Posted: 4/4/18 at 11:13am
CurtainPullDowner said: "Kenita and Lea for sure! What about Diana Ridd? I can't imagine they wouldleave her out?"
Diana Rigg doesn't even sing a word in MFL.
Posted: 4/4/18 at 11:13am
little_sally said: "JennH said: "I've actually been wondering if they'llbe considering Elsa featured or leading. Honestly hard to say."
I also wonder if they'll consider Jelani Alladin as lead."
That is a good point. I think even though Kristoff is technically the most leading male role, I would say it's the same size as Emmett in Legally Blonde being a love interest for the leading lady with a much bigger part - and would understand if he is considered supporting as Christian Borle was in 2007.
I honestly think the only lead role in that show is Anna and Patti Murin should definitely be nominated. Now that I've finally seen Frozen the musical, the way that the story is structured on stage (and in the film) makes Elsa a supporting character. It just gets confusing to us because Elsa was introduced to the world with Idina Menzel's voice which is the definition of powerhouse. I personally think the only way Caisie Levy has a chance at getting nominated is if Elsa is considered featured (and she should be! She is terrific!)
Posted: 4/4/18 at 11:15am
Someone in a Tree2 said: "I think Hailey Kilgore is up against the fact that Ti Moune is not really a starring role in OOTI. She's offstage for the first 2 songs, and only gets one pure solo from beginning to end. Everything else she sings is part of various ensemble pieces. I thought she was just dazzling, but unluckily in a company chock full of dazzlements.
Frankly even Dena is not truly a starring part in THE BAND'S VISIT (she's also offstage for large swaths of the proceedings), but she certainly gets all the best songs, her imprint on the evening isastonishing, and no other woman get to shine like she does, so the evening certainly belongs to Katrina Lenk, hands down.
Much as I loved Lauren Ambrose in MFL(whichreallyisthestarring role of thatpiece), the magnetic field that is Katrina Link will carry the day on Tonys Night.
"
Not true about Hailey Kilgore. She plays Ti Moune's birth mom in the 2nd song.
Updated On: 4/4/18 at 11:15 AM
Posted: 4/4/18 at 11:32am
Honestly, Diana Rigg didn't make the most out of her time as Mrs. Higgins, and we've seen better Mrs. Higgins in the past. It is hard enough to get a nomination from a non-singing and/or non-dancing part in a musical, but for a part that has about 5 minutes (if that) of stage time and no real monologue or scene chewing qualities, I just don't see how this will lead to a nomination other than a serious lack of competitors (not the case here) and/or name-recognition alone. However, the Tonys seem less inclined to give a nomination to a big (outside of theatre) name than the Emmys do.
Updated On: 4/4/18 at 11:32 AM
Posted: 4/4/18 at 12:41pm
Noy singing a note has not stopped others from winning or being nominated in this or Leading category.
Posted: 4/4/18 at 1:12pm
It's the mooossst wonderful tiiiime of the year! Thanks for the polls!
Really, though... until the Tony Committee meets about Frozen & Mean Girls, it's too tough to fill these categories out (specially Lead/Featured Actress) without knowing who will be eligible for what.
Incidentally... does anyone know when that's happening? I feel like there are usually four meetings, right? (Does that depend on the number of eligible shows?) They obviously can't meet about Mean Girls until after it opens, but May 1st is coming up pretty soon and I feel like there's more up in the air than usual for early April.
Posted: 4/4/18 at 1:14pm
Posted: 4/4/18 at 1:23pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "JudyDenmark, I think somebody saw that last year, a rulings announcement came out the first Thursday of April. Hopefully we’ll have this season’s penultimate round by the end of this week!"
Fingers crossed! Maybe they'll wait until Monday, that way they can put all of our predicting minds at ease with rulings on both of those shows. :)
Posted: 4/4/18 at 8:15pm
CurtainPullDowner said: "Noy singing a note has not stopped others from winning or being nominated in this or Leading category."
I didn't say it never happened, but that it is by far the exception rather than the rule. Add in the other factors I spoke about with regard to Diana Rigg as Mrs. Higgins getting a nomination.
Updated On: 4/4/18 at 08:15 PM
Posted: 4/4/18 at 9:38pm
JudyDenmark said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "JudyDenmark, I think somebody saw that last year, a rulings announcement came out the first Thursday of April. Hopefully we’ll have this season’s penultimate round by the end of this week!"
It's been on the first Thursday of April at least the last two years, so chances are good it will be this Thursday.
Posted: 4/5/18 at 10:45pm
Hello again! Because this seems to have been received fairly well again and because I had some time tonight, I decided to make nomination polls for the remaining categories. There were a few areas where I had to guess placement (Springsteen, Home for the Holidays, Lithgow, and Rocktopia) as well as acting placements for Saint Joan, Angels in America, Lobby Hero, and Harry Potter. Sometimes you will see a nominee placed in multiple categories (i.e. Nathan Lane as lead and featured). Enjoy!
