Very early Tony predictions — Page 3

you are all so sweet -- I think Mano is wonderful too - and he has a larger role (that is one of my favorite things about that show - the fact that it's from his point of view in a way).

I just would love to win simply so i can thank all the people in my life who have been so wonderful and loyal... I couldn't do it in the playbill bio... so that's the other best way to do it!

I also wish you could all hear me sing Tenor... it's vey different, but I think you'd be surprised by that too... people don't expect that part of my voice to be so dark... I am just lucky - I get to sing a lot of songs out there as a result :)

I second everything Chica just said. :)

Well...less EMOTIONAL conflict for me.

Ah! it's all so exciting in ANY case!

as for singing tenor - I am developing an act to do in June...

so we shall see :)
-bri

Chica - you know Cyndi's all over it!

I will be sad if I have to choose between Cyndi and Felicia!

Though the choice is obvioso (that doesn't look right)


P.S. Chica, pensaba que no te gustaban los españoles.

Updated On: 4/15/06 at 12:45 AM

Fine.

But I wanna go, too!

Then come to Spain, join the fun! My sis lives in Salamanca. The night life there is INSANE!!! Just...crazy, crazy fun. And we mostly hang out with the Italians, Brazilians, Mexicans and Colombians.

This became a thread jack...

So...um...yeah, Tony Awards! Whoo!

Zeljko Ivanek was my favorite part of Pillowman! I'm glad to hear he's great in Caine Mutiny Court Martial; I can't wait to see it!

And P.S. Awake and Sing should and will get a nom for Best Play Revival. It's INCREDIBLE.

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I liked AWAKE AND SING, but I thought it was a very, very flawed and uneven production.

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THIS WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT A NON-MUSICAL COMEDY WINS BEST MUSICAL SINCE 2001!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUSICAL
The Color Purple
(Personally though, I think it should be The Woman in White, but the chances of this are very slim)
TCP is the best of most of what's running right now. Tarzan, Wedding Singer, Drowsy Chaperone...c'mone. I'm not saying they're not entertaining, I haven't seen them, but you can tell they're not best of the season quality.

PLAY
Rabbit Hole?
IU'm not sure, I haven't really followed plays this season as much as I have in the past.

LEAD ACTRESS/MUSICAL---this is a close one, so...
Patti Lupone would win if the judges want to give her a welcome back to musical theatre, but from what I've heard on the recording, she's nothing great compared to her concert performance.

LaChanze is the likely winner of these three because...

Maria Friedman may win (and should win) because of her dedication on and off stage. She gave an emotionally heart wrenching performance while battling cancer at the same time. Judges may honor her for that, but he chances may have been depleted with WIW's untimely death.

LEAD ACTOR in a MUSICAL
John Lloyd Young because he seems to be everyone's favorite this year.

LEAD ACTOR in a PLAY
David Schwimmer
David Wilmot
Nathan Lane
Ralph Fiennes
John Slattery
----tough to tell right now, all very good, but Nathan Lane won't have a chance because all these other men have more complex performances.

LEAD ACTRESS in a PLAY
Julia Roberts is a likely choice because of her celebritydom.

MUSICAL REVIVAL
Sweeney Todd, but we'll have to see how Threepenny Opera fairs.

PLAY REVIVAL
A Touch of the Poet
The Caine Mutiny Court Marshall
Faith Healer
Absurd Person Singular
---Tough call.

FEATURED ACTOR in a MUSICAL
????????

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
????????

SCORE
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
THE COLOR PURPLE
---it's between these two, for sure. nothing else is original or complex or emotional enough. They can't ignore art this yera like they usually do.

BOOK
THE COLOR PURPLE
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
-again, it's between these two, but TCP is will most likley win.

SET/MUSICAL
THE COLOR PURPLE
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
TARZAN
------WIW may win just to commend it for what it was trying, and, for the most part, succeeding in doing. Pioneering something new and fresh.

COSTUMES/MUSICAL
------Not sure yet, I'll have to investigate more.

LIGHTS/MUSICAL
----again, I need to investigate more.

DIRECTOR/MUSICAL
JOHN DOYLE for sure because of his fresh and original staging.

DIRECTOR/PLAY
Daniel Sullivan
Wilson Milam
Nicholas Hytner
Jerry Zaks
???

FEATURED ACTRESS in a PLAY
???????

FEATURED ACTOR in a PLAY
????????

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Musical - The Color Purple
Revival - Sweeney
Actor - Cerveris
Actress - Patti
Supporting Actor - Mano
Supporting Actress - Donna Lynn Champlin (It's a longshot but she was brilliant)
Lighting - Lestat (I must mention this on every Tony board because the lighting was brilliant)

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The nominees seem pretty predictable as of now. The winners are what are confusing me.


I think it will go a little like this:

THE COLOR PURPLE:
-Best Musical
-Best Actress (LaChanze)
-Best Score
-Best Set Design
-Best Lighting Design

THE PAJAMA GAME:
-Best Costume Design
-Best Choreography

JERSEY BOYS:
-Best Book
-Best Actor (John Lloyd Young)

SWEENEY TODD:
-Best Musical Revival
-Best Featured Actor (Manoel Feliciano)
-Best Orchestrations
-Best Director

THE THREEEPENNY OPERA:
-Best Featured Actress (Cyndi Lauper)

THE HISTORY BOYS:
-Best Play
-Best Director

FAITH HEALER:
-Best Revival of a Play
-Best Actress (Cherry Jones) (She could be very well beaten out by Sarah Jones for BRIDGE & TUNNEL considering she won last year.....)

BRIDGE & TUNNEL:
-Best Actress (Sarah Jones) (See note next to Jones above)

THE ODD COUPLE:
-Best Actor (Nathan Lane)

RABBIT HOLE:
-Best Featured Actress (Tyne Daly)
-Best Set Design


***Best Featured Actor in a play is up in the air; as are Best Costume Design for a play and Best Lighting Design for a play.


As far as nominations for Lestat, Lennon, In My Life, Tarzan et al go, I think that Lestat will probably get a nod for Set Design and Lighting; and Tarzan for its Sets and Leading Man (Strickland) but that's about it. In My Life and Lennon will not win nor will they be nominated for anything. I also have to say some of these predictions are a shot in the dark as I haven't seen a lot of shows yet this year. For some reason, I think a win for The Drowsy Chaperone in any category is going to be hard. Same for The Wedding Singer.

Updated On: 4/15/06 at 01:29 PM