Official Way Too Early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread- Page 4
Official Way Too Early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#75
Posted: 10/7/17 at 6:35pm
^Well they won't be in the same category. Also, I can imagine the Tony voters will want to award Renee Fleming for Featured Actress. I don't think Diana Rigg is a lock especially considering that her role is non-singing.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#76
Posted: 10/7/17 at 7:31pm
is Anthony Boyle a contender for featured actor in a play? He won the award in London, so i would hope he would get a nom. I guess it depends if Lane is featured or not.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#77
Posted: 10/8/17 at 8:56pm
BEST MUSICAL
The Band's Visit
BEST REVIVAL MUSICAL
My Fair Lady
BEST PLAY
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
BEST REVIVAL PLAY
Angels in America
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#78
Posted: 10/9/17 at 10:19am
GeorgeandDot said: "^Well they won't be in the same category. Also, I can imagine the Tony voters will want to award Renee Fleming for Featured Actress. I don't think Diana Rigg is a lock especially considering that her role is non-singing."
This is assuming she can act and is stellar in the role. But I don't really see Nettie being a role worthy of a Tony nomination.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#79
Posted: 10/9/17 at 10:47am
I wonder who is going to end being Carrie!
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#80
Posted: 10/9/17 at 10:54am
We’ve seen Renée Fleming act. She was in Living On Love on Broadway a couple seasons ago. Her role in that had more stage time and scenework than Nettie, and I thought she held the stage and was engaging, even if she was basically playing a caricature of herself. I’m sure she will nail her role in Carousel. She’s perfectly cast.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#81
Posted: 11/17/17 at 2:12pm
I did a quick glance and I dont think anyone has said this, but look for Meteor Shower to be a major contender come nomination season. I could actually see Benanti taking home a win for this one - she is truly insane in this show. Set is pretty inventive too. Script is a bit zany to win new play, but I've seen weirder things, like when LEAP OF FAITH was nominated for best new musical and then closed before the Tonys...
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#82
Posted: 11/17/17 at 2:24pm
best revival of a musical:
*My Fair Lady*
Carousel
Once on this island
Best musical:
*the bands visit*
Frozen
Mean girls
Spongebob
Best Actor in a musical:
*joshua henry*
Tony Shalhoub
Paul Alexander Nolan
Henry Hadden-Patton
Ethan Slater
Best actress in a musical:
*Katrina Lenk*
Taylor Louderman
Jessie mueller
Lauren Ambrose
Hailey Kilgore
Best Featured Actor in a Musical:
*Alex Gemignani*
Norbert Leo Butz
Danny Skinner
Gavin Lee
Jelani Alladin
Best Featured Actress in a Musical:
*Renee Fleming*
Ashley Park
Patti Murin
Lea Salonga
Lilli Cooper
BEST SCORE:
*David Yazbek, The Band's Visit*
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Frozen
Jeff Richmond and Neil Benjamin, Mean Girls
BEST BOOK:
*Tina Fey, Mean Girls*
Greg Garcia & Mike O'Malley, Escape to Margaritaville
Kyle Jarrow, SpongeBob Squarepants
Itamar Moses, The Band's Visit
Best Choreography:
*Justin Peck, Carousel*
Whoever is Choreographing(might be gattelli) My Fair Lady
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Christopher Gattelli, Spongebob(if gattelli is choreographing My Fair Lady forget this nomination and add Kelly Devine, Escape to Margaritaville)
Rob Ashford, Frozen
Best Direction of a Musical:
*Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady*
Michael Arden, Once on this Island
David Cromer, The Band's Visit
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Jack O'Brien, Carousel
Edit: Took Alison Luff out of Featured Actress and replaced her with Lea Salonga. She’s most definitely the lead of E2M and I just can’t see her being nominated in such a packed year for actress. Also just got rid of the E2M nomination for best score. Doesn’t seem like it has enough new music(or any) to be eligible.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#83
Posted: 11/17/17 at 2:33pm
GreenGables said: "I did a quick glance and I dont think anyone has said this, but look for Meteor Shower to be a major contender come nomination season. I could actually see Benanti taking home a win for this one - she is truly insane in this show. Set is pretty inventive too. Script is a bit zany to win new play, but I've seen weirder things, like when LEAP OF FAITH was nominated for best new musical and then closed before the Tonys..."
