Thousands of Irish musical enthusiasts from all over the country made their way to Killarney over the weekend to attend the annual AIMS (Association of Irish Musical Societies) awards - or what is best described as, the Irish version of the Tony Awards.
The winners were announced - to over 1,300 attendees and thousands more viewing online - by Today FM’s Fergal D’Arcy at a gala banquet dinner in the INEC, Gleneagle Hotel on Saturday night, following a circus-themed fancy dress the night previous.
It’s @SMTMSshows pic.twitter.com/EFlB2LPVUy
— NotAimsAtAllAtAll (@aims_awards) June 15, 2018
They are breeding... there’s millions of them @TraleeMS #AIMS2018 pic.twitter.com/dKWTwuiddC
— NotAimsAtAllAtAll (@aims_awards) June 15, 2018
THIS IS AIMS! This is ME! #aims2018 @aims_awards pic.twitter.com/KqBJL1n9i9
— Jonathan (@sneezeonthebeat) June 15, 2018
And yes, you guessed it, mix circus with musical theatre and what do you get? The hit movie, The Greatest Showman.
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Each year, a different musical society takes on the challenge of performing the opening number, and this year it was Bravo Theatre Group from Loughrea, Galway.
And as this year's Tony was a little slower tempo than others years, they gave the Broadway babies a serious run for their money with their movie melody.
Bravo, Bravo!
And then came the awards - here's the list of the big winners.
All the winners from #AIMS2018 Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/RCZ0XGDBJH
— NotAimsAtAllAtAll (@aims_awards) June 17, 2018