77th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 2

Let's see how we did! Honestly, I have no idea. This year was such a crap shoot. Was surprised that The Notebook didn't get more nominations, was excited that Jaja's African Hair Braiding got so many nods!

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

• Best Play
• Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Mary Jane
• Mother Play
• Patriots
• Prayer for the French Republic
• Stereophonic
• Best Musical
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Illinoise
• The Notebook
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• Water for Elephants
• Best Revival of a Play
• An Enemy of the People
• Appropriate
• Mary Jane
• Purlie Victorious
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Cabaret
• Gutenberg!
• Merrily We Roll Along
• Spamalot
• The Who's Tommy
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Danny DeVito- I Need That as Sam
• Jeremy Strong- An Enemy of the People as Doctor Thomas Stockmann
• Leslie Odom, Jr.- Purlie Victorious as Purlie Victorious Judson
• Liev Schreiber- Doubt: A Parable as Father Flynn
• Michael Stuhlbarg- Patriots as Boris Berezovsky
• Steve Carrell- Uncle Vanya as Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky
• William Jackson Harper- Uncle Vanya as Astrov
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Amy Ryan- Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius Beaver
• Betsy Aidem- Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle
• Jessica Lange- Mother Play as Phyllis
• Rachel McAdams- Mary Jane as Mary Jane
• Sarah Paulson- Approrpriate as Toni Lafayette
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• ‪Ali Louis Bourzgui‬- The Who’s Tommy as Tommy Walker
• Brian d'Arcy James- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
• Brody Grant- The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis
• Dorian Harewood- The Notebook as Older Noah Calhoun
• Eddie Redmayne- Cabaret as Emcee
• Jonathan Groff- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Eden Espinosa- Lempicka as Tamara de Lempicka
• Gayle Rankin- Cabaret as Sally Bowles
• Kelli O'Hara- Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen
• Maleah Joi Moon- Hell's Kitchen as Ali
• Maryann Plunkett- The Notebook as Older Allison "Allie" Calhoun
• Shaina Taub- Suffs as Alice Paul
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Corey Stoll- Appropriate as Bo
• Eli Gelb- Stereophonic as Grover
• Jim Parsons- Mother Play as Carl
• Michael Imperioli- An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann
• Tom Pecinka- Stereophonic as Peter
• Will Brill- Stereophonic as Reg
• Will Keen- Patriots as Vladimir Puton
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- Mother Play as Martha
• Elle Fanning- Appropriate as River
• Juliana Canfield- Stereophonic as Holly
• Kara Young- Purlie Victorious as Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
• Quincy Tyler Bernstine- Doubt: A Parable as Mrs. Muller
• Sarah Pidgeon- Stereophonic as Diana
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Brandon Victor Dixon- Hell’s Kitchen as Davis
• Daniel Radcliffe- Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
• Hugh Coles- Back to the Future as George McFly
• Joshua Boone- The Outsiders as Dallas Winston
• Roger Bart- Back to the Future as Emmett "Doc" Brown
• Sky Lakota-Lynch- The Outsiders as Johnny Cade
• Steven Skybell- Cabaret as Herr Schultz
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Amber Iman- Lempicka as Rafaela
• Bebe Neuwirth- Cabaret as Fräulein Schneider
• Jenn Colella- Suffs as Carrie Catt
• Joy Woods- The Notebook as Middle Allison "Allie" Hamilton
• Kecia Lewis- Hell’s Kitchen as Miss Liza Jane
• Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer- Spamalot as Lady of the Lake
• Lindsay Mendez- Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn
• Nikki M. James- Suffs as Ida B. Wells
• Shoshana Bean- Hell's Kitchen as Jersey
• Best Direction of a Play
• Anne Kauffman- Mary Jane
• Daniel Aukin- Stereophonic
• Lila Neugebauer- Appropriate
• Kenny Leon- Purlie Victorious
• Sam Gold- An Enemy of the People
• Whitney White- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Danya Taymor- The Outsiders
• Jessica Stone- Water for Elephants
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Leigh Silverman- Suffs
