'Mean Girls,' 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Lead Tony Noms With 12 Nods Each

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The musicals "Mean Girls" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" have each gotten 12 Tony nominations, leading the pack for the 2018 awards to be given out in June.

"Hamilton" star Leslie Odom Jr. and "Waitress" and "Scorpion" star Katharine McPhee announced the nominations Tuesday morning.

"The Band's Visit," ''Carousel" and "Angels in America" closely follow with 11 nods each. Critic and audience favorite "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has garnered 10, along with the revival of "My Fair Lady."

Best musical nominees are "The Band's Visit," ''Frozen," ''Mean Girls," and "SpongeBob SquarePants."

Best play nominees are "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," ''The Children," "'Farinelli and the King," ''Junk" and "Latin History for Morons."

Among the prominent names given acting nods are Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane for "Angels in America," Denzel Washington for "The Iceman Cometh," Glenda Jackson for "Three Tall Women," Amy Schumer for "Meteor Shower," Mark Rylance for "Farinelli and the King," and Katrina Lenk for "The Band's Visit."

SEE: Complete List Of All 2018 Tony Award Nominations

The 72nd annual Tony Awards, hosted by Josh Groban and Sarah Bareilles, will be broadcast on Sunday, June 10 at 8 p.m. on CBS2.

For more on this year's awards, click here.

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