Tonys 2017: Will/Should Win- Page 3

[Lot666]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 2:54pm

leighmiserables said: "...I am tired of people saying that The Great Comet doesn't invoke an emotional response from the audience. Sure, a lot of people don't openly sob in the theater (though the two times I went I definitely saw people wiping away tears), but it makes you think."

The thing about art is it's subject, so different people will respond to it in different ways - sometimes in polar opposite ways. I haven't seen Dear Evan Hansen yet (have tickets in May), but I have seen Comet and it did not make me emotional or make me think. I walked out feeling like I'd been at some sort of lounge/nightclub with rowdy patrons rather than a Broadway show. The only performers/characters who intrigued me were Lucas Steele and Amber Gray; I found the rest of it forgettable.

By way of comparison, Sunday in the Park with George, Groundhog Day, Miss Saigon, and Sunset Boulevard all made me think and feel.

That's just how art is.

[EvanK]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 3:05pm

It's going to be a tight race between Comet, Hansen, and Come From Away. 

[bdn223]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 4:09pm

I find it weird that for the most part everyone has Comet taking home 4-6 of the 9 non acting catagories, and not being a contender for Best PRODUCTION of a new musical. Unless Hello Dolly Sweeps the technicals, I don't see a way in which Comet walks away with the most awards and still looses Best Musical.

Since 1990 the only there are 2 times the top award winner of the night did not Win best Musical or Revival. When Light in the Piazza won 6 awards but lost to Spamalot which won 3. Then again the following year when Drowsey Chaparone won 5 awards, but lost to Jersey Boys which won 4. (I am excluding 1999 when Swan Lake won the most awards but was not nominated for Best Musical or Revival).  

Thus the only way I see Comet loosing is if Dear Evan Hansen wins Actor, Book, score, and Orchestations, or As previously stated Hello Dolly wining some of the technical awards.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 4:16pm

There's absolutely precedent. In 2012, Peter and the Starcatcher swept the technical awards but lost Best Play to Clybourne Park, which didn't win anything else. Sure, there are less play categories in general, but it's 100% possible for Comet to walk away the overall winner and still lose Best Musical. 

[South Florida]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 4:26pm

I don't care about these other hacks AC and Kad, but you have dissed my girl for the last time.  

[binau]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 4:30pm

To go against the grain:

Will win: Bette Midler

Should win: Christine Ebersole or Patti LuPone

I know this sounds ridiculous - and I absolutely loved Bette Midler in Hello Dolly. But let's face it, Bette's performance is an incredibly fun, larger-than-life comedic farce with some serviceable vocals. If there was a Tony award for best personality, most fun, best entrances, biggest event, best star casting etc.. - it should go to her. I don't think there is much she could have done to improve her performance. However, in terms of who the Tony should go to  - there is barely a moment of her performance that can compare to the expressive, powerful, nuanced vocal and acting performance of Christine Ebersole singing "Pink" in War Paint. 

 

[bdn223]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 4:45pm

wonderfulwizard11 said: "There's absolutely precedent. In 2012, Peter and the Starcatcher swept the technical awards but lost Best Play to Clybourne Park, which didn't win anything else. Sure, there are less play categories in general, but it's 100% possible for Comet to walk away the overall winner and still lose Best Musical. 

 

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The play categories are known to spread the wealth among the nominees. The difference with Peter and the Starcatcher's loss can be attributed to the absence of the Best Book of a Play category which was petitioned to come back because of plays like War Horse and Peter and the Starcatcher, which were not the best new plays "on paper" of their season by any means, but were the most innovative productions of plays in years.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 4:52pm

Musical categories also often spread the wealth among the nominees. And as a more recent example, An American In Paris did very well in the creative categories (losing Costumes but winning Orchestrations and Choreo) and also lost to Fun Home. Fun Home did win one more award total, but the consensus before the ceremony was that it could have also lost Direction. 

