Final Tony nomination predictions - post them here!- Page 2

[chewy5000]

Posted: 4/29/11 at 10:53pm

I just cannot see why the tony would go to foster she in my opinion does not deserve it. I think that the amazing daniel radliffe will win . I just cannot see what katherline marshal was doing.

So is that Daniel Radcliffe for Leading Actress?

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/29/11 at 11:36pm

Best Orchestrations...
(Winner: WOMEN ON THE VERGE)

I would love for that to happen, IdinaBellFoster. One of the things that stuck out to me, along with Benanti's performance.

[MadonnaMusical]

Posted: 4/29/11 at 11:56pm

BEST MUSICAL:
Book of mormon **** FTMFW
Sister Act
Catch Me if You Can
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
(((( F*CK THE PRODUCERS OF BLOODY BLOODY for not staying open long enough))))

BEST PLAY
Bengal Tiger
War Horse
Good People
Jerusalem********

REVIVAL of a MUSICAL
duh

REVIVAL OF PLAY
Born Yesterday
Normal Heart *** FTMFW
Importance of Being Earnest
Mercant of Venice







I don't understand why people are not showing enough love to BENGAL TIGER???? It is a freaking amazing play.... it got great reviews... great word of mouth on the streets... and it was nominated for a pulitzer.... why count it out???? It was my favorite new play of the season... yep over good people and jerusalem...


also.. maybe I missed this... Was victoria clark deemed eligible in supporting only??? She was nominated for Lead actresss... in one of the other awards...

and Marla Mindelle is fierce... plus it didn't matter who played that part... the part itself is tony nomination worthy.... just like when I predicted that whoever played Effie White in the dreamgirls movie would win an oscar... it didn't matter who it was... it's the meaty role itself....

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 1:03am

Read Sutton Foster's reviews. Read the reviews of the production. Then ask your question again.

To be fair, there were several reviewers who felt she was miscast.

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 1:12am

OK, folks. I did my best in all categories except design and orchestrations... I'm sure some nominees and omissions will provoke, but I always like to go out on a limb...

BEST MUSICAL
The Book of Mormon
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

BEST PLAY
Good People
Jerusalem
The Mother f**ker with the Hat
War Horse

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Born Yesterday
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

BEST SCORE
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
The Book of Mormon
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE in a Play
Brian Bedford “The Importance of Being Earnest”
Bobby Cannavale “The Mother f**ker with the Hat”
Joe Mantello “The Normal Heart”
Al Pacino “The Merchant of Venice”
Mark Rylance “Jerusalem”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE in a Play
Nina Arianda “Born Yesterday”
Judith Light “Lombardi”
Frances McDormand “Good People”
Lily Rabe “The Merchant of Venice”
Vanessa Redgrave “Driving Miss Daisy”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz “Catch Me If You Can”
Josh Gad “The Book of Mormon”
Tony Sheldon “Priscilla Queen of the Desert”
Andrew Rannells “The Book of Mormon”
Benjamin Walker “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE in a Musical
Sutton Foster “Anything Goes”
Beth Leavel “Baby, It's You!”
Patina Miller “Sister Act”
Donna Murphy “The People in the Picture”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE in a Play
McKenzie Crook “Jerusalem”
John Benjamin Hickey “The Normal Heart”
Evan Jonigkeit “High”
Jim Parsons “The Normal Heart”
Yul Vasquez “The Motherf**ker with the Hat”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE in a Play
Ellen Barkin “The Normal Heart”
Edie Falco “The House of Blue Leaves”
Renee Elise Goldsberry “Good People”
Estelle Parsons “Good People”
Elizabeth Rodriguez “The Mother f**ker with the Hat”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE in a Musical
Adam Godley “Anything Goes”
Chester Gregory “Sister Act”
Joshua Henry “The Scottsboro Boys”
John Larroquette “How to Succeed...”
Rory O'Malley “The Book of Mormon”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE in a Musical
Laura Benanti “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”
Victoria Clark “Sister Act”
Nikki M. James “The Book of Mormon”
Marla Mindele “Sister Act”
Laura Osnes “Anything Goes”

