Broadway Journalists predict this year's Tony's

[singtopher]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 9:36am

Thoughts?

Last year I would say they were about 90% accurate.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:48am

well, what are their predictions for this year?

[WhatDoINeedWithLove?]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:52am

The Jury
Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly*
David Cote/Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com*
Elysa Gardner, USA Today
Charles McNulty, The Los Angeles Times*
Tom O'Neil, The Envelope*
Patrick Pacheco, Show People *
Michael Riedel, The New York Post
Campbell Robertson, The New York Times
Paul Sheehan, Envelope.com contributor
David Sheward, Backstage*
Robert Simonson, Playbill.com
Paul Wontorek, Broadway.com
*As predicted on Showbiz Awards' Gold Derby

Best Musical
Bernardo: Jersey Boys
Cote/ Feldman: Jersey Boys
Denton: Jersey Boys
Gardner: The Drowsy Chaperone
McNulty: Jersey Boys
O'Neil: Jersey Boys
Pacheco: Jersey Boys
Riedel: The Drowsy Chaperone
Robertson: Jersey Boys
Sheehan: The Drowsy Chaperone
Sheward: Jersey Boys
Simonson: Jersey Boys
Wontorek: Jersey Boys
Verdict: 77% Jersey Boys; 23% The Drowsy Chaperone

Best Play
Bernardo: The History Boys
Cote/ Feldman: The History Boys
Denton: The History Boys
Gardner: The History Boys
McNulty: The History Boys
O'Neil: The History Boys
Pacheco: The History Boys
Riedel: The History Boys
Robertson: The History Boys
Sheehan: The History Boys
Sheward: The History Boys
Simonson: The History Boys
Wontorek: The History Boys
Verdict: 100% The History Boys
Best Revival of a Musical
Bernardo: Sweeney Todd
Cote/ Feldman: Sweeney Todd
Denton: Sweeney Todd
Gardner: Sweeney Todd
McNulty: Sweeney Todd
O'Neil: Sweeney Todd
Pacheco: The Pajama Game
Riedel: Sweeney Todd
Sheehan: Sweeney Todd
Sheward: Sweeney Todd
Simonson: Sweeney Todd
Wontorek: Sweeney Todd
Verdict: 92% Sweeney Todd; 8% The Pajama Game

Best Revival of a Play
Bernardo: Awake and Sing!
Cote/ Feldman: Awake and Sing!
Denton: Awake and Sing!
Gardner: Faith Healer
McNulty: Awake and Sing!
O'Neil: Awake and Sing!
Pacheco: Awake and Sing!
Riedel: Awake and Sing!
Robertson: Awake and Sing!
Sheehan: Awake and Sing!
Sheward: Awake and Sing!
Simonson: Faith Healer
Wontorek: Awake and Sing!
Verdict: 85% Awake and Sing!; 15% Faith Healer

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Bernardo: John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys
Cote/ Feldman: Young
Denton: Young
Gardner: Young
McNulty: Young
O'Neil: Young
Pacheco: Young
Riedel: Young
Sheehan: Young
Sheward: Young
Simonson: Young
Wontorek: Young
Verdict: 100% John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Bernardo: Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Cote/ Feldman: LaChanze, The Color Purple
Denton: LaChanze
Gardner: LuPone
McNulty: LaChanze
O'Neil: LuPone
Pacheco: LaChanze
Riedel: LuPone
Robertson: LuPone
Sheehan: LuPone
Sheward: LaChanze
Simonson: LuPone
Wontorek: LuPone
Verdict: 62% Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd; 38% LaChanze, The Color Purple

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Bernardo: Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Cote/ Feldman: Griffiths
Denton: Griffiths
Gardner: Griffiths
McNulty: Griffiths
O'Neil: Griffiths
Pacheco: Griffiths
Riedel: Griffiths
Robertson: Griffiths
Sheehan: Griffiths
Sheward: Griffiths
Simonson: Griffiths
Wontorek: Griffiths
Verdict: 100% Richard Griffiths, The History Boys

