Tony Awards Predictions (All Categories)

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 4:10pm

We have a lot of threads talking about different races but with it being one week until nominations, I wanted to start a thread to put all the predictions together if you're interested!

I'll post mine below.

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 4:26pm

Here are my predictions - subject to change of course. I'm an awards show junkie so I'll probably be updating this until Thursday morning!
EDIT: updated with final predictions on Weds evening

Best Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat

Best Play
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh Mary!
Purpose

Revival of a Musical
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd.

Revival of a Play
Eureka Day
Glengarry Glen Ross
Othello
Yellow Face

Lead Actor in a Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins

Lead Actress in a Musical
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP!
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
Helen J. Shen, Maybe Happy Ending
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Thom Sesma, Dead Outlaw
David Thaxton, Sunset Blvd.

Featured Actress in a Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves
Jinkx Monsoon, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Bernadette Peters, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Joy Woods, Gypsy

Lead Actor in a Play
George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Cole Escola, Oh Mary!
Jake Gyllenhaal, Othello
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose

Lead Actress in a Play
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Featured Actor in a Play
Bill Burr, Glengarry Glen Ross
Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh Mary!

Featured Actress in a Play
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Bianca Leigh, Oh Mary!
Mare Winningham, Cult of Love
Amalia Yoo, John Proctor is the Villain
Kara Young, Purpose

Original Score
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Real Women Have Curves

Book of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat

Direction of a Musical
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Maybe Happy Ending
Sunset Blvd.

Direction of a Play
English
Eureka Day
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh Mary!
Purpose

Choreography
Buena Vista Social Club
BOOP!
Death Becomes Her
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd.

Scenic Design of a Musical
Death Becomes Her
Just in Time
Maybe Happy Ending
Sunset Blvd.
Swept Away

Scenic Design of a Play
Eureka Day
Good Night and Good Luck
The Hills of California
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Costume Design of a Musical
BOOP!
Death Becomes Her
Just in Time
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Smash

Costume Design of a Play
Good Night and Good Luck
The Hills of California
Oh Mary!
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Lighting Design of a Musical
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Floyd Collins
Maybe Happy Ending
Sunset Blvd.

Lighting Design of a Play
Good Night and Good Luck
Oh Mary!
Our Town
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Sound Design of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Real Women Have Curves
Sunset Blvd.

Sound Design of a Play
Good Night and Good Luck
The Hills of California
JOB
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Orchestrations
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Floyd Collins
Just in Time
Maybe Happy Ending

Updated On: 4/30/25 at 04:26 PM

[rburton66]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 4:37pm

I posted this in another thread, but am excited to see what others are predicting. I took Smash out of original score since others are skeptical it'll be eligible. If only I was gutsy enough to predict Tatianna Córdoba...

 

BEST MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Real Women Have Curves

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd.

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Dead Outlaw, Andrew Durand
Just in Time, Jonathan Groff
Maybe Happy Ending, Darren Criss
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, David Hyde Pierce
Sunset Blvd., Tom Francis

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Boop!, Jasmine Amy Rogers
Death Becomes Her, Megan Hilty
Death Becomes Her, Jennifer Simard
Gypsy, Audra McDonald
Sunset Blvd., Nicole Scherzinger

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Dead Outlaw, Thom Sesma
Floyd Collins, Taylor Trensch
Gypsy, Danny Burstein
Operation Mincemeat, Jak Malone
Sunset Blvd., David Thaxton

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club, Natalie Venetia Belcon
Gypsy, Joy Woods
Real Women Have Curves, Justina Machado
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Bernadette Peters
Sunset Blvd., Grace Hodgett Young

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club, Saheem Ali
Dead Outlaw, David Cromer
Maybe Happy Ending, Michael Arden
Operation Mincemeat, Robert Hastie
Sunset Blvd., Jamie Lloyd

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dead Outlaw, David Yazbek & Erik Della Penna
Death Becomes Her, Julia Mattison & Noel Carey
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson & Hue Park
Operation Mincemeat, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson & Zoe Roberts
Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta & Benjamin Velez

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Dead Outlaw, Itmar Moses
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson & Hue Park
Operation Mincemeat, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson & Zoe Roberts
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Rupert Holmes
Real Women Have Curves, Lisa Loomer

