Leading Roles this Tony season?

Who's above the title? Who do you think will be petitioned as Leading?

What I have below is where I'm at right now. Any corrections?

LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

Frank Langella, MAN AND BOY
Samuel L. Jackson, THE MOUNTAINTOP
Gary Wilmes, CHINGLISH
Stacy Keach, OTHER DESERT CITIES
Hugh Dancy, VENUS IN FUR
Paul Gross, PRIVATE LIVES
Alan Rickman, SEMINAR
Dulé Hill, STICK FLY
Mekhi Phifer, STICK FLY
Jim Dale, THE ROAD TO MECCA
Andrew Garfield, DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Philip Seymour Hoffman, DEATH OF A SALESMAN
James Earl Jones, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
Eric McCormack, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
John Larroquette, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
Jefferson Mays, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
Michael McKean, GORE VIDAL's THE BEST MAN
Tug Coker, MAGIC/BIRD
Kevin Daniels, MAGIC/BIRD
James Corden, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
Blair Underwood, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Wood Harris, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
John Lithgow, THE COLUMNIST

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LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

Tyne Daly, MASTER CLASS
Angela Bassett, THE MOUNTAINTOP
Jennifer Lim, CHINGLISH
Stockard Channing, OTHER DESERT CITIES
Rachel Griffiths, OTHER DESERT CITIES
Nina Arianda, VENUS IN FUR
Kim Cattrall, PRIVATE LIVES
Tracie Thoms, STICK FLY
Rosemary Harris, THE ROAD TO MECCA
Carla Gugino, THE ROAD TO MECCA
Cynthia Nixon, WIT
Linda Emond, DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Candice Bergen, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
Kerry Butler, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
Angela Lansbury, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
Tracie Bennett, END OF THE RAINBOW
Nicole Ari Parker, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Daphne Rubin-Vega, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Linda Lavin, THE LYONS

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LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

Reeve Carney, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
Danny Burstein, FOLLIES
Ron Raines, FOLLIES
Hunter Parrish, GODSPELL
Jeremy Jordan, BONNIE & CLYDE
Harry Connick, Jr., ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
Josh Segarra, LYSISTRATA JONES
Norm Lewis, THE GERSHWINS' PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier, THE GERSHWINS' PORGY & BESS
Steve Kazee, ONCE
Paul Nolan, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Jeremy Jordan, NEWSIES
Ricky Martin, EVITA
Michael Cerveris, EVITA
Richard Fleeshman, GHOST
Matthew Broderick, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
Raul Esparza, LEAP OF FAITH

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LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

Jennifer Damiano, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
Bernadette Peters, FOLLIES
Jan Maxwell, FOLLIES
Laura Osnes, BONNIE & CLYDE
Patti Murin, LYSISTRATA JONES
Audra McDonald, THE GERSHWINS' PORGY & BESS
Christin Milioti, ONCE
Elena Roger, EVITA
Caissie Levy, GHOST
Kelli O'Hara, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT

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Updated On: 3/4/12 at 10:48 PM

They're all billed above the title. Does anyone know the show? Who would they petition as Featured?

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Why would any producer petition for an actor to be considered featured?

So they're not all competing against each other for a Tony?

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Blair Underwood is male. And I can't imagine the role of Mitch (Wood Harris) being considered leading in "Streetcar"--probably Underwood, Rubin-Vega and Parker will be though.

End of the Rainbow will most likely be considered a play.

END OF THE RAINBOW is a play. And I don't think they intend to petition it as a musical. Thus, Tracie Bennett would be eligible for a performance award in one of the two Play categories.

Wood Harris is billed above the title, though it makes sense for the producers to petition him as Featured.

Thanks, going to correct Blair Underwood.

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Because they might have a better chance of winning as Featured. Example: Catherine Zeta Jones in CHICAGO (yes, I know that was a movie)

I'm not sure about Michael Cerveris or Ricky Martin for Evita. In the original production Bob Gunton and Mandy Patinkin were both campaigned for the Featured Category. Who knows though?

One would expect Bennett's Garland would be considered a lead in a play similar to Jane Lapotaire's tony winning performance in Piaf.