Tuesday, May 2, 2023

76th Annual Tony Award Predictions Part 2

Let's see how we did! Honestly, there are some shockers, which I figured there would be, but I'm so excited that KPOP got 3 NOMINATIONS!!! It makes my heart SO HAPPY! Here are my biggest upsets though: Death of a Salesman snubs, Bad Cinderella design snubs, and all those nominations for Into the Woods & Sweeney.

ABC= Nominee I did not predict was nominated
ABC= Nominee prediction was not nominated

  • Best Play
    • Ain't No Mo'
    • Between Riverside and Crazy
    • Cost of Living
    • Fat Ham
    • Leopoldstadt
    • Life of Pi
    • Prima Facie
  • Best Musical
    • & Juliet
    • Kimberly Akimbo
    • New York, New York
    • Shucked
    • Some Like It Hot
  • Best Revival of a Play
    • A Doll's House
    • Death of a Salesman
    • Ohio State Murders
    • The Piano Lesson
    • The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Topdog/Underdog
  • Best Revival of a Musical
    • Camelot
    • Into the Woods
    • Parade
    • Sweeney Todd
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
    • Corey Hawkins- Topdog/Underdog as Lincoln
    • Hiran Abeysekera- Life of Pi as Pi Patel
    • Marcel Spears- Fat Ham as Juicy
    • Oscar Isaacs- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Sidney Burstein
    • Sean Hayes- Good Night, Oscar as Oscar Levant
    • Stephen McKinley Henderson- Between Riverside and Crazy as Pops
    • Wendell Pierce- Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman
    • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II- Topdog/Underdog as Booth
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
    • Audra McDonald- Ohio State Murders as Suzanne Alexander
    • Jessica Chastain- A Doll’s House as Nora Helmer
    • Jessica Hect- Summer, 1976 as Alice
    • Jodie Comer- Prima Facie as Tessa
    • Rachel Brosnahan- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Iris Burstein
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
    • Andrew Burnap- Camelot as King Arthur
    • Ben Platt- Parade as Leo Frank
    • Brian d'Arcy James- Into the Woods as The Baker
    • Christian Borle- Some Like It Hot as Joe/Josephine/Kip
    • Colton Ryan- New York, New York as Jimmy Doyle
    • J. Harrison Ghee- Some Like It Hot as Jerry/Daphne
    • Josh Groban- Sweeney Todd as Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker
    • Will Swenson- A Beautiful Noise as Neil Diamond (Then)
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
    • Annaleigh Ashford- Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett
    • Caroline Innerbichler- Shucked as Maizy
    • Lorna Courtney- & Juliet as Juliet Capulet
    • Micaela Diamond- Parade as Lucille Frank
    • Phillipa Soo- Camelot as Guenevere
    • Sara Bareilles- Into the Woods as The Baker’s Wife
    • Victoria Clark- Kimberly Akimbo as Kimberly Levaco
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
    • Arian Moyad- A Doll's House as Torvald Helmer
    • Billy Eugene Jones- Fat Ham as Rev/Pap
    • Brandon Uranowitz- Leopoldstadt as Nathan/Ludwig
    • David Zayas- Cost of Living as Eddie
    • Jordan E. Cooper- Ain't No Mo' as Peaches
    • Samuel L. Jackson- The Piano Lesson as Doaker Charles
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
    • Crystal Lucas-Perry- Ain't No Mo' as Passenger #5
    • D'Arcy Corden- The Thanksgiving Play as Alicia
    • Danielle Brooks- The Piano Lesson as Berniece
    • Kara Young- Cost of Living as Jess
    • Katy Sullivan- Cost of Living as Ani
    • Miriam Silverman- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Mavis Parodus Bryson
    • Nikki Crawford- Fat Ham as Tedra
    • Sharon D. Clarke- Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
    • Alex Newell- Shucked as Lulu
    • Jordan Donica- Camelot as Lancelot Du Lac
    • Justin Cooley- Kimberly Akimbo as Seth Weetis
    • Kevin Cahoon- Shucked as Peanut
    • Kevin Del Aguila- Some Like It Hot as Osgood
    • Paulo Szot- & Juliet as Lance Du Bois
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
    • Alli Mauzey- Kimberly Akimbo as Patti Levaco
    • Betsy Wolfe- & Juliet as Anne Hathaway/April
    • Bonnie Milligan- Kimberly Akimbo as Aunt Debra
    • Carolee Carmello- Bad Cinderella as The Stepmother
    • Julia Lester- Into the Woods as Little Red Ridinghood
    • Natasha Yvette Williams- Some Like It Hot as Sweet Sue
    • Ruthie Ann Miles- Sweeney Todd as Beggar Woman
  • Best Direction of a Play
    • Anne Kauffman- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Jaime Lloyd- A Doll's House
    • Jo Bonny- Cost of Living
    • Justin Martin- Prima Facie
    • Max Webster- Life of Pi
    • Miranda Cromwell- Death of a Salesman
