The Last Midnight: July

Love In Idleness
Theatre: Apollo Theatre (West End)
Opened: May 11, 2017
Closing: July 1, 2017
Olivier Awards: N/A

The Little Foxes
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: April 19, 2017
Closing: July 2, 2017
Tony Awards:
Best Revival of a Play [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for Laura Linney as Regina Hubbard Giddens [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for Richard Thomas as Horace [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Cynthia Nixon as Birdie Hubbard
Best Costume Design in a Play for Jane Greenwood
Best Direction of a Play for Daniel Sullivan [Nominated]

Present Laughter
Theatre: St. James Theatre (Broadway)
Opened: April 5, 2017
Closing: July 2, 2017
Tony Awards:
Best Revival of a Play [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Kevin Kline as Garry Essendine
Best Costume Design in a Play for Susan Hilferty [Nominated]

Rotterdam
Theatre: Arts Theatre (West End)
Opened: June 21, 2017
Closing: July 15, 2017
Olivier Awards: N/A

Oslo
Theatre: Vivian Beaumont Theater (Broadway)
Opened: April 13, 2017
Closing: July 16, 2017
Tony Awards:
Best Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Jefferson Mays as Terje Rød-Larsen [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for Jennifer Ehle as Mona Juul [Nominated]
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for Michael Aronov Uri Savir
Best Scenic Design in a Play for Michael Yeargan [Nominated]
Best Lighting Design in a Play for Donald Holder [Nominated]
Best Direction of a Play for Bartlett Sher [Nominated]

The Philanthropist
Theatre: Trafalgar Studios (West End)
Opened: April 20, 2017
Closing: July 22, 2017
Olivier Awards: N/A

The Kite Runner
Theatre: Wyndham's Theatre (West End)
Opened: June 8, 2017
Closing: July 29, 2017
Olivier Awards: N/A

Unexpected Song: No Good Deed

"No Good Deed" from Wicked is my favorite song from the show. Elphaba finally comes to grips with who she must become in order to survive in the cruel world of Oz. She also comes to terms with who she actually is. The amount of emotions that can be portrayed in this song is thrilling and you can tweak it and play with it throughout every performance. I could listen to women sing this song almost all day long just to hear the different interpretations and the different riffs they do.

Alexia Khadime (West End)


Carmen Cusack (1st US Tour, Chicago s/b, Melbourne s/b)


Caroline Bowman (Broadway)



Dan'yelle Williamson (Chicago u/s)

Jackie Burns (Broadway, 1st US Tour)


Oak Joo-Hyun (Korea)


Rachel Tucker (Broadway, West End)

71st Annual Tony Awards Predictions: Part 4

Wow so Tony Awards this year were complete and utter BS. I honestly can't put into a post just how filled with rage I am over the robs for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 as well as Come From Away two inventive musicals with ridiculously creative scores and books that lost to a mediocre score written by mediocre and over hyped composers. Nominees that are underlined are the people who actually won while the nominees with an * next to them are the ones I predicted would win.

