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| Tony Awards 2018 Live: ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The Band’s Visit’ Are Winners | |
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| • “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a sequel to the seven-novel series, won best play. | |
| • Acting prizes went to Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane for “Angels in America” and Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf for “Three Tall Women.” See all the winners. | |
| • Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., sang an anthem of survival from “Rent,” just months after living through a mass shooting. | |
| • Among the shows doing well: “The Band’s Visit,” and “Angels in America.” See what our critics think of the broadcast. | |
| • Bruce Springsteen, who is currently performing on Broadway, was honored with a special award and will sing. | |
| “The Band’s Visit,” a gentle show about longing and loneliness in the Middle East, was on its way to a big night as it competed with three much better known productions for the Tony Award for best new musical Sunday night. | |
| The show, adapted from a 2007 Israeli film, picked up seven early awards, several of them surprises: for its director, David Cromer; for its book, by Itamar Moses; for orchestrations, by Jamshied Sharifi; for lighting design, by Tyler Micoleau; and for Ari’el Stachel, as best featured actor in a musical. | |
| David Yazbek’s Middle Eastern-inflected music took the prize for best score, and Kai Harada won the Tony for his sound design. | |
| The book prize was especially significant because Mr. Moses defeated Tina Fey, the writer of “Mean Girls,” which is one of the show’s main competitors for the biggest prize. | |
| Broadway is booming — this past season was the fifth in a row with record box office grosses — but theater industry leaders are increasingly concerned about the growing dominance of movie adaptations, jukebox musicals and corporate producers. | |
| The ceremony, hosted by the singers Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, was filled with emotional moments. A choir of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., who had survived a mass shooting in February, sang a moving rendition of “Seasons of Love,” the anthem of survival from “Rent.” | |
| And numerous recipients made reference to the polarization now roiling the United States. | |
| “You, as always, are welcoming and kind and generous, and America has never needed that more,” said the British actress Glenda Jackson, winning her first Tony, at 82. “But then, America is always great.” | |
| The Tonys, formally called the Antoinette Perry Awards, are presented by the American Theater Wing and the Broadway League. | |
| Held at the 6,000 seat Radio City Music Hall and broadcast on CBS, the ceremony was to feature a performance by Bruce Springsteen, who won an honorary Tony in recognition of his enormously successful Broadway show, “Springsteen on Broadway,” which opened in October and is still running. | |
| Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane won early Tony Awards for their performances in an acclaimed revival of Tony Kushner’s masterwork, “Angels in America,” a sprawling two-part play about, as Mr. Garfield described it on the red carpet, “the agony and the ecstasy of living and dying.” | Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane won early Tony Awards for their performances in an acclaimed revival of Tony Kushner’s masterwork, “Angels in America,” a sprawling two-part play about, as Mr. Garfield described it on the red carpet, “the agony and the ecstasy of living and dying.” |
| Mr. Garfield was honored as best leading actor in a play for his all-out performance as Prior Walter, a gay man whose battle with AIDS brings him prophetic powers and an encounter with the celestial. And Mr. Lane won as best featured actor for his portrayal of a raging Roy Cohn, the right-wing lawyer who secretly had sex with men and also had AIDS. | Mr. Garfield was honored as best leading actor in a play for his all-out performance as Prior Walter, a gay man whose battle with AIDS brings him prophetic powers and an encounter with the celestial. And Mr. Lane won as best featured actor for his portrayal of a raging Roy Cohn, the right-wing lawyer who secretly had sex with men and also had AIDS. |
| The revival, which transferred to Broadway from the National Theater in London, has reinforced the play’s claim as the best American drama of the late 20th century. “It is still speaking to us as powerfully as ever in the midst of such political insanity,” said Mr. Lane, who had won Tonys twice before, though in musicals. | |
| The play’s original production, which opened in two parts, in 1993 and 1994, won the Pulitzer Prize and two best-play Tonys; it was later adapted by Mike Nichols as a mini-series for HBO, and it is regularly studied and staged. | |
