Nominations Announced for 2018 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards

Nominations for the 2018 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, the only theatrical award that honors the season's best chosen by fans, were announced live by former winners and Moulin Rouge co-stars Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo on May 8. Fans nominated their favorites from a complete list of eligible shows and performers.

Mean Girls leads with 15 nominations, followed by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and SpongeBob SquarePants with 10 each. Once On This Island and Frozen were honored with nine nominations apiece. Winners will be honored at a private reception on May 24.

 

Nominations are listed below.

FAVORITE NEW MUSICAL
The Band’s Visit
Frozen
Mean Girls
Prince of Broadway
SpongeBob SquarePants

FAVORITE NEW PLAY
1984
The Children
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Meteor Shower
The Parisian Woman

FAVORITE MUSICAL REVIVAL
Carousel
My Fair Lady
Once On This Island

FAVORITE PLAY REVIVAL
Angels in America
Children of a Lesser God
Lobby Hero
M. Butterfly
Three Tall Women

FAVORITE LONG-RUNNING SHOW
Anastasia
Dear Evan Hansen
Hamilton
Waitress
Wicked

FAVORITE TOUR
The Book of Mormon
Hamilton
Les Misérables
Waitress
Wicked

FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady
Joshua Henry, Carousel
Paul Alexander Nolan, Escape to Margaritaville
Tony Shalhoub, The Band’s Visit
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants

FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Erika Henningsen, Mean Girls
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island
Caissie Levy, Frozen
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Patti Murin, Frozen

FAVORITE LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Joshua Jackson, Children of a Lesser God
John Leguizamo, Latin History for Morons
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh

FAVORITE LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
Condola Rashad, Saint Joan
Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God
Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower
Uma Thurman, The Parisian Woman

FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Jelani Alladin, Frozen
Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants
Alex Newell, Once On This Island

FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kerry Butler, Mean Girls
Lilli Cooper, SpongeBob SquarePants
Ashley Park, Mean Girls
Lea Salonga, Once On This Island
Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls

FAVORITE FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Michael Cera, Lobby Hero
Sam Clemmett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Chris Evans, Lobby Hero
Nathan Lane, Angels in America

FAVORITE FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Poppy Miller, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Phillipa Soo, The Parisian Woman
Olivia Wilde, 1984

FAVORITE FUNNY PERFORMANCE
Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Kerry Butler, Mean Girls
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls

FAVORITE DIVA PERFORMANCE
Ariana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Caissie Levy, Frozen
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Alex Newell, Once On This Island
Lea Salonga, Once On This Island

FAVORITE ONSTAGE PAIR
Jelani Alladin & Patti Murin, Frozen
Anthony Boyle & Sam Clemmett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Lilli Cooper & Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
Grey Henson & Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls
Caissie Levy & Patti Murin, Frozen

FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Jelani Alladin, Frozen
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Alex Newell, Once On This Island
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants

FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Erika Henningsen, Mean Girls
Jai’Len Christine Li Josey, SpongeBob SquarePants
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island
Brittany Pollack, Carousel

FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (MALE)
Daniel Breaker, Hamilton
Noah Galvin, Dear Evan Hansen
Norm Lewis, Once On This Island
Taylor Trensch, Dear Evan Hansen
Brendon Urie, Kinky Boots

FAVORITE REPLACEMENT (FEMALE)
Phoenix Best, Dear Evan Hansen
Kara Lindsay, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Katharine McPhee, Waitress
Bernadette Peters, Hello, Dolly!
Betsy Wolfe, Waitress

FAVORITE NEW SONG
“Bikini Bottom Day”—SpongeBob SquarePants (music and lyrics by Jonathan Coulton)
“Hero Is My Middle Name”—SpongeBob SquarePants (music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper)
“(Just a) Simple Sponge”—SpongeBob SquarePants (music and lyrics by Panic! at the Disco)
“I’d Rather Be Me”—Mean Girls (music by Jeff Richmond; lyrics by Nell Benjamin)
“Monster”—Frozen (music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)

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SHOWS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
Mean Girls—15
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child—10
SpongeBob SquarePants—10
Once On This Island—9
Frozen—9
Dear Evan Hansen—4
Meteor Shower—4
Waitress—4
Angels in America—3
Carousel—3
Children of a Lesser God—3
Hamilton—3
Lobby Hero—3
My Fair Lady—3
The Parisian Woman—3
1984—2
The Band’s Visit—2
Three Tall Women—2
Wicked—2

PERFORMERS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child—4
Grey Henson, Mean Girls—4
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants—3
Jelani Alladin, Frozen—3
Caissie Levy, Frozen—3
Patti Murin, Frozen—3
Alex Newell, Once On This Island—3
Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls—3
Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower—2
Kerry Butler, Mean Girls—2
Sam Clemmett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child—2
Lilli Cooper, SpongeBob SquarePants—2
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child—2
Erika Henningsen, Mean Girls—2
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island—2
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls—2
Lea Salonga, Once On This Island—2