BEST DIRECTION of a Play
Marianne Elliot & Tom Morris “War Horse”
Ian Rickson “Jerusalem”
Anna D. Shapiro “The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Daniel Sullivan “Good People”

BEST DIRECTION of a Musical
Kathleen Marshall "Anything Goes"
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker “The Book of Mormon”
Susan Stroman “The Scottsboro Boys”
Jerry Zaks “Sister Act”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Kathleen Marshall “Anything Goes”
Jerry Mitchell “Catch Me If You Can”
Casey Nicholaw “The Book of Mormon”
Susan Stroman “The Scottsboro Boys”



Updated On: 4/30/11 at 01:12 AM

[Ryan4]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 1:18am

There should be only 4 nominees for Best Actress in a Musical, since there are only 6 qualifiers. At least that's what the rules say.

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 1:31am

Thanks Ryan4, if that rule is upheld, then I take Victoria Clark out of the running.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 1:32am

Victoria Clark is in the featured category anyway.

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 1:36am

Thanks ljay, I'll give her the open slot in that category...

[boywonder12]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 3:28am

"Musical"
BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

"Best Play"
GOOD PEOPLE
WAR HORSE
THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT
JERUSALEM

"Best Revival of a Musical"
ANYTHING GOES
HOW TO SUCCEED...

"Best Revival of a Play"
MERCHANT OF VENICE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
THE NORMAL HEART
BORN YESTERDAY

"Best Director of a Musical"
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, BOOK OF MORMON
Kathleen Marshall, ANYTHING GOES
Rob Ashford, HOW TO SUCCEED...
Jerry Zaks, SISTER ACT

"Best Director of a Play"
Daniel Sullivan, GOOD PEOPLE
Marianne Elliot and Tom Morris, WAR HORSE
Moises Kaufman, BENGAL TIGER IN THE BAGHDAD ZOO
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, THE NORMAL HEART

"Best Leading Actress in a Musical"
Sutton Foster, ANYTHING GOES
Patina Miller, SISTER ACT
Donna Murphy, THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE
Beth Leavel, BABY IT'S YOU
Sherie Rene Scott, WOMEN ON THE VERGE

"Best Leading Actor in a Musical"
Norbert Leo Butz, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Andrew Rannels, BOOK OF MORMON
Daniel Radcliffe, HOW TO SUCCEED...
Josh Gad, BOOK OF MORMON
Tony Sheldon, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT

"Best Leading Actress in a Play"
Frances McDormand, GOOD PEOPLE
Lily Rabe, MERCHANT OF VENICE
Nina Arianda, BORN YESTERDAY
Kathleen Turner, HIGH
Vanessa Redgrave, DRIVING MISS DAISY

"Best Leading Actor in a Play"
Al Pacino, MERCHANT OF VENICE
Bobby Cannavale, THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT
Brian Bedford, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Mark Rylance, JERUSALEM
Joe Mantello, THE NORMAL HEART

"Best Featured Actress in a Musical"
Nikki M. James, THE BOOK OF MORMON
Laura Benanti, WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Patti LuPone, WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Victoria Clark, SISTER ACT
Laura Osnes, ANYTHING GOES

"Best Featured Actor in a Musical"
Rory O'Malley, THE BOOK OF MORMON
John Larroquette, HOW TO SUCCEED...
Tom Wopat, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Adam Godley, ANYTHING GOES
Joel Grey, ANYTHING GOES

"Best Featured Actress in a Play"
Edie Falco, THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES
Estelle Parsons, GOOD PEOPLE
Judith Light, LOMBARDI
Becky Ann Baker, GOOD PEOPLE
Ellen Barkin, THE NORMAL HEART

"Best Featured Actor in a Play"
John Benjamin Hickey, THE NORMAL HEART
Raul Esparza, ARCADIA
Yul Vasquez, THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT
Adrian Moayed, BENGAL TIGER IN THE BAGHDAD ZOO
Mackenzie Crook, JERUSALEM

"Best Score"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

"Best Book"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT

"Best Choreography"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
ANYTHING GOES
HOW TO SUCCEED...
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

"Best Orchestrations"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
ANYTHING GOES
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
WOMEN ON THE VERGE

"Best Lighting Design of a Musical"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
ANYTHING GOES
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT

"Best Lighting Design of a Play"
WAR HORSE
BENGAL TIGER IN THE BAGHDAD ZOO
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
JERUSALEM

"Best Costume Design of a Musical"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
ANYTHING GOES

"Best Costume Design of a Play"
WAR HORSE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
MERCHANT OF VENICE
A FREE MAN OF COLOR

"Best Scenic Design of a Musical"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
ANYTHING GOES
SISTER ACT
HOW TO SUCCEED...