    • Patrick Marber- Leopoldstadt
    • Saheem Ali- Fat Ham
    • Stevie Walker-Webb- Ain't No Mo'
  • Best Direction of a Musical
    • Casey Nicholaw- Some Like It Hot
    • Jack O'Brien- Shucked
    • Jessica Stone- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Lear deBessonet- Into the Woods
    • Michael Arden- Parade
    • Susan Stroman- New York, New York
  • Best Book of a Musical
    • Aaron Sorkin- Camelot
    • David Lindsay-Abaire- Kimberly Akimbo
    • David Thompson and Sharon Washington- New York, New York
    • David West Read- & Juliet
    • Matthew López and Amber Ruffin- Some Like it Hot
    • Robert Horn- Shucked
  • Best Original Score
    • Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally- Shucked
    • Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt- Almost Famous
    • David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Helen Park and Max Vernon- KPOP
    • John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Lin-Manuel Miranda- New York, New York
    • Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman- Some Like it Hot
  • Best Scenic Design of a Play
    • Dots- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Maruti Evans- Fat Ham
    • Miriam Buether- Prima Facie
    • Rachel Hauck- Good Night, Oscar
    • Richard Hudson- Leopoldstadt
    • Simon Scullion- Peter Pan Goes Wrong
    • Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding- Life of Pi
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical
    • Beowulf Boritt- New York, New York
    • Dane Laffrey and Sven Ortel- Parade
    • David Zinn- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions- Camelot
    • Mimi Lien- Sweeney Todd
    • Scott Pask- Shucked
    • Scott Pask- Some Like It Hot
  • Best Costume Design of a Play
    • Brigitte Reiffenstuel- Leopoldstadt
    • Dominique Fawn Hill- Fat Ham
    • Emilio Sosa- Ain't No Mo'
    • Emilio Sosa- Good Night, Oscar
    • Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes, and Finn Caldwell- Life of Pi
    • Toni-Leslie James- The Piano Lesson
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical
    • Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi- KPOP
    • Donna Zakowska- New York, New York
    • Gabriela Tylesova- Bad Cinderella
    • Gregg Barnes- Some Like It Hot
    • Jennifer Moeller- Camelot
    • Paloma Young- & Juliet
    • Susan Hilferty- Parade
  • Best Lighting Design of a Play
    • Ben Stanton- A Christmas Carol
    • Bradley King- Fat Ham
    • Jen Schriever- Death of a Salesman
    • John Torres- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Jon Clark- A Doll's House
    • Natasha Chivers- Prima Facie
    • Neil Austin- Leopoldstadt
    • Tim Lutkin- Life of Pi
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical
    • Bruno Poet- Bad Cinderella
    • Heather Gilbert- Parade
    • Howard Hudson- & Juliet
    • Ken Billington- New York, New York
    • Lap Chi Chu- Camelot
    • Natasha Katz- Some Like It Hot
    • Natasha Katz- Sweeney Todd
  • Best Sound Design of a Play
    • Ben Ringham and Max Ringham- A Doll's House
    • Ben Ringham and Max Ringham- Prima Facie
    • Carolyn Downing- Life of Pi
    • Jonathan Deans and Taylor J. Williams- Ain't No Mo'
    • Joshua D. Reid- A Christmas Carol
    • Mikaal Sulaiman- Death of a Salesman
    • Mikaal Sulaiman- Fat Ham
  • Best Sound Design of a Musical
    • Brian Ronan- Some Like It Hot
    • Gareth Owen- & Juliet
    • Gareth Owen- Bad Cinderella
    • John Shivers- Shucked
    • Kai Harada- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Kai Harada- New York, New York
    • Nevin Steinberg- Sweeney Todd
  • Best Choreography
    • Casey Nicholaw- Some Like It Hot
    • Jennifer Weber- & Juliet
    • Jennifer Weber- KPOP
    • JoAnn M. Hunter- Bad Cinderella
    • Steven Hoggett- Sweeney Todd
    • Susan Stroman- New York, New York
    • Wayne Cilento- Dancin'
  • Best Orchestrations
    • Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro- & Juliet
    • Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter- Some Like It Hot
    • Daryl Waters and Sam Davis- New York, New York
    • Jason Howland- Shucked
    • John Clancy and Macy Schmidt- Kimberly Akimbo
Shows with Multiple Nominations:
13: Some Like It Hot
10: New York, New York
9: & Juliet; Shucked
8: Kimberly Akimbo
7: Sweeney Todd
6: A Doll's House; Ain't No Mo'; Fat Ham; Leopoldstadt; Parade
5: Camelot; Cost of Living; Into the Woods; Life of Pi
3: Good Night, Oscar; KPOP; Prima Facie; The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window; Topdog/Underdog
2: A Christmas Carol; Between Riverside and Crazy; Death of a Salesman; The Piano Lesson