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Boop!, Jerry Mitchell
Buena Vista Social Club, Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck
Gypsy, Camille A. Brown
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Warren Carlyle
Smash, Joshua Bergasse 

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Paguia
Dead Outlaw, Erik Della Penna, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek
Floyd Collins, Bruce Coughlin
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Jonathan Tunick
Sunset Blvd., David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club, Arnulfo Maldonado
Death Becomes Her, Derek McLane
Gypsy, Santo Loquasto
Maybe Happy Ending, Dane Laffrey & George Reeve
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, David Rockwell

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Boop!, Gregg Barnes
Buena Vista Social Club, Dede Ayite
Death Becomes Her, Paul Tazewell
Gypsy, Toni-Leslie James
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Linda Cho

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club, Tyler Micoleau
Death Becomes Her, Justin Townsend
Maybe Happy Ending, Ben Stanton
Real Women Have Curves, Natasha Katz
Sunset Blvd., Jack Knowles

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Buena Vista Social Club, Jonathan Deans
Dead Outlaw, Kai Harada 
Death Becomes Her, Peter Hylenski
Maybe Happy Ending, Peter Hylenski
Sunset Blvd., Adam Fisher

 

BEST PLAY
English
John Proctor Is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Purpose

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Eureka Day
Glengarry Glen Ross
Romeo + Juliet
Yellow Face

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola
Othello, Jake Gyllenhaal
Purpose, Jon Michael Hill
Romeo + Juliet, Kit Connor
Yellow Face, Daniel Dae Kim

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
The Hills of California, Laura Donnelly
John Proctor Is the Villain, Sadie Sink
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Sarah Snook
Purpose, LaTanya Richardson Jackson
The Roommate, Mia Farrow

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Eureka Day, Bill Irwin
Glengarry Glen Ross, Bill Burr
Glengarry Glen Ross, Michael McKean
Glengarry Glen Ross, Bob Odenkirk
Oh, Mary!, Conrad Ricamora

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Cult of Love, Mare Winningham
Eureka Day, Jessica Hecht
The Hills of California, Leanne Best
Oh, Mary!, Bianca Leigh
Purpose, Kara Young

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
John Proctor Is the Villain, Danya Taymor 
Oh, Mary!, Sam Pinkleton
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Kip Williams
Purpose, Phylicia Rashad
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Stephen Daldry

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Glengarry Glen Ross, Scott Pask
Good Night, and Good Luck, Scott Pask
The Hills of California, Rob Howell
Oh, Mary!, dots
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Miriam Buether

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Good Night, and Good Luck, Brenda Abbandandolo
The Hills of California, Rob Howell
Oh, Mary!, Holly Pierson
Romeo + Juliet, Enver Chakartash
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Brigitte Reiffenstuel

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Good Night, and Good Luck, Heather Gilbert
The Hills of California, Natasha Chivers
Othello, Natasha Katz
Romeo + Juliet, Isabella Byrd
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Jon Clark

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY 
The Hills of California, Nick Powell
Oh, Mary!, Daniel Kluger & Drew Levy
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Clemence Williams
Romeo + Juliet, Cody Spencer
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Paul Arditti
 

[broadway86]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 4:41pm

@Mr Wormwood - Your nominations seem mostly spot-on. There's a few performances that I feel could get in:

Tatianna Córdoba, Real Women Have Curves (Leading Actress in a Musical)

Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw (Featured Actor in a Musical)

Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins (Featured Actor in a Musical)

I also think one of the actresses from English will be nominated in Featured, either Marjan Neshat or Pooya Mohseni.

[Observation]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 5:03pm

I could be way off, but something tells me Robyn Hurder is going to sneak in there and get a nom. 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 5:11pm

It seems like a lock that SUNSET BLVD will be nominated for Best Scenic Design, since along with set designer Soutra Gilmour, it will also include the video design element from Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 5:21pm

Sunset's choreography should make the cut as well knocking out Gypsy, Pirates! or Boop.  Gypsy is the most bland (with the tap being created by the performer not the choreographer I hear).

Updated On: 4/24/25 at 05:21 PM

[AC126748]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 5:41pm

I'm guessing Kara Young will get her fourth consecutive nomination for Purpose, but I'd really love to see Alena Arenas sneak into the Featured Actress category instead (or in addition to). She manages to do so much in two short scenes.

