Tony Award winners 2018 – Full list from Glenda Jackson and Andrew Garfield to The Band’s Visit and Harry Potter
The full list of winners from the US theatre awards
THIS weekend saw the 72nd Tony Awards take place at Radio City Hall in New York.
It was hosted by Josh Grobin and Sara Bareilles - here's a list of the winners and some highlights from America's top theatre gongs.
Glenda Jackson - Best Performance by a Lead Actress (play)
The 82-year-old British actress took home the award for best actress for her turn in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.
It was her third role after a 25-year break from the stage.
Glenda, a former Labour politician, also has two Academy Awards under her belt as well as an Emmy.
Three Tall Women is a 1994 Pulitzer-winning play following the journeys of three women, A, B and C - all variations of the same person during different times in her life.
Andrew Garfield - Best Performance by a Lead Actor (play)
Andrew won best actor for his role in Angels in America - a play about Aids and homosexuality in eighties America.
The 34-year-old gave an impassioned speech about the Trump administration and dedicated his award to the LGBTQ community.
Andrew also referenced a recent High Court ruling about a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same sex couple.
He said: “We all belong, so let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked!”
The Band's Visit - 10 awards including Best Musical
The politically charged musical, based on the 1997 book, scooped 10 awards.
It tells the story of an Egyptian police band that ends up stranded in the Israeli desert and how the two groups get on.
The show took home Best Performance by a Lead Actor - Musical (Tony Shalhoub) and Best Performance for a Lead Actress - Musical (Katrina Lenk) among others.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - six awards including Best Play
The British play, that recently transferred to Broadway, took home six gongs including the coveted Best Play award.
It also won Best Direction.
Cursed Child has been widely praised for its "extraordinary levels of stagecraft" and is a constant sell out.
Robert De Nero's anti-Trump rant
The outspoken actor issued a swear-filled rant about President Trump during the live broadcast while he was introducing Bruce Springsteen.
De Nero said: "It's no longer down with Trump. It's f--- Trump."
He urged the audience to vote in November and lauded Springsteen for his own political commitment.
Full list of winners:
Best musical: The Band’s Visit
Best play: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Best book of a musical: The Band’s Visit
Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre: The Band’s Visit
Best revival – play: Angels in America
Best revival – musical: Once on This Island
Best performance by a lead actor – play: Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Best performance by a lead actress – play: Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
Best performance by a lead actor – musical: Tony Shalhoub, The Band’s Visit
Best performance by a lead actress – musical: Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit
Best performance by an actor in a featured role – play: Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Best performance by an actress in a featured role – play: Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women
Best performance by an actor in a featured role – musical: Ari’el Stachel, The Band’s Visit
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Best performance by an actress in a featured role – musical: Lindsay Mendez, Carousel
Best scenic design – play: Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best scenic design – musical: David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants
Best costume design – play: Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best costume design – musical: Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
Best lighting design – play: Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best lighting design – musical: Tyler Micoleau, The Band’s Visit
Best direction – play: John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best direction – musical: David Cromer, The Band’s Visit
Best choreography: Justin Peck, Carousel
Best orchestrations: Jamshied Sharifi, The Band’s Visit
Best sound design – play: Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best sound design – musical: Kai Harada, The Band’s Visit