NYT: Who Will & Should Win at the Tony Awards (2023)- Page 2

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 3:23pm

binau said: "I really think Parade will win best revival. Maybe I’m wrong."

I've come around to this too. It just feels like Parade's moment. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 3:26pm

I would vote for:

SOME LIKE IT HOT

PARADE

LEOPOLDSTADT

 

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 3:30pm

BETTY22 said: "I would vote for:

SOME LIKE IT HOT

PARADE

LEOPOLDSTADT

"

And I really think The Piano Lesson for Best Play Revival.  It was excellent and did very well! 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 3:35pm

binau said: "I really think Parade will win best revival. Maybe I’m wrong."

You are not wrong at all! It's gonna win best revival! Parade is probably one of the most underrated musicals out there right now. I'm just happy it's finally getting the recognition it deserves. Plus, this is the first time it's been revived on Broadway. More and more people are getting to know this musical and the story it tells. I just hope after it concludes its run, that it goes on tour! More people need to know the story behind it. Especially with the recent rise in antisemitic hate around the country lately. 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 4:40pm

amiyagi said: "TotallyEffed said: "These are a joke lol"

Are they an actual joke?

They have Jordan Donica listed as not eligible and should have been nominated - except that he IS eligible and he IS nominated??"

Want that for lead?

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 5:01pm

Updated On: 5/10/23 at 05:01 PM

[JSquared2]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 5:13pm

Groban is in great voice in SWEENEY and giving a solid performance -- but everyone KNEW he would.  The momentum is building for J Harrison Ghee -- especially now that every other day we have another state passing laws that are denying trans rights.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 5:31pm

One of the few times I’ve ever seen this article mean anything was in 2009. Haydn Gwynne in Billy Elliot had the initial momentum for Featured Actress in a Musical.
Karen Olivo who had strong reviews in WSS was the “Will and Should Win” for both Brantley and Isherwood, and it was like you could literally feel the momentum shift in the industry, leading to her actual win. 
That doesn’t happen often.
Nowadays, these predictions are kind of humorous. 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 7:12pm

I agree with many of the critic's choices.

Ghee’s momentum shot up fast and slid over the winter and early spring until Sweeney arrived. There is now a momentum for SWEENEY & Groban - who is excellent - and the title figure of the show. Many more are seeing it, being the latest to open, and it's not another City Center staged concert.

Arden WON'T win for Director as most know the staging was done by the 2 member choreography team who were not nominated. The flying trapeze dead girl …?

Leopoldstadt has it nabbed. Comer will win.

BAM Cyrano, Wedding Band and Oresteia were better than most plays on Broadway this season. Many of the performances too. Shows should be glad they aren't eligible to win."

 

Updated On: 5/10/23 at 07:12 PM

[Phillyguy]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 7:24pm

I agree that Parade should win the best revival. I do think Some Like It Hot is a close second to Kimberly Akimbo. 
 

Did anyone notice Jesse Green put Lea Michele on the should be nominated list?

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 8:21pm

NY NY producers must be pulling their hair out that Green didnt/couldnt review it; he clearly liked it a hella lot more than most did (best score? best actress?). 

These are silly in terms of predictability value (I dont think they are any more connected to the Tony voting body than anyone else) but always interested to see who they have soft spots for, who they think was left out. Never understood why they include Off Bway, or dont just do a separate category of "better stuff i saw off bway"

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 10:47pm

Green mostly predicted the winners last year. Those that weren't correct were "should win" choices.  The only exception "Best Revival of A Play" (Will/Should Win: Trouble in Mind).  Take Me Out was the frontrunner to most in the industry -- and won.  

Updated On: 5/10/23 at 10:47 PM

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 11:40pm

CoffeeBreak said: "Green mostly predicted the winners last year. Those that weren't correct were "should win" choices. The only exception "Best Revival of A Play" (Will/Should Win: Trouble in Mind). Take Me Out was the frontrunner to most in the industry -- and won."

i dont remember what he predicted but other than Deidre OConnell's win, were they many close tough-to-call categories last year?