Your argument is that Comet will win Best Musical because the production is the strongest, but the point is that the votes often don't line up that way. No one obviously knows exactly why Fun Home won that year, but the general consensus was that it was a stronger piece of writing, at least compared to American in Paris. That's a comparison that could certainly be made between Dear Evan Hansen and Comet. 

Updated On: 5/4/17 at 04:52 PM

[Jarethan]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 5:12pm

bdn223 said: "I find it weird that for the most part everyone has Comet taking home 4-6 of the 9 non acting catagories, and not being a contender for Best PRODUCTION of a new musical. Unless Hello Dolly Sweeps the technicals, I don't see a way in which Comet walks away with the most awards and still looses Best Musical.

Since 1990 the only there are 2 times the top award winner of the night did not Win best Musical or Revival. When Light in the Piazza won 6 awards but lost to Spamalot which won 3. Then again the following year when Drowsey Chaparone won 5 awards, but lost to Jersey Boys which won 4. (I am excluding 1999 when Swan Lake won the most awards but was not nominated for Best Musical or Revival).  

Thus the only way I see Comet loosing is if Dear Evan Hansen wins Actor, Book, score, and Orchestations, or As previously stated Hello Dolly wining some of the technical awards.

 

I don't know what is gonna win, but it is not going to be The Great Comet, even if it wins every technical award and director.

Looking back, the most extreme case I can remember was when Follies won 8 Tony Awards and ended up losing musical to 2 Gentlemen from Verona, which had only won 1 award up to musical.

Technical awards just don't carry the same weight as score / director / book / choreographer.  Just like at the movies: Cabaret won 8 Oscars to Godfather's 2 Plus one for Best Picture.  Mad Max won, I think, 7 Oscars to Spotlight's 2, which included Best Picture.  Moonlight vs. La La Land.  Those high counts are generally mostly technical awards...never influence the outcome.

 

[TerrenceIsTheMann]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 5:22pm

Great Comet should win Best Musical, but it'll prob be Dear Evan Hansen.

Updated On: 5/4/17 at 05:22 PM

[froote]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 5:28pm

Jarethan said: "I don't know what is gonna win, but it is not going to be The Great Comet, even if it wins every technical award and director."

You do not know that. It has a lot going for it: critical acclaim, success at the box office, a passionate fanbase, the most nominations (including book and score) etc.

The only thing it has against it is the fact that it has strong competition. Well, so do the other shows.

[callmesurely]

Posted: 5/6/17 at 1:01am

Listen, I think Great Comet should win Best Musical but I can accept that every aspect of DEH can come together for it to also deserve it.

HOWEVER if Rachel Chavkin loses Best Director, that will be an insult to the art of direction itself. Her staging cannot compare at all to any show that opened this season.

[coreman009]

Posted: 5/6/17 at 9:21am

Have you seen Come From Away? The direction is masterful. The actors have to switch between characters constantly and it's always crystal clear. Plus keeping a story consistently moving powerfully the entire time is a daunting task. 

[leighmiserables]

Posted: 5/6/17 at 2:27pm

Lot666 said: "leighmiserables said: "...I am tired of people saying that The Great Comet doesn't invoke an emotional response from the audience. Sure, a lot of people don't openly sob in the theater (though the two times I went I definitely saw people wiping away tears), but it makes you think."

The thing about art is it's subject, so different people will respond to it in different ways - sometimes in polar opposite ways. I haven't seen Dear Evan Hansen yet (have tickets in May), but I have seen Comet and it did not make me emotional or make me think. I walked out feeling like I'd been at some sort of lounge/nightclub with rowdy patrons rather than a Broadway show. The only performers/characters who intrigued me were Lucas Steele and Amber Gray; I found the rest of it forgettable.

By way of comparison, Sunday in the Park with George, Groundhog Day, Miss Saigon, and Sunset Boulevard all made me think and feel.

That's just how art is.

 

"

I can totally respect that! I just made that point because, from what I've seen, TGC has been getting a lot of criticism from people on various threads saying it's unemotional and nothing more than a spectacle, and those people seem to act like absolutely no one would find any emotional value in it. 