| Mr. Garfield, winning for the first time, dedicated his award “to the countless L.G.B.T.Q. people who have fought and died for the right to live and love” and took a shot at the Supreme Court decision last week affirming a Colorado baker’s refusal to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. | Mr. Garfield, winning for the first time, dedicated his award “to the countless L.G.B.T.Q. people who have fought and died for the right to live and love” and took a shot at the Supreme Court decision last week affirming a Colorado baker’s refusal to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. |
| “We are all sacred, and we all belong, so let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked,” he said. | “We are all sacred, and we all belong, so let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked,” he said. |
| Among the early prize recipients: Laurie Metcalf was honored as best featured actress in a play for Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women.” The costume designer Catherine Zuber won her seventh Tony, for her sumptuous work on a revival of “My Fair Lady.” And a revival of “Carousel” picked up two awards, for choreography by Justin Peck, and for Lindsay Mendez as best featured actress in a musical. | Among the early prize recipients: Laurie Metcalf was honored as best featured actress in a play for Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women.” The costume designer Catherine Zuber won her seventh Tony, for her sumptuous work on a revival of “My Fair Lady.” And a revival of “Carousel” picked up two awards, for choreography by Justin Peck, and for Lindsay Mendez as best featured actress in a musical. |
| “I am so proud to be part of a community that celebrates diversity,” said Ms. Mendez, who identifies herself as “a Mexican-Jewish girl,” and who said she had been advised to change her surname to Matthews when she first moved to New York — advice she ignored. Ms. Mendez won for playing Carrie Pipperidge, the same role that won Audra McDonald her first Tony in 1994. | “I am so proud to be part of a community that celebrates diversity,” said Ms. Mendez, who identifies herself as “a Mexican-Jewish girl,” and who said she had been advised to change her surname to Matthews when she first moved to New York — advice she ignored. Ms. Mendez won for playing Carrie Pipperidge, the same role that won Audra McDonald her first Tony in 1994. |
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| Harry Potter conquered publishing. He broke box-office records on film. And now he’s a major Tony winner. | |
| “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a magically theatrical two-part drama that is designed as a sequel to the seven books, won the prize for best new play, as expected. | |
| The play is unlike any nonmusical event that preceded it, as a spectacle and as an investment. And the theater industry, despite some leeriness about creeping commercialism, has embraced it because of the talent brought to the story and the staging. | The play is unlike any nonmusical event that preceded it, as a spectacle and as an investment. And the theater industry, despite some leeriness about creeping commercialism, has embraced it because of the talent brought to the story and the staging. |
| Before the big win, the play took four other awards: for John Tiffany’s direction, Gareth Fry’s sound design, Katrina Lindsay’s costumes and Christine Jones’s set. | |
| “Cursed Child” was written by Jack Thorne, based on a story by J.K. Rowling, who wrote the novels; Mr. Tiffany; and Mr. Thorne. The lead producers are Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Ms. Rowling. | |
| The play began its life in London, won a boatload of Olivier Awards and is still running there, and the producers are already planning a third production in Melbourne, Australia. | The play began its life in London, won a boatload of Olivier Awards and is still running there, and the producers are already planning a third production in Melbourne, Australia. |
| The New York production cost a record-breaking (for a play) $35.5 million to capitalize and tens of millions more to clear out the Lyric Theater (which Cirque du Soleil had been using) and redo it (quite beautifully, by the way). | The New York production cost a record-breaking (for a play) $35.5 million to capitalize and tens of millions more to clear out the Lyric Theater (which Cirque du Soleil had been using) and redo it (quite beautifully, by the way). |
| Bruce Springsteen got a special Tony Award just for being Bruce Springsteen. | Bruce Springsteen got a special Tony Award just for being Bruce Springsteen. |
| Well, actually, it’s a little more complicated: He was recognized for his ecstatically reviewed and totally sold-out show, “Springsteen on Broadway,” during which he sings stripped-down versions of some of his best-known songs and tells stories from his memoir. The show opened in October and is scheduled to close in December. | Well, actually, it’s a little more complicated: He was recognized for his ecstatically reviewed and totally sold-out show, “Springsteen on Broadway,” during which he sings stripped-down versions of some of his best-known songs and tells stories from his memoir. The show opened in October and is scheduled to close in December. |