"Best Scenic Design of a Play"
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
MERCHANT OF VENICE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
BENGAL TIGER IN THE BAGHDAD ZOO

"Best Sound Design of a Musical"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
ANYTHING GOES
HOW TO SUCCEED...

"Best Sound Design of a Play"
WAR HORSE
MERCHANT OF VENICE
BENGAL TIGER IN THE BAGHDAD ZOO
JERUSALEM
Updated On: 4/30/11 at 03:28 AM

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 2:48pm

My mix of who should and who will...

Best Play:
Good People
Jerusalem
The Mother****er with the Hat
War Horse

Best Musical:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

Best Revival of a Play:
Born Yesterday
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical:
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Book of a Musical:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Alex Timbers
The Book of Mormon, Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro Boys, David Thompson
Sister Act, Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Michael Friedman
The Book of Mormon, Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro Boys, John Kander and Fred Ebb
Sister Act, Alan Menken and Glenn Slater

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play:
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Mother****er with the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play:
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Frances MacDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Kathleen Turner, High
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical:
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Benjamin Walker, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical:
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It’s You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play:
Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Tate Donovan, Good People
Raul Esparza, Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Yul Vázquez, The Mother****er with the Hat

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play:
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Mother****er with the Hat
Lia Williams, Arcadia

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical:
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
Demond Green, Sister Act
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon
Tom Wopat, Catch Me If You Can

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical:
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy Blanchard, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Laura Osnes, Anything Goes

Best Direction of a Play:
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Emma Rice, Brief Encounter
Daniel Sullivan, Good People

Best Direction of a Musical:
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Simon Phillips, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Choreography:
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Jerry Mitchell, Catch Me If You Can
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys

Best Scenic Design of a Play:
John Lee Beatty, Born Yesterday
John Lee Beatty, Good People
Rae Smith, War Horse
Ultz, Jerusalem

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Derek McLane, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon
Brian Thomson, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play:
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Ann Hould-Ward, A Free Man of Color
Rae Smith, War Horse
Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday

Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Emily Rebholz, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Catherine Zuber, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Lighting Design of a Play:
Paule Constable, War Horse
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Malcolm Rippeth, Brief Encounter
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Jerusalem

Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Howell Binkley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Brian MacDevitt, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Justin Townsend, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Nick Schlieper, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Sound Design of a Play:
Simon Baker, Brief Encounter
Ian Dickinson, Jerusalem
Peter Fitzgerald, Ghetto Klown
Christopher Shutt, War Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Jonathan Deans and Peter Fitzgerald, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Bart Fasbender, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon
Jon Weston, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Orchestrations:
Doug Besterman, Sister Act
Simon Hale, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Larry Hochman, The Scottsboro Boys
Michael Starobin, The People in the Picture

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 3:29pm

TONY AWARDS 2011

Best Musical:
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

Best Play:
Good People
Jerusalem
The Mother****er with the Hat
War Horse

Best Revival of a Musical:
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Revival of a Play:
Born Yesterday
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

Best Actor in a Musical:
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Best Actress in a Musical:
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It's You
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Actor in a Play:
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Robin Williams, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Best Actress in a Play:
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Kathleen Turner, High

Best Featured Actor in a Musical:
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
Joel Grey, Anything Goes
John Laroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon
Tom Wopat, Catch Me if You Can

Best Featured Actress in a Musical:
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Marla Mindelle, Sister Act
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Featured Actor in a Play:
Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Raul Esparza, Arcadia
Jon Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
Yùl Vasquez, The Motherf***er with the Hat

