Let's Make Ridiculously Uninformed Tony Predictions: 2010 Edition — Page 4

GLEE will sweep.

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I predict Jan Maxwell will finally win a well deserved Tony for THE ROYAL FAMILY.

Or she could win for the role of Maria in Lend Me a Tenor (for which Tovah Feldshuh was also nominated in the original...)

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There are so many talented actors and actresses on Broadway this season. Whether you think their shows are good or bad, you have to admit they are doing a wonderful job. It is extremely hard to pick who I think should be nominated let alone win!

A chance to talk Tonys, and practice typing!!!

Play: "Behanding in Spokane", "Enron", "Red", "Next Fall".

Musical: "Fela!", "The Addams Family", "American Idiot", and "Come Fly Away".

Revival (Play): "View from the Bridge", "The Royal Family", "Lend Me a Tenor", "The Miracle Worker".

Revival (Musical): "Ragtime", "Finian's Rainbow", "La Cage aux Folles", and "Promises, Promises"

Actor (P): Liev Schreiber, Denzel Washington, Brian Dennehy, Tony Shalhoub, Norbert Leo Butz

Actor (M): Douglas Hodge, S. Ngaujah, Nathan Lane, Alexander Hanson, Chad Kimball

Actress (P): Jan Maxwell, Laura Linney, Linda Lavin, Valerie Harper, Alison Pill

Actress (M): Catherin Zeta-Jones, Christianne Noll, Kate Baldwin, Kristin Chenoweth, Barbara Cook

F. Actor (P): Anthony LaPaglia, Michael Cristofer, "Fences" X 2, Rockwell/Mackie/Walken

F. Actor (M): Christopher Fitzgerald, Brooks Ashmankas, Tom Wopat, Kevin Chamberlain, Selya/Roberts/Gallagher

F. Actress (P): Jan Maxwell, Scarlett Johanssen, Rosemary Harris, Viola Davis, Jessica Hecht

F. Actress (M): Angela Lansbury, Vanessa Williams, Katie Finneran, Lilias White, Farmer/Tuttle

Based on what I saw, Jackie Hoffman has a real shot at the Tony for Addams Family. Kevin Chamberlain will probably score a nom as well.

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Now that we've gotten a new round of eligibility announcements, let's update these bitches!

Best Musical:
The Addams Family
American Idiot**
Come Fly Away
Fela!

Best Book:
The Addams Family**
American Idiot
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet

Best Score:
The Addams Family
All About Me
American Idiot**
Memphis

Best Musical Revival:
A Little Night Music
La Cage Aux Folles**
Promises, Promises
Ragtime

Best Director of a Musical:
Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles
Michael Mayer, American Idiot**
Trevor Nunn, A Little Night Music
Twyla Tharp, Come Fly Away

Best Leading Actor in a Musical:
John Gallagher Jr., American Idiot
Alexander Hanson, A Little Night Music
Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles**
Nathan Lane, The Addams Family
Saur Ngaujah, Fela!

Best Leading Actress in a Musical:
Kristen Chenoweth, Promises, Promises
Barbara Cook, Sondheim on Sondheim
Bebe Neuwirth, The Addams Family
Christiane Noll, Ragtime
Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music**

Best Featured Actor in a Musical:
Kevin Chamberlin, The Addams Family**
Christopher Fitzgerald, Finian's Rainbow
Hunter Foster, Million Dollar Quartet
Tony Goldwyn, Promises, Promises
Tony Vincent, American Idiot

Best Featured Actress in a Musical:
Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises
Rebecca Naomi Jones, American Idiot
Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music**
Krysta Rodriguez, The Addams Family
Vanessa Williams, Sondheim on Sondheim

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
The Addams Family**
American Idiot
La Cage Aux Folles
Promises, Promises

Best Costume Design of a Musical:
The Addams Family
All About Me
American Idiot
La Cage Aux Folles**

Best Orchestrations
American Idiot**
La Cage Aux Folles
Promises, Promises
A Little Night Music

Best Sound Design:
The Addams Family
American Idiot**
Fela!
La Cage Aux Folles

Best LIghting Design:
The Addams Family
American Idiot**
Fela!
La Cage Aux Folles

Best Choreography:
American Idiot**
Come Fly Away
Fela!
La Cage Aux Folles

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Updated On: 2/13/10 at 12:13 PM

Aaron Lazar will most certainly be nominated for A Little Night Music. Also, Bobby Steggert will be remembered for his work on Ragtime (possibly the only nomination the long-closed production will receive).

American Idiot isn't an original score it can't win much less be nominated
They haven't ruled on that yet. It could be eligible, as the producers could make the same argument the producers of The Who's Tommy did- which was not only declared eligible, but won (well, tied with Kiss of the Spiderwoman).

Thinking about featured actor in a musical ... you could fill the category with just actors in the spring musicals. Upcoming, there's Kevin Chamberlain in Addams Family, Robin de Jesus in La Cage aux Folles, Tony Goldwyn, Dick Latessa in Promises, Promises, not to mention any featured cast members in American Idiot and Come Fly Away (not sure who is being buzzed about in those two shows). Depending upon where the guys in Million Dollar Quartet get classified, the actor who plays Jerry Lee Lewis is also supposed to be great. So... I'm not sure whether that will be such an easy category to predict the nominees until more of the spring shows are here.

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Oh don't write Spiderman off yet. When Julie finishes her time machine next week. travels back a year with the winning Power Ball Numbers and gets the financing making it open in March then we will see who is laughing on Tony night!

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I fully expect myself to be nominated for Score, Leading AND Featured Actor as well as Lighting and Costume Design.

Updated On: 4/27/10 at 09:05 AM

How could I forget! Well, I have only heard about it. I wasn't so lucky as to see it yet.