Best Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Play
Best Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Musical
Best Revival of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayRev
Best Revival of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusRev
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=ActorPlay
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=ActressPla
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FActor
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FAct
Best Book of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusBook
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Music
Best Scenic Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayScene
Best Scenic Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusScene
Best Costume Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayCos
Best Costume Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusCos
Best Lighting Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayLight
Best Lighting Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusLight
Best Sound Design of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlaySound
Best Sound Design of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusSound
Best Direction of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayDir
Best Direction of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusDir
Best Choreography: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Choreo
Best Orchestrations: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Orch
Posted: 4/5/18 at 11:20pm
I added all of the polls to the first post!
Posted: 4/6/18 at 1:27pm
I know this will never happen, but I would LOVE for Adam Kantor to get a nomination for The Band's Visit. As crazy as it sounds, his performance was my favorite.
Posted: 4/6/18 at 1:56pm
natashalost said: "I know this will never happen, but I would LOVE for Adam Kantor to get a nomination for The Band's Visit. As crazy as it sounds, his performance was my favorite."
Not crazy at all - he was great! If it doesn't happen (which... you're right that it won't), it's only because there are only five slots and there are others who are more likely to get it from that show, not because he doesn't deserve it. An embarrassment of riches is a good problem for a show to have. I feel that way about most of the cast of Once On This Island.
Posted: 4/6/18 at 8:19pm
Current Running Total:
Angels in America 13
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 9
Three Tall Women 7
Farinelli and the King 6
Lobby Hero 3
Children of a Lesser God 2
Junk 2
Travesties 2
Meteor Shower 1
Saint Joan 1
The Children 1
The Parisian Woman 1
Once on This Island 12
SpongeBob SquarePants 11
Frozen 10
The Band's Visit 10
My Fair Lady 8
Mean Girls 7
Carousel 5
Posted: 4/6/18 at 11:20pm
pollster2 said: "I did this last year and it seemed to get a fairly positive response. Everyone seems to have a ton of opinions about Tony nominations so I wanted to go ahead and make a few polls just to gauge where the prospective nominees stand. It could be fun to see what happens when the nominees are announced. Please votehowever you desire (i.e. who you think will be nominated or what we personally like the most). Feel free to participate! Polls close on May 1.
Best Actor in a Musical:http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Actor2018
Best Actress in a Musical:http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Actress201
Best Featured Actor in a Musical:http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FActor2018
Best Featured Actress in a Musical:http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FActre2018
Best Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Play
Best Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Musical
Best Revival of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayRev
Best Revival of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusRev
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=ActorPlay
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=ActressPla
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FActor
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FAct
Best Book of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusBook
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Music
Best Scenic Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayScene
Best Scenic Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusScene
Best Costume Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayCos
Best Costume Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusCos
Best Lighting Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayLight
Best Lighting Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusLight
Best Sound Design of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlaySound
Best Sound Design of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusSound
Best Direction of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayDir
Best Direction of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusDir
Best Choreography: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Choreo
Best Orchestrations: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Orch"
Pollster2 Seriously!? LOL Jonathan Tessero (Home for the Holidays) for Direction of a Musical???
Posted: 4/9/18 at 1:31pm
Robbie2 said: "Pollster2 Seriously!? LOLJonathan Tessero (Home for the Holidays) for Direction of a Musical???"
I included all prospective nominees.
Posted: 4/9/18 at 5:54pm
Posted: 4/11/18 at 11:32pm
Current Running Total (updated from April 6):
Thanks to @bfreak for catching that I didn’t include The Iceman Cometh. I have recreated most of the play categories on the first page of the thread to reflect these changes. Please be sure to revote in these categories. My apologies for the mess-up!
Updated On: 4/11/18 at 11:32 PM
Posted: 4/13/18 at 10:55am
Bumping based on yesterday's eligibility meeting. See the first post for links!
Posted: 4/22/18 at 7:54pm
Bumping because we're getting close!
Best Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Musical
Best Revival of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusRev
Best Direction of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusDir
Best Actor in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Actor2018
Best Actress in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Actress201
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FActor2018
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=FActre2018
Best Book of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusBook
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Music
Best Scenic Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusScene
Best Costume Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusCos
Best Lighting Design in a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusLight
Best Sound Design of a Musical: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=MusSound
Best Choreography: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Choreo
Best Orchestrations: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Orch
Best Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Play
Best Revival of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayReviva
Best Direction of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayDirect
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=ActorPlay2
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayActres
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PFA
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayFActre
Best Scenic Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlaySet
Best Costume Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayCostum
Best Lighting Design in a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlayLite
Best Sound Design of a Play: http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=PlaySound1
Posted: 4/27/18 at 2:32pm
Bumping per today's final eligibility announcement
