Friday, April 20, 2018

How the 2017 Tony Awards should have gone

Okay, now that I'm much more aware of the 2016-2017 musicals and specifically the performers I can officially say that the 2017 Tony Awards really, really screwed things up. Here is my own personal list as to who I think should have been nominated and who should have one. Winners are underlined. Different winners than announced are in red text.
  • 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
    • Jennifer Ehle- Oslo as Mona Juul
    • Sally Field- The Glass Menagerie as Amanda Wingfield
    • Katrina Lenk- Indecent as Actor
    • 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
    • Jon Jon Briones- Miss Saigon as The Engineer
    • Corey Cott- Bandstand as Donny Novitski
    • Andy Karl- Groundhog Day as Phil Connors
    • 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
    • Patti LuPone- War Paint as Helena Rubinstein
    • Bette Middler- Hello, Dolly! as Dolly Levi
    • Eva Noblezada- Miss Saigon as Kim
    • Laura Osnes- Bandstand as Julia Trojan
  • 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
    • Sherie Rene Scott- The Front Page as Mollie Malloy
    • Michelle Wilson- Sweat as Cynthia
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
    • Gavin Creel- Hello, Dolly! as Cornelius Hackl
    • James Nathan Hopkins- Bandstand as Jimmy Campbell
    • 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
    • Stephanie J. Block- Falsettos as Trina
    • Katie Rose Clarke- Miss Saigon as Ellen
    • Jenn Colella- Come From Away as Annette, Beverley and others
    • Amber Gray- Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 as Hélène Bezukhova
    • Beth Leavel- Bandstand as Mrs. June Adams
  • 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
    • Donald Holder- Oslo
    • Ric Mountjoy- The Play That Goes Wrong
    • Jennifer Tipton- A Doll's House, Part 2
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical
    • Howell Binkley- Come from Away
    • Bradley King- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
    • Bruno Poet- Miss Saigon
    • 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
    • James Lapine- Falsettos
    • Matthew Warchus- Groundhog Day
    • Jerry Zaks- Hello, Dolly!
  • Best Choreography
    • Andy Blankenbuehler- Bandstand
    • Peter Darling and Ellen Kane- Groundhog Day
    • 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

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