| “Thanks for making me feel so welcome on your block,” Mr. Springsteen said in accepting the award to rousing applause. | “Thanks for making me feel so welcome on your block,” Mr. Springsteen said in accepting the award to rousing applause. |
| John Leguizamo, the actor, writer and comedian, also received a special Tony “for his body of work and for his commitment to the theater, bringing diverse stories and audiences to Broadway for three decades.” This past season, Mr. Leguizamo appeared in “Latin History for Morons,” his fourth solo show on Broadway. | John Leguizamo, the actor, writer and comedian, also received a special Tony “for his body of work and for his commitment to the theater, bringing diverse stories and audiences to Broadway for three decades.” This past season, Mr. Leguizamo appeared in “Latin History for Morons,” his fourth solo show on Broadway. |
| “I just want to say: I’m an immigrant, and I’m not an animal,” Mr. Leguizamo said, alluding to a comment by President Trump about some unauthorized immigrants, and tearing up as he paid tribute to victims of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico last year. “My hope is that someday our stories won’t be the exception, but the rule.” | “I just want to say: I’m an immigrant, and I’m not an animal,” Mr. Leguizamo said, alluding to a comment by President Trump about some unauthorized immigrants, and tearing up as he paid tribute to victims of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico last year. “My hope is that someday our stories won’t be the exception, but the rule.” |
| Other prizes that were granted before the broadcast began: the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber — one of the most successful musical theater writers and producers in history — received a lifetime achievement award, as did Chita Rivera, a revered Broadway dancer and actor whose credits include originating the role of Anita in “West Side Story.” | Other prizes that were granted before the broadcast began: the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber — one of the most successful musical theater writers and producers in history — received a lifetime achievement award, as did Chita Rivera, a revered Broadway dancer and actor whose credits include originating the role of Anita in “West Side Story.” |
| “By the way: there’s still a lot of salt left in this shaker,” Ms. Rivera, who is 85, said, reflecting on her intention to keep performing. | “By the way: there’s still a lot of salt left in this shaker,” Ms. Rivera, who is 85, said, reflecting on her intention to keep performing. |
| Mr. Lloyd Webber, who is 70 years old, had already won seven Tony Awards, including for “Cats” and “The Phantom of the Opera”; Ms. Rivera had won as a performer in “The Rink” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” | Mr. Lloyd Webber, who is 70 years old, had already won seven Tony Awards, including for “Cats” and “The Phantom of the Opera”; Ms. Rivera had won as a performer in “The Rink” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” |
| “All I wanted to be was Richard Rodgers,” Mr. Lloyd Webber said referring to the legendary Broadway composer. “I never dreamed that I, a Brit of all things, would one day be honored with the same award my idol won.” | “All I wanted to be was Richard Rodgers,” Mr. Lloyd Webber said referring to the legendary Broadway composer. “I never dreamed that I, a Brit of all things, would one day be honored with the same award my idol won.” |
| An especially poignant award this year: Melody Herzfeld, a drama teacher at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was given an award for excellence in theater education. Ms. Herzfeld hid 65 students during the mass shooting at her school on Feb. 14, and then later helped some of them use theater and song to express some of their feelings; it was some of those students who performed during the broadcast. | |
| “All the goodness and tragedy that has brought me to this point will never be erased,” she said. “I remember on Feb. 7, in a circle with my students, encouraging them to be good to each other. And I remember only a week later, on Feb. 14, a perfect day, where all these lessons in my life and in their short lives would be called into action.” | “All the goodness and tragedy that has brought me to this point will never be erased,” she said. “I remember on Feb. 7, in a circle with my students, encouraging them to be good to each other. And I remember only a week later, on Feb. 14, a perfect day, where all these lessons in my life and in their short lives would be called into action.” |
| And a New York Times photographer, Sara Krulwich, has become the first journalist recognized with a Tony Honor for Excellence in Theater, for her decades of photographing Broadway shows. Her award was given on Monday. | And a New York Times photographer, Sara Krulwich, has become the first journalist recognized with a Tony Honor for Excellence in Theater, for her decades of photographing Broadway shows. Her award was given on Monday. |