BMI Congratulates its 2018 Tony Nominees

The 2018 Tony nods are out and several BMI affiliates are poised to win big. The prestigious awards will be presented Sunday, June 10, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Catch it live at 8:00 Eastern/7:00 Central on CBS.

Here are the BMI nominees. Congratulations and good luck to all!

Best Original Score:
David Yazbek - The Band’s Visit
Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez - Frozen
Yolanda Adams, Jonathan Coulton, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, They Might Be Giants - Spongebob Squarepants

Best Musical:
The Band’s Visit (David Yazbek)
Frozen (Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez)
Spongebob Squarepants (Yolanda Adams, Jonathan Coulton, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, They Might Be Giants)

Best Book for a Musical:
Kyle Jarrow - Spongebob Squarepants

Best Orchestrations:
John Clancy - Mean Girls
Tom Kitt - Spongebob Squarepants
Jamshied Sharifi - The Band’s Visit

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Condola Rashad - Saint Joan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Michel Cera - Lobby Hero

Special Tony Award:
John Leguizamo

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (PRS*)

* Certain Works Licensed by BMI