Tony nomination predictions

[mayamusical]

Posted: 3/4/11 at 8:23pm

What musicals and what actors and actresses do you think will get nominated for tony's this year based on what you've seen?

[pinkyboy]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 1:09pm

SPIDERMAN TAKES IT ALL!!! Including the new category of "Best Rock Opera Circus Drama"

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 4:47pm

^ Also Julie Taymor wins for "Best Ego In A Leading Role"

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 5:07pm

What show will win "Best Rush Seats"?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 5:07pm

Going out on a limb:

Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Book of Mormon
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Scottsboro Boys

Actor
Benjamin Walker, Joshua Henry, Norbert Leo Butz, Tony Sheldon, Andrew Rannells

Actress
Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel, Donna Murphy, Patina Miller, Janet Dacal

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 5:10pm

Judging by when I seen the show in London (obviosuly can't compare to upcoming Broadway shows) Sister Act will be nominated for Best Set Design and I wouldn't be suprised if Patina was nominated for best actrress.

Priscilla will get nominated (and probably win) best costumes and also Spider Man (if it has opened) will get nominated for set design.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 5:14pm

BLOODY BLOODY and Ben Walker will be long forgotten by then.
Danny Radcliffe will get a nod.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 5:27pm

BEST MUSICAL:

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


BEST PLAY:

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
GOOD PEOPLE
WAR HORSE


BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY:

LA BETE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
THE NORMAL HEART

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 6:01pm

^What the Capn said!

[MadonnaMusical]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 6:10pm

I almost think that the Tony's should expand the Best Musical category to 5 in years where there are more than like 12 new musicals that opened.

[ReggieonBway]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 6:27pm

BEST MUSICAL:

Wonderland (it's not a great show, from what I've seen of it, but I'd be very surprised if it didn't get a nom)
Catch Me If You Can (my personal frontrunner - and I've only ever miscalculated on best musical with next to normal. I'm still bitter about that.)
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Catch Me If You Can (again, my frontrunner. It has some campy moments, but between Fly, Fly Away, Goodbye, Live in Living Color and Someone Else's Skin I'm fairly certain it has this one nailed down.)
Wonderland (and again, as stated above, I'd be surprised if it didn't get at least a nomination. It's not a history-making score, but there are occasional moments where you realize why it's on Broadway, namely Through the Looking Glass and Worst Day of My Life)
Sister Act (a great score by a great composer, this absolutely HAS to get nominated. Raise Your Voice is probably the best piece in the show, but Take Me to Heaven and Fabulous, Baby! are both pretty catchy.)
Scottsboro Boys (pretty crappy score, honestly, but it has its moments and it is the last Kander&Ebb show.)

BEST LEADING ACTOR

Aaron Tveit (god I must look so biased towards Catch Me If You Can, but I honestly thought he did an incredible job. My frontrunner.)
Daniel Radcliffe (he is who he is, and while I have yet to see the show, I do have confidence in him.)
Benjamin Walker (he was good, even if I didn't care for the show)
Joshua Henry (very good performance in a show that I really don't care for.)

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 6:59pm

If WONDERLAND gets a nomination for Best Musical or even Best Score, I'll eat a hat with the show's logo on it. (Or go sit through SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK again. Whichever is worse TBD.)

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 7:30pm

Does anyone this Priscilla could get a nominee for best musical? I wonder if Wonderland will get any nominations.

[nexttotheheights]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 8:14pm

Best Musical:
1. The Book of Mormon
2. Catch Me if You Can
3. Scottsboro Boys
4. Sister Act or Priscilla

Can there even be a musical revival category, there are only two (Anything Goes, How to Succeed)?

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 8:17pm

There have been two things in that category before...there have also been only two best musical nominees before (when Sunset Boulevard won it and Smokey Joe's Cafe were the only new musicals to open that season...Sunset also won best score and they were the only ones in the category).

[Patti4President]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 10:08pm

In my opinion, Lily Rabe and Mark Rylance have Leading Actor/Actress in a play locked up.

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 10:50pm

I'm confident in Rabe as well, however, Rylance has some stiff competition from Joe Mantello from THE NORMAL HEART (judging by the overwhelming positivity from the benefit he starred in), and Al Pacino in the Merchant of Venice (just because he is Al Pacino, at minimum).

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 10:57pm

And Dan Lauria, LOMBARDI. Rylance, Lauria, and Pacino are the frontrunners. I saw the reading of THE NORMAL HEART and judging from that one night alone, Mantello is not in the same league as the above three performances. Still, I can see Mantello being nominated.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 3/5/11 at 10:59pm

BEST MUSICAL
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Sister Act

BEST PLAY
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Good People
Jerusalem
War Horse

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The House of Blue Leaves
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz
Daniel Radcliffe
Andrew Rannells
Tony Sheldon
Aaron Tveit

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sutton Foster
Rose Hemingway
Beth Leavel
Donna Murphy
Patina Miller

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Brian Bedford
Joe Mantello
Al Pacino
Mark Rylance
Robin Williams

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Nina Arianda
Edie Falco
Frances McDormand
Lily Rabe
Kathleen Turner

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 3/6/11 at 4:43am

Best Musical
THE BOOK OF MORMON
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
PRICILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, ANYTHING GOES
Rose Hemingway, HOW TO SUCCEED
Beth Leavel, BABY, IT'S YOU
Patina Miller, SISTER ACT
Donna Murphy, THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE

Actor in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Daniel Radcliffe, HOW TO SUCCEED
Andrew Rannells, THE BOOK OF MORMON
Tony Sheldon, PRICILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Aaron Tveit, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Featured Actress in a Musical
Tammy Blanchard, HOW TO SUCCEED
Kerry Butler, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Victoria Clark, SISTER ACT
Nikki M. James, THE BOOK OF MORMON
Jessica Stone, ANYTHING GOES

Featured Actor in a Musical
Josh Gad, THE BOOK OF MORMON
Joel Grey, ANYTHING GOES
Rory O'Malley, THE BOOK OF MORMON
Will Swenson, PRICILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Tom Wopat, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Best Book of a Musical
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
THE BOOK OF MORMON
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
PRICILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

Best Score of a Musical
THE BOOK OF MORMON
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
SISTER ACT

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 3/6/11 at 5:47am

Would Victoria Clark be considered featured? I would have thought supporting

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/6/11 at 8:03am

"Featured" and "Supporting" mean the same thing.

Also, what about Judith Light for Best Featured Actress/Play for LOMBARDI?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/6/11 at 12:16pm

Dan Lauria and Judith Light are LOCKS.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/6/11 at 1:02pm

Welcome back Yankee!

If Scottsboro reopens then it will almost surely get a nom.

I think Mormon and Catch Me are also probably strong contenders.

The last slot will most likely be between Sister Act and Priscilla with Sister Act having the edge.

But it's really to early to prognosticate b/c The People In The Picture may end up being adored. And while Baby It's You seems like an also ran, you never know.

I don't think Wonderland has much of a shot in the main categories, but the costumes look pretty cool so it may get some of those type of noms.

The most exciting category for musicals I think best score!
One of K&E's best scores
Menken/Slater
Whittman/Shaiman
Wildhorn
Yazbek
Michael Friedman

[theatreguy]

Posted: 3/6/11 at 1:18pm

Scottsboro Boys will not re-open.