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 5:47pm

I’m having a hard time with this until we know how they’re ruling on Pirates, Smash, John Proctor, and to some degree Dead Outlaw re: lead vs featured!

Is the assumption that Ramin and DHP will be lead and Jinkx featured, even though they’re all above the title? I think you could make a strong argument for all three being featured, frankly. 

I haven’t seen Smash yet so don’t have a take on that one… 

Sadie Sink is clearly marketed as the lead of JPITV because of her notoriety but that’s for sure an ensemble piece, so could go either way. 

And to me Jeb Brown is equally a lead to Andrew Durand, though I’ve seen some people put both of them in featured! 

Damn it’s an exciting year either way. The only thing I’m 100% confident about is that we will have multiple categories with more than 5 nominees. There’s just too much strong work this year. 

I’m also having a hard time not including some of my personal underdog favorites (namely Boop, Pirates) in my list just in an effort to manifest their noms. 

[HoldYourBatBoy2]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 5:57pm

I’m really hoping that Louis McCartney gets recognized. He gives such a wonderful Broadway debut! His physicality and vocal stamina are so impressive. Can’t imagine doing that performance 8 times a week. Would he be Lead or Featured? 

[Scarlet Leigh]

Posted: 4/24/25 at 6:08pm

I have a preliminary predictions list but I feel like there are still a LOT of eligibility question marks for musicals on performances that are gonna factor in to most of the categories. Well... mainly the rulings for Pirates and Smash. In truth, having seen both show.... Ramin, DHP, Brooks and Robyn should ALL be featured performances and depending on who gets pushed up to leading will matter so much. If Smash can somehow finesse things and get Robyn considered to be featured, not only is she in she becomes a strong contender imo. And Ramin and DHP could very much cancel one another out if they are both considered for featured but if they split them up, either one of them definitely makes it into featured without the other to cancel them out. But the other likely doesn't get into lead so the question becomes who do they sacrifice in favor of the other for a nomination?

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 9:50am

JudyDenmark said: "I’m having a hard time with this until we know how they’re ruling on Pirates, Smash, John Proctor, and to some degree Dead Outlaw re:lead vs featured!

Is the assumption that Ramin and DHP will be lead and Jinkx featured, even though they’re all above the title? I think you could make a strong argument for all three being featured, frankly.

I haven’t seen Smash yet so don’t have a take on that one…

Sadie Sink is clearly marketed as the lead of JPITV because of her notoriety but that’s for sure an ensemble piece, so could go either way.

And to me Jeb Brown is equally a lead to Andrew Durand, though I’ve seen some people put both of them in featured!

Damn it’s an exciting year either way. The only thing I’m 100% confident about is that we will have multiple categories with more than 5 nominees. There’s just too much strongwork this year.

I’m also having a hard time not including some of my personal underdog favorites (namely Boop, Pirates) in mylist just in an effort to manifest their noms."

I feel like Sadie Sink will definitely go Lead regardless of how it feels in the actual production. She's a big(ish) name, above the title (right?) and has a much better chance of getting nominated in Lead 

[Kad]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 10:03am

In the event that both Bianca Leigh and Jinkx Monsoon get nominated, it would be the first time we'll have multiple openly trans nominees.

Updated On: 4/25/25 at 10:03 AM

[kurtal]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 10:21am

I'll bite.  Predictions plus up to two bubble slots per category (in italics).  Please note this is what I predict to happen vs. what I want to happen.

Best Musical

Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Real Women Have Curves
Death Becomes Her
Just in Time

Best Play

English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose
Good Night and Good Luck
The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Revival of a Musical

Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates!
Sunset Blvd

Best Revival of a Play

Eureka Day
Glengarry Glen Ross
Othello
Yellow Face
Our Town

Leading Actor in a Play

Cole Escola - Oh, Mary!
Jake Gyllenhaal - Othello
Jon Michael Hill - Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim - Yellow Face
Jim Parsons - Our Town
George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck
Peter Friedman - Job

Leading Actress in a Play

Laura Donnelly - The Hills of California
Sydney Lemmon - Job
LaTanya Richardson Jackson - Purpose
Sadie Sink - John Proctor is the Villain
Sarah Snook - The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mia Farrow - The Roommate

