Chilina Kennedy & Sasson Gabay PHOTO BY: Matthew Murphy
On June 10, 2018, the 72nd Tony Awards were set to recognize and award some of the biggest achievements in Broadway for the year of 2017-18. There were big blockbuster musicals nominated that year including Disney’s Frozen, Tina Fey’s Mean Girls and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants. How could a small musical based on an even smaller movie stand a chance? At the end of the award show, it was clear that The Band’s Visit was something special as it won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Actor, Actress and Musical. Since closed on Broadway, it’s now embarking on a National Tour and is currently in Minneapolis.