77th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 4

This was a wild Tony Awards. I had mixed emotions on all the performances, but so many well earned wins (and some surprising wins). I don't think I've ever been this invested while watching a ceremony before.

ABC= Nominee that I predicted would win
ABC= Nominee that won

If a category has only a name in pink that means that the nominee I predicted would win did win.

• Best Play
• Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Mary Jane
• Mother Play
• Prayer for the French Republic
• Stereophonic
• Best Musical
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Illinoise
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• Water for Elephants
• Best Revival of a Play
• An Enemy of the People
• Appropriate
• Purlie Victorious
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Cabaret
• Gutenberg!
• Merrily We Roll Along
• The Who's Tommy
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Jeremy Strong- An Enemy of the People as Doctor Thomas Stockmann
• Leslie Odom, Jr.- Purlie Victorious as Purlie Victorious Judson
• Liev Schreiber- Doubt: A Parable as Father Flynn
• Michael Stuhlbarg- Patriots as Boris Berezovsky
• William Jackson Harper- Uncle Vanya as Astrov
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Amy Ryan- Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius Beaver
• Betsy Aidem- Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle
• Jessica Lange- Mother Play as Phyllis
• Rachel McAdams- Mary Jane as Mary Jane
• Sarah Paulson- Appropriate as Toni Lafayette
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Brian d'Arcy James- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
• Brody Grant- The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis
• Dorian Harewood- The Notebook as Older Noah Calhoun
• Eddie Redmayne- Cabaret as Emcee
• Jonathan Groff- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Eden Espinosa- Lempicka as Tamara de Lempicka
• Gayle Rankin- Cabaret as Sally Bowles
• Kelli O'Hara- Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen
• Maleah Joi Moon- Hell's Kitchen as Ali
• Maryann Plunkett- The Notebook as Older Allison "Allie" Calhoun
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Corey Stoll- Appropriate as Bo
• Eli Gelb- Stereophonic as Grover
• Jim Parsons- Mother Play as Carl
• Tom Pecinka- Stereophonic as Peter
• Will Brill- Stereophonic as Reg
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- Mother Play as Martha
• Juliana Canfield- Stereophonic as Holly
• Kara Young- Purlie Victorious as Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
• Quincy Tyler Bernstine- Doubt: A Parable as Mrs. Muller
• Sarah Pidgeon- Stereophonic as Diana
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Brandon Victor Dixon- Hell's Kitchen as Davis
• Daniel Radcliffe- Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
• Joshua Boone- The Outsiders as Dallas Winston
• Roger Bart- Back to the Future as Emmett "Doc" Brown
• Sky Lakota-Lynch- The Outsiders as Johnny Cade
• Steven Skybell- Cabaret as Herr Schultz
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Amber Iman- Lempicka as Rafaela
• Bebe Neuwirth- Cabaret as Fräulein Schneider
• Kecia Lewis- Hell's Kitchen as Miss Liza Jane
• Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer- Spamalot as Lady of the Lake
• Lindsay Mendez- Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn
• Nikki M. James- Suffs as Ida B. Wells
• Shoshana Bean- Hell's Kitchen as Jersey
• Best Direction of a Play
• Anne Kauffman- Mary Jane
• Daniel Aukin- Stereophonic
• Lila Neugebauer- Appropriate
• Kenny Leon- Purlie Victorious
• Whitney White- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Danya Taymor- The Outsiders
• Jessica Stone- Water for Elephants
• Leigh Silverman- Suffs
• Maria Friedman- Merrily We Roll Along
• Michael Greif- Hell's Kitchen
• Best Book of a Musical
• Adam Rapp and Justine Levine- The Outsiders
• Bekah Brunstetter- The Notebook
• Kristoffer Diaz- Hell's Kitchen
• Rick Elice- Water for Elephants
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Best Original Score
• Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• David Byrne and Fatboy Slim- Here Lies Love
• Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance & Justin Levine- The Outsiders
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Will Butler- Stereophonic
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Zinn- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• David Zinn- Stereophonic
• Derek McLane- Purlie Victorious
• Dots- An Enemy of the People
• Dots- Appropriate
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian- The Outsiders
• David Korins- Here Lies Love
• Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini- Lempicka
• Robert Brill and Peter Negrini- Hell's Kitchen
• Takeshi Kata- Water for Elephants
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross- Back to the Future
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• David Zinn- An Enemy of the People
• Dede Ayite- Appropriate
• Dede Ayite- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Emilio Sosa- Purlie Victorious
• Enver Chakartash- Stereophonic
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• David Israel Reynoso- Water for Elephants
• Dede Ayite- Hell's Kitchen
• Linda Cho- The Great Gatsby
• Paul Tazewell- Suffs
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Amith Chandrashaker- Prayer for the French Republic
• Isabella Byrd- An Enemy of the People
• Jane Cox- Appropriate
• Jiyoun Chang- Stereophonic
• Natasha Katz- Grey House
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Bradley King and David Bengali- Water for Elephants
• Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim- The Outsiders
• Brandon Sterling Baker- Illinoise
• Isabella Byrd- Cabaret
• Natasha Katz- Hell's Kitchen
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Leah Gelpe- Mary Jane
• Ryan Rumery- Stereophonic
• Stefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Tom Gibbons- Grey House
• Will Pickens and Bray Poor- Appropriate
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Cody Spencer and M.L. Dogg- Here Lies Love
• Cody Spencer- The Outsiders
• Gareth Owen- Hell's Kitchen
• Kai Harada- Merrily We Roll Along
• Nick Lidster- Cabaret
• Best Choreography
• Annie-B Parson- Here Lies Love
• Camille A. Brown- Hell’s Kitchen
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman- The Outsiders
• Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb- Water for Elephants
• Best Orchestrations
• Adam Blackstone and Tom Kitt- Hell's Kitchen
• Jonathan Tunick- Merrily We Roll Along
• Jonathan Tunick- Merrily We Roll Along
• Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine, and Jamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay)- The Outsiders
• Timo Andres- Illinoise
• Will Butler and Justin Craig- Stereophonic

