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    Tony nominations for 'Harry Potter,' 'SpongeBob' and 'Mean Girls' put Hollywood center stage

    by Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times May 02, 2018 3 minutes

    "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Mean Girls" and "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."

    "Angels in America," "Carousel" and "My Fair Lady."

    When the Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday, leading the pack were titles that reflected Broadway's penchant for the familiar this season, the kind of franchise-mining that the TV and film world has perfected through spinoffs, sequels and reboots.

    "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical," inspired by the Nickelodeon series, and "Mean Girls," adapted from the 2004 movie, led the Tony nominations with 12 apiece. Revivals of "Angels in America" and Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Carousel"

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