Best Featured Actress in a Play:
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Estelle Parsons, Good People
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherf***er with the Hat


Best Direction of a Musical:
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Trey Parker and Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act

Best Direction of a Play:
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Daniel Sullivan, Good People

Best Choreography:
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon

Best Book of a Musical:
Robert Lopez, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Terrence McNally, Catch Me if You Can
Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner, Douglas Carter Beane, Sister Act
David Thompson, The Scottsboro Boys

Best Original Score:
John Kander, Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys
Robert Lopez, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Sister Act
Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Catch Me if You Can

Best Orchestrations:
Doug Besterman, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Michale Gibson, Bill Elliott, Anything Goes
Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman, Larry Blank, Catch Me if You Can

Updated On: 4/30/11 at 03:29 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 3:52pm

It'd be nice to see WOMEN ON THE VERGE get a nomination over CATCH ME for Best Score. It certainly is more deserving.

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 4:39pm

Question... Are there any more than 6 woman eligible for Best Actress in a Musical this year? If not, then doesn't that mean that ONLY four will be nominated this year?
--------------------

My predictions are-


"Best Musical"
BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
(WINNER: BOM)

"Best Play"
GOOD PEOPLE
WAR HORSE
THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
(WINNER: WAR HORSE)

"Best Revival of a Musical"
ANYTHING GOES
HOW TO SUCCEED...
(WINNER: ANYTHING GOES)

"Best Revival of a Play"
BORN YESTERDAY
MERCHANT OF VENICE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
THE NORMAL HEART
(WINNER: THE NORMAL HEART)

"Best Director of a Musical"
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, BOOK OF MORMON
Kathleen Marshall, ANYTHING GOES
Susan Stroman, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
Jerry Zaks, SISTER ACT
(WINNER: CASEY AND TREY)

"Best Choreography"
ANYTHING GOES
THE BOOK OF MORMON
HOW TO SUCCEED...
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
(WINNER: KATHLEEN MARSHAL, ANYTHING GOES)

"Best Director of a Play"
Daniel Sullivan, GOOD PEOPLE
Marianne Elliot and Tom Morris, WAR HORSE
Ian Rickson, JURUSALEM
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, THE NORMAL HEART
(WINNER: WAR HORSE)

"Best Leading Actress in a Musical"
Sutton Foster, ANYTHING GOES
Patina Miller, SISTER ACT
Donna Murphy, THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE
Sherie Rene Scott, WOMEN ON THE VERGE
(WINNER: SUTTON FOSTER)

"Best Leading Actor in a Musical"
Andrew Rannels, BOOK OF MORMON
Josh Gad, BOOK OF MORMON
Norbert Leo Butz, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Daniel Radcliffe, HOW TO SUCCEED...
Tony Sheldon, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
(WINNER: RADCLIFFE or RANNELS)

"Best Leading Actress in a Play"
Nina Arianda, BORN YESTERDAY
Frances McDormand, GOOD PEOPLE
Lily Rabe, MERCHANT OF VENICE
Kathleen Turner, HIGH
Vanessa Redgrave, DRIVING MISS DAISY
(WINNER: FRANCES MCDORMAND)

"Best Leading Actor in a Play"
Mark Rylance, JERUSALEM
Joe Mantello, THE NORMAL HEART
Al Pacino, MERCHANT OF VENICE
Bobby Cannavale, THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT
Brian Bedford, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
(WINNER: RYLANCE or MANTELLO)

"Best Featured Actress in a Musical"
Nikki M. James, THE BOOK OF MORMON
Kerry Butler, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Victoria Clark, SISTER ACT
Laura Benanti, WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Laura Osnes, ANYTHING GOES
(WINNER: JAMES)

"Best Featured Actor in a Musical"
Rory O'Malley, THE BOOK OF MORMON
John Larroquette, HOW TO SUCCEED...
Tom Wopat, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Joel Grey, ANYTHING GOES
Adam Godley, ANYTHING GOES


"Best Featured Actress in a Play"
Edie Falco, THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES
Estelle Parsons, GOOD PEOPLE
Judith Light, LOMBARDI
Renee Elise Goldsberry, GOOD PEOPLE
Ellen Barkin, THE NORMAL HEART
(WINNER: EDIE FALCO)