Shows with Multiple Wins:

5: Stereophonic

4: Merrily We Roll Along; The Outsiders

3: Appropriate

2: Hell's Kitchen; Suffs

Shows with One Win:

Cabaret; An Enemy of the People; The Great Gatsby; Illinoise; Jaja's African Hair Braiding; Purlie Victorious

77th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 3

Was shocked at the lack of The Notebook nominations, but here we are.

ABC= Who I think will win
ABC= Who I think should win

If the category only has a show in red, that means I don't have an opinion on who should win. If a category only has pink, that means this nominee is not only who I think should win, but who I think will win.

• Best Play
• Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Mary Jane
• Mother Play
• Prayer for the French Republic
• Stereophonic
• Best Musical
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Illinoise
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• Water for Elephants
• Best Revival of a Play
• An Enemy of the People
• Appropriate
• Purlie Victorious
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Cabaret
• Gutenberg!
• Merrily We Roll Along
• The Who's Tommy
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Jeremy Strong- An Enemy of the People as Doctor Thomas Stockmann
• Leslie Odom, Jr.- Purlie Victorious as Purlie Victorious Judson
• Liev Schreiber- Doubt: A Parable as Father Flynn
• Michael Stuhlbarg- Patriots as Boris Berezovsky
• William Jackson Harper- Uncle Vanya as Astrov
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Amy Ryan- Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius Beaver
• Betsy Aidem- Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle
• Jessica Lange- Mother Play as Phyllis
• Rachel McAdams- Mary Jane as Mary Jane
• Sarah Paulson- Appropriate as Toni Lafayette
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Brian d'Arcy James- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
• Brody Grant- The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis
• Dorian Harewood- The Notebook as Older Noah Calhoun
• Eddie Redmayne- Cabaret as Emcee
• Jonathan Groff- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Eden Espinosa- Lempicka as Tamara de Lempicka
• Gayle Rankin- Cabaret as Sally Bowles
• Kelli O'Hara- Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen
• Maleah Joi Moon- Hell's Kitchen as Ali
• Maryann Plunkett- The Notebook as Older Allison "Allie" Calhoun
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Corey Stoll- Appropriate as Bo
• Eli Gelb- Stereophonic as Grover
• Jim Parsons- Mother Play as Carl
• Tom Pecinka- Stereophonic as Peter
• Will Brill- Stereophonic as Reg
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- Mother Play as Martha
• Juliana Canfield- Stereophonic as Holly
• Kara Young- Purlie Victorious as Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
• Quincy Tyler Bernstine- Doubt: A Parable as Mrs. Muller
• Sarah Pidgeon- Stereophonic as Diana
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Brandon Victor Dixon- Hell's Kitchen as Davis
• Daniel Radcliffe- Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
• Joshua Boone- The Outsiders as Dallas Winston
• Roger Bart- Back to the Future as Emmett "Doc" Brown
• Sky Lakota-Lynch- The Outsiders as Johnny Cade
• Steven Skybell- Cabaret as Herr Schultz
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Amber Iman- Lempicka as Rafaela
• Bebe Neuwirth- Cabaret as Fräulein Schneider
• Kecia Lewis- Hell's Kitchen as Miss Liza Jane
• Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer- Spamalot as Lady of the Lake
• Lindsay Mendez- Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn
• Nikki M. James- Suffs as Ida B. Wells
• Shoshana Bean- Hell's Kitchen as Jersey
• Best Direction of a Play
• Anne Kauffman- Mary Jane
• Daniel Aukin- Stereophonic
• Lila Neugebauer- Appropriate
• Kenny Leon- Purlie Victorious
• Whitney White- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Danya Taymor- The Outsiders
• Jessica Stone- Water for Elephants
• Leigh Silverman- Suffs
• Maria Friedman- Merrily We Roll Along
• Michael Greif- Hell's Kitchen
• Best Book of a Musical
• Adam Rapp and Justine Levine- The Outsiders
• Bekah Brunstetter- The Notebook
• Kristoffer Diaz- Hell's Kitchen
• Rick Elice- Water for Elephants
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Best Original Score
• Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• David Byrne and Fatboy Slim- Here Lies Love
• Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance & Justin Levine- The Outsiders
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Will Butler- Stereophonic
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Zinn- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• David Zinn- Stereophonic
• Derek McLane- Purlie Victorious
• Dots- An Enemy of the People
• Dots- Appropriate
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian- The Outsiders
• David Korins- Here Lies Love
• Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini- Lempicka
• Robert Brill and Peter Negrini- Hell's Kitchen
• Takeshi Kata- Water for Elephants
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross- Back to the Future
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• David Zinn- An Enemy of the People
• Dede Ayite- Appropriate
• Dede Ayite- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Emilio Sosa- Purlie Victorious
• Enver Chakartash- Stereophonic
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• David Israel Reynoso- Water for Elephants
• Dede Ayite- Hell's Kitchen
• Linda Cho- The Great Gatsby
• Paul Tazewell- Suffs
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Amith Chandrashaker- Prayer for the French Republic
• Isabella Byrd- An Enemy of the People
• Jane Cox- Appropriate
• Jiyoun Chang- Stereophonic
• Natasha Katz- Grey House
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Bradley King and David Bengali- Water for Elephants
• Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim- The Outsiders
• Brandon Sterling Baker- Illinoise
• Isabella Byrd- Cabaret
• Natasha Katz- Hell's Kitchen
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Leah Gelpe- Mary Jane
• Ryan Rumery- Stereophonic
• Stefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Tom Gibbons- Grey House
• Will Pickens and Bray Poor- Appropriate
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Cody Spencer and M.L. Dogg- Here Lies Love
• Cody Spencer- The Outsiders
• Gareth Owen- Hell's Kitchen
• Kai Harada- Merrily We Roll Along
• Nick Lidster- Cabaret
• Best Choreography
• Annie-B Parson- Here Lies Love
• Camille A. Brown- Hell’s Kitchen
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman- The Outsiders
• Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb- Water for Elephants
• Best Orchestrations
• Adam Blackstone and Tom Kitt- Hell's Kitchen
• Jonathan Tunick- Merrily We Roll Along
• Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine, and Jamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay)- The Outsiders
• Timo Andres- Illinoise
• Will Butler and Justin Craig- Stereophonic

Shows with Multiple Wins:

8: Stereophonic

4: Merrily We Roll Along

3: Appropriate; Cabaret; Illinoise

2: Suffs

1: An Enemy of the People; Mother Play; The Notebook

77th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 2

Let's see how we did! Honestly, I have no idea. This year was such a crap shoot. Was surprised that The Notebook didn't get more nominations, was excited that Jaja's African Hair Braiding got so many nods!

ABC= Nominee I did not predict was nominated
ABC= Nominee prediction was not nominated