• Best Play
• A Doll's House, Part 2*
• Indecent
• Oslo
• Sweat
• Best Musical
• Come from Away
• Dear Evan Hansen
• Groundhog Day
• Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812*
• Best Revival of a Play
• Jitney
• The Little Foxes
• Present Laughter*
• Six Degrees of Separation
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Falsettos
• Hello, Dolly!*
• Miss Saigon
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Denis Arndt- Heisenberg as Alex Priest
• Chris Cooper- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Torvald Helmer*
• Corey Hawkins- Six Degrees of Separation as Paul
• Kevin Kline- Present Laughter as Garry Essendine
• Jefferson Mays- Oslo as Terje Rød-Larsen
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Cate Blanchet- The Present as Anna
• Jennifer Ehle- Oslo as Mona Juul
• Sally Field- The Glass Menagerie as Amanda Wingfield*
• Laura Linney- The Little Foxes as Regina Hubbard Giddens
• Laurie Metcalf- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Nora
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Christian Borle- Falsettos as Marvin
• Josh Groban- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Pierre
• Andy Karl- Groundhog Day as Phil Connors
• David Hyde Pierce- Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder
• Ben Platt- Dear Evan Hansen as Evan Hansen*
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Denée Benton- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Natasha Rostova 
• Christine Ebersole- War Paint as Elizabeth Arden
• Patti LuPone- War Paint as Helena Rubinstein
• Bette Middler- Hello, Dolly! as Dolly Levi*
• Eva Noblezada- Miss Saigon as Kim
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Michael Aronov- Oslo as Uri Savir
• Danny DeVito- The Price as Gregory Solomon
• Nathan Lane- The Front Page as Walter Burns*
• Richard Thomas- The Little Foxes as Horace
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Johanna Day- Sweat as Tracey
• Jayne Houdyshell- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Anne Marie*
• Cynthia Nixon- The Little Foxes as Birdie Hubbard
• Condola Rashād- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Emmy
• Michelle Wilson- Sweat as Cynthia
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Gavin Creel- Hello, Dolly! as Cornelius Hackl
• Mike Faist- Dear Evan Hansen as Connor Murphy
• Andrew Rannells- Falsettos as Whizzer
• Lucas Steele- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Anatole Kuragin* 
• Brandon Uranowitz- Falsettos as Mendel
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Kate Baldwin- Hello, Dolly! as Irene Molloy
• Stephanie J. Block- Falsettos as Trina*
• Jenn Colella- Come From Away as Annette, Beverley and others
• Rachel Bay Jones- Dear Evan Hanson as Heidi Hansen
• Mary Beth Peil- Anastasia as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
• Best Book of a Musical
• David Hein and Irene Sankoff- Come From Away*
• Steven Levenson- Dear Evan Hanson
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Danny Rubin- Groundhog Day
• Best Original Score
• David Hein and Irene Sankoff- Come From Away
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812*
• Tim Minchin- Groundhog Day
• Benj Pasek and Justin Paul- Dear Evan Hanson
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Gallo- Jitney
• Nigel Hook- The Play That Goes Wrong*
• Douglas W. Schmidt- The Front Page
• Michael Yeargan- Oslo
• David Zinn- Present Laughter
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• Rob Howell- Groundhog Day
• David Korins- Dear Evan Hanson*
• Mimi Lien- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Santo Loquasto- Hello, Dolly!
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• Jane Greenwood- The Little Foxes
• Susan Hilferty- Present Laughter
• Toni-Leslie James- Jitney
• David Zinn- A Doll's House, Part 2*
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Linda Cho- Anastasia
• Santo Loquasto- Hello, Dolly!
• Paloma Young- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Catharine Zuber- War Paint*
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Christopher Akerlind- Indecent*
• Jane Cox- Jitney
• Donald Holder- Oslo
• Jennifer Tipton- A Doll's House, Part 2
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Howell Binkley- Come from Away
• Natasha Katz- Hello, Dolly!
• Bradley King- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Japhy Weideman- Dear Evan Hansen*
• Best Direction of a Play
• Sam Gold- A Doll's House, Part 2*
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson- Jitney
• Bartlett Sher- Oslo
• Daniel Sullivan- The Little Foxes
• Rebecca Taichman- Indecent
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Christopher Ashley- Come From Away
• Rachel Chavkin- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812*
• Michael Greif- Dear Evan Hansen
• Matthew Warchus- Groundhog Day
• Jerry Zaks- Hello, Dolly!
• Best Choreography
• Andy Blankenbuehler- Bandstand*
• Peter Darling and Ellen Kane- Groundhog
• Day Kelly Devine- Come from Away
• Denis Jones- Holiday Inn
• Sam Pinkleton- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Best Orchestrations
• Bill Elliot and Greg Anthony Rassen- Bandstand*
• Larry Hochman- Hello, Dolly!
• Alex Lacamoire- Dear Evan Hansen
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

71st Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 3

So it was announced that Kevin Spacey will host this years Tony Awards :/ Not really too happy about that, but here we go a list to compare my nominations with the actual nominations. Nominees in pink are my choice winners for that category I may have more then one choice for a category or have no opinion at all. Nominees with an * next to them are the people who I believe are going to win. The only thing that I'm going to enjoy this year about the Tony's is how up in the air it is I mean practically every single one of these categories is highly debatable on who will win.

• Best Play
• A Doll's House, Part 2*
• Indecent
• Oslo
  
• Sweat
• Best Musical
• Come from Away
• Dear Evan Hansen
• Groundhog Day
• Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812*
• Best Revival of a Play
• Jitney
• The Little Foxes
• Present Laughter*
• Six Degrees of Separation
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Falsettos
• Hello, Dolly!*
• Miss Saigon
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Denis Arndt- Heisenberg as Alex Priest
• Chris Cooper- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Torvald Helmer*
• Corey Hawkins- Six Degrees of Separation as Paul
• Kevin Kline- Present Laughter as Garry Essendine
• Jefferson Mays- Oslo as Terje Rød-Larsen
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Cate Blanchet- The Present as Anna
  
