Personal Non-Eligible "Should Have Been Nominated" List (2025)

[Yessica Haircut]

Posted: 5/23/25 at 8:41pm

I did one of these last year, as well. I don't think I'm going to do this regularly, but for now, why not?

I should like to specify that A) I am going by the eligibility dates for this past Broadway season (any off-Broadway production that opened from April 29, 2024 to April 27, 2025), and B) I am choosing not to nominate anything that will be eligible at next year's Tonys - and when I state "anything", I of course mean Ragtime.

BEST MUSICAL: Three Houses

BEST PLAY: The Counter, Liberation, Pre-Existing Condition, What Became of Us

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Titanic

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Ghosts

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Brian Stokes Mitchell (Love Life) 

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Anthony Edwards (The Counter), Andrew Barth Feldman (We Had A World), Brandon Flynn (Kowalski), Robin Lord Taylor (Kowalski)

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Susannah Flood (Liberation), Joanna Gleason (We Had A World), Lily Rabe (Ghosts)

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Mia Pak (Three Houses)

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Kate Baldwin (Love Life), Stephanie Styles (Urinetown)

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: John Edwards (Love Life), Greg Hildreth (Urinetown) 

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Billy Crudup (Ghosts), Hamish Linklater (Ghosts)

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Audrey Corsa (Liberation), Kayla Davidson (Liberation), Ellie Ricker (Kowalski), Jeanine Serralles (We Had A World), Adina Verson (Liberation)

Feel free to share your thoughts, opinions, and own personal choices.

Updated On: 5/24/25 at 08:41 PM

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 5/23/25 at 8:54pm

Best Play for me would be a tie between The Counter and Here There Are Blueberries

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/23/25 at 9:09pm

Betty Gilpin - “Oh, Mary!”

Paul Mescal - “Streetcar”

Noah Galvin - “Spelling Bee”

Evan Rachel Wood - “Little Shop of Horrors”

Orville Peck - “Cabaret”

Ben Levi Ross - “Ragtime”

Joshua Henry - “Ragtime”

Hwaboon - “Maybe Happy Ending

[Markie27]

Posted: 5/24/25 at 12:15am

Best Play : Danger and Opportunity 

         Runner Up: Grangeville

                             Pre-Existing Condition

Best Actor in a Play (tie) : Paul Sparks and Brian J. Smith, Grangeville 

        Runner Up: Ryan Spahn and Juan Castano, Danger and Opportunity 

                           Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Actress in a Play : Julia Chan, Danger and Opportunity

         Runner Up: Edie Falco, Pre-Existing Condition

                            Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Featured Actor in a Play: F. Murray Abraham, Beckett Briefs

Best Featured Actress in a Play: Judy Khun, Becoming Eve

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to watch as many Off Broadway musicals.  Mostly just encore performances and Cats. And I missed Vanya.  I’m one of those who bought the April 20 tickets :(