list/ - Published: 2018-05-01T13:02:43.000Z - Updated: 2023-04-25T18:16:31.000Z - Description: “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Mean Girls” both topped the Tony nominations list announced Tuesday with 12 nominations each. A three-way tie followed, with “Angels in America,’ “The Band’s Visit” and “Carousel” bringing in 11 nominations each. There were 30 productions eligible for Tony Awards this... - Author: Caitlin Huston - Tags: Tony Awards, #caitlin, Carousel, Bruce Springsteen, Radio City Music Hall, John Leguizamo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Mean Girls, The Band's Visit, Angels in America, News “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Mean Girls” both topped the Tony nominations list announced Tuesday with 12 nominations each. A three-way tie followed, with “Angels in America,’ “The Band’s Visit” and “Carousel” bringing in 11 nominations each. There were 30 productions eligible for Tony Awards this year. In addition, Bruce Springsteen and John Leguizamo will be honored with Special Tony Awards at the ceremony. The shows shut completely out of the Tony Awards included: “Escape to Margaritaville” and “Prince of Broadway” and “The Parisian Woman.” The Tony Awards [will take place June 10](https://broadwaynews.com/2018/04/18/sara-bareilles-josh-groban-host-2018-tony-awards/?ref=broadwaynews.com) at Radio City Music Hall. Full list: Best Book of a Musical The Band’s Visit Itamar Moses Frozen Jennifer Lee Mean Girls [Tina Fey](https://broadwaynews.com/2018/02/22/mean-girls-got-ready-broadway-bow/?ref=broadwaynews.com) SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Kyle Jarrow Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Angels in America Music: Adrian Sutton The Band’s Visit Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek Frozen Music & Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Mean Girls Music: Jeff Richmond Lyrics: Nell Benjamin [SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical](https://t.co/gcRMTvmjF2?ref=broadwaynews.com) 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 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, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Glenda Jackson, Edward Albee’s 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, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 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, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 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, Eugene O’Neill’s 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, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady Alexander Gemignani, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 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 Renée Fleming, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Lindsay Mendez, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Ashley Park, Mean Girls Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady Best Scenic Design of a Play Miriam Buether, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women [Jonathan Fensom, Farinelli and The King](https://t.co/RSPNOaybOv?ref=broadwaynews.com) Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two Santo Loquasto, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh 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 & Adam Young, Mean Girls Michael Yeargan, My Fair Lady David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical 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, Parts One and Two Ann Roth, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women Ann Roth, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh Best Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes, Mean Girls Clint Ramos, Once On This Island Ann Roth, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady Best Lighting Design of a Play Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two Paule Constable, Angels in America Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh Paul Russell, Farinelli and The King Ben Stanton, Junk Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Once On This Island Donald Holder, My Fair Lady Brian MacDevitt, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Tyler Micoleau, The Band’s Visit Best Sound Design of a Play Adam Cork, Travesties Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Angels in America Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two Tom Gibbons, 1984 Dan Moses Schreier, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh Best Sound Design of a Musical Kai Harada, The Band’s Visit Peter Hylenski, Once On This Island Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Brian Ronan, Mean Girls Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best Direction of a Play Marianne Elliott, Angels in America Joe Mantello, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women Patrick Marber, Travesties John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two [George C. Wolfe, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh](https://broadwaynews.com/2018/04/27/drew-george-c-wolfe-denzel-washington-iceman-cometh/?ref=broadwaynews.com) Best Direction of a Musical Michael Arden, Once On This Island David Cromer, The Band’s Visit Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady Best Choreography Christopher Gattelli, My Fair Lady Christopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Steven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls Justin Peck, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Best Orchestrations John Clancy, Mean Girls Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin, Once On This Island Jamshied Sharifi, The Band’s Visit Jonathan Tunick, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Best Play The Children Author: Lucy Kirkwood Farinelli and The King Author: Claire van Kampen Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two Jack Thorne Junk Author: Ayad Akhtar Latin History for Morons Author: John Leguizamo Best Musical The Band’s Visit Frozen Mean Girls SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Best Revival of a Play Angels in America Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh Lobby Hero Travesties Best Revival of a Musical My Fair Lady Once On This Island Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Chita Rivera Andrew Lloyd Webber Special Tony Awards John Leguizamo Bruce Springsteen Regional Theatre Tony Award La MaMa E.T.C. New York City Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Nick Scandalios Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Sara Krulwich Bessie Nelson Ernest Winzer Cleaners Tony Nominations by Production Mean Girls – 12 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical – 12 Angels in America – 11 The Band’s Visit – 11 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel – 11 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two – 10 My Fair Lady – 10 Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh – 8 Once On This Island – 8 Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women – 6 Farinelli and The King – 5 Travesties – 4 Frozen – 3 Lobby Hero – 3 The Children – 2 Junk – 2 Summer: The Donna Summer Musical – 2 Children of a Lesser God – 1 Latin History for Morons – 1