• Jennifer Ehle- Oslo as Mona Juul
• Sally Field- The Glass Menagerie as Amanda Wingfield*
• Laura Linney- The Little Foxes as Regina Hubbard Giddens
• Laurie Metcalf- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Nora
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Christian Borle- Falsettos as Marvin
• Josh Groban- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Pierre
• Andy Karl- Groundhog Day as Phil Connors
• David Hyde Pierce- Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder
• Ben Platt- Dear Evan Hansen as Evan Hansen*
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Denée Benton- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Natasha Rostova
• Christine Ebersole- War Paint as Elizabeth Arden
• Patti LuPone- War Paint as Helena Rubinstein
• Bette Middler- Hello, Dolly! as Dolly Levi*
• Eva Noblezada- Miss Saigon as Kim
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Michael Aronov- Oslo as Uri Savir
• Danny DeVito- The Price as Gregory Solomon
  
• Nathan Lane- The Front Page as Walter Burns*
• Richard Thomas- The Little Foxes as Horace
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Johanna Day- Sweat as Tracey
• Jayne Houdyshell- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Anne Marie*
• Cynthia Nixon- The Little Foxes as Birdie Hubbard
• Condola Rashād- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Emmy
• Michelle Wilson- Sweat as Cynthia
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Gavin Creel- Hello, Dolly! as Cornelius Hackl
• Mike Faist- Dear Evan Hansen as Connor Murphy
• Andrew Rannells- Falsettos as Whizzer
• Lucas Steele- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Anatole Kuragin*
• Brandon Uranowitz- Falsettos as Mendel
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Kate Baldwin- Hello, Dolly! as Irene Molloy
  
• Stephanie J. Block- Falsettos as Trina*
• Jenn Colella- Come From Away as Annette, Beverley and others
• Rachel Bay Jones- Dear Evan Hanson as Heidi Hansen
• Mary Beth Peil- Anastasia as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
• Best Book of a Musical
• David Hein and Irene Sankoff- Come From Away*
• Steven Levenson- Dear Evan Hanson
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Danny Rubin- Groundhog Day
• Best Original Score
• David Hein and Irene Sankoff- Come From Away
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812*
• Tim Minchin- Groundhog Day
• Benj Pasek and Justin Paul- Dear Evan Hanson
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Gallo- Jitney
• Nigel Hook- The Play That Goes Wrong*
• Douglas W. Schmidt- The Front Page
• Michael Yeargan- Oslo
• David Zinn- Present Laughter
  
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• Rob Howell- Groundhog Day
• David Korins- Dear Evan Hanson*
• Mimi Lien- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Santo Loquasto- Hello, Dolly!
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• Jane Greenwood- The Little Foxes
• Susan Hilferty- Present Laughter
• Toni-Leslie James- Jitney
• David Zinn- A Doll's House, Part 2*
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Linda Cho- Anastasia
• Santo Loquasto- Hello, Dolly!
• Paloma Young- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Catharine Zuber- War Paint*
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Christopher Akerlind- Indecent*
• Jane Cox- Jitney
• Donald Holder- Oslo
• Jennifer Tipton- A Doll's House, Part 2
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Howell Binkley- Come from Away
• Natasha Katz- Hello, Dolly!
• Bradley King- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Japhy Weideman- Dear Evan Hansen*
• Best Direction of a Play
• Sam Gold- A Doll's House, Part 2*
  
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson- Jitney
• Bartlett Sher- Oslo
• Daniel Sullivan- The Little Foxes
• Rebecca Taichman- Indecent
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Christopher Ashley- Come From Away
• Rachel Chavkin- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812*
• Michael Greif- Dear Evan Hansen
• Matthew Warchus- Groundhog Day
• Jerry Zaks- Hello, Dolly!
• Best Choreography
• Andy Blankenbuehler- Bandstand*
• Peter Darling and Ellen Kane- Groundhog Day
• Kelly Devine- Come from Away
• Denis Jones- Holiday Inn
• Sam Pinkleton- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Best Orchestrations
• Bill Elliot and Greg Anthony Rassen- Bandstand*
• Larry Hochman- Hello, Dolly!
• Alex Lacamoire- Dear Evan Hansen
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Wins per production:

5: A Doll's House, Part 2

4: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
3: Dear Evan Hansen

2: Bandstand/Hello, Dolly!//Present Laughter

1: Come From Away/Falsettos/The Front Page/The Glass Menagerie/Indecent/The Play That Goes Wrong/War Paint