• Maria Friedman- Merrily We Roll Along
• Michael Greif- Hell's Kitchen
• Rebecca Frecknall- Cabaret
• Best Book of a Musical
• Adam Rapp and Justine Levine- The Outsiders
• Bekah Brunstetter- The Notebook
• Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• Jonathan Abrams- The Heart of Rock and Roll
• Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury- Illinoise
• Kristoffer Diaz- Hell's Kitchen
• Rick Elice- Water for Elephants
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Best Original Score
• Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• David Byrne and Fatboy Slim- Here Lies Love
• Ingrid Michaelson- The Notebook
• Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance & Justin Levine- The Outsiders
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Will Butler- Stereophonic
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Rockwell- Doubt: A Parable
• David Zinn- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• David Zinn- Stereophonic
• Derek McLane- Purlie Victorious
• Dots- An Enemy of the People
• Dots- Appropriate
• Duncan Henderson and Nina Dunn- The Shark Is Broken
• Miriam Buether and Ash J. Woodward- Patriots
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Cottage
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian- The Outsiders
• David Korins- Here Lies Love
• David Korins and Peter Negrini- The Who’s Tommy
• Soutra Gilmour- Merrily We Roll Along
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Great Gatsby
• Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini- Lempicka
• Robert Brill and Peter Negrini- Hell's Kitchen
• Takeshi Kata- Water for Elephants
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross- Back to the Future
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• David Zinn- An Enemy of the People
• Dede Ayite- Appropriate
• Dede Ayite- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Emilio Sosa- Purlie Victorious
• Enver Chakartash- Stereophonic
• Linda Cho- Doubt: A Parable
• Sydney Maresca- The Cottage
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Clint Ramos- Here Lies Love
• David Israel Reynoso- Water for Elephants
• Dede Ayite- Hell's Kitchen
• Linda Cho- The Great Gatsby
• Paloma Young- Lempicka
• Paul Tazewell- Suffs
• Sarafina Bush- The Who’s Tommy
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Amith Chandrashaker- Prayer for the French Republic
• Isabella Byrd- An Enemy of the People
• Jack Knowles- Patriots
• Jane Cox- Appropriate
• Jiyoun Chang- Stereophonic
• Kenneth Posner- Doubt: A Parable
• Lap Chi Chu- Uncle Vanya
• Natasha Katz- Grey House
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Amanda Zieve- The Who’s Tommy
• Amith Chandrashaker- Merrily We Roll Along
• Ben Stanton and Lucy Mackinnon- The Notebook
• Bradley King and David Bengali- Water for Elephants
• Brandon Sterling Baker- Illinoise
• Hana S. Kim and Brian MacDevitt- The Outsiders
• Isabella Byrd- Cabaret
• Natasha Katz- Hell's Kitchen
• Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone- Back to the Future
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Adam Cork- Patriots
• Leah Gelpe- Mary Jane
• Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake- Uncle Vanya
• Ryan Rumery- Stereophonic
• Stefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Tom Gibbons- Grey House
• Will Pickens and Bray Poor- Appropriate
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Cody Spencer and M.L. Dogg- Here Lies Love
• Cody Spencer- The Outsiders
• Gareth Owen- Back to the Future
• Gareth Owen- Hell's Kitchen
• Gareth Owen- The Who’s Tommy
• Jason Crystal- Suffs
• Kai Harada- Merrily We Roll Along
• Nick Lidster- Cabaret
• Best Choreography
• Annie-B Parson- Here Lies Love
• Camille A. Brown- Hell’s Kitchen
• Julia Cheng- Cabaret
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman- The Outsiders
• Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb- Water for Elephants
• Best Orchestrations
• Adam Blackstone and Tom Kitt- Hell's Kitchen
• Adam Guettel and Jamie Lawrence- Days of Wine and Roses
• John Clancy and Carmel Dean- The Notebook
• Jonathan Tunick- Merrily We Roll Along
• Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine, and Jamestown Revival (Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay)- The Outsiders
• Michael Starobin- Suffs
• Timo Andres- Illinoise
• Will Butler and Justin Craig- Stereophonic

