Monday, June 13, 2022

75th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 4

Tony Awards: Act 1 was freaking fantastic. It had great pacing, great presenters and got things done. However, the actual broadcast lagged on and on. I was very surprised at the MJ wins and was upset that Sharon D. Clarke didn't win. I am so happy Six won Best Score because I honestly thought they'd give it to A Strange Loop by default because it won the Pulitzer.

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
    • Clyde's
    • Hangmen
    • The Lehman Trilogy
    • The Minutes
    • Skeleton Crew
  • Best Musical
    • Girl from the North Country
    • MJ
    • Mr. Saturday Night
    • Paradise Square
    • 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
    • The Music Man
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
    • Adam Godley- The Lehman Trilogy as Mayer Lehman
    • Adrian Lester- The Lehman Trilogy as Emanuel Lehman
    • 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
    • Ruth Negga- Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
  • 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
    • 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
    • Alfie Allen- Hangmen as Mooney
    • Chuck Cooper- Trouble in Mind as Sheldon Forrester
    • Jesse Tyler Ferguson- Take Me Out as Mason Marzac
    • Jesse Williams- Take Me Out as Darren Lemming
    • Michael Oberholtzer- Take Me Out as Shane Mungitt
    • Ron Cephas Jones- Clyde's as Montrellous
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
    • Julie White- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive as Harriet
    • Kara Young- Clyde's as Letitia
    • 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 Dratch- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive as Stephanie
    • Uzo Aduba- Clyde's as Clyde
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
    • A.J. Shivley- Paradise Square as Owen Duigan
    • Jared Grimes- Funny Girl as Eddie Ryan
    • John-Andrew Morrison- A Strange Loop as Thought 4
    • Matt Doyle- Company as Jamie
    • Sidney DuPont- Paradise Square as Washington Henry
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
    • Jayne Houdyshell- The Music Man as Eulalie Shinn
    • Jennifer Simard- Company as Sarah
    • Jeanette Bayardelle- Girl from the North Country as Mrs. Neilsen
    • L. Morgan Lee- A Strange Loop as Thought 1
    • Patti LuPone- Company as Joanne
    • Shoshana Bean- Mr. Saturday Night as Susan Young
  • Best Direction of a Play
    • Camille A. Brown- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Les Walters- Dana H.
    • Lileana Blain-Cruz- The Skin of Our Teeth
    • Neil Pepe- American Buffalo
    • Sam Mendes- The Lehman Trilogy
  • Best Direction of a Musical
    • Christopher Wheeldon- MJ
    • Conor McPherson- Girl from the North Country
    • Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage- Six
    • Marianne Elliot- Company
    • Stephen Brackett- A Strange Loop
  • Best Book of a Musical
    • Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel- Mr. Saturday Night
    • Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan- Paradise Square
    • Conor McPherson- Girl from the North Country
    • Lynn Nottage- MJ
    • Michael R. Jackson-  A Strange Loop
  • 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
    • Beowulf Boritt- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
    • Es Devlin- The Lehman Trilogy
    • Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong- Skeleton Crew
    • Scott Pask- American Buffalo
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical
    • Allen Moyer- Paradise Square
    • Arnulfo Maldonado- A Strange Loop
    • Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions- Flying Over Sunset
    • Bunny Christie- Company
    • Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini- MJ
  • Best Costume Design of a Play
    • Emilio Sosa- Trouble in Mind
    • Jane Greenwood- Plaza Suite
    • Jennifer Moeller- Clyde's
    • Montana Levi Blanco- The Skin of Our Teeth
    • Sarafina Bush- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical
    • Fly Davis- Caroline, or Change
    • Gabrielle Slade- Six
    • Paul Tazewell- MJ
    • Santo Loquasto- The Music Man
    • Toni-Leslie James- Paradise Square
    • William Ivey Long- Diana
  • Best Lighting Design of a Play
    • Jane Cox- Macbeth
    • Jiyoun Chang- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Jon Clark- The Lehman Trilogy
    • Joshua Carr- Hangmen
    • Yi Zhao- The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical
    • Bradley King- Flying Over Sunset
    • Donald Holder- Paradise Square
    • Jen Schriever- A Strange Loop
    • Natasha Katz- MJ
    • Neil Austin- Company
    • Tim Deiling- Six
  • Best Sound Design of a Play
    • Justin Ellington- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Mikaal Sulaiman- Macbeth
    • Mikhail Fiksel- Dana H.
    • Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey- 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
    • Gareth Owen- MJ
    • Ian Dickinson and Autograph- Company
    • 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
    • Carrie-Anne Ingrouille- Six
    • Christopher Wheeldon- MJ
    • 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
Awards Per Production
5: Company; The Lehman Trilogy
4: MJ
2: Dana H.; Six; A Strange LoopTake Me Out
1: Girl From the North Country; Paradise Square; Skeleton Crew; The Skin of Our Teeth