• Best Play
• Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Mary Jane
• Mother Play
• Patriots
• Prayer for the French Republic
• Stereophonic
• Best Musical
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Illinoise
• The Notebook
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• Water for Elephants
• Best Revival of a Play
• An Enemy of the People
• Appropriate
• Mary Jane
• Purlie Victorious
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Cabaret
• Gutenberg!
• Merrily We Roll Along
• Spamalot
• The Who's Tommy
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Danny DeVito- I Need That as Sam
• Jeremy Strong- An Enemy of the People as Doctor Thomas Stockmann
• Leslie Odom, Jr.- Purlie Victorious as Purlie Victorious Judson
• Liev Schreiber- Doubt: A Parable as Father Flynn
• Michael Stuhlbarg- Patriots as Boris Berezovsky
• Steve Carrell- Uncle Vanya as Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky
• William Jackson Harper- Uncle Vanya as Astrov
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Amy Ryan- Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius Beaver
• Betsy Aidem- Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle
• Jessica Lange- Mother Play as Phyllis
• Rachel McAdams- Mary Jane as Mary Jane
• Sarah Paulson- Approrpriate as Toni Lafayette
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• ‪Ali Louis Bourzgui‬- The Who’s Tommy as Tommy Walker
• Brian d'Arcy James- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
• Brody Grant- The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis
• Dorian Harewood- The Notebook as Older Noah Calhoun
• Eddie Redmayne- Cabaret as Emcee
• Jonathan Groff- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Eden Espinosa- Lempicka as Tamara de Lempicka
• Gayle Rankin- Cabaret as Sally Bowles
• Kelli O'Hara- Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen
• Maleah Joi Moon- Hell's Kitchen as Ali
• Maryann Plunkett- The Notebook as Older Allison "Allie" Calhoun
• Shaina Taub- Suffs as Alice Paul
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Corey Stoll- Appropriate as Bo
• Eli Gelb- Stereophonic as Grover
• Jim Parsons- Mother Play as Carl
• Michael Imperioli- An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann
• Tom Pecinka- Stereophonic as Peter
• Will Brill- Stereophonic as Reg
• Will Keen- Patriots as Vladimir Puton
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- Mother Play as Martha
• Elle Fanning- Appropriate as River
• Juliana Canfield- Stereophonic as Holly
• Kara Young- Purlie Victorious as Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
• Quincy Tyler Bernstine- Doubt: A Parable as Mrs. Muller
• Sarah Pidgeon- Stereophonic as Diana
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Brandon Victor Dixon- Hell’s Kitchen as Davis
• Daniel Radcliffe- Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
• Hugh Coles- Back to the Future as George McFly
• Joshua Boone- The Outsiders as Dallas Winston
• Roger Bart- Back to the Future as Emmett "Doc" Brown
• Sky Lakota-Lynch- The Outsiders as Johnny Cade
• Steven Skybell- Cabaret as Herr Schultz
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Amber Iman- Lempicka as Rafaela
• Bebe Neuwirth- Cabaret as Fräulein Schneider
• Jenn Colella- Suffs as Carrie Catt
• Joy Woods- The Notebook as Middle Allison "Allie" Hamilton
• Kecia Lewis- Hell’s Kitchen as Miss Liza Jane
• Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer- Spamalot as Lady of the Lake
• Lindsay Mendez- Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn
• Nikki M. James- Suffs as Ida B. Wells
• Shoshana Bean- Hell's Kitchen as Jersey
• Best Direction of a Play
• Anne Kauffman- Mary Jane
• Daniel Aukin- Stereophonic
• Lila Neugebauer- Appropriate
• Kenny Leon- Purlie Victorious
• Sam Gold- An Enemy of the People
• Whitney White- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Danya Taymor- The Outsiders
• Jessica Stone- Water for Elephants
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Leigh Silverman- Suffs
• Maria Friedman- Merrily We Roll Along
• Michael Greif- Hell's Kitchen
• Rebecca Frecknall- Cabaret
• Best Book of a Musical
• Adam Rapp and Justine Levine- The Outsiders
