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#26

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/6/13 at 10:54pm

Revivals so far are Cabaret, Les Mis, On The Town if it comes,?? Not sure of the 4th. But bravo Broadway for so many originals this season. Rather good or bad producers are taking chances.

#27

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/6/13 at 10:56pm

Thoughts on Beautiful The Carole King Musical being nominated??

#28

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/6/13 at 11:29pm

I definitely think Jessie Mueller will be nominated. After seeing "Beautiful" in SF.

#29

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/6/13 at 11:44pm

Scott do you see it being a Best Musical contender? Haven't heard much buzz about it in NYC.

#30

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/7/13 at 12:01am

Does that mean Hedwig can win best new musical?

Now t/d/b/a haterobics on here.

#31

I can't believe people are still asking this question after we've seen how the Tony committee has handled LITTLE SHOP & CINDERELLA. HEDWIG will be treated as a Musical Revival. The name recognition and previous exposure to a New York audience will place it there.

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

#32

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/7/13 at 3:44am

BroadwayStar2--I personally do not see "Beautiful" up for a Tony for Best Musical. It is an enjoyable show with Great Music, but the story is pretty mundane. Not like "Jersey Boys" with the criminal Connections and History woven into a story of Music Stardom. I put the story more in line with "Motown"--where the Music is Great but the book is kind of dull. Maybe the real story was equally as dull.

#33

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/7/13 at 4:28am

"I'm thinking Cherry Jones gets her third Best Actress Tony for Glass Menagerie..."

There was some speculation that THE AUDIENCE with Helen Mirren would transfer from the National Theatre to Broadway this spring but there has been no further news on that front so that transfer seems unlikely.

Mirren would have been her only competition so I think it is safe to say the Tony will go to Jones.

#34

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 8:53am

I'm surprised none of you have mentioned Norbert Leo Butz yet.

#35

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 10:02am

@Frank...you are so right about Norbert. Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham are also giving pretty solid performances in Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder. I would also like to add Adriane Lenox to the mix for After Midnight. In the featured actress category.

#36

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 10:46am

From today's Riedel column:

"I finally caught up with “After Midnight” Wednesday night, and it’s even better than I’d heard. Don’t, under any circumstances, miss this exuberant, elegant evening of Duke Ellington songs. . . . I see Tony nominations all over the place — for Carlyle, of course; for Fantasia Barrino, who’s lost weight and looks fabulous in Isabel Toledo’s gorgeous costumes; for Julius “iGlide” Chisolm, who lives up to his middle name by not dancing but gliding across the stage; and for the show itself — Best Musical."

Riedel

#37

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 10:52am

I'd love for Celia Keenan-Bolger to be part of the conversation, she was mesmerizing. Jones reinvented the role of Amanda, I could easily see her take a very much deserved third Tony for THE GLASS MENAGERIE.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

#38

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 1:51pm

From someone who has seen every show on Bradway, here are my early predictions (ALL EXTREMELY EARLY AND SUBEJCT TO CHANGE) in the musical categories. I'll do the play categories next

*predicted winner

Musical:
If/Then
Bullets over Broadway*
Bridges of Madison County
Big Fish or Fun Home*

***Note: Fun Home is probably the most groundbreaking musical NYC has seen in years and a for sure sweep if it transfers

Revival of a Musical:
Hedwig*
Cabaret
Les Mis
On the Town (if it comes)

Actor in a Musical:
Zach Braff (Bullets)
Jefferson Mays (Gentlemen's Guide)
Norbert Leo Butz (Big Fish)* Its the performance of his career
Neil Patrick Harris (Hedwig)
Hugh Jackman (Houdini)
Andy Karl (Rocky)

Actress in a musical:
Jesse Muller (Beautiful)
Marin Mazzie (Bullets)*
Idina Menzel (If/Then)
Michelle Williams (Cabaret)
Mary Bridget Davis (One Night with Janis Joplin)
Kelli Ohara (Bridges over Madison County)

Featured Actor in a Musical:
Danny Burstein (Cabaret)
Ben Vereen (Aladdin) *
Anthony Rapp (If/Then)
Michael Cerveris (Fun Home) *(If it transfers)
Bobby Steggart (Big Fish)

Featured Actress in a Musical:
Betsy Wolfe (Bullets)*
Adrienne Lennox (After Midnight)
Amber Iman (Soul Doctor)
Kate Baldwin (Big Fish)
Nikki M James (Les Mis)

Direction of a Musical
Susan Stroman (Bullets)*
Michael Mayer (Hedwig)
Sam Gold (Fun Home)*
Michael Grief (If/Then)
Bridges of Madison County (Bart Sher)

(Best musical or revival and director usually line up)

Score:
Andrew Lippa (Big Fish)
Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home)
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (If/ Then)*
Jason Robert Brown (Bridges of Madison County)

#39

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 1:55pm

Best score will go to Fun Home if it transfers I think. (I also think the cast will get some nods. I'll be interested to see what happens with the actresses playing Alison.)

#40

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 2:10pm

The Realistic Joneses for Best Play

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

#41

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 2:35pm

FutureDirector, you're aware that Ben Vereen is not in the Aladdin that's going to Broadway?

#42

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 2:42pm

Fun home for everything! It just has to get to Broadway first. I hope it can get there.

#43

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 3:26pm

Neonlightsxo, I wasn't aware, I thought he was coming with the show. Either way, If fun home transfers Cerveris is a lock, if not, I think people really want to see Danny Burstein win a tony and that part does have an awards history.

#44

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 4:13pm

Early predictions for Best New Musical:

Beautiful
Aladdin
If/Then
Bullets Over Broadway

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

#45

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 4:59pm

I'm definitely thinking Burstein gets his Tony next year for Cabaret... I also think Kelli O'Hara may have her shot at last next year for best musical actress if she's nommed.

#46

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 5:17pm

But bullets has not even started

#47

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/8/13 at 5:32pm

We don't even know if Fun Home is transferring so at this point, I'd venture Rocky has that slot at this point.

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#48

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/9/13 at 10:40am

Is Rocky supposed to be that good??

#49

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/9/13 at 12:25pm

Ben Vereen has never been attached to Disney's Aladdin. He's in this show, which is entirely different. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184104-Bruce-Vilanch-and-Tony-Winner-Ben-Vereen-to-Star-in-Aladdin-and-His-Winter-Wish-at-Pasadena-Playhouse

#50

Any early Tony Predictions?

Posted: 11/9/13 at 2:33pm

The revival category will be very intersting.

Well, I'm planning on seeing Aladdin in April, so things will change. I have to say right now for IF/THEN after seeing it:

*Best Musical (At least a nomination, could be a potential winner if they make the right changes)
*Best Book (Easy win if they make it less confusing)
*Best Score (Easy win or at least, runner-up if they make some changes and cuts)
*Best Leading Actress for Menzel (Defientely, at least an nomination. GL with her, beating the actress who's Sally Bowles)
*Best Featured Actress for LaChenze [Spelling?] (Could be the winner. She was great!)
*Best Scenic Design (At least an nomination. I think ALADDIN & BIG FISH could be stronger)
*Best Direction (At least an nomination)
*Best Sound Design (MAYBE an nomination)

Updated On: 11/9/13 at 02:33 PM

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