Individuals with Multiple Nominations:
2- Casey Nicholaw; David Lindsay-Abaire; Emilio Sosa; Jennifer Weber

Monday, May 1, 2023

76th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 1

So, I barely use this website anymore... Sorry... I've been wrapped up with The Ladies Who Lunch (Follow us on Instagram @TheLadiesWhoLunchPodcast that's where I'm mainly active.)

  • Best Play
    • Ain't No Mo'
    • Between Riverside and Crazy
    • Fat Ham
    • Leopoldstadt
    • Life of Pi
    • Prima Facie
  • Best Musical
    • & Juliet
    • Kimberly Akimbo
    • New York, New York
    • Shucked
    • Some Like It Hot
  • Best Revival of a Play
    • A Doll's House
    • Death of a Salesman
    • Ohio State Murders
    • The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Topdog/Underdog
  • Best Revival of a Musical
    • Camelot
    • Into the Woods
    • Parade
    • Sweeney Todd
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
    • Hiran Abeysekera- Life of Pi as Pi Patel
    • Marcel Spears- Fat Ham as Juicy
    • Oscar Isaacs- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Sidney Burstein
    • Sean Hayes- Good Night, Oscar as Oscar Levant
    • Stephen McKinley Henderson- Between Riverside and Crazy as Pops
    • Wendell Pierce- Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
    • Audra McDonald- Ohio State Murders as Suzanne Alexander
    • Jessica Chastain- A Doll’s House as Nora Helmer
    • Jodie Comer- Prima Facie as Tessa
    • Rachel Brosnahan- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Iris Burstein
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
    • Andrew Burnap- Camelot as King Arthur
    • Ben Platt- Parade as Leo Frank
    • J. Harrison Ghee- Some Like It Hot as Jerry/Daphne
    • Josh Groban- Sweeney Todd as Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker
    • Will Swenson- A Beautiful Noise as Neil Diamond (Then)
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
    • Annaleigh Ashford- Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett
    • Caroline Innerbichler- Shucked as Maizy
    • Micaela Diamond- Parade as Lucille Frank
    • Phillipa Soo- Camelot as Guenevere
    • Victoria Clark- Kimberly Akimbo as Kimberly Levaco
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
    • Arian Moyad- A Doll's House as Torvald Helmer
    • Billy Eugene Jones- Fat Ham as Rev/Pap
    • Brandon Uranowitz- Leopoldstadt as Nathan/Ludwig
    • David Zayas- Cost of Living as Eddie
    • Jordan E. Cooper- Ain't No Mo' as Peaches
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
    • D'Arcy Corden- The Thanksgiving Play as Alicia
    • Danielle Brooks- The Piano Lesson as Berniece
    • Miriam Silverman- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Mavis Parodus Bryson
    • Nikki Crawford- Fat Ham as Tedra
    • Sharon D. Clarke- Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
    • Alex Newell- Shucked as Lulu
    • Jordan Donica- Camelot as Lancelot Du Lac
    • Justin Cooley- Kimberly Akimbo as Seth Weetis
    • Kevin Del Aguila- Some Like It Hot as Osgood
    • Paulo Szot- & Juliet as Lance Du Bois
  • Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
    • Alli Mauzey- Kimberly Akimbo as Patti Levaco
    • Betsy Wolfe- & Juliet as Anne Hathaway/April
    • Bonnie Milligan- Kimberly Akimbo as Aunt Debra
    • Carolee Carmello- Bad Cinderella as The Stepmother
    • Natasha Yvette Williams- Some Like It Hot as Sweet Sue
  • Best Direction of a Play
    • Anne Kauffman- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Justin Martin- Prima Facie
    • Max Webster- Life of Pi
    • Miranda Cromwell- Death of a Salesman
    • Saheem Ali- Fat Ham
  • Best Direction of a Musical
    • Casey Nicholaw- Some Like It Hot
    • Jack O'Brien- Shucked
    • Jessica Stone- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Michael Arden- Parade
    • Susan Stroman- New York, New York
  • Best Book of a Musical
    • Aaron Sorkin- Camelot
    • David Lindsay-Abaire- Kimberly Akimbo
    • David West Read- & Juliet
    • Matthew López and Amber Ruffin- Some Like it Hot
