Elphie3's Official Tony Predictions

Ok - so I've been debating over this enough. Time to post. Note - I'm just posting this so I can participate in my Tony Pool - I promised I would post my predictions publically before the Tonys.




Best Play 

August: Osage County 


Best Musical 

In The Heights 


Best Book of a Musical 

Xanadu


Best Original Score 
In The Heights 


Best Revival of a Play 

Macbeth 


Best Revival of a Musical South Pacific 


Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play 

Patrick Stewart

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Deanna Dunagan

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical 

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical 

Patti LuPone

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play 

Raúl Esparza,

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play 


Rondi Reed 




Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical 

Christopher Fitzgerald

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical 

Laura Benanti

Best Scenic Design of a Play 

Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County



Best Scenic Design of a Musical 

David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with George 



Best Costume Design of a Play 

Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Best Costume Design of a Musical 


Catherine Zuber, South Pacific




Best Lighting Design of a Play 

Howard Harrison, Macbeth 



Best Lighting Design of a Musical Ken Billington, South Pacific

Best Sound Design of a Play 

Adam Cork, Macbeth

Best Sound Design of a Musical 

Scott Lehrer, South Pacific 




Best Direction of a Play 

Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County

Best Direction of a Musical 

Bartlett Sher, South Pacific 



Best Choreography 

Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby

Best Orchestrations 

Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In The Heights

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Well, I'm going to the Tonys this year, so I'll judge the ballots asap the day after, so I'd say 24-48 hours after the Tonys

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It's tricky, 'cause they're not all necessairily who I want to win...

I gave it to Fitzgerald 'cause I think they're going to throw YF SOMETHING. Plus I just think FItzgerald is wonderful, and In The Heights is going to get almost everything else.

The one I'm really up in the air about is Musical Scenic Design - depends on if they put the SITPWG projections into the lighting or scenic category...

I also think Paulo has a great shot at LA

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defyinggravity- is that a joke?

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<< I want Kerry Butler to win, I think her peformance in XANADU tops Patti's in GYPSY, it is simply because of Patti's name that people expect her to win! I also would love XANADU to win best musical, all in the heights is, is rap, I don't feel that is enjoyable on Broadway; but thats just my opinion.
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I love both "Xanadu" and "ITH", but have to ask you---

Have you seen "ITH"? .... because if you think it's ALL rap... you probably havent seen it.

I think X just might make it happen...its best shots are in the Musical and Book categories--I think it will def win book.