• Bekah Brunstetter- The Notebook
• Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• Jonathan Abrams- The Heart of Rock and Roll
• Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury- Illinoise
• Kristoffer Diaz- Hell's Kitchen
• Rick Elice- Water for Elephants
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Best Original Score
• Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• David Byrne and Fatboy Slim- Here Lies Love
• Ingrid Michaelson- The Notebook
• Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance & Justin Levine- The Outsiders
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Will Butler- Stereophonic
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Rockwell- Doubt: A Parable
• David Zinn- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• David Zinn- Stereophonic
• Derek McLane- Purlie Victorious
• Dots- An Enemy of the People
• Dots- Appropriate
• Duncan Henderson and Nina Dunn- The Shark Is Broken
• Miriam Buether and Ash J. Woodward- Patriots
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Cottage
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian- The Outsiders
• David Korins- Here Lies Love
• David Korins and Peter Negrini- The Who’s Tommy
• Soutra Gilmour- Merrily We Roll Along
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Great Gatsby
• Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini- Lempicka
• Robert Brill and Peter Negrini- Hell's Kitchen
• Takeshi Kata- Water for Elephants
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross- Back to the Future
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• David Zinn- An Enemy of the People
• Dede Ayite- Appropriate
• Dede Ayite- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Emilio Sosa- Purlie Victorious
• Enver Chakartash- Stereophonic
• Linda Cho- Doubt: A Parable
• Sydney Maresca- The Cottage
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Clint Ramos- Here Lies Love
• David Israel Reynoso- Water for Elephants
• Dede Ayite- Hell's Kitchen
• Linda Cho- The Great Gatsby
• Paloma Young- Lempicka
• Paul Tazewell- Suffs
• Sarafina Bush- The Who’s Tommy
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Amith Chandrashaker- Prayer for the French Republic
• Isabella Byrd- An Enemy of the People
• Jack Knowles- Patriots
• Jane Cox- Appropriate
• Jiyoun Chang- Stereophonic
• Kenneth Posner- Doubt: A Parable
• Lap Chi Chu- Uncle Vanya
• Natasha Katz- Grey House
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Amanda Zieve- The Who’s Tommy
• Amith Chandrashaker- Merrily We Roll Along
• Ben Stanton and Lucy Mackinnon- The Notebook
• Bradley King and David Bengali- Water for Elephants
• Brandon Sterling Baker- Illinoise
• Hana S. Kim and Brian MacDevitt- The Outsiders
• Isabella Byrd- Cabaret
• Natasha Katz- Hell's Kitchen
• Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone- Back to the Future
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Adam Cork- Patriots
• Leah Gelpe- Mary Jane
• Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake- Uncle Vanya
• Ryan Rumery- Stereophonic
• Stefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Tom Gibbons- Grey House
• Will Pickens and Bray Poor- Appropriate
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Cody Spencer and M.L. Dogg- Here Lies Love
• Cody Spencer- The Outsiders
• Gareth Owen- Back to the Future
• Gareth Owen- Hell's Kitchen
• Gareth Owen- The Who’s Tommy
• Jason Crystal- Suffs
• Kai Harada- Merrily We Roll Along
• Nick Lidster- Cabaret
• Best Choreography
• Annie-B Parson- Here Lies Love
• Camille A. Brown- Hell’s Kitchen
• Julia Cheng- Cabaret
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman- The Outsiders
• Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb- Water for Elephants
• Best Orchestrations
• Adam Blackstone and Tom Kitt- Hell's Kitchen
• Adam Guettel and Jamie Lawrence- Days of Wine and Roses
• John Clancy and Carmel Dean- The Notebook
• Jonathan Tunick- Merrily We Roll Along
• Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine, and Jamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay)- The Outsiders
• Michael Starobin- Suffs
• Timo Andres- Illinoise
• Will Butler and Justin Craig- Stereophonic

