73rd Annual Tony Awards Predictions: Part 1

I think the title is pretty self explanatory. James Corden as host... again? I didn't think he

was that good the first time. This was definitely the most stressful Tony Awards Prediction Post I've ever done. There were so many shows this Broadway season, most of which had mixed reviews and several have been slammed by critics. There were also many shows that would have gotten awards, but closed to soon or in The Ferryman's case the original cast left. The plays were especially good this season which made it so very difficult to decide. So many were highly praised by critics, especially the leading men this year, which made it so very difficult for me to decide who was nominated for what. There were many times to where it came between two nominees for the final slot that I ended up flipping a coin for it and see who won for 3 out of 5 tosses. I honestly am going to be very surprised at this years nominations because while there are a few nominees that are shoo-ins there are others where it really just depends on the Tony voters and how they are feeling. Also each production has 5 slots for nominees due to Tony Award ruling that "In addition, the Tony Administration Committee determined that in the 26 competitive categories for which there are at least nine candidates, there shall be five nominees in that category." (You don't realize how long it took me to find that. Also I've heard some say that the rule actually states it is "up to 5 nominees.") So for all categories I just put 5 nominees (Except for Best Revival of a Musical.) I also am still not sure if they will have two separate categories for Best Revival or just combine it into one so I provided both (The option with separate categories and the option of one combined category.) Well... anyway here goes!