Leading Actor in a Musical

Darren Criss - Maybe Happy Ending
Tom Francis - Sunset Blvd
Jonathan Groff - Just In Time
Jeremy Jordan - Floyd Collins
David Hyde Pierce - Pirates!
David Cumming - Operation Mincemeat
Andrew Durand - Dead Outlaw

Leading Actress in a Musical

Megan Hilty - Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald - Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers - Boop
Nicole Scherzinger - Sunset Blvd
Jennifer Simard - Death Becomes Her
Tatianna Córdoba - Real Women Have Curves
Helen J. Shen - Maybe Happy Ending

Featured Actor in a Play

Bill Burr - Glengarry Glen Ross
Francis Jue - Yellow Face
Bob Odenkirk - Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora - Oh, Mary!
James Scully - Oh, Mary!
Kieran Culkin - Glengarry Glen Ross
Bill Irwin - Eureka Day

Featured Actress in a Play

Alana Arenas - Purpose
Jessica Hecht - Eureka Day
Bianca Leigh - Oh, Mary!
Amalia Yoo - John Proctor is the Villain
Kara Young - Purpose
Tala Ashe - English
Mare Winningham - Cult of Love

Featured Actor in a Musical

Danny Burstein - Gypsy
Jan Malone - Operation Mincemeat
Thom Sesma - Dead Outlaw
David Thaxton - Sunset Blvd
Taylor Trensch - Floyd Collins
Nicholas Barasch - Pirates!
Christopher Sieber - Death Becomes Her

Featured Actress in a Musical 

Natalie Venetia Belcon - Buena Vista Social Club
Julia Knitel - Dead Outlaw
Justina Machado - Real Women Have Curves
Jinkx Monsoon - Pirates!
Lea Salonga - Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Joy Woods - Gypsy
Grace Hodgett Young - Sunset Blvd

Direction of a Play

Sam Mendes - The Hills of California
Sam Pinkleton - Oh, Mary!
Phylicia Rashad - Purpose
Danya Taymor - John Proctor is the Villain
Kip Williams - The Picture of Dorian Gray
Anna D. Shapiro - Eureka Day
Leigh Silverman - Yellow Face

Direction of a Musical

Saheem Ali - Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden - Maybe Happy Ending
David Cromer - Dead Outlaw
Robert Hastie - Operation Mincemeat
Jamie Lloyd - Sunset Blvd
Alex Timbers - Just In Time
George C. Wolfe - Gypsy

Book of a Musical

Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Real Women Have Curves
Buena Vista Social Club
Pirates!

Score of a Musical

Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Real Women Have Curves
Boop!
Smash

Choreography

Boop!
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Pirates!
Smash
Sunset Blvd
A Wonderful World

Scenic Design of a Play

English
Good Night and Good Luck
The Hills of California
Oh, Mary!
Stranger Things
Cult of Love
Good Night and Good Luck

Scenic Design of a Musical

Death Becomes Her
Just In Time
Maybe Happy Ending
Sunset Blvd
Swept Away
Buena Vista Social Club
Pirates!

Costume Design of a Play

Good Night and Good Luck
The Hills of California
Oh, Mary!
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Stranger Things
Glengarry Glen Ross
Romeo + Juliet

Costume Design of a Musical

Boop!
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Pirates!
Just In Time
A Wonderful World

Lighting Design of a Play

The Hills of California
Job
John Proctor is the Villain
Romeo + Juliet
Stranger Things
Good Night and Good Luck
Purpose

Lighting Design of a Musical

Floyd Collins
Maybe Happy Ending
Redwood
Sunset Blvd
Swept Away
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her

Sound Design of a Play

The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Stranger Things
Cult of Love
Good Night and Good Luck

Sound Design of a Musical

Death Becomes Her
Floyd Collins
Maybe Happy Ending
Just In Time
Sunset Blvd
Buena Vista Social Club
Pirates!