Shows with Multiple Nominations:

13: Hell's Kitchen; Stereophonic

12: The Outsiders

9: Cabaret

8: Appropriate

7: Merrily We Roll Along; Water for Elephants

6: Purlie Victorious; Suffs

5: An Enemy of the People; Jaja's African Hair Braiding

4: Here Lies Love; Illinoise; Mary Jane; Mother Play

3: Days of Wine and Roses; Doubt: A Parable; Lempicka; The Notebook; Prayer for the French Republic

2: Back to the Future; Grey House

77th Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 1

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• Best Play
• Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Mother Play
• Patriots
• Prayer for the French Republic
• Stereophonic
• Best Musical
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Illinoise
• The Notebook
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• Best Revival of a Play
• An Enemy of the People
• Appropriate
• Mary Jane
• Purlie Victorious
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Cabaret
• Merrily We Roll Along
• Spamalot
• The Who's Tommy
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Danny DeVito- I Need That as Sam
• Jeremy Strong- An Enemy of the People as Doctor Thomas Stockmann
• Leslie Odom, Jr.- Purlie Victorious as Purlie Victorious Judson
• Michael Stuhlbarg- Patriots as Boris Berezovsky
• Steve Carrell- Uncle Vanya as Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Amy Ryan- Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius Beaver
• Betsy Aidem- Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle
• Jessica Lange- Mother Play as Phyllis
• Rachel McAdams- Mary Jane as Mary Jane
• Sarah Paulson- Approrpriate as Toni Lafayette
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• ‪Ali Louis Bourzgui‬- The Who’s Tommy as Tommy Walker
• Brian d'Arcy James- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
• Brody Grant- The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis
• Eddie Redmayne- Cabaret as Emcee
• Jonathan Groff- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Eden Espinosa- Lempicka as Tamara de Lempicka
• Gayle Rankin- Cabaret as Sally Bowles
• Kelli O'Hara- Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen
• Maleah Joi Moon- Hell's Kitchen as Ali
• Maryann Plunkett- The Notebook as Older Allison "Allie" Calhoun
• Shaina Taub- Suffs as Alice Paul
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Corey Stoll- Appropriate as Bo
• Michael Imperioli- An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann
• Tom Pecinka- Stereophonic as Peter
• Will Brill- Stereophonic as Reg
• Will Keen- Patriots as Vladimir Puton
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- Mother Play as Martha
• Elle Fanning- Appropriate as River
• Juliana Canfield- Stereophonic as Holly
• Kara Young- Purlie Victorious as Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
• Sarah Pidgeon- Stereophonic as Diana
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Daniel Radcliffe- Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
• Hugh Coles- Back to the Future as George McFly
• Joshua Boone- The Outsiders as Dallas Winston
• Roger Bart- Back to the Future as Emmett "Doc" Brown
• Steven Skybell- Cabaret as Herr Schultz
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Amber Iman- Lempicka as Rafaela
• Bebe Neuwirth- Cabaret as Fräulein Schneider
• Jenn Colella- Suffs as Carrie Catt
• Joy Woods- The Notebook as Middle Allison "Allie" Hamilton
• Lindsay Mendez- Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn
• Shoshana Bean- Hell's Kitchen as Jersey
• Best Direction of a Play
• Anne Kauffman- Mary Jane
• Daniel Aukin- Stereophonic
• Lila Neugebauer- Appropriate
• Kenny Leon- Purlie Victorious
• Sam Gold- An Enemy of the People
• Whitney White- Jaja's African Hair Braiding
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Danya Taymor- The Outsiders
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Leigh Silverman- Suffs
• Maria Friedman- Merrily We Roll Along
