My 2008 Tony predictions, right at this point in time (Musical)- Page 7

[bigred3535]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 1:17pm

It's clear that many people in this thread have not seen Passing Strange, because if you're picking anyone from Young Frankenstein, Cry-Baby, Little Mermaid or Xanadu over them, you're dead wrong. Here's who I think SHOULD win, not necessarily who will:

Best Actress: Patti LuPone (Gypsy)
Best Actor: Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights)
Best Featured Actress: Laura Benanti (Gypsy)/Andrea Martin (YF)
Best Featured Actor: Daniel Breaker (Passing Strange)

Best Set Design: In The Heights
Best Lighting Design: Passing Strange
Best Costume Design: Little Mermaid

Best Choreography: In The Heights (though this was the best part of Cry-Baby...it's just not a good enough show)
Best Direction: Annie Dorsen, Passing Strange
Best Book: In the Heights
Best Score: In The Heights
Best Orchestrations: Passing Strange

Best Musical: In The Heights
Best Musical Revival: Sunday In The Park With George/Gypsy

[adamgreer]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:06pm

"By the way, Mandy Gonzalez is leading actress, not featured."

She's below the title, which means unless they've petitioned her for Leading Actress (where she won't be nominated) she's Featured.

[jrb]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:17pm

bigred3535 - you think that the revival will be between Gypsy and Sunday? That goes against what everyone else is saying. You don't think South Pacific will be in contention? Interesting. I think it's a tight race between Sunday and South Pac.

Again - I reiterate - I think that Sunday will win for either Set Design OR Lighting. I cannot see it winning both. The projections will count as one or the other. If ithey count as sets then I cannot see the lighting that was used in the show (above and beyond the projections) winning awards.

As for sets - I think South Pacific, ITH, or even YF should get it...unless Sunday's projections are considered sets, in which case it should land it.

I'm rambling. Sorry.

The only Tony Awards that are set in my mind are August and ITH for Choreography.

[revivalmark1]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:20pm

No, I didn't forget it, I just didn't like it very much. Though, I think the orchestrations and score should get nominations and possibly win.

[RyToast1]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:26pm

Best Actress: Patti LuPone (Gypsy)
Best Actor: Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights)
Best Featured Actress: Laura Benanti (Gypsy)
Best Featured Actor: Boyd Gaines (Gypsy)

Best Set Design: South Pacific
Best Lighting Design: Passing Strange
Best Costume Design: Sunday in the Park with George

Best Choreography: Cry-Baby
Best Direction: Sam Buntrock (Sunday in the Park with George)
Best Book: In the Heights
Best Score: In The Heights
Best Orchestrations: The Little Mermaid

Best Musical: In The Heights
Best Musical Revival: Sunday In The Park With George

[adamgreer]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:46pm

Best Musical: In the Heights
Best Play: August: Osage County
Best Musical Revival: South Pacific
Best Play Revival: too many haven't opened yet, so I'll hold off

Best Director- Musical: Sam Buntrock, Sunday...
Best Director- Play: Anna Shapiro, August: Osage County

Best Actor in a Musical: Lin Manuel Miranda, In the Heights
Best Actor in a Play: Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Best Actress in a Musical: Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Best Actress in a Play: Amy Morton, August: Osage County

Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Jim Norton, The Seafarer
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Best Featured Actress in a Play: going out on a limb and saying Mary McCormack, Boeing Boeing; if not her, than Rondi Reed, August: Osage County

Best Book: Xanadu
Best Score: Passing Strange (because they'll want to give it something)

Best Set Design- Musical: Sunday....
Best Set Design- Play: August: Osage County
Best Lighting Design- Musical: South Pacific
Best Lighting Design- Play: tough one. maybe The Farnsworth Invention?
Best Costume Design- Musical: Sunday...
Best Costume Design- Play: Les Liasons?

Best Choreography: In the Heights
Best Orchestrations: The Little Mermaid should win, but it is going to get completely snubbed, so my prediction is In the Heights

Best Sound: South Pacific

Updated On: 3/26/08 at 02:46 PM

[thetheatrekook]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:49pm

Is South Pacific eligible for Orchestrations?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:51pm

Hmm, probably not. You're right. Let me go back and edit.

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:52pm

Nope, they are the original orchestrations. Same with GYPSY.
SUNDAY is eligible, but probably won't get nominated. Updated On: 3/26/08 at 02:52 PM

[jrb]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 2:56pm

I hope not. Everything about Sunday deserves recognition (imho) except the orchestrations.

[revivalmark1]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 12:33pm

Best Musical:In The Heights
Best Play: Augut: OSage County
Best Score: Passing Strange
Best Orchestrations: Passing Strange
Best Choreography: Cry Baby
Best Book: Xanadu
Best Actress: Patti Lupone
BEst Actor: Paul Szot/Lin Manuel Miranda(not sure, its anybodys game)
Best Featured actress: Laura Benanti
Best Featured Actor: Robin DeJesus/Boyd Gaines( not sure still)
Best Light Design: The Little Ermaid (is it nom?) it deservs it
Best Set Design: Sunday
Best Sound: I have no idea

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 12:50pm

In The Heights is getting the Music awards except maybe one.

[iluvny04]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:16pm

I still disagree about actress, Kelli O'Hara still has a good shot of taking it from Lupone

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:24pm

She is a close second but Patti still has it.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:26pm

MUSICALS (not too good on plays)
Best Actress: Patti LuPone (Gypsy)
Best Actor: Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights)
Best Featured Actress: Laura Benanti (Gypsy)
Best Featured Actor: Boyd Gaines (Gypsy)

Best Set Design: South Pacific
Best Lighting Design: Passing Strange
Best Costume Design: Sunday in the Park with George

Best Choreography: Cry-Baby
Best Direction: Sam Buntrock (Sunday in the Park with George)
Best Book: In the Heights
Best Score: In The Heights
Best Orchestrations: A Catered Affair

Best Musical: In The Heights
Best Musical Revival: South Pacific

[Brick]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:35pm

I think New York Magazine said it best when they said it would be a slap in the face to LuPone. And as many people as LuPone may have annoyed over the years, I wonder if they'd really give her such a slap.

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 2:11pm

I don't think SOUTH PACIFIC will sweep the design categories.

There has been a lot of talk recently about the "unfair advantage" non-profits have over commercial productions. While I don't think this argument will have any affect on PACIFIC's Best Revival win, I think voters will want to give awards to other shows in the design categories (although PACIFIC will most definitely win at least one).

[iluvny04]

Posted: 5/25/08 at 2:11pm

patti doesn't have it yet, so kelli still has a shot and it wouldn't be slap if patti doesn't get it, thats a little extreme, so in short it is definitely not patti's yet. Who will it be, find out Sunday June 15th