Shows with Multiple Nominations:

13: Hell's Kitchen; Stereophonic

12: The Outsiders

9: Cabaret

8: Appropriate

7: Merrily We Roll Along; Water for Elephants

6: Purlie Victorious; Suffs

5: An Enemy of the People; Jaja's African Hair Braiding

4: Here Lies Love; Illinoise; Mary Jane; Mother Play

3: Days of Wine and Roses; Doubt: A Parable; Lempicka; The Notebook; Prayer for the French Republic

2: Back to the Future; Grey House

77th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 1

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• Best Play
• Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Mother Play
• Patriots
• Prayer for the French Republic
• Stereophonic
• Best Musical
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Illinoise
• The Notebook
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• Best Revival of a Play
• An Enemy of the People
• Appropriate
• Mary Jane
• Purlie Victorious
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Cabaret
• Merrily We Roll Along
• Spamalot
• The Who's Tommy
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Danny DeVito- I Need That as Sam
• Jeremy Strong- An Enemy of the People as Doctor Thomas Stockmann
• Leslie Odom, Jr.- Purlie Victorious as Purlie Victorious Judson
• Michael Stuhlbarg- Patriots as Boris Berezovsky
• Steve Carrell- Uncle Vanya as Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Amy Ryan- Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius Beaver
• Betsy Aidem- Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle
• Jessica Lange- Mother Play as Phyllis
• Rachel McAdams- Mary Jane as Mary Jane
• Sarah Paulson- Approrpriate as Toni Lafayette
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• ‪Ali Louis Bourzgui‬- The Who’s Tommy as Tommy Walker
• Brian d'Arcy James- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
• Brody Grant- The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis
• Eddie Redmayne- Cabaret as Emcee
• Jonathan Groff- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Eden Espinosa- Lempicka as Tamara de Lempicka
• Gayle Rankin- Cabaret as Sally Bowles
• Kelli O'Hara- Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen
• Maleah Joi Moon- Hell's Kitchen as Ali
• Maryann Plunkett- The Notebook as Older Allison "Allie" Calhoun
• Shaina Taub- Suffs as Alice Paul
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Corey Stoll- Appropriate as Bo
• Michael Imperioli- An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann
• Tom Pecinka- Stereophonic as Peter
• Will Brill- Stereophonic as Reg
• Will Keen- Patriots as Vladimir Puton
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- Mother Play as Martha
• Elle Fanning- Appropriate as River
• Juliana Canfield- Stereophonic as Holly
• Kara Young- Purlie Victorious as Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
• Sarah Pidgeon- Stereophonic as Diana
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Daniel Radcliffe- Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
• Hugh Coles- Back to the Future as George McFly
• Joshua Boone- The Outsiders as Dallas Winston
• Roger Bart- Back to the Future as Emmett "Doc" Brown
• Steven Skybell- Cabaret as Herr Schultz
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Amber Iman- Lempicka as Rafaela
• Bebe Neuwirth- Cabaret as Fräulein Schneider
• Jenn Colella- Suffs as Carrie Catt
• Joy Woods- The Notebook as Middle Allison "Allie" Hamilton
• Lindsay Mendez- Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn
• Shoshana Bean- Hell's Kitchen as Jersey
• Best Direction of a Play
• Anne Kauffman- Mary Jane
• Daniel Aukin- Stereophonic
• Lila Neugebauer- Appropriate
• Kenny Leon- Purlie Victorious
• Sam Gold- An Enemy of the People
• Whitney White- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Danya Taymor- The Outsiders
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Leigh Silverman- Suffs
• Maria Friedman- Merrily We Roll Along
• Rebecca Frecknall- Cabaret
• Best Book of a Musical
• Bekah Brunstetter- The Notebook
• Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• Jonathan Abrams- The Heart of Rock and Roll
• Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury- Illinoise
• Kristoffer Diaz- Hell's Kitchen
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Best Original Score
• Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• David Byrne and Fatboy Slim- Here Lies Love
• Ingrid Michaelson- The Notebook
• Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance & Justin Levine- The Outsiders
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Will Butler- Stereophonic
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Rockwell- Doubt: A Parable
• David Zinn- Stereophonic
• Dots- Appropriate
• Duncan Henderson and Nina Dunn- The Shark Is Broken
• Miriam Buether and Ash J. Woodward- Patriots
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Cottage
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• David Korins- Here Lies Love
• David Korins and Peter Negrini- The Who’s Tommy
• Soutra Gilmour- Merrily We Roll Along
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Great Gatsby
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross- Back to the Future
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• Dede Ayite- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Emilio Sosa- Purlie Victorious
• Enver Chakartash- Stereophonic
• Linda Cho- Doubt: A Parable
• Sydney Maresca- The Cottage
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Clint Ramos- Here Lies Love
• Paloma Young- Lempicka
• Paul Tazewell- Suffs
• Sarafina Bush- The Who’s Tommy
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Amith Chandrashaker- Prayer for the French Republic
• Jack Knowles- Patriots
• Jiyoun Chang- Stereophonic
• Kenneth Posner- Doubt: A Parable
• Lap Chi Chu- Uncle Vanya
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Amanda Zieve- The Who’s Tommy
• Amith Chandrashaker- Merrily We Roll Along
• Ben Stanton and Lucy Mackinnon- The Notebook
• Bradley King and David Bengali- Water for Elephants
• Isabella Byrd- Cabaret
• Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone- Back to the Future
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Adam Cork- Patriots
• Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake- Uncle Vanya
• Ryan Rumery- Stereophonic
• Tom Gibbons- Grey House
• Will Pickens and Bray Poor- Appropriate
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Cody Spencer and M.L. Dogg- Here Lies Love
• Gareth Owen- Back to the Future
• Gareth Owen- The Who’s Tommy
• Jason Crystal- Suffs
• Kai Harada- Merrily We Roll Along
• Nick Lidster- Cabaret
• Best Choreography
• Camille A. Brown- Hell’s Kitchen
• Julia Cheng- Cabaret
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman- The Outsiders
• Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb- Water for Elephants
• Best Orchestrations
• Adam Guettel and Jamie Lawrence- Days of Wine and Roses
• John Clancy and Carmel Dean- The Notebook
• Michael Starobin- Suffs
• Timo Andres- Illinoise
• Will Butler and Justin Craig- Stereophonic

Shows with Multiple Nominations:

12: Stereophonic

11: Cabaret

8: Merrily We Roll Along; The Notebook; Suffs

7: Appropriate; Hell's Kitchen

6: The Outsiders; Patriots

5: Back to the Future; Days of Wine and Roses; Illinoise; Mother Play; Purlie Victorious; The Who's Tommy

4: An Enemy of the People; Doubt: A Parable; Hell's Kitchen; Here Lies Love; Mary Jane

3: Jaja's African Hair Braiding; Uncle Vanya

2: The Cottage; Lempicka; Water for Elephants

Individuals with Multiple Nominations:

3- Justin Peck; Shaina Taub

2- Adam Guettel; Amy Herzog; David Korins; Gareth Owen

People who should be nominated, but won't be:

Brittany Adebumola- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding as Miriam (Featured Actress in a Play)

Tabitha Lawing- Days of Wine and Roses as Lila (Featured Actress in a Musical)

76th Annual Tony Award Predictions Part 2

Let's see how we did! Honestly, there are some shockers, which I figured there would be, but I'm so excited that KPOP got 3 NOMINATIONS!!! It makes my heart SO HAPPY! Here are my biggest upsets though: Death of a Salesman snubs, Bad Cinderella design snubs, and all those nominations for Into the Woods & Sweeney.

