The 76th Annual Tony Award Nominations (2023) — Page 3

PLAYS POSITIVE MIXED NEGATIVE

Cost of Living 14 1 0 (Pulitzer)

Prima Facie 13 1 0 (Olivier)

Old Man/Pool 13 1 0

Leopoldstadt 12 2 1 (Olivier)

Rivrside & Cray 11 0 1 (Pulitzer)

Life Of Pi 10 4 0 (Olivier)

Ain't No Mo' 10 0 1

Peter...Wrong 9 4 0

Summer, 1976 9 3 1

Fat Ham 9 2 1 (Pulitzer)

Xmas Carol 8 3 1

Gdnight Oscar 5 4 3

Thanksgiving 5 4 3

Pictures..Home 4 7 1

Kite Runner 2 5 4

Collaboration 1 6 6

Walking..Ghosts 1 4 5

Updated On: 4/27/23 at 01:15 AM

jkcohen626 said: "TikTok seems to have gone all in for Shucked (including for score) and kinda dropped Kimberly Akimbo.

Very fascinating to see some of that show's biggest (former) evangelists now going all-in on a new show that has not been received nearly as positively everywhere besides TikTok (it seems to have received generally positive reviews across the internet, but not in the way that some TikTokers ADORE it).

I'll be seeing the show between noms and awards and I'm very curious to see how I like it."



If this is how things worked in reality, Mean Girls or SpongeBob would have been the winner of 10 Tonys.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Jarethan said: "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."

Are you saying this to get a rise out of people, because I think that may be the stupidest thing posted on this board in at least a year. IMO she would have won by a landslide, though neither of us could prove our position."

I agree that she would have been nominated, but I seriously wonder if the adoration would have been this over the top without the narrative of "shes coming in to save the show after NOT getting the role initially" and in THAT context, its hard to see her (at that point more fresh off her "cancellation" beating Joaquina in a show about racial issues. Woulda been a different universe and we'll never really know.

Still think the Parade v Sweeney (and maybe ITW) contest is going to be the most intense, as the number of nominations/buzz will likely clue us into the rest."

A few comments:

— JK was in a mega-flop

— JK’s role was not huge. IMO she won the Tony for one song. (Don’t misunderstand me…she was excellent, but Fanny Brice is a monumentally large and challenging role).

— Best Actress in a Musical was not a great category last year. The inclusion of LM would have changed the dynamic.

Clearly, no way of knowing, but I don’t think JK would have won in most seasons. She was fortunate that there was no standout competition last year.

MadsonMelo said: "REVIVAL PLAYS POSITIVE MIXED NEGATIVE

Topdog/Underdog 14 1 0

Death of a Salesman 11 5 0

The Piano Lesson 10 4 0

Ohio States Murders 10 3 0

A Doll's House 9 4 2

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window - - -



Unless something goes really wrong with ''Sidney'', the play revivals this season were really stellar. I don't even know which 2 will be left at the Tonys"

This is definitely one of the more fascinating races to watch. I feel like Salesman and Piano Lesson are locked in and barring a surprising negative response to Sidney, it likely gets in as well (although I do wonder if there is any backlash to them swooping in at the last second with virtually no preview period to be eligible in time). My gut feeling says Doll's House gets the last slot since it's still open, but Topdog was highly acclaimed as well (and Murders definitely has a shot still, but I feel it's the least likely to get in). Would not at all be stunned if the vote is close enough to give us 5 nominees.

People nominated for Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical

Micaela Diamond, Parade
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like it Hot
Anna Uzele, New York, New York

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical

Alex Newell, Shucked

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play

Hiran Abeysekera, Life of Pi
Jessica Chastain, A Doll's House
Jodie Comer, Prima Facie
Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play

Danielle Brooks, The Piano Lesson
Sharon D Clarke, Death of a Salesman

I believe all these get at the Tonys, maybe Uzele will be left out?

We still have the Chita Rivera, but being mainly for dancers, it's not fair to put together with the other 3.