Saturday, June 11, 2022

75th Annual Tony Awards Predictions: Part 3

TONY AWARDS ARE TOMORROW!!!!!! I am super excited for this years Tony Awards!!!! Why? It's the first time, in a long time, where (except for a few categories) the winners could be anyone. It all depends on how the Tony voters are feeling. I don't think there will be a clean sweep for any show this year. I am also super excited to watch the performances. Below is the key:

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
    • Clyde's
    • Hangmen
    • The Lehman Trilogy
    • The Minutes
    • Skeleton Crew
  • Best Musical
    • Girl from the North Country
    • MJ
    • Mr. Saturday Night
    • Paradise Square
    • 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
    • The Music Man
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
    • Adam Godley- The Lehman Trilogy as Mayer Lehman
    • Adrian Lester- The Lehman Trilogy as Emanuel Lehman
    • 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
    • Ruth Negga- Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
  • 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
    • 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
    • Alfie Allen- Hangmen as Mooney
    • Chuck Cooper- Trouble in Mind as Sheldon Forrester
    • Jesse Tyler Ferguson- Take Me Out as Mason Marzac
    • Jesse Williams- Take Me Out as Darren Lemming
    • Michael Oberholtzer- Take Me Out as Shane Mungitt
    • Ron Cephas Jones- Clyde's as Montrellous
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
    • Julie White- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive as Harriet
    • Kara Young- Clyde's as Letitia
    • 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 Dratch- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive as Stephanie
    • Uzo Aduba- Clyde's as Clyde
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
    • A.J. Shivley- Paradise Square as Owen Duigan
    • Jared Grimes- Funny Girl as Eddie Ryan
    • John-Andrew Morrison- A Strange Loop as Thought 4
    • Matt Doyle- Company as Jamie
    • Sidney DuPont- Paradise Square as Washington Henry
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
    • Jayne Houdyshell- The Music Man as Eulalie Shinn
    • Jennifer Simard- Company as Sarah
    • Jeanette Bayardelle- Girl from the North Country as Mrs. Neilsen
    • L. Morgan Lee- A Strange Loop as Thought 1
    • Patti LuPone- Company as Joanne
    • Shoshana Bean- Mr. Saturday Night as Susan Young
  • Best Direction of a Play
    • Camille A. Brown- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Les Walters- Dana H.
    • Lileana Blain-Cruz- The Skin of Our Teeth
    • Neil Pepe- American Buffalo
    • Sam Mendes- The Lehman Trilogy
  • Best Direction of a Musical
    • Christopher Wheeldon- MJ
    • Conor McPherson- Girl from the North Country
    • Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage- Six
    • Marianne Elliot- Company
    • Stephen Brackett- A Strange Loop
  • Best Book of a Musical
    • Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel- Mr. Saturday Night
    • Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan- Paradise Square
    • Conor McPherson- Girl from the North Country
    • Lynn Nottage- MJ
    • Michael R. Jackson-  A Strange Loop
  • 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
    • Beowulf Boritt- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
    • Es Devlin- The Lehman Trilogy
    • Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong- Skeleton Crew
    • Scott Pask- American Buffalo
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical
    • Allen Moyer- Paradise Square
    • Arnulfo Maldonado- A Strange Loop
    • Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions- Flying Over Sunset
    • Bunny Christie- Company
    • Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini- MJ
  • Best Costume Design of a Play
    • Emilio Sosa- Trouble in Mind
    • Jane Greenwood- Plaza Suite
    • Jennifer Moeller- Clyde's
    • Montana Levi Blanco- The Skin of Our Teeth
    • Sarafina Bush- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical
    • Fly Davis- Caroline, or Change
    • Gabrielle Slade- Six
    • Paul Tazewell- MJ
    • Santo Loquasto- The Music Man
    • Toni-Leslie James- Paradise Square
    • William Ivey Long- Diana
  • Best Lighting Design of a Play
    • Jane Cox- Macbeth
    • Jiyoun Chang- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Jon Clark- The Lehman Trilogy
    • Joshua Carr- Hangmen
    • Yi Zhao- The Skin of Our Teeth
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical
    • Bradley King- Flying Over Sunset
    • Donald Holder- Paradise Square
    • Jen Schriever- A Strange Loop
    • Natasha Katz- MJ
    • Neil Austin- Company
    • Tim Deiling- Six
  • Best Sound Design of a Play
    • Justin Ellington- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    • Mikaal Sulaiman- Macbeth
    • Mikhail Fiksel- Dana H.
    • Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey- 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
    • Gareth Owen- MJ
    • Ian Dickinson and Autograph- Company
    • 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
    • Carrie-Anne Ingrouille- Six
    • Christopher Wheeldon- MJ
    • 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
Awards Per Production
6: A Strange Loop
5: Company
4: The Lehman Trilogy
3: Paradise Square
2: Trouble in Mind
1: Dana H.; for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf; Macbeth; MJ; The Skin of Our Teeth; Take Me Out