ABC= Nominee I did not predict was nominated
ABC= Nominee prediction was not nominated

• Best Play
• Ain't No Mo'
• Between Riverside and Crazy
• Cost of Living
• Fat Ham
• Leopoldstadt
• Life of Pi
• Prima Facie
• Best Musical
• & Juliet
• Kimberly Akimbo
• New York, New York
• Shucked
• Some Like It Hot
• Best Revival of a Play
• A Doll's House
• Death of a Salesman
• Ohio State Murders
• The Piano Lesson
• The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
• Topdog/Underdog
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Camelot
• Into the Woods
• Parade
• Sweeney Todd
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Corey Hawkins- Topdog/Underdog as Lincoln
• Hiran Abeysekera- Life of Pi as Pi Patel
• Marcel Spears- Fat Ham as Juicy
• Oscar Isaacs- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Sidney Burstein
• Sean Hayes- Good Night, Oscar as Oscar Levant
• Stephen McKinley Henderson- Between Riverside and Crazy as Pops
• Wendell Pierce- Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II- Topdog/Underdog as Booth
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Audra McDonald- Ohio State Murders as Suzanne Alexander
• Jessica Chastain- A Doll’s House as Nora Helmer
• Jessica Hect- Summer, 1976 as Alice
• Jodie Comer- Prima Facie as Tessa
• Rachel Brosnahan- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Iris Burstein
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Andrew Burnap- Camelot as King Arthur
• Ben Platt- Parade as Leo Frank
• Brian d'Arcy James- Into the Woods as The Baker
• Christian Borle- Some Like It Hot as Joe/Josephine/Kip
• Colton Ryan- New York, New York as Jimmy Doyle
• J. Harrison Ghee- Some Like It Hot as Jerry/Daphne
• Josh Groban- Sweeney Todd as Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker
• Will Swenson- A Beautiful Noise as Neil Diamond (Then)
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Annaleigh Ashford- Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett
• Caroline Innerbichler- Shucked as Maizy
• Lorna Courtney- & Juliet as Juliet Capulet
• Micaela Diamond- Parade as Lucille Frank
• Phillipa Soo- Camelot as Guenevere
• Sara Bareilles- Into the Woods as The Baker’s Wife
• Victoria Clark- Kimberly Akimbo as Kimberly Levaco
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Arian Moyad- A Doll's House as Torvald Helmer
• Billy Eugene Jones- Fat Ham as Rev/Pap
• Brandon Uranowitz- Leopoldstadt as Nathan/Ludwig
• David Zayas- Cost of Living as Eddie
• Jordan E. Cooper- Ain't No Mo' as Peaches
• Samuel L. Jackson- The Piano Lesson as Doaker Charles
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Crystal Lucas-Perry- Ain't No Mo' as Passenger #5
• D'Arcy Corden- The Thanksgiving Play as Alicia
• Danielle Brooks- The Piano Lesson as Berniece
• Kara Young- Cost of Living as Jess
• Katy Sullivan- Cost of Living as Ani
• Miriam Silverman- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Mavis Parodus Bryson
• Nikki Crawford- Fat Ham as Tedra
• Sharon D. Clarke- Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Alex Newell- Shucked as Lulu
• Jordan Donica- Camelot as Lancelot Du Lac
• Justin Cooley- Kimberly Akimbo as Seth Weetis
• Kevin Cahoon- Shucked as Peanut
• Kevin Del Aguila- Some Like It Hot as Osgood
• Paulo Szot- & Juliet as Lance Du Bois
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Alli Mauzey- Kimberly Akimbo as Patti Levaco
• Betsy Wolfe- & Juliet as Anne Hathaway/April
• Bonnie Milligan- Kimberly Akimbo as Aunt Debra
• Carolee Carmello- Bad Cinderella as The Stepmother
• Julia Lester- Into the Woods as Little Red Ridinghood
• Natasha Yvette Williams- Some Like It Hot as Sweet Sue
• Ruthie Ann Miles- Sweeney Todd as Beggar Woman
• Best Direction of a Play
• Anne Kauffman- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
• Jaime Lloyd- A Doll's House
• Jo Bonny- Cost of Living
• Justin Martin- Prima Facie
• Max Webster- Life of Pi
• Miranda Cromwell- Death of a Salesman
• Patrick Marber- Leopoldstadt
• Saheem Ali- Fat Ham
• Stevie Walker-Webb- Ain't No Mo'
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Casey Nicholaw- Some Like It Hot
• Jack O'Brien- Shucked
• Jessica Stone- Kimberly Akimbo
• Lear deBessonet- Into the Woods
