Tony nom predix at GoldDerby.com: 12 experts, including Variety's Gordon Cox, Matt Windman, Michael Musto (and even me)

Twelve journalists from Variety, Rolling Stone, AM New York, TheaterMania and more make Tony nomination predictions.

* Best Musical: 9 out of 12 predict ''Dear Evan Hansen'' wins

* Best Play: 6 predict ''Oslo,'' and 5 predict ''Sweat''

* Best Actor in a Musical: 9 out of 12 predict Ben Platt

* Best Actress in a Musical: 12 out of 12 predict Bette Midler

* Best Actor in a Play: 10 out of 12 predict Kevin Kline

* Best Actress in a Play: 9 out of 12 predict Laurie Metcalf

For more predix on all the acting, directing and book & score:

http://www.goldderby.com/awardshows/expert-predictions/tony-awards-nominations-2017/best-musical/sort/recent/

Updated On: 4/30/17 at 06:01 PM

By the way, GoldDerby.com welcomes all theater lovers to make their Tony nominations predictions there, too. Register. It's easy and fun. And here are the odds for many of the Tony categories.

http://www.goldderby.com/odds/combined-odds/tony-awards-nominations-2017/

GoldDerby is such a busy-looking, sloppy site. Surprised they haven't streamlined it with an "at a glance" type format. Plus, some of those "editors" look like teenagers.

I mean the fact that many of these people are predicting a nomination for Barbara Barrie is pretty telling when it comes to how much they actually know. One of them even predicted a nomination for Holland Taylor. I mean... good performances! But completely not frontrunners for nominations in an already crowded category.

''I mean the fact that many of these people are predicting a nomination for Barbara Barrie is pretty telling when it comes to how much they actually know.''

We really don't know anything until the nominations come out. Each year, there are surprises and ''snubs'' most no one predicted. I'm not predicting Barbara Barrie, but I don't think it's that far-fetched that others are. Lots of people love her; she's 85 and her Broadway credits date back to 1955 , and she's no slouch in the awards arena: She once tied for Best Actress at Cannes; she's a Drama Desk winner, plus a Tony nominee (''Company'' ), an Oscar nominee (''Breaking Away'' ) and a 3-time Emmy nominee.

If anyone here thinks they can make better Tony predictions, GoldDerby.com welcomes you. Put your money where your mouth is, and put yourself on record, and you can win the bragging rights!

Updated On: 5/1/17 at 01:46 AM

Predicting the nominations is tough... there are no reliable precursors, so it largely depends on other factors.

Wick3, thanks for your query. So I forwarded it to Tom O'Neil, who runs GoldDerby.com. For the record, women have participated in the Tony predictions in the past, but some of them (i.e., Melissa Bernardo) are no longer available. O'Neil says he's also invited several women this season, but they declined for various reasons.

But keep your eyes peeled. O'Neil still has some invites out to other women in the wings, and hopes they'll be aboard soon. Meantime, Gold Derby regular Susan Haskins (Theater Talk) will return again this year to make winner predictions.

Updated On: 5/1/17 at 12:22 PM