"Best Featured Actor in a Play"

McKenzie Crook, JURUSALEM
John Benjamin Hickey, THE NORMAL HEART
Evan Jonigkeit, HIGH
Jim Parsons, THE NORMAL HEART
Yul Vasquez, THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT

"Best Score"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
WOMAN ON THE VERGE
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
(WINNER: BOM)

"Best Book"
THE BOOK OF MORMON
SISTER ACT
SCOTTSBORO BOYS
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
(WINNER: BOM)

[Porter2]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 4:47pm

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Adam Godley (2nd option for winner)
Joel Grey
Christopher J. Hanke
Rory O'Malley (winner)
Nick Adams

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Laura Benanti
Victoria Clark
Nikki M. James
Tammy Blanchard
Laura Osnes (winner)

[Broadway61004]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 6:00pm

BEST MUSICAL
Catch Me If You Can
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Winner: The Book of Mormon (easily--"Catch Me"'s spot could go a variety of ways, but the other three seem like locks to be nominated)

BEST PLAY
Good People
Jerusalem
The Mother****** With The Hat
War Horse
Winner: War Horse (I've been thinking "Good People", but "War Horse's momentum is becoming too much to resist)

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Anything Goes
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Winner: Anything Goes (easily)

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Born Yesterday
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart
Winner: The Normal Heart (though any of the others, especially "Merchant", could definitely upset)

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Rob Ashford (How To Succeed...)
Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes)
Trey Parker Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon)
Susan Stroman (Scottsboro Boys)
Winner: Parker Nicholaw (directors of the surefire Best Musical winner get their due)

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Brian Bedford (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris (War Horse)
Daniel Sullivan (Good People)
Daniel Sullivan (The Merchant of Venice)
Winner: Elliott Morris (Best Play and Best Director have matched each other 6 straight years--why change now?)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Rob Ashford (How To Succeed...)
Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes)
Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon)
Susan Stroman (The Scottsboro Boys)
Winner: Marshall (maybe Nicholaw if it turns into a "Mormon" sweep justice is served, but if not the Tonys love Marshall)

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Brian Bedford (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Bobby Canavale (The Mother****** With The Hat)
Joe Mantello (The Normal Heart)
Al Pacino (The Merchant of Venice)
Mark Rylance (Jerusalem)
Winner: Rylance (easily with the reviews he got)

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Nina Arianda (Born Yesterday)
Frances McDormand (Good People)
Lily Rabe (The Merchant of Venice)
Vanessa Redgrave (Driving Miss Daisy)
Kathleen Turner (High)
Winner: McDormand (Arianda has a shot, but McDormand's a veteran having a helluva role that they'll reward)

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Mackenzie Crook (Jerusalem)
Raul Esparza (Arcadia)
John Benjamin Hickey (The Normal Heart)
Evan Jonigkeit (High)
Robert Sean Leonard (Born Yesterday)
Winner: Hickey (really this is wide open and I see Crook having a good shot as well, but "Normal Heart"'s momentum has picked up enough to make Hickey the frontrunner)

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Ellen Barkin (The Normal Heart)
Edie Falco (The House of Blue Leaves)
Renee Elise Goldsberry (Good People)
Judith Light (Lombardi)
Estelle Parsons (Good People)
Winner: Parsons (Barkin has the momentum, but something tells me they reward the veteran making her comeback here)

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Colin Donnell (Anything Goes)
Josh Gad (The Book of Mormon)
Daniel Radcliffe (How To Succeed...)
Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon)
Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert)
Winner: Gad (I think he'll gain momentum, giving a strong heartfelt performance in the almost guaranteed Best Musical winner)

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sutton Foster (Anything Goes)
Patina Miller (Sister Act)
Donna Murphy (The People In The Picture)
Sherie Renee Scott (Women of the Verge...)
Winner: Foster (Murphy could pull off the upset, but everyone seems to have fallen in love with Foster's Reno Sweeney)