• Michael Arden- Parade
• Susan Stroman- New York, New York
• Best Book of a Musical
• Aaron Sorkin- Camelot
• David Lindsay-Abaire- Kimberly Akimbo
• David Thompson and Sharon Washington- New York, New York
• David West Read- & Juliet
• Matthew López and Amber Ruffin- Some Like it Hot
• Robert Horn- Shucked
• Best Original Score
• Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally- Shucked
• Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt- Almost Famous
• David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori- Kimberly Akimbo
• Helen Park and Max Vernon- KPOP
• John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Lin-Manuel Miranda- New York, New York
• Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman- Some Like it Hot
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• Dots- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
• Maruti Evans- Fat Ham
• Miriam Buether- Prima Facie
• Rachel Hauck- Good Night, Oscar
• Richard Hudson- Leopoldstadt
• Simon Scullion- Peter Pan Goes Wrong
• Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding- Life of Pi
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• Beowulf Boritt- New York, New York
• Dane Laffrey and Sven Ortel- Parade
• David Zinn- Kimberly Akimbo
• Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions- Camelot
• Mimi Lien- Sweeney Todd
• Scott Pask- Shucked
• Scott Pask- Some Like It Hot
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• Brigitte Reiffenstuel- Leopoldstadt
• Dominique Fawn Hill- Fat Ham
• Emilio Sosa- Ain't No Mo'
• Emilio Sosa- Good Night, Oscar
• Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes, and Finn Caldwell- Life of Pi
• Toni-Leslie James- The Piano Lesson
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi- KPOP
• Donna Zakowska- New York, New York
• Gabriela Tylesova- Bad Cinderella
• Gregg Barnes- Some Like It Hot
• Jennifer Moeller- Camelot
• Paloma Young- & Juliet
• Susan Hilferty- Parade
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Ben Stanton- A Christmas Carol
• Bradley King- Fat Ham
• Jen Schriever- Death of a Salesman
• John Torres- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
• Jon Clark- A Doll's House
• Natasha Chivers- Prima Facie
• Neil Austin- Leopoldstadt
• Tim Lutkin- Life of Pi
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Bruno Poet- Bad Cinderella
• Heather Gilbert- Parade
• Howard Hudson- & Juliet
• Ken Billington- New York, New York
• Lap Chi Chu- Camelot
• Natasha Katz- Some Like It Hot
• Natasha Katz- Sweeney Todd
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Ben Ringham and Max Ringham- A Doll's House
• Ben Ringham and Max Ringham- Prima Facie
• Carolyn Downing- Life of Pi
• Jonathan Deans and Taylor J. Williams- Ain't No Mo'
• Joshua D. Reid- A Christmas Carol
• Mikaal Sulaiman- Death of a Salesman
• Mikaal Sulaiman- Fat Ham
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Brian Ronan- Some Like It Hot
• Gareth Owen- & Juliet
• Gareth Owen- Bad Cinderella
• John Shivers- Shucked
• Kai Harada- Kimberly Akimbo
• Kai Harada- New York, New York
• Nevin Steinberg- Sweeney Todd
• Best Choreography
• Casey Nicholaw- Some Like It Hot
• Jennifer Weber- & Juliet
• Jennifer Weber- KPOP
• JoAnn M. Hunter- Bad Cinderella
• Steven Hoggett- Sweeney Todd
• Susan Stroman- New York, New York
• Wayne Cilento- Dancin'
• Best Orchestrations
• Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro- & Juliet
• Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter- Some Like It Hot
• Daryl Waters and Sam Davis- New York, New York
• Jason Howland- Shucked
• John Clancy and Macy Schmidt- Kimberly Akimbo

Shows with Multiple Nominations:

13: Some Like It Hot

10: New York, New York

9: & Juliet; Shucked

8: Kimberly Akimbo

7: Sweeney Todd

6: A Doll's House; Ain't No Mo'; Fat Ham; Leopoldstadt; Parade

5: Camelot; Cost of Living; Into the Woods; Life of Pi

3: Good Night, Oscar; KPOP; Prima Facie; The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window; Topdog/Underdog

2: A Christmas Carol; Between Riverside and Crazy; Death of a Salesman; The Piano Lesson

Individuals with Multiple Nominations:

2- Casey Nicholaw; David Lindsay-Abaire; Emilio Sosa; Jennifer Weber