Tina Fey up for a Tony
For writing the Mean Girls book
Tina Fey has been nominated for a Tony Award for writing the book of the Mean Girls musical on Broadway.
And the show itself is up for best musical, alongside The Band's Visit, Frozen and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical.
The writers of the very same four shows are up for best book.
In total Mean Girls received 12 nominations, joint top with SpongeBob.
Meanwhile, Amy Schumer is up for best leading actress in a play for her part in Steve Martin's Meteor Shower.
She’s up against Glenda Jackson for Edward Albee's Three Tall Women; Condola Rashad for Saint Joan; and Lauren Ridloff for Children of a Lesser God.
The awards will be presented by Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban on June 10.
Published: 1 May 2018