    • Robert Horn- Shucked
  • Best Original Score
    • Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally- Shucked
    • David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Helen Park and Max Vernon- KPOP
    • John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Lin-Manuel Miranda- New York, New York
    • Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman- Some Like it Hot
  • Best Scenic Design of a Play
    • Dots- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Maruti Evans- Fat Ham
    • Rachel Hauck- Good Night, Oscar
    • Simon Scullion- Peter Pan Goes Wrong
    • Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding- Life of Pi
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical
    • Beowulf Boritt- New York, New York
    • Dane Laffrey and Sven Ortel- Parade
    • David Zinn- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions- Camelot
    • Scott Pask- Some Like It Hot
  • Best Costume Design of a Play
    • Brigitte Reiffenstuel- Leopoldstadt
    • Dominique Fawn Hill- Fat Ham
    • Emilio Sosa- Ain't No Mo'
    • Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes, and Finn Caldwell- Life of Pi
    • Toni-Leslie James- The Piano Lesson
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical
    • Donna Zakowska- New York, New York
    • Gabriela Tylesova- Bad Cinderella
    • Gregg Barnes- Some Like It Hot
    • Jennifer Moeller- Camelot
    • Paloma Young- & Juliet
  • Best Lighting Design of a Play
    • Jen Schriever- Death of a Salesman
    • John Torres- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
    • Jon Clark- A Doll's House
    • Natasha Chivers- Prima Facie
    • Neil Austin- Leopoldstadt
    • Tim Lutkin- Life of Pi
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical
    • Bruno Poet- Bad Cinderella
    • Howard Hudson- & Juliet
    • Ken Billington- New York, New York
    • Lap Chi Chu- Camelot
    • Natasha Katz- Some Like It Hot
  • Best Sound Design of a Play
    • Ben Ringham and Max Ringham- Prima Facie
    • Carolyn Downing- Life of Pi
    • Jonathan Deans and Taylor J. Williams- Ain't No Mo'
    • Mikaal Sulaiman- Death of a Salesman
    • Mikaal Sulaiman- Fat Ham
  • Best Sound Design of a Musical
    • Brian Ronan- Some Like It Hot
    • Gareth Owen- & Juliet
    • Gareth Owen- Bad Cinderella
    • Kai Harada- Kimberly Akimbo
    • Kai Harada- New York, New York
  • Best Choreography
    • Casey Nicholaw- Some Like It Hot
    • Jennifer Weber- & Juliet
    • JoAnn M. Hunter- Bad Cinderella
    • Susan Stroman- New York, New York
    • Wayne Cilento- Dancin'
  • Best Orchestrations
    • Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro- & Juliet
    • Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter- Some Like It Hot
    • Daryl Waters and Sam Davis- New York, New York
    • Jason Howland- Shucked
    • John Clancy and Macy Schmidt- Kimberly Akimbo
Shows with Multiple Nominations:
13: Some Like It Hot
11: Kimberly Akimbo
9: & Juliet; New York, New York
8: Camelot; Fat Ham
7: Life of Pi; Shucked; The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
6: Death of a Salesman
5: Bad Cinderella; Parade; Prima Facie
4: A Doll's House; Ain't No Mo'; Leopoldstadt
3: Sweeney Todd
2: Between Riverside and Crazy; Good Night, Oscar; Ohio State Murders; The Piano Lesson

Individuals with Multiple Nominations:
2- Andrzej Goulding; Casey Nicholaw; David Lindsay-Abaire; Jordan E. Cooper; Kai Harada; Mikaal Sulaiman; Susan Stroman; Tim Hatley

People who should be nominated, but won't be:
André De Shields- Death of a Salesman as Ben (Featured Actor in a Play)
Jeffrey L. Page- 1776 (Choreography)
Jen Schriever- 1776 (Lighting Design)
Jennifer Webber- KPOP (Choreography)
Jiyoun Chang- KPOP (Lighting Design)
Matt Haskins- Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Lighting Design)
Melanie La Barrie- & Juliet as Angelique/Nurse
Nancy Zamit- Peter Pan Goes Wrong as Annie (Featured Actress in a Play)
Sarah Laux- Kimberly Akimbo (Costume Design)
Shawna Hamic- 1776 as Richard Henry Lee (Featured Actress in a Musical)