2019 Tony Awards Poll

[pollster2]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 12:24pm

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Tony nominations polls! Some key takeaways from the actual nominations versus what we predicted:

 

Best Book of a Musical: Beetlejuice over Be More Chill

Best Choreography: Choir Boy and Tootsie over The Prom and The Cher Show

Best Direction of a Musical: Ain’t Too Proud over Kiss Me, Kate

Best Direction of a Play: Ink over The Boys in the Band

Best Musical: Beetlejuice over Be More Chill

Best Original Score: Beetlejuice and To Kill a Mockingbird over Choir Boy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Groteluschen, Pope, and Sykes over Sieber, Bleu and Salazar

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Benjamin Walker over Andrew Rannells

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Derrick Baskin and Alex Brightman over Reeve Carney and Will Chase

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Jeremy Pope over Nathan Lane

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Lilli Cooper over Stephanie Styles

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Kristine Nielsen and Ruth Wilson over Joan Allen and Mercedes Ruehl

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Caitlin Kinnunen over Rebecca Naomi Jones

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Annette Bening and Janet McTeer over Glenda Jackson

Best Play: Ink, Gary…, and Constitution over Network and To Kill a Mockingbird

 

Those are just some of the highlights. Feel free to look at the original post to see the other results!

Now let’s get to the good stuff! Below are the links to the polls with the official nominees. Voting ends on June 8. 

 

https://forms.gle/QbmjBcWqzVpgKbv37

[Sauja]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 12:32pm

Is this new poll who we think will win or who we want to win? Thanks!

[pollster2]

Posted: 4/30/19 at 12:35pm

Totally up to you! I usually do it as who you think will win.

[pollster2]

Posted: 5/2/19 at 4:18pm

I just received a message from a user who couldn't find this thread so I thought I'd bump it.

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 5/2/19 at 5:06pm

Thanks for setting this all up!

[Fredrich Yeager]

Posted: 5/2/19 at 8:09pm

Wow, I was looking at the percentages of who said what, and apparently 94% of everyone who responded thinks Hadestown is going to win Best Musical? I personally think it will win, but I'm shocked that everyone seems to be so certain. I'm sure the race is much tighter than that.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/2/19 at 9:39pm

Fredrich Yeager said: "Wow, I was looking at the percentages of who said what, and apparently 94% of everyone who responded thinks Hadestown is going to win Best Musical? I personally think it will win, but I'm shocked that everyone seems to be so certain. I'm surethe race is much tighter than that."

 

Hadestown will WIN the TONY for Best Musical..obviously you haven't seen the show

[Fredrich Yeager]

Posted: 5/2/19 at 9:43pm

Robbie2 said: "Hadestown will WIN the TONY for Best Musical..obviously you haven't seen the show"

 

1. I have seen the show.

2. I literally said that I thought Hadestown will win

3. A show can be good enough to win and still face competition from the other good shows of the season

 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/2/19 at 9:51pm

Fredrich Yeager said: "Robbie2 said: "Hadestown will WIN the TONY for Best Musical..obviously you haven't seen the show"



1. I have seen the show.

2. I literally said that I thought Hadestown will win

3. A show can be good enough to win and still face competition from the other good shows of the season

"

Cool missed that but yea Hadestown will WIN! I just saw it again the other night and nothing compares as it's really a special piece of musical theater.

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 5/2/19 at 9:59pm

While Hadestown is a great new musical, it's competition is shockingly and disappointingly weak. Tootsie and Beetlejuice both turned out to be major disappoitments, in my opinion. The Prom is a sweet show, but it's really only ok and Ain't too Proud ain't too special.

I think this'll be a landslide win for Hadestown.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/5/19 at 1:02am

GeorgeandDot said: "While Hadestown is a great new musical, it's competition is shockingly and disappointingly weak. Tootsie and Beetlejuice both turned out to be major disappoitments, in my opinion. The Prom is a sweet show, but it's really only ok and Ain't too Proud ain't too special.