Mr. Wormwood said: "Is there still another eligibility meeting before Tuesday? I feel like we didn't hear about the second wave of rulings?"

We've had two rulings, one for the whole fall and one for everything that opened before the past week or so. We are still missing for the last slew of late-April openings though. Most shouldn't be controversial, but the ruling regarding New York, New York's eligibility for best score could shake up that category!

Awaiting the final determinations today to see if they throw any curveballs!



Does anyone happen to know WHEN the nominators are voting? It's always bizarre that the Tonys don't announce this. I believe there were a few years when they voted on the same day of final determinations (which would be today) but other times it has been a few days later (Monday?).

https://awardswatch.com/2023-tony-awards-nomination-predictions-the-musicals-expect-some-like-it-hot-and-sweeney-todd-to-score/

Barring any major shockers (and looking ahead a bit), it appears that Kimberly Akimbo will be the first musical to take home the Triple Crown since there were four straight Triple Crown winners from 2015-2018.

Robbie2 said: "GoldDerby Tony Predictions

https://www.goldderby.com/awardshows/editor-predictions/tony-awards-nominations-2023-predictions/best-musical/sort/recent/"

A few truly WTF choices in there haha. But who knows - always some surprises in the noms

I posted preliminary predictions in the Way Too Early thread but here are my final Tony nomination predictions for musical categories (I don't follow plays closely enough).

Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best Revival of a Musical
Camelot
Into the Woods
Parade
Sweeney Todd

Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot
J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd
Ben Platt, Parade
Will Swenson, A Beautiful Noise

Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd
Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo
Micaela Diamond, Parade
Anna Uzele, New York, New York

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo
Gavin Creel, Into the Woods
Jordan Donica, Camelot
Gaten Matarazzo, Sweeney Todd
Alex Newell, Shucked

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd
Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo
Philippa Soo, Into the Woods
Natasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet

Best Director of a Musical
Michael Arden, Parade
Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods
Thomas Kail, Sweeney Todd
Jack O'Brien, Shucked
Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo

Best Original Score
Kimberly Akimbo
Leopoldstat
Life of Pi
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best Book of a Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best Choreography
& Juliet
KPOP
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Parade
Shucked
Sweeney Todd

Best Costume Design of a Musical
& Juliet
Camelot
Parade
Some Like It Hot
Sweeney Todd

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
& Juliet
Camelot
New York, New York
Some Like It Hot
Sweeney Todd

Best Sound Design of a Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
Parade
Some Like It Hot
Sweeney Todd

Best Orchestrations
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot

TOTALS
Some Like It Hot - 11
Kimberly Akimbo - 10
Sweeney Todd - 10
& Juliet - 8
Shucked - 8
New York, New York - 7
Parade - 7
Into the Woods - 5
Camelot - 4
A Beautiful Noise - 1
KPOP - 1
1776 - 0
Almost Famous - 0
Bad Cinderella - 0
Dancin' - 0

I saw Kimberly Akimbo tonight (having seen & Juliet several months ago) and really liked it but was not blown away. I think that Akimbo is technically a better written show so would win book and (obviously) score, but Juliet was (at least for me) more impactful over all. As for performances, I would honestly put Clark, Milligan, Mauzey, Courtney, and Wolfe all at about the same level so the awards could go any way (Milligan has the flashiest role of the bunch but I don’t necessarily think that gives her an edge). I don’t think any of the men in either show will be nominated (I saw phenomenal understudies for Cooley and Walker but don’t think the roles are meaty enough to beat out a Leo Frank, Lancelot, etc).

These are my two cents having only seen these two shows from this season, but I think Akimbo will win the most awards but will not sweep.

Phillyguy said:

That said, Lea’s performance is in a league of its own. Plenty of people who have seen it think it’s the best performance they’ve seen in their lifetime. So I wouldn’t be upset if she gets a special Tony. Even without the Tony, she may still get a Grammy to acknowledge her incredible performance."

You gotta be kidding me! The best performance they've seen in their lifetimes? How old are they? Five months? I understand that the first actress cast in the revival set the bar very low, but the hype around Lea's performance is a mystery to me.