Orchestrations

Buena Vista Social Club
Floyd Collins
The Last Five Years
Maybe Happy Ending
Pirates!
Just In Time
Smash

Total Nominations by Production

Maybe Happy Ending - 9
Oh, Mary! - 9
Death Becomes Her - 8
Sunset Blvd - 8
The Hills of California - 7
Buena Vista Social Club - 6
Dead Outlaw - 6
Floyd Collins - 6
John Proctor is the Villain - 6
Pirates! - 6
Purpose - 6
Operation Mincemeat - 5
Gypsy - 4
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 4
Real Women Have Curves - 4
Stranger Things - 4
Boop! - 3
Glengarry Glen Ross - 3
Just in Time - 3
Yellow Face - 3
English - 2
Eureka Day - 2
Good Night and Good Luck - 2
Job - 2
Othello - 2
Swept Away - 2
The Last Five Years - 1
Our Town - 1
Redwood - 1
Romeo + Juliet - 1
Smash - 1
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends - 1
All In - 0
Cult of Love - 0
Elf - 0
Home - 0
Left on Tenth - 0
McNeal - 0
Once Upon a Mattress - 0
The Roommate - 0
Tammy Faye - 0
A Wonderful World - 0
 

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 10:25am

Mr. Wormwood said: "I feel like Sadie Sink will definitely go Lead regardless of how it feels in the actual production. She's a big(ish) name, above the title (right?) and has a much better chance of getting nominated in Lead"

But zero percent chance of winning in lead (against Snook) where she could not only get nominated but win in featured. She got raves across the board in a play that’s considered one of the best of the season if not the best - I’m not sure how she wouldn’t get nominated in featured! Genuinely could see this either way. If Shelby wasn’t played by an actress who’s a well-known name, I don’t think she’d be considered the lead of the play. 

Updated On: 4/25/25 at 10:25 AM

[Bbinnyc]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 1:41pm

My understading is the producers chose to submit Sadie for Lead in John Proctor. It was a nod to her fame/star power, but I agree that this was a very non-strategic choice, turning a very possible victory in featured into a no shot run at lead. It's my favorite play of the season but I think it has no shot against Oh, Mary! or Sarah Snook, so hoping that Amalia Yoo has a dark horse shot in the feature category so the play gets some recognition.

[DivaBrigader]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 4:19pm

The Committee can still vote to overturn the producers' submission of Sink into Lead if they believe the role is Featured.

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 5:54pm

The person I keep hearing industry people talk about in John Proctor is Fina Strazza. I gather its a small role but perhaps she might be a dark horse for a supporting nom.

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 6:10pm

I actually agree that Fina Strazza was my favorite in John Proctor, with Amalia Yoo a close second.  I don't even think Strazza's role is that much smaller as she does a lot of the heavy lifting earlier on in the play.  But I'd be honestly thrilled for any of the girls to get a nomination (and Gabriel Ebert as well)

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 6:34pm

QueenAlice said: "The person I keep hearing industry people talk about in John Proctor is Fina Strazza. I gather its a small role but perhaps she might be a dark horse for a supporting nom."

Love to hear this! She was my favorite in John Proctor. I don't think it's a small role at all - it's a lot meatier and more pivotal than some of the other names I've seen on people's lists for featured actress, and she performs it so flawlessly. 

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 7:28pm

Best Musica

• Boop! the Musical
• Dead Outlaw
• Death Becomes Her
• ***  Maybe Happy Ending***
• Operation Mincemeat

Best Musical Revival

• Floyd Collins
• ***Gypsy***
• Pirates! the Penzance Musical
• Sunset BLVD

Best Actor in a Musical

• Andrew Duand - Dead Outlaw
• ***Jeremy Jordan - Floyd Collins***
• Jonathan Groff - Just in Time
• Darren Criss - Maybe Happy Ending
• Tom Francis - Sunset BLVD

Best Actress in a Musical

• Jasmine Amy Rogers - Boop! the Musical
• Megan Hilty - Death Becomes Her
• Audra McDonald - Gypsy
• Helen J Shen - Maybe Happy Ending
• *** Nicole Scherzinger - Sunset BLVD***

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

• Thom Sesma - Dead Outlaw
• Christopher Sieber - Death Becomes Her
• Danny Burstein - Gypsy
• Brooks Ashmanskas - Smash
• *** Jak Malone -Operation Mincemeat***

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

• Natalie Venetia Belcon - Buena Vista Social Club
• Michelle Williams - Death Becomes Her
• *** Joy Woods - Gypsy ***
• Zoe Roberts =- Operation Mincemeat
• Bernadette Peters - Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Best Play

