On the 2018 Tony Awards Red Carpet

Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish attends the 72nd Tony Awards.

Streaming (and binging) may now be our preferred mode of entertainment consumption, but the continued allure and relevance of the theatre was undeniable during the 72nd Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Comedians, rockers, TV actors, a former member of parliament and movie stars assumed roles this year in some of Broadway’s most celebrated productions.

Bruce Springsteen netted an award for his sold-out one-man show Springsteen on Broadway, a melding of his memoir and songbook. Tina Fey’s screen-to-stage adaptation of Mean Girls received 12 nominations. The 82-year-old actress and erstwhile British MP Glenda Jackson grandly walked away with the night’s award for Best Leading Actress in a Play (Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women)–this was her fifth Tony nomination. Her cast member, the formidable television and movie actress Laurie Metacalf, took the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Angels in America‘s Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield won awards for Best Featured Actor and Best Leading Actor in a Play, respectively.  And the cast of SpongeBob Squarepants brought down the house with “(I am Not a) Loser,” performed by actor Gavin Lee and written by the titans of American alt rock, They Might Be Giants.

Hosts Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, hosts of the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child star Hailey Kilgore attends the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne and Katy Weaver attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Nominee Condola Rashad attends the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Tituss Burgess and Kerry Washington (in Atelier Versace) attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Actress Tiffany Haddish and designer Michael Kor attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Alex Ebert (L) attends the 72nd Annual Tony Awards.

Nominee Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Zac Posen and Tavi Gevinson attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Indya Moore and Joseph Altuzarra attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Best Actress in a Musical winner Katrina Lenk attends the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Bruce Springsteen attends the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Tina Fey (in Thom Browne) and Jeff Richmond attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Nicolette Robinson and Lamar Odom Jr. attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Carey Mulligan attends the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, and Jim Parsons attend the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions.

 

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