Sunday, May 8, 2022

75th Annual Tony Awards Predictions: Part 1

Oh my god. We're back! The Tony Awards are back! (I don't count that joke of a ceremony in 2021.) As always, I will give ya'll my predictions. These predictions are a mix of who I think will be nominated with some who I think should be nominated!

  • Best Play
    • Clyde's
    • Hangmen
    • The Lehman Trilogy
    • The Minutes
    • Skeleton Crew
  • Best Musical
    • Girl from the North Country
    • MJ
    • Mr. Saturday Night
    • Six
    • A Strange Loop
  • Best Revival of a Play
    • American Buffalo
    • for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • How I Learned to Drive
    • Take Me Out
    • Trouble in Mind
  • Best Revival of a Musical
    • Caroline, or Change
    • Company
    • Funny Girl
    • The Music Man
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
    • David Morse- How I Learned to Drive as Uncle Peck
    • David Threlfall- Hangmen as Harry
    • Ruben Santiago-Hudson- Lackawanna Blues as Various
    • Sam Rockwell- American Buffalo as Teach
    • Simon Russell Beale- The Lehman Trilogy as Henry Lehman
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
    • Deirdre O’Connell- Dana H. as Dana Higginbotham
    • Gabby Beans- The Skin of Our Teeth as Sabina
    • LaChanze- Trouble in Mind as Wiletta Mayer
    • Mary-Louise Parker- How I Learned to Drive as Li'l Bit
    • Sarah Jessica Parker- Plaza Suite as Karen Nash/Muriel Tate/Norma Hubley
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
    • Billy Crystal- Mr. Saturday Night as Buddy Young, Jr.
    • Hugh Jackman- The Music Man as Harold Hill
    • Jaquel Spivy- A Strange Loop as Usher
    • Myles Frost- MJ as MJ
    • Rob McClure- Mrs. Doubtfire as Daniel Hillard
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
    • Carmen Cusack- Flying Over Sunset as Clare Booth Luce
    • Joaquina Kalukango- Paradise Square as Nelly O'Brien
    • Katrina Lenk- Company as Bobbie
    • Mare Winningham- Girl from the North Country as Elizabeth Laine
    • Sharon D. Clarke- Caroline, or Change as Caroline Thibodeaux
    • Sutton Foster- The Music Man as Marian Paroo
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
    • Andy Nyman- Hangmen as Syd
    • Austin Pendleton- The Minutes as Mr. Oldfield
    • Chuck Cooper- Trouble in Mind as Sheldon Forrester
    • Jesse Tyler Ferguson- Take Me Out as Mason Marzac
    • Patrick J. Adams- Take Me Out as Kippy Sunderstrom
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
    • Johanna Day- How I Learned to Drive as Female Greek Chorus
    • Julie White- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive as Harriet
    • Kenita R. Miller- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf as Lady in Red
    • Phylicia Rashad- Skeleton Crew as Faye
    • Rachel DratchPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive as Stephanie
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
    • Antwayn Hopper- A Strange Loop as Thought 6
    • Claybourne Elder- Company as Andy
    • Jared Grimes- Funny Girl as Eddie Ryan
    • Jefferson Mays- The Music Man as Mayor Shinn
    • Matt Doyle- Company as Jamie
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
    • Jayne Houdyshell- The Music Man as Eulalie Shinn
    • Jennifer Simard- Company as Sarah
    • Kimber Sprawl- Girl from the North Country as Marianne Lane
    • L. Morgan Lee- A Strange Loop as Thought 1
    • Patti LuPone- Company as Joanne
  • Best Direction of a Play
    • Anna D. Shapiro- The Minutes
    • Camille A. Brown- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Mark Brokaw- How I Learned to Drive
    • Matthew Dunster- Hangmen
    • Sam Mendes- The Lehman Trilogy
  • Best Direction of a Musical
    • Conor McPherson- Girl from the North Country
    • Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage- Six