• English
• John Proctor is the Villain
• The Hills of California
• ***Oh, Mary!***
• Purpose

Best Play Revival

• Eureka Day
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• Othello
• ***Yellow Face***

Best Actor in a Play

• ***Cole Escola - Oh, Mary!***
• Jake Gyllenhaal - Othello
• Denzel Washington - Othello
• Kit Connor - Romeo + Juliet
• Daniel Dae Kim - Yellow Face

Best Actress in a Play

• Laura Donnelly - The Hills of California
• Sadie Sink - John Proctor is the Villain
• ***Sarah Snook - The Picture of Dorain Gray***
• LaTanya Richardson Jackson - Purpose
• Mia Farrow - The Roommate

Best Featured Actor in a Play

• Bill Irwin - Eureka Day
• Bill Burr - Glengarry Glen Ross
• Bob Odenkirk - Glengarry Glen Ross
• ***Conrad Ricamora - Oh, Mary!***
• Andrew Burnap - Othello

Best Featured Actress in a Play

• ***Amber Gray - Eureka Day***
• Jessica Hect - Eureka Day
• Leanne Beat - The Hills of California
• Bianca Leigh - Oh, Mary!
• Kara Young - Purpose

Best Director - Musical

• Dead Outlaw
• Gypsy
• Maybe Happy Ending
• Operation Mincemeat
• ***Sunset BLVD***

Best Director - Play

• Glengarry Glen Ross
• The Hills of California
• John Proctor is the Villain
• ***Oh, Mary!***
• Purpose

Best Original Score

• Boop! the Musical
• Dead Outlaw
• Death Becomes Her
• ***Maybe Happy Ending***
• Operation Mincemeat

Best Book of a Musical

• Dead Outlaw
• Death Becomes Her
• Maybe Happy Ending
• ***Operation Mincemeat***
• Real Women Have Curves: the Musical

Best Choreography

• ***Boop! the Musical***
• Buena Vista Social Club
• Death Bcomes Her
• Gypsy
• Real Women Have Curves: the Musical

I haven't considered the other techs just yet. Might add those later.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 7:54pm

Fina was my favorite too so I am hoping that she gets a nomination.

[BOM]

Posted: 4/25/25 at 9:51pm

I don't know anything about anything, but Operation Mincemeat should get the best Score. 

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 4/26/25 at 9:43am

Fina Strazza was amazing, but I think Amalia Yoo has the type of role that gets nominated. Yoo shares the epic final moment with Sadie Sink (and Yoo's gorgeous monologue leads right into their dance) so you leave the show thinking about Sink and Yoo and how they nailed the ending. I'd be happy with all three women earning a spot, but I'd say Yoo has better odds just because of how her role is written with more singular moments.

Mainly, I'm really hoping for ties in Lead Actress in a Musical and Featured Actress in a Play so we get an extra nominee or two. Those categories are just packed with stellar, career-defining work. It's easy to find 6-7 nominees that more than deserve their place.

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 4/26/25 at 11:26am

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Fina Strazza was amazing, but I think Amalia Yoo has the type of role that gets nominated. Yoo shares the epic final moment with Sadie Sink (and Yoo's gorgeous monologue leads right into their dance) so you leave the show thinking about Sink and Yoo and how they nailed the ending. I'd be happy with all three women earning a spot, but I'd say Yoo has better odds just because of how her role is written with more singular moments.

Mainly, I'm really hoping for ties in Lead Actress in a Musical and Featured Actress in a Play so we get an extra nominee or two. Those categories are just packed with stellar, career-defining work. It's easy to find 6-7 nominees that more than deserve their place."

I agree with all of this, and would love to see both Strazza and Yoo get in! I mean, you could fill that whole category with just that cast and I'd say they all deserve it - I can't remember the last time I loved a play so much.

And I hope there are ties in more than just those two stacked categories, especially in Best Musical - there's just too much good work this year to see it go unrecognized. I would personally be disappointed to see any of Boop! / Buena Vista Social Club / Dead Outlaw / Death Becomes Her / Maybe Happy Ending / Operation Mincemeat / Real Women Have Curves left out of that, even though I'm prepared for that on Thursday haha.