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Adam Godley (Anything Goes)
Chester Gregory (Sister Act)
John Laroquette (How To Succeed...)
Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon)
Tom Wopat (Catch Me If You Can)
Winner: Wopat (they like rewarding veteran character actors with showy roles--even with the love for O'Malley, I think Wopat takes it)

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Benanti (Women On The Verge...)
Victoria Clark (Sister Act)
Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon)
Nicole Parker (The People In The Picture)
Jessica Walter (Anything Goes)
Winner: James (Best Musical winner takes another without much competition)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Winner: The Book of Mormon (easily)

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Catch Me If You Can
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Winner: The Book of Mormon (again, easily)

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Anything Goes
Catch Me If You Can
The Book of Mormon
The People In The Picture
Winner: Anything Goes (more rewarding the orchestra and the score than the orchestrations themselves)

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
A Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo
Brief Encounter
Jerusalem
War Horse
Winner: War Horse (technically proficient show across the board)

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
A Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo
Brief Encounter
Jerusalem
War Horse
Winner: War Horse (same reason as above)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Born Yesterday
Brief Encounter
The Importance of Being Earnest
War Horse
Winner: War Horse (most obvious choice and almost most recent)

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Born Yesterday
Good People
Jerusalem
War Horse
Winner: War Horse (even with more deserving nominees, shows often sweep tech categories)

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Anything Goes
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The Book of Mormon
Wonderland
Winner: Book of Mormon (not enough love for Wonderland to pose much of a threat)

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
Wonderland
Winner: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (they'll want to give it something, and it's an obvious choice)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Anything Goes
How To Succeed...
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The Book of Mormon
Winner: Priscilla (flashy costumes take the prize)

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Anything Goes
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
Wonderland
Winner: Mormon (again, popular show takes prize from far less praised spectacle)

[wickedfan11]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 7:10pm

Anyone want to chat about Tony nominations in the temporary (and unofficial) BWW chat room?
http://tinychat.com/broadwayworld

[jv92]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 7:12pm

You all honestly think that Mormon's pleasant score is going to win over Kander's best since Chicago? Don't forget, this was the last K&E show. Ever. I mean, Mormon could pull a Producers and sweep everything, but I'm not too sure about that one.

[Blockhead24]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 7:18pm

Broadway61004, uh did you read Mantello's reviews?

[AC126748]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 7:20pm

I'd say the chances of SCOTTSBORO BOYS winning score is slim to none. MORMON will win in a walk.

[Broadway61004]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 8:18pm

Blockhead, yes Mantello got largely positive reviews as well, but nowhere near the raves Rylance came away with. It's a brutally competitive category with Pacino and Bedford definitely in the mix as well, but given the work Rylance is doing, I don't see any way they don't reward him with the Tony.

[ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man)]

Posted: 4/30/11 at 11:22pm

Best Play:
Brief Encounter
Good People
The Motherf**ker with the Hat
War Horse

Best Musical:
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

Best Actor in a Play:
Bobby Cannavale - The Motherf**ker with the Hat
James Earl Jones - Driving Miss Daisy
Joe Mantello - The Normal Heart
Al Pacino - The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance - La Bête

Best Actor in a Musical:
Norbert Leo Butz - Catch Me If You Can
Colin Donnell - Anything Goes
Josh Gad - The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon - Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit - Catch Me If You Can

Best Actress in a Play:
Nina Arianda - Born Yesterday
Cherry Jones - Mrs. Warren's Profession
Frances McDormand - Good People
Lily Rabe - The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave - Driving Miss Daisy

Best Actress in a Musical:
Sutton Foster - Anything Goes
Beth Leavel - Baby It's You!
Patina Miller - Sister Act
Donna Murphy - The People in the Picture
Sherie Rene Scott - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

[justafan2]

Posted: 5/1/11 at 7:36am

Here's the "Bergen Record" (Robert Feldberg) predictions: (I agree with most of them---I haven't seen the plays)
http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/121043563_And_the_Tony_Award_nominees_will_be____.html

[topherkraz78]

Posted: 5/1/11 at 8:05am

I am surpised at a few name droppings in the feature actor in a play! More like excited. :)

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/1/11 at 8:09am

Why don't you just go to a Jim Parsons forum to talk about this because it sounds like a broken record here.