    • Marianne Elliot- Company
    • Michael Longhurst- Caroline, or Change
    • Stephen Brackett- A Strange Loop
  • Best Book of a Musical
    • Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel- Mr. Saturday Night
    • Conor McPherson- Girl from the North Country
    • Lynn Nottage- MJ
    • Michael R. Jackson- A Strange Loop
    • Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss- Six
  • Best Original Score
    • Jason Howland, Masi Asare, and Nathan Tysen- Paradise Square
    • Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green- Mr. Saturday Night
    • Michael R. Jackson- A Strange Loop
    • Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss- Six
    • Tom Kitt and Michael Korie- Flying Over Sunset
  • Best Scenic Design of a Play
    • Adam Rigg- The Skin of Our Teeth
    • Anna Fleischle- Hangmen
    • Es Devlin- The Lehman Trilogy
    • John Lee Beatty- Plaza Suite
    • Scott Pask- American Buffalo
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical
    • Bunny Christie- Company
    • David Korins- Mrs. Doubtfire
    • David Zinn- Funny Girl
    • Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini- MJ
    • Santo Loquasto- The Music Man
  • Best Costume Design of a Play
    • Anna Fleischle- Hangmen
    • Emilio Sosa- Trouble in Mind
    • Jane Greenwood- Plaza Suite
    • Linda Cho- Take Me Out
    • Montana Levi Blanco- The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical
    • Catherine Zuber- Mrs. Doubtfire
    • Fly Davis- Caroline, or Change
    • Gabrielle Slade- Six
    • Susan Hilferty- Funny Girl
    • Toni-Leslie James- Paradise Square
  • Best Lighting Design of a Play
    • Brian MacDevitt- The Minutes
    • Jon Clark- The Lehman Trilogy
    • Joshua Carr- Hangmen
    • Mark McCullough- How I Learned to Drive
    • Yi Zhao- The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical
    • Jen Schriever- A Strange Loop
    • Kevin Adams- Funny Girl
    • Natasha Katz- MJ
    • Neil Austin- Company
    • Tim Deiling- Six
  • Best Sound Design of a Play
    • AndrĂ© Pluess- The Minutes
    • David Van Tieghem- How I Learned to Drive
    • Mikhail Fiksel- Dana H.
    • Nick Powell- The Lehman Trilogy
    • Palmer Hefferan- The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Best Sound Design of a Musical
    • Dan Moses Schreier- Flying Over Sunset
    • Drew Levy- A Strange Loop
    • Ian Dickinson and Autograph- Company
    • Jon Weston- Paradise Square
    • Paul Gatehouse- Six
  • Best Choreography
    • Bill T. Jones- Paradise Square
    • Camille A. Brown- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Christopher Wheeldon- MJ
    • Ellenore Scott and Ayodele Casel- Funny Girl
    • Warren Carlyle- The Music Man
  • Best Orchestrations
    • Charlie Rosen- A Strange Loop
    • David Cullen and Sam Davis- Company
    • Jason Howland- Paradise Square
    • Simon Hale- Girl from the North Country
    • Tom Curran- Six
Multiple Nominations:
11: Company
10: A Strange Loop
8: Six
7: Hangmen; How I Learned to Drive; The Music Man
6: Funny GirlGirl from the North CountryThe Lehman Trilogy; MJ; Paradise Square
5: The Minutes; The Skin of Our Teeth
4: for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf; Mr. Saturday Night; Take Me Out
3: American Buffalo; Flying Over Sunset; Mrs. Doubtfire; Plaza Suite; Trouble in Mind
2: Dana H.POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive; Skeleton Crew

Individuals with Multiple Nominations:
3- Lucy Moss
2- Anna Fleischle; Billy Crystal; Camille A. Brown; Conor McPherson; Jason Howland; Lynn Nottage; Michael R. Jackson; Toby Marlow

P.S. Happy Birthday to me!

P.S.S. Ariana DeBose as host? The devil works hard, but her managers work harder. Y’all know my feelings on her so that’s all I’m gonna say.

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