• Best Play
• Choir Boy
• The Ferryman
• Ink
• Network
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Best Musical
• Ain't Too Proud
• The Cher Show
• Hadestown
• The Prom
• Tootsie
• Best Revival of a Play
• All My Sons
• The Boys in the Band
• Burn This
• King Lear
• Torch Song
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Kiss Me, Kate
• Oklahoma!
• Best Revival (If categories are combined)
• All My Sons
• The Boys in the Band
• Burn This
• Kiss Me, Kate
• Oklahoma!
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Adam Driver- Burn This as Pale
• Bryan Cranston- Network as Howard Beale
• Jeff Daniels- To Kill a Mockingbird as Atticus Finch
• Nathan Lane- Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus as Gary
• Tracy Letts- All My Sons as Joe Keller
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Annette Bening- All My Sons as Kate Keller
• Glenda Jackson- King Lear as King Lear
• Heidi Schrek- What the Constitution Means to Me as Heidi
• Kerry Washington- American Son as Kendra
• Laurie Metcalf- Hillary and Clinton as Hillary Clinton
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Alex Brightman- Beetlejuice as Beetlejuice
• Brooks Ashmanskas- The Prom as Barry Glickman
• Damon Daunno- Oklahoma! as Curly McLain
• Derrick Baskin- Ain't Too Proud as Otis Williams
• Santino Fontana- Tootsie as Michael Dorsey
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Beth Leavel- The Prom as Dee Dee Allen
• Eva Noblezada- Hadestown as Eurydice
• Kelli O'Hara- Kiss Me, Kate as Lilli Vanessi/Katharine
• Rebecca Naomi Jones- Oklahoma! as Laurey Williams
• Stephanie J. Block- The Cher Show as Star
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Benjamin Walker- All My Sons as Chris Keller
• Bertie Carvel- Ink as Larry Lamb
• Brandon Uranowitz- Burn This as Larry
• Frederick Weller- To Kill a Mockingbird as Bob Ewell
• Hampton Fluker- All My Sons as George Deever
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- To Kill a Mockingbird as Scout Finch
• Jayne Houdyshell- King Lear as Earl of Gloucester
• Julie White- Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus as Carol
• LaTanya Richardson Jackson- To Kill a Mockingbird as Calpurnia
• Ruth Wilson- King Lear as Cordelia
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• André De Shields- Hadestown as Hermes
• George Salazar- Be More Chill as Michael Mell
• Jarrod Spector- The Cher Show as Sonny Bono
• Patrick Paige- Hadestown as Hades
• Patrick Vaill- Oklahoma! as Jud Fry
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Ali Stroker- Oklahoma! as Ado Annie Carnes
• Amber Gray- Hadestown as Persephone
• Leslie Kritzer- Beetlejuice as Delia Deetz/Miss Argentina
• Mary Testa- Oklahoma! as Aunt Eller
• Stephanie Hsu- Be More Chill as Christine Canigula
• Best Book of a Musical
• Anaïs Mitchell- Hadestown
• Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin- The Prom
• Dominique Morisseau- Ain't Too Proud
• Rick Elice- The Cher Show
• Robert Horn- Tootsie
• Best Original Score
• Adam Guettel- To Kill a Mockingbird
• Anaïs Mitchell- Hadestown
• Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar- The Prom
• David Yazbeck- Tootsie
• Joe Iconis- Be More Chill
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• Bunny Christie- Ink
• Jan Versweyveld- Network
• Miriam Buether- To Kill a Mockingbird
• Rob Howell- The Ferryman
• Santo Loquasto- Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• Brett J. Banakis, Christine Jones and Darrel Maloney- The Cher Show
• David Korins- Beetlejuice
• David Rockwell- Tootsie
• Peter England- King Kong
• Rachel Hauck- Hadestown
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• Ann Roth- Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
• Ann Roth- To Kill a Mockingbird
• Jane Greenwood- All My Sons
• Rob Howell- The Ferryman
• Toni-Leslie James- Bernhardt/Hamlet
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Bob Mackie- The Cher Show
• Bobby Frederick Tilley II- Be More Chill
• Jeff Mahshie- Kiss Me, Kate
• Michael Krass- Hadestown
• William Ivey Long- Tootsie
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden- Network
• Jennifer Tipton- To Kill a Mockingbird
• Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer- Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
• Neil Austin- Ink
• Peter Mumford- The Ferryman
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Bradley King- Hadestown
• Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini- Beetlejuice
• Peter Mumford- King Kong
• Scott Zielinski- Oklahoma!
• Tyler Micoleau- Be More Chill
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Adam Cork- Ink
• Eric Sleichim- Network
• Josh Gromada- All My Sons
• Nick Powell- The Ferryman
• Scott Lehrer- To Kill a Mockingbird
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Brian Ronan- Tootsie
• Drew Levy- Oklahoma!
• Jessica Paz and Nevin Steinberg- Hadestown
• Peter Hylenski- Beetlejuice
• Peter Hylenski- King Kong
• Best Direction of a Play
• Bartlett Sher- To Kill a Mockingbird
• Ivo van Hove- Network
• Rupert Goold- Ink
• Sam Gold- King Lear
• Sam Mendes- The Ferryman
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Casey Nicholaw- The Prom
• Daniel Fish- Oklahoma!
• Jason Moore- The Cher Show
• Rachel Chavkin- Hadestown
• Scott Ellis- Tootsie
• Best Choreography
• Casey Nicholaw- The Prom
• Christopher Gattelli- The Cher Show
• David Neumann- Hadestown
• Dennis Jones- Tootsie
• Sergio Trujillo- Ain't Too Proud
• Best Orchestrations
• Daniel Kluger- Oklahoma!
• Harold Wheeler- Ain't Too Proud
• John Clancy and Larry Hochman- The Prom
• Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose- Hadestown
• Simon Hale- Tootsie

Nominations per production:

14: Hadestown
11: To Kill a Mockingbird
10: Oklahoma!, Tootsie
8: The Cher Show, The Prom
7: All My Sons
6: The Ferryman, Ink, Network
5: Ain't Too Proud, Be More Chill, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, King Lear
4: Beetlejuice
3: Burn This, King Kong, Kiss Me Kate
1: American Son, Bernhardt/Hamlet, The Boys in the Band, Choir Boy, Hillary and Clinton, Torch Song, What the Constitution Means to Me