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Tony Award nominations promise clash of big brands

Plenty of nominations donBԪַt necessarily lead to actual wins on Tony night
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Whichever show garners the most Tony Award nominations on Tuesday will very likely sound familiar.

ThatBԪַs because most of the leading candidates on Broadway stages these days are derived from a film, TV or music, including BԪַHarry Potter,BԪַ BԪַMean Girls,BԪַ BԪַFrozen,BԪַ BԪַSpongeBob SquarePants,BԪַ BԪַSummer,BԪַ BԪַEscape to MargaritavilleBԪַ and BԪַThe BandBԪַs Visit.BԪַ

Best new musical nominations are expected for BԪַThe BandBԪַs Visit,BԪַ based on a 2007 Israeli film about an accidental clash of cultures, and Tina FeyBԪַs BԪַMean Girls,BԪַ which she adapted from her much-beloved and oft-quoted 2004 high school comedy movie.

Other shows hoping to score a nomination in that category are the goofy undersea adaptation BԪַSpongeBob SquarePants,BԪַ DisneyBԪַs retelling of BԪַFrozen,BԪַ the Hal Prince revue BԪַPrince of Broadway,BԪַ the Jimmy Buffet musical BԪַEscape to MargaritavilleBԪַ and BԪַSummer,BԪַ about disco diva Donna Summer

Most observers believe J.K. RowlingBԪַs latest BԪַHarry PotterBԪַ offering will lead the best new play nominees. The two-part BԪַHarry Potter and the Cursed Child,BԪַ which picks up 19 years from where RowlingBԪַs last novel left off and portrays Potter and his friends as grown-ups, won nine Olivier Awards in London before coming to America and bewitching critics and audiences alike.

Other best play candidates include BԪַFarinelli and the King,BԪַ BԪַThe Children,BԪַ BԪַJunk,BԪַ BԪַMeteor Shower,BԪַ BԪַLatin History for Morons,BԪַ BԪַJohn Lithgow: Stories by HeartBԪַ and BԪַThe Parisian Woman.BԪַ

BԪַCarousel,BԪַ BԪַMy Fair LadyBԪַ and BԪַOnce on This IslandBԪַ will make up the best musical revival category, mostly because theyBԪַre only eligible nominees. The best play revival will probably be led by BԪַAngels in America,BԪַ BԪַThree Tall WomenBԪַ and BԪַThe Iceman Cometh.BԪַ

Plenty of nominations donBԪַt necessarily lead to actual wins on Tony night. While BԪַHamiltonBԪַ was nominated for 16 awards in 2016 and went on to win 11, just last year BԪַNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812BԪַ earned a leading 12 nominations but got just two technical awards on the big night.

Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press

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