I mean, just from your examples – Groundhog Day was enjoyable but I didn't get emotional over it, I appreciate Sunday more from an artistic standpoint (the music and technical elements are my favorite parts of it) than an emotional one, I can't stand Sunset Boulevard, while Miss Saigon makes me weep like a baby. Like you said, all subjective. 

The only difference is there's not legions of people saying that Miss Saigon is just a spectacle, and I must be lying if I cried at it (which has been happening with TGC), which is the point I was trying to make. 

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/6/17 at 3:07pm

coreman009 said: "Have you seen Come From Away? The direction is masterful. The actors have to switch between characters constantly and it's always crystal clear. Plus keeping a story consistently moving powerfully the entire time is a daunting task. "

I loved Come From Away and thought the direction was great, but there are other directors who likely could have pulled it off. I'm not sure if I can think of anyone who could do what Rachel Chavkin does with Great Comet. It's astonishing work from an enormously talented and versatile director, and I can't imagine anyone else deserving the Tony more. 

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 5/6/17 at 3:17pm

wonderfulwizard11 said:"I loved Come From Away and thought the direction was great, but there are other directors who likely could have pulled it off. I'm not sure if I can think of anyone who could do what Rachel Chavkin does with Great Comet. It's astonishing work from an enormously talented and versatile director, and I can't imagine anyone else deserving the Tony more. 

 

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Yeah.  Chavkin's direction was some of the most beautifully inventive work that I have ever seen on a Broadway stage.  Her work is so gorgeously atmospheric.  The staging of "No One Else" with the snow and vast emptiness of the theatre, creates such a beautiful aesthetic that it did legitimately make me cry due to the sheer beauty of her direction and Malloy's music.  Groban may be Comet's "star", but the real star of that show is Chavkin and she absolutely deserves to win the Tony.

 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/6/17 at 6:02pm

BEST MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Dear Evan Hansen
SHOULD WIN: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: War Paint

BEST PLAY
WILL WIN: Sweat
SHOULD WIN: A Doll’s House, Part 2
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Significant Other

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
WILL WIN: Hello, Dolly!
SHOULD WIN: Hello, Dolly!
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Sunset Boulevard

BEST PLAY REVIVAL
WILL WIN: Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
SHOULD WIN: Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Front Page

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen 
SHOULD WIN: Andy Karl, Groundhog Day
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Jon Jon Briones, Miss Saigon

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
SHOULD WIN: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: None

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
WILL WIN: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
SHOULD WIN: Gideon Glick, Significant Other
SHOULD HAVEN BEEN NOMINATED: Gideon Glick, Significant Other

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
WILL WIN: Laurie Metcalf, A Doll’s House, Part 2
SHOULD WIN: Laurie Metcalf, A Doll’s House, Part 2
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Mary-Louise Parker, Heisenberg 

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD WIN: Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Taylor Trensch, Hello, Dolly!

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen
SHOULD WIN: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Amber Gray, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
WILL WIN: Danny DeVito, The Price
SHOULD WIN: Michael Aronov, Oslo 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: None 

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
WILL WIN: Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
SHOULD WIN: Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: None

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD WIN: Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Michael Grief, War Paint

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
WILL WIN: Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD WIN: Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: None

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
WILL WIN: Bartlett Sher, Oslo
SHOULD WIN: Bartlett Sher, Oslo
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Trip Cullman, Six Degrees of Separation

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen
SHOULD WIN: Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Doug Wright, War Paint

BEST SCORE OF A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen
SHOULD WIN: Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Scott Frankel and Michael Korie, War Paint

BEST ORCHESTRAIONS OF A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD WIN: Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyed Webber, Sunset Boulevard

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD WIN: Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: None

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
WILL WIN: Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
SHOULD WIN: Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Mark Wendland, Six Degrees of Separation

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD WIN: Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Hugh Vanstone, Groundhog Day

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
WILL WIN: Donald Holder, Olso
SHOULD WIN: Donald Holder, Olso
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Ben Stanton, Six Degrees of Separation

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
WILL WIN: Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD WIN: Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: None

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
WILL WIN: Jane Greenwood, The Little Foxes
SHOULD WIN: Jane Greenwood, The Little Foxes
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: None

[froote]

Posted: 6/8/17 at 11:59pm

Feel like it's time to bring this thread back now we are a month closer and only two days away.

