Tony Awards 2018: ‘The Band’s Visit’ & ‘Harry Potter’ Prevail

• “The Band’s Visit,” a delicate musical about an Egyptian police orchestra stranded for a night in Israel, swept the awards, winning 10 prizes including best new musical.

• “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a sequel to the seven-novel series, won best play.

• The biggest upset of the night: “Once on This Island” defeated “Carousel” and “My Fair Lady” to win best musical revival.

• Acting prizes went to Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane for “Angels in America” and Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf for “Three Tall Women.” See all the winners.

• Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schoolin Parkland, Fla., sang an anthem of survival from “Rent,” just months after living through a mass shooting.

(Excerpt) Read more in: The New York Times

Tony Awards 2018: ‘The Band’s Visit’ & ‘Harry Potter’ Prevail

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