72nd Annual TONY AWARDS Tony Shalhoub "Band's Visit" Nathan Lane 2018 Playbill

Description

This is a rare playbill from the Seventy-Second Annual ANTOINETTE PERRY AWARDS ceremony held on June 10th, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® got their start in 1947 when the Wing established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre. Named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer, and the dynamic wartime leader of the American Theatre Wing who had passed away the previous year, the Tony Awards made their official debut at a dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6th, 1947. Vera Allen, Perry's successor as chairwoman of the Wing, presided over an evening that included dining, dancing, and a program of entertainment.
Among those honored at the 2017-2018 Tony's with acting awards were TONY SHALHOUB (
The Band's Visit
), KATRINA LENK (
The Band's Visit
), ARI'EL STACHEL (
The Band's Visit
), LINDSAY MENDEZ (
Carousel
), ANDREW GARFIELD (
Angels in America
), GLENDA JACKSON
(Three Tall Women
), NATHAN LANE
(Angels in America
) and LAURIE METCALF (
Three Tall Women
).
The award for "Best Musical" went to "THE BAND'S VISIT", "Best Book of a Musical" to ITAMAR MOSES (
The Band's Visit
) and "Best Original Score" to DAVID YAZBEK
(
The Band's Visit
)
. "Best Revival of a Play" went to Tony Kushner's "ANGELS IN AMERICA", "Best Revival of a Musical" to Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens' "ONCE ON THIS ISLAND", "Best Play" went to JACK THORNE
(Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
), "Best Choreography" to JUSTIN PECK
(
Carousel
),
"Best Direction of a Musical" to DAVID CROMER (
The Band's Visit
) and "Best Direction of a Play" to JOHN TIFFANY (
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
).
Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre went to CHITA RIVERA and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and Special Tony Awards were presented to JOHN LEGUIZAMO and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
The hosts for the 72nd Annual Tony Awards were Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban. Performing or presenting awards were
Uzo Aduba, Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melissa Benoist, Erich Bergen, Rachel Bloom, Matt Bomer,  Rachel Brosnahan, Tituss Burgess, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Robert De Niro, Brandon Victor Dixon, Christopher Jackson, Billy Joel, Patti LuPone, Tatiana Maslany, Katharine McPhee, Matthew Morrison, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kelli O’Hara, Jim Parsons, Bernadette Peters, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Ming-Na Wen, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Washington; Tony Nominees Tina Fey, John Leguizamo and Amy Schumer; and Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients Andrew Lloyd Webber and Chita Rivera
.
DETAILS: The 146 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, individual photos of each of the nominees and participating artists, production photos from each of the nominated plays and musicals and a number of congratulatory advertisements from current Broadway productions.
CONDITION: This rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard for safe transport.