I think this'll be a landslide win for Hadestown."

HADESTOWN will Win!

[pollster2]

Posted: 5/6/19 at 7:59pm

It was brought to my attention that someone spammed the poll. As a result, I was forced to delete about 70 responses -- all submitted in roughly a minute and with nearly identical results. I see no reason to spam this poll. Thank you to those who have only submitted one ballot.

[pollster2]

Posted: 5/13/19 at 9:20am

Bumping following the Outer Critics Circle awards.

[tstan]

Posted: 5/13/19 at 3:39pm

Shameless self promo here, we just did an episode all about 2019 Tony Noms and how we are a bit unsure how everything will play out this year. Take a listen! https://soundcloud.com/off2bwaypodcast/2019-tony-nominations-episode-9 

[Mike66]

Posted: 5/13/19 at 5:24pm

pollster2 said: "It was brought to my attention that someone spammed the poll. As a result, I was forced to delete about 70 responses -- all submitted in roughly a minute and with nearly identical results. I see no reason to spam this poll. Thank you to those who have only submitted one ballot."

You should tell us (a) how this changes the results and (b) who was the big benefactor of the spamming.  Seems like a fair punishment that fits the crime... (Sorry, Gilbert and Sullivan...)

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[pollster2]

Posted: 5/17/19 at 2:51pm

Bumping following the Drama League Awards

[pollster2]

Posted: 5/31/19 at 10:54am

Bumping. 9 days out.

[Rainah]

Posted: 5/31/19 at 11:43am

Fredrich Yeager said: "Wow, I was looking at the percentages of who said what, and apparently 94% of everyone who responded thinks Hadestown is going to win Best Musical? I personally think it will win, but I'm shocked that everyone seems to be so certain. I'm surethe race is much tighter than that."

It may be the case that everyone thinks Hadestown is just a bit better than the competition. It doesn't matter how big the margin is if everyone agrees Hadestown is in the #1 spot

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/1/19 at 3:28pm

Rainah said: "Fredrich Yeager said: "Wow, I was looking at the percentages of who said what, and apparently 94% of everyone who responded thinks Hadestown is going to win Best Musical? I personally think it will win, but I'm shocked that everyone seems to be so certain. I'm surethe race is much tighter than that."

It may be the case that everyone thinks Hadestown is just a bit better than the competition. It doesn't matter how big the margin is if everyone agrees Hadestown is in the #1 spot"

84% now HADESTOWN WINS Best Musical

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 6/1/19 at 3:47pm

I feel like Hadestown is most likely going to win, but there are enough critics that have promoted The Prom and Tootsie that I'm a little wary.

Is this what fans of The Band's Visit felt like last year?

[pollster2]

Posted: 6/7/19 at 3:26pm

Some 250 votes later, here are our picks!

 

Best Musical: Hadestown
Best Play: The Ferryman
Best Revival of a Musical: Oklahoma!
Best Revival of a Play: The Waverly Gallery
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Bryan Cranston, Network
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: Santino Fontana, Tootsie
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Best Book of a Musical: Robert Horn, Tootsie
Best Original Score: Anais Mitchell, Hadestown
Best Choreography: Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
Best Orchestrations: Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown
Best Scenic Design in a Musical: David Korins, Beetlejuice
Best Scenic Design in a Play: Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Best Costume Design in a Play: Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Best Costume Design in a Musical: Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
Best Sound Design of a Play: Eric Sleichim, Network
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Hadestown
Best Lighting Design in a Play: Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network
Best Lighting Design in a Musical: Bradley King, Hadestown
Best Direction of a Play: Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
Best Direction of a Musical: Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Amber Gray, Hadestown
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Andre De Shields, Hadestown

Hadestown: 8
Network: 3
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus: 2
The Cher Show: 2
The Ferryman: 2
The Waverly Gallery: 2
To Kill a Mockingbird: 2
Tootsie: 2
Beetlejuice: 1
Kiss Me, Kate: 1
Oklahoma!: 1