• Rebecca Frecknall- Cabaret
• Best Book of a Musical
• Bekah Brunstetter- The Notebook
• Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• Jonathan Abrams- The Heart of Rock and Roll
• Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury- Illinoise
• Kristoffer Diaz- Hell's Kitchen
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Best Original Score
• Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas- Days of Wine and Roses
• David Byrne and Fatboy Slim- Here Lies Love
• Ingrid Michaelson- The Notebook
• Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance & Justin Levine- The Outsiders
• Shaina Taub- Suffs
• Will Butler- Stereophonic
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• David Rockwell- Doubt: A Parable
• David Zinn- Stereophonic
• Dots- Appropriate
• Duncan Henderson and Nina Dunn- The Shark Is Broken
• Miriam Buether and Ash J. Woodward- Patriots
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Cottage
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• David Korins- Here Lies Love
• David Korins and Peter Negrini- The Who’s Tommy
• Soutra Gilmour- Merrily We Roll Along
• Paul Tate dePoo III- The Great Gatsby
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross- Back to the Future
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• Dede Ayite- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Emilio Sosa- Purlie Victorious
• Enver Chakartash- Stereophonic
• Linda Cho- Doubt: A Parable
• Sydney Maresca- The Cottage
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Clint Ramos- Here Lies Love
• Paloma Young- Lempicka
• Paul Tazewell- Suffs
• Sarafina Bush- The Who’s Tommy
• Tom Scutt- Cabaret
• Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Amith Chandrashaker- Prayer for the French Republic
• Jack Knowles- Patriots
• Jiyoun Chang- Stereophonic
• Kenneth Posner- Doubt: A Parable
• Lap Chi Chu- Uncle Vanya
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Amanda Zieve- The Who’s Tommy
• Amith Chandrashaker- Merrily We Roll Along
• Ben Stanton and Lucy Mackinnon- The Notebook
• Bradley King and David Bengali- Water for Elephants
• Isabella Byrd- Cabaret
• Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone- Back to the Future
• Best Sound Design of a Play
• Adam Cork- Patriots
• Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake- Uncle Vanya
• Ryan Rumery- Stereophonic
• Tom Gibbons- Grey House
• Will Pickens and Bray Poor- Appropriate
• Best Sound Design of a Musical
• Cody Spencer and M.L. Dogg- Here Lies Love
• Gareth Owen- Back to the Future
• Gareth Owen- The Who’s Tommy
• Jason Crystal- Suffs
• Kai Harada- Merrily We Roll Along
• Nick Lidster- Cabaret
• Best Choreography
• Camille A. Brown- Hell’s Kitchen
• Julia Cheng- Cabaret
• Justin Peck- Illinoise
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman- The Outsiders
• Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb- Water for Elephants
• Best Orchestrations
• Adam Guettel and Jamie Lawrence- Days of Wine and Roses
• John Clancy and Carmel Dean- The Notebook
• Michael Starobin- Suffs
• Timo Andres- Illinoise
• Will Butler and Justin Craig- Stereophonic

Shows with Multiple Nominations:

12: Stereophonic

11: Cabaret

8: Merrily We Roll Along; The Notebook; Suffs

7: Appropriate; Hell's Kitchen

6: The Outsiders; Patriots

5: Back to the Future; Days of Wine and Roses; Illinoise; Mother Play; Purlie Victorious; The Who's Tommy

4: An Enemy of the People; Doubt: A Parable; Hell's Kitchen; Here Lies Love; Mary Jane

3: Jaja's African Hair Braiding; Uncle Vanya

2: The Cottage; Lempicka; Water for Elephants

Individuals with Multiple Nominations:

3- Justin Peck; Shaina Taub

2- Adam Guettel; Amy Herzog; David Korins; Gareth Owen

People who should be nominated, but won't be:

Brittany Adebumola- Jaja’s African Hair Braiding as Miriam (Featured Actress in a Play)

Tabitha Lawing- Days of Wine and Roses as Lila (Featured Actress in a Musical)