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Tony Awards 2018 as it happened: The Band's Visit, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child win big

All the latest updates from this year's awards ceremony

Ilana Kaplan
Monday 11 June 2018 01:39 EDT
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Best Play and Best Musical nominations for Tony awards 2018

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The 72nd annual Tony Awards is over, with a ceremony attended by Broadway's biggest actors at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Performances from the casts of Mean Girls, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical and Bruce Springsteen were just some of the evening's highlights, along with a special appearance from the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who sang a survival song from the Broadway musical Rent.

While this year's awards show had SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical and Mean Girls leading with 12 nominations, The Band's Visit dominated the ceremony with 10 wins.

Other notable wins from the ceremony included Andrew Garfield for Lead Actor and Nathan Lane for Featured Actor in Angels in America and Laurie Metcalf for Best Featured Actress for Three Tall Women.

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Tituss Burgess should win an award solely for his fierce, red tux. He looks incredible.

(Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) 

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 01:43

Sia would appreciate Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles' theatre-inspired cover of "Chandelier." She'd also probably admire their matching gold pantsuits.

(Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) 

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 01:54

Nathan Lane is a class act. Congratulations to him on his Tony win for Angels in America! Hopefully there's justice for Mean Girls to come.

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 01:59

So incredible to see the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students singing "Seasons of Love" from Rent on stage at the Tony Awards. They received a tearful standing ovation.

(Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) 

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 02:20

Ari'el Stachel's speech alone about identity should have won an award. Instead he took home his first-ever Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role for The Band's Visit. "Both of my parents are here tonight. I have avoided so many events with them for so many years of my life," he told the audience. "I pretended that I was not a Middle-Eastern person. And after 9/11, it was very, very difficult for me, and so I concealed and I missed so many special events with them. And they're looking at me right now and I can't believe it. I want any kid who is watching to know that your biggest obstacle may turn into your purpose."

(Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) 

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 02:24

The Band's Visit seems to be taking home a lot of awards tonight. The production has taken home seven nods already: David Cromer won for Best Direction of a Musical, David Yazbek won for Music and Lyrics, Ari'el Stachel won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role and the list goes on.

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 03:07

Gryffindor for the win! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child takes home a Tony Award for Best Play. JK Rowling must be so proud. 

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 03:10

Donna Summer would be so proud to see the performance of Summer: Donna Summer The Musical. It was just a joyful moment during a ceremony. The Queen of Disco still reigns.

(Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) 

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 03:26

Wow. John Leguizamo received a special Tony Award, and he delivered one of the most powerful statements of the night: "I'm a living example of how theatre can change you. It didn't just change me, it saved me." Earlier in the evening he used his time on the stage to advocate for the Latino community and speak out against President Trump.

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 03:37

Hearing Bruce Springsteen perform a segment of Springsteen on Broadway is truly poetic. There's so much history there about him and about New Jersey.

(Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) 

Steve Anderson11 June 2018 03:50

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