Way Too Early 2019 Tony Predictions thread — Page 22

all_that_jazz said: "jbp1232 said: "I agree that it would be great to see an actor in a wheelchair take the award. That kind of acknowledgment, especially in a classic role that's in no way about being disabled, could be a game changer for actors with disabilities,from professional to amateur productions.


The fact shes in a wheelchair should in no way come into play for the award. How can everyone be saying a disabled actor should be treated the same but then everyone says ..oh she should win because of the wheelchair. Its performance that's it. I beleive if we are treating people the same and with equality then discussion of the chair is irellevant."

I don't think you read my comment that you quoted. I said "it would be great to see an actor in a wheelchair take the award", not "I think Stroker should win the Tony because she's in a wheelchair". I think Stroker is giving a tremendous Tony-worthy performance and if they voters decide that she's giving the best performance, then this has an added bonus of giving representation and recognition to artists with disabilities. Representation matters and this has the possibility to inspire artists and non-artists with disabilities and encourage people without disabilities to consider actors with disabilities for roles they may have otherwise not considered them.

Also we can acknowledge and talk about differences without reverting to a one dimensional conversation. If Stroker wins -- or is even nominated -- this is a first for actors in a wheelchair. And to say that we can't even acknowledge that breakthrough is counterproductive toward "treating people the same and with equality". We should celebrate our differences, not pretend they do not exist. That's what theater is all about to me.

dollyfan said: "I find it very strange that gold derbyhas Hadestownonly winning featured actor, It has featured, score, director, and musical easily"



Eh...3 new musical haven't opened yet and 1 revival ...stay tuned Golden Derby doesn't have a clue.

Hadestown will end up winning a lot more than featured actor!

What The Constitution Means To Me will definitely get a best play nom after the absolute raves. Id say Ink and Choir Boy battle for that 4th slot, and the 5th going to the other.

Rogerdellibovi said: "After NYT and others panned Be More Chill I think there only noms could be Featured Actor (George Salazar or Jason Tam?), lighting and score. Really the score got trashed too but Beetlejuice is the only possible competition for the 4th slot right?"



I believe BMC will only get 2 nominations:

• Score
• Book

dollyfan said: "Is it likely that Scott Ellis will get two directing nominations for Kiss Me, Kate!, AND Tootsie??".

Yes, I think it's likely. There are only 7 real contenders for 5 categories:

Chavkin
Fish
Ellis x2
Nicholaw
Timbers
McAnuff

History tells us that Timbers won't get nominated if Beetlejuice doesn't get a Best Musical nom. If they really like The Prom, Casey could sneak in. Or, Des McAnuff could get his first nomination since Jersey Boys.

I think we can expect nominations across the board: Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and two Supporting Actress. Definitely revival and director.

I think Fontana, Block and Gray are still front runners, but these reviews put the Oklahoma! actors nipping at their heels.

"Rogerdellibovi said: "After NYