After soaking up impressive totals in last week’s Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations, the American Theatre Wing has announced the Sponge-Tastic news that Nickelodeon’s smash hit
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical has received 12 nominations in the 72nd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards, including for Best Musical, making the show the most nominated Broadway show this theatre season!
The impressive total among the best of Broadway showcases the ability of Viacom brands to connect with audiences across a range of formats as the company moves deliberately into the live events space under CEO Bob Bakish. As Viacom branches out beyond its core television and film business, each of its six flagship brands will host live events this year, including Nickelodeon’s
Slimefest in Chicago, Comedy Central’s
Clusterfest in San Francisco, and the
BET Experience in Los Angeles.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical, which sprang from Viacom’s deep intellectual property library, also earned 22 of the top nominations from the
Drama Desk and
Outer Critics Circle Awards (11 nominations from each institution).
Marking 72 years of excellence on Broadway,
The Tony Awards, hosted by Tony Award Nominees Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, will be broadcast live from the Radio City Music Hall on CBS, on Sunday, June 10th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). The 2018 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
Legitimate theatrical productions opening in any of the 41 eligible Broadway theatres during the current season may be considered for Tony nominations. The 2017/2018 eligibility season began April 28, 2017 and ended April 26, 2018. The Tony Awards will be voted in 26 competitive categories by 842 designated Tony voters within the theatre community.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical's full list of nominations in the 72nd Annual Tony Awards follows.
Congratulations and good luck to the cast and crew of
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical!
Best Book of a Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Kyle Jarrow
The Band's Visit
Itamar Moses
Frozen
Jennifer Lee
Mean Girls
Tina Fey
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
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
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
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Ethan Slater (as SpongeBob SquarePants), SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady
Joshua Henry, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Gavin Lee (as Squidward Q. Tentacles), SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Alexander Gemignani, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Ari'el Stachel, The Band's Visit
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants: The 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
Best Costume Design of a Musical
David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Gregg Barnes, Mean Girls
Clint Ramos, Once On This Island
Ann Roth, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
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 Musical
Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Kai Harada, The Band's Visit
Peter Hylenski, Once On This Island
Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Brian Ronan, Mean Girls
Best Direction of a Musical
Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Michael Arden, Once On This Island
David Cromer, The Band's Visit
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Christopher Gattelli, My Fair Lady
Steven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Justin Peck, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Best Orchestrations
Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
John Clancy, Mean Girls
Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin, Once On This Island
Jamshied Sharifi, The Band's Visit
Jonathan Tunick, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Best Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Producers: Nickelodeon, The Araca Group, Sony Music Masterworks, Kelp on the Road
The Band's Visit
Producers: Orin Wolf, StylesFour Productions, Evamere Entertainment, Atlantic Theater Company, David F. Schwartz, Barbara Broccoli, Frederick Zollo, Grove∙REG, Lassen Blume Baldwin, Thomas Steven Perakos, Marc Platt, The Shubert Organization, The Baruch/Routh/Frankel/Viertel Group, Robert Cole, deRoy-Carr-Klausner, Federman-Moellenberg, FilmNation Entertainment, Roy Furman, FVSL Theatricals, Hendel-Karmazin, HoriPro Inc., IPN, Jam Theatricals, The John Gore Organization, Koenigsberg-Krauss, David Mirvish, James L. Nederlander, Al Nocciolino, Once Upon a Time Productions, Susan Rose, Paul Shiverick, Allan Williams
Frozen
Producers: Disney Theatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher
Mean Girls
Producers: Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, Paramount Pictures, Marisa Sechrest, Ars Nova Entertainment, Berlind Productions, Steve Burke, Scott M. Delman, Roy Furman, Robert Greenblatt, Ruth Hendel, Jam Theatricals, The John Gore Organization, The Lowy Salpeter Company, James L. Nederlander, Christine Schwarzman, Universal Theatrical Group, David Turner
Update: The cast and crew have been reacting to the Sponge-Tastic news!: