The 76th Annual Tony Award Nominations (2023)

Is there any chance the Tony committee makes an exception for Lea Michele? Maybe that’s a dumb question but genuinely curious.

Chase Miller said: "Is there any chance the Tony committee makes an exception for Lea Michele? Maybe that’s a dumb question but genuinely curious."

They would have said something by now in their eligibility rulings. It's most likely not gonna happen. It is possible, but it is EXTREMELY RARE for a replacement actor to get a Tony Nod.

Which musical do you think will garner the most number of nominations? 🤔 and how many? 10? 12? 14?

Hard to say in regards to the musicals (KA will probably get the most nominations and I'm wholeheartedly rooting for this musical), but given that plays had much stronger 2022-23 season, I think Leopoldstadt and The Piano Lesson will rightfully lead them all, trailed by other wonderful straight plays productions that have already closed or just about to open by the deadline.

Updated On: 4/18/23 at 11:26 AM

bdn223 said: "BdwyFan said: "Which musical do you think will garner the most number of nominations? ? and how many? 10? 12? 14?"

My Guess is it will beSome Like It Hotwith 12, followed byNew York, New Yorkwith 10 or 11, andKimberly Akimbowith 9 or 10 nominations. Although I could see Kimberly Akimbojump to 11 or 12 if committee members put it as the 5th slot on their ballots in some technical categories as for right now I am thinking its gets at least 4 acting nominations along side Musical, Score, Book, Orchestrations, and Direction, especially whenA Strange Loopwas able to score Lighting, Sound, and Scenic design nominations last year."

I was thinking exactly this! It seems like KA will have a lot of acting noms, NYNY a lot of technical noms, and SLIH a lot of both - although, when it comes to actually winning I could easily see KA + NYNY walking away with more than SLIH because they're stronger in each respective category than the comparable in SLIH. My prediction sheet had 13 nominations for SLIH but only 1 win for JHG, versus 8-10 for KA but 4-5 wins and 10-12 for NYNY with 5-6 wins.

Now that Newell is in featured actor, I think Kimberly Akimbo stands a much better chance of sweeping the Big 4 along with Leading Actress. Prior to that I thought it was possible to Shucked to be thrown a bone by voters on book or score, so it walks away with something, but now that Newell is the the clear favorite in featured actor all of that spread the wealth can be thrown out the window.

My predictions as of right now for wins:

Kimberly Akimbo- Musical, Book, Score, Direction, Leading Actress

Some Like it Hot-Leading Actor (Not I could still see Groban or Platt taking this, but Ghee is my choice)

Shucked-Featured Actor (Newell)

NY NY- Scenic Design, Orchestrations,

To be determined:

Revival - No Clear Frontrunner

Featured Actress- I think its Bonnie Milligan for Kimberly Akimbo to loose, but Betsy Wolfe might get it for voters wanting to give & Juliet something, and she is the heart of the show.

Choreography between NY NY and Some Like It Hot

Costume Design- No Clear Frontrunner

Sound Design- No idea

Lighting Design-probably NY NY but several shows this season utilize lighting including the revivals

There's no point in getting yourselves all worked up about Lea. It's not going to happen. However, I think if she comes back to Broadway quickly (as in next season) and is at all well received, she'll end up the frontrunner in her category and only be taken down by a much bigger name or a once in a generation performance.

Considering how panned the the funny girl Revival was, I highly doubt Lea Michele would have even been nominated had she opened the production.

I doubt KA's director will win. She was overlooked for several of the other awards--not even nominated for some. And her reviews were decidedly mixed. I bet the award goes to one of the directors of the revivals, Parade, for example.

Call_me_jorge said: "Considering how panned the the funny girl Revival was, I highly doubt Lea Michele would have even been nominated had she opened the production."

Have you seen the Funny Girl? The production reviewed is the not same as the current production. Yes it’s the same book, set, score and largely the same cast, but it’s a completely different experience.

Call_me_jorge said: "Considering how panned the the funny girl Revival was, I highly doubt Lea Michele would have even been nominated had she opened the production."

That is an insane statement. She absolutely would have been nominated and she certainly might have beaten Joaquina though I think that would have been less of a sure thing than a nomination.