BEST MUSICAL

Will win: Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST REVIVIAL OF A MUSICAL

Will win: Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Hello, Dolly!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Andy Karl, Groundhog Day/Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos

BEST BOOK

Will win: Come From Away

Should win: Come From Away

BEST SCORE

Will win: Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST SCENIC DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Anastasia

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

 

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/9/17 at 12:22am

Now that I've (finally!) seen everything...

BEST MUSICAL
Will win: Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Literally any of the other three nominated shows (my vote would go to Comet)

BEST PLAY
Will win: Oslo
Should win: Oslo, even though A Doll's House, Part 2 is incredible

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Will win: Hello, Dolly!
Should win: Hello, Dolly!

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Will win: Jitney
Should win: The Little Foxes

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Will win: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Andy Karl, Groundhog Day

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Will win: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
Should win: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Will win: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
Should win: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Will win: Laurie Metcalf, A Doll's House, Part 2
Should win: [TIE] between Metcalf and Laura Linney, The Little Foxes

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Will win: Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Should win: [TIE] between Creel and Lucas Steele, The Great Comet

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Will win: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Will win: Danny DeVito, The Price
Should win: Danny DeVito, The Price

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Will win: Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Should win: Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Will win: Rachel Chavkin, The Great Comet
Should win: Rachel Chavkin, The Great Comet

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Will win: Bartlett Sher, Oslo
Should win: Bartlett Sher, Oslo

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Will win: Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come from Away
Should win: Dave Malloy, The Great Comet

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will win: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Any of the other three nominated composers, though Malloy really should win this one

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Will win: Mimi Lien, The Great Comet
Should win: [TIE] Mimi Lien, The Great Comet and Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Will win: Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
Should win: Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Will win: Paloma Young, The Great Comet
Should win: Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Will win: Jane Greenwood, The Little Foxes
Should win: Jane Greenwood, The Little Foxes

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Will win: Bradley King, The Great Comet
Should win: Bradley King, The Great Comet

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Will win: Donald Holder, Oslo
Should win: Donald Holder, Oslo

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Will win: Sam Pinkleton, The Great Comet
Should win: Sam Pinkleton, The Great Comet

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Will win: Dave Malloy, The Great Comet
Should win: Dave Malloy, The Great Comet

Updated On: 6/9/17 at 12:22 AM

[LYLS3637]

Posted: 6/9/17 at 9:18am

BEST MUSICAL

Will win: Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Dear Evan Hansen

BEST REVIVIAL OF A MUSICAL

Will win: Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Falsettos

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen/Christian Borle, Falsettos

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Christine Ebersole, War Paint

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos

BEST BOOK

Will win: Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen

BEST SCORE

Will win: Pasek and Paul, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Pasek and Paul, Dear Evan Hansen

BEST SCENIC DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Hello, Dolly

Should win: War Paint

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Will win: Bandstand

Should win: Bandstand

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

[TexanAddams18]

Posted: 6/9/17 at 10:09am

BEST MUSICAL

Will win: Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Groundhog Day

BEST REVIVIAL OF A MUSICAL

Will win: Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Hello, Dolly!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Andy Karl, Groundhog Day

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!

Should win: Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos

BEST BOOK

Will win: Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen

BEST SCORE

Will win: Pasek and Paul, Dear Evan Hansen

Should win: Tim Minchin, Groundhog Day

BEST SCENIC DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Anastasia

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN IN A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

[froote]

Posted: 6/9/17 at 11:50am

The Hollywood Reporter's Will/Should Wins:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/tony-awards-2017-predictions-who-should-win-who-will-win-1011535