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Bernardo: Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Cote/ Feldman: Nixon
Denton: Nixon
Gardner: Nixon
McNulty: Nixon
O'Neil: Nixon
Pacheco: Nixon
Riedel: Nixon
Robertson: Nixon
Sheehan: Nixon
Sheward: Nixon
Simonson: Nixon
Wontorek: Nixon
Verdict: 100% Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Bernardo: Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
Cote/ Feldman: Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Denton: Dale
McNulty: Dale
O'Neil: Dale
Pacheco: Brandon Victor Dixon, The Color Purple
Robertson: Dale
Sheehan: Dale
Sheward: Dale
Simonson: Dale
Wontorek: Dale
Verdict: 82% Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera; 9% Brandon Victor Dixon, The Color Purple; 9% Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Bernardo: Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Cote/ Feldman: Leavel
Denton: Leavel
Gardner: Leavel
McNulty: Leavel
O'Neil: Leavel
Pacheco: Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple
Riedel: Fields
Sheehan: Leavel
Sheward: Leavel
Simonson: Fields
Wontorek: Leavel
Verdict: 75% Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone; 25% Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Bernardo: Samuel Barnett, The History Boys
Cote/ Feldman: Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer
Denton: McDiarmid
Gardner: Barnett
McNulty: McDiarmid
O'Neil: Barnett
Pacheco: McDiarmid
Riedel: Barnett
Robertson: Barnett
Sheehan: Barnett
Sheward: McDiarmid
Simonson: Domhnall Gleeson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Wontorek: McDiarmid
Verdict: 46% Samuel Barnett, The History Boys; 46% Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer; 8% Domhnall Gleeson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Bernardo: Frances de la Tour, The History Boys Cote/ Feldman: de la Tour
Denton: de la Tour
Gardner: de la Tour
McNulty: Jayne Houdyshell, Well
O'Neil: de la Tour
Pacheco: Houdyshell
Riedel: de la Tour
Robertson: de la Tour
Sheehan: de la Tour
Sheward: de la Tour
Simonson: Houdyshell
Wontorek: de la Tour
Verdict: 77% Frances de la Tour, The History Boys; 23% Jayne Houdyshell, Well

Best Director of a Musical
Bernardo: John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Cote/ Feldman: Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Denton: Doyle
Gardner: Doyle
McNulty: Doyle
O'Neil: Doyle
Pacheco: Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys
Riedel: Doyle
Robertson: Doyle
Sheehan: Doyle
Sheward: Doyle
Simonson: Doyle
Wontorek: Doyle
Verdict: 84.6% John Doyle, Sweeney Todd; 7.7% Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game; 7.7% Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys

Best Director of a Play
Bernardo: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Cote/ Feldman: Hytner
Denton: Hytner
Gardner: Hytner
McNulty: Hytner
O'Neil: Hytner
Pacheco: Hytner
Riedel: Hytner
Robertson: Hytner
Sheehan: Hytner
Sheward: Hytner
Simonson: Hytner
Wontorek: Hytner
Verdict: 100% Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys

Best Choreography
Bernardo: Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Denton: Marshall
McNulty: Marshall
O'Neil: Marshall
Pacheco: Marshall
Robertson: Marshall
Sheehan: Marshall
Sheward: Marshall
Simonson: Marshall
Wontorek: Marshall
Verdict: 100% Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game

Best Book of Musical
Bernardo: Bob Martin and Don McKellar, The Drowsy Chaperone
Cote/ Feldman: Martin and McKellar
Denton: Martin and McKellar
Gardner: Martin and McKellar
McNulty: Martin and McKellar
O'Neil: Martin and McKellar
Riedel: Martin and McKellar
Sheehan: Martin and McKellar
Sheward: Martin and McKellar
Simonson: Martin and McKellar
Wontorek: Martin and McKellar
Verdict: 100% Bob Martin and Don McKellar, The Drowsy Chaperone

Best Original Score
Bernardo: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, The Drowsy Chaperone
Cote/ Feldman: Lambert and Morrison
Denton: Lambert and Morrison
Gardner: Lambert and Morrison
McNulty: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, The Color Purple
O'Neil: Lambert and Morrison
Pacheco: Lambert and Morrison
Riedel: Lambert and Morrison
Sheehan: Lambert and Morrison
Sheward: Lambert and Morrison
Simonson: Lambert and Morrison
Wontorek: Lambert and Morrison
Verdict: 92% Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, The Drowsy Chaperone; 8% Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, The Color Purple

[WhatDoINeedWithLove?]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:53am

That's from broadway.com

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:53am

This has already been posted in another thread. With the same exact title.
Edit to post link to alternate thread: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=900193&dt=22 Updated On: 6/10/06 at 11:53 AM