Very Early 2026 Tony Winner Predictions- Page 7
Very Early 2026 Tony Winner Predictions
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#150
Posted: 5/21/26 at 4:47pm
They have Clayton Davis doing the Tony predictions at Variety??? I get that he's their chief awards editor, but...this is really not his expertise? They flew him here for Tony press for a week where, per his socials, he saw Ragtime, Lost Boys, Salesman, and The Jellicle Ball. That's liekly all he's seen this season. He seems to just be basing some predictions off of the thoughts of a few Tony voters he knows which is how we get predictions like Danny Burstein winning featured actor for Marjorie Prime (for which he was astonishing, but based on how the nominations, precursor wins, and industry sentiment has shaken out...its prob Ehrenreich vs. Abbott vs. Santiago-Hudson for that one). Kind of crazy that one of the top entertainment industry publications isn't recruiting one of their New York based theater writers for this type of piece, but I guess thats the landscape we are in right now.
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#151
Posted: 5/21/26 at 4:53pm
To be fair, he does hedge his bets quite a bit on a number of these predictions, including with Burstein.
Until we get the fairly reliable NYTimes survey of Tony voters, everything is just sort of based on vibes.
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#152
Posted: 5/21/26 at 9:49pm
Fred Mason said: "The fact that she even got a nomination over Nina White is horrifying"
I don't think so and QoV was shut out for reasons
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#153
Posted: 5/21/26 at 10:42pm
Fred Mason said: "The fact that she even got a nomination over Nina White is horrifying"
Nahh …what’s “horrifying” is the number of fake burner accounts you have set up. Too bad the “mods” have allowed you to effectively ruin the site.
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#154
Posted: 5/22/26 at 7:14am
How exactly was Danny Burstein astonishing? I didn’t think anyone in that play was astonishing, they were all fine, June and Cynthia and the other guy. Not at all on the level of great ensemble of actors in Becky Shaw, Salesman, Liberation, or Balusters. I’m pulling for Richard Thomas
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#155
Posted: 6/1/26 at 5:54pm
In my latest piece for Gold Derby, I dig into how this year, Bess Wohl has potential to become the fourth female playwright in history to win a Best Play Tony.
https://www.goldderby.com/theater/2026/bess-wohl-fourth-female-playwright-win-best-play-tony/
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#156
Posted: 6/1/26 at 6:20pm
God it’s depressing that only 3 female playwrights have ever won Best Play.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#157
Posted: 6/1/26 at 7:41pm
If Bess Wohl wins, she's the first female American playwright to win Best Play in 37 years.
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#158
Posted: 6/1/26 at 7:47pm
What are we thinking in the design categories? Lighting & set for both plays and musicals, I haven't the slightest. I personally am reminded of Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman, & The Lost Boys, but that might be because they're the splashiest. I have no real understanding of the ins & outs of the technical craft behind them and what the Tonys usually gravitate towards. (Though I could talk your ear off about any of the main categories)
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
2026 Tony Winner Predictions#159
Posted: 6/1/26 at 9:13pm
Smaxie said: "If Bess Wohl wins, she's the first female American playwright to win Best Play in 37 years."
That's awful, but I am hopeful that she wins for her stunning show.
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