I'm not sure if Laura will beat Denise Gough. She is absolutely fantastic.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#84
Posted: 11/17/17 at 2:34pm
Markie27 said:
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
LAUREN AMBROSE, My Fair Lady
Caissie Levy, Frozen
Katrina Lenk, The Band's Visit
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Jessie Mueller, Carousel
As good as Ms. Ambrose might turn out to be as another Eliza Doolittle, I can't imagine Katrina Lenk not winning this category in a walk. Full stop.
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Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#85
Posted: 11/17/17 at 3:59pm
Katrina Lenk or bust. Unless Ambrose gives a breakout performance (which we won't know until March), Lenk is by far the frontrunner. A legendary performance.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#86
Posted: 11/17/17 at 4:21pm
Agreed, it's Katrina Lenk's to lose. It's one of those wonderful theatre stories in which an actor who's been huffing it for decades finally gets her due, in the role of a lifetime. In a different season (say any of the last four), she would have a tougher time (I actually can't imagine her subtle performance coming out on top of any of those, just because it does have so very little cachet). But this season, it's as good as done and so, so deservedly so. What a talent.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#87
Posted: 11/17/17 at 5:36pm
little_sally said: "GreenGables said: "I did a quick glance and I dont think anyone has said this, but look for Meteor Shower to be a major contender come nomination season. I could actually see Benanti taking home a win for this one - she is truly insane in this show. Set is pretty inventive too. Script is a bit zany to win new play, but I've seen weirder things, like when LEAP OF FAITH was nominated for best new musical and then closed before the Tonys..."
I'm not sure if Laura will beat Denise Gough. She is absolutely fantastic."
Denise Gough is not eligible unless you know something we don’t.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#88
Posted: 11/17/17 at 6:14pm
There's no reason to believe Gough would not be eligible for her work in Angels in America.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#89
Posted: 11/17/17 at 9:20pm
TONY AWARD for BEST LEAD ACTRESS MUSICAL goes to:
Katrina Lenk
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Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#90
Posted: 11/18/17 at 10:13amOOTI will get best scenic design
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Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#91
Posted: 11/18/17 at 10:42am
I expect The Bands Visit to be nominated for the following
Best Musical
Best Score
Best Book
Best Actress, Katrina Lenk
Best Featured Actor, Adam Kantor
Best Direction, David Cromer
Best Orchestrations
Best Lighting Design
Best Set Design
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Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#92
Posted: 11/18/17 at 1:59pm
I'm not so sure Adam Kantor will be a Tony nom contender. The emotional payoff for his character is gorgeous, but it's extremely minor in the grand scheme of the show.
However, I can see Tony Shalhoub and Ari'el Stachel getting Lead and Featured Actor noms, respectively.
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Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#93
Posted: 11/21/17 at 5:07pm
Katrina Lenk is MAGICAL in Band's Visit - definitely hers to lose. That said, I could see Jessie Mueller knocking it out of the park and taking that award. It's between the two of them, in my eyes.
As for Renee Fleming, she's got the icon status going for her, but she's pretty divisive as a performer (even in the opera world) and I can see critics loving or hating her. I love her to death, but even I am sometimes baffled by her choices.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#94
Posted: 11/21/17 at 5:19pm
Alex Newell seems to be getting some good reception for Once On This Island so far, could he potentially score a nom for Featured Actor?
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#95
Posted: 1/18/18 at 3:30pm
It is interesting to note that the role of Eliza Doolittle has never won a Tony for any actress playing her on Broadway. If Lauren Ambrose knocks it out of the park and becomes a sensation (and brings something fresh to the role that makes it seem new while retaining everything theatre goers love about Eliza), then she may be the first to win a Tony for it.
Classic musical characters that never won a Tony should be a whole new thread topic.
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Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#96
Posted: 1/18/18 at 3:54pmAlex Newell has recieved a standing O after his solo everytime I've seen the show. I think I'm going to put him as my frontrunner for Best Featured Actor.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#97
Posted: 1/18/18 at 9:05pm
Is cursed child even that good?
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Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#98
Posted: 1/18/18 at 9:07pmNo. It's fun and the set is spectacular, but the script is trite.
Way too early 2018 Tony Predictions Thread#99
Posted: 1/19/18 at 10:30am
GeorgeandDot said: "Alex Newell has recieved a standing O after his solo everytime I've seen the show. I think I'm going to put him as my frontrunner for Best Featured Actor."
This wouldn't surprise me at all based on general audience reaction. But if someone from that show is going to be nominated for/win Featured Actor, I'm personally rooting for Phillip Boykin. I connected way more with his performance.
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