Even though there are a lot of candidates for this category, I think there are very few locks for nominations. I think Rob McClure is one of them, and Billy Porter is another. Bertie Carvel is, if he gets put in Lead (which I personally think would be a mistake).
The other realistic possibilities are:
Matthew James Thomas - he's the lead in the hot musical revival of the season
John Bolton or Johnny Rabe for A Christmas Story - they both got good reviews at the time, and look even better in retrospect
Stark Sands - I think Kinky Boots will get a decent number of nominations, so he has a strong shot
Anthony Warlow - I don't think Annie will do that well
Jim Norton - I loved Norton, but I don't think he'll make it ahead of the other people I mentioned
in roughly that order.
I would add that I think McClure has no chance of actually winning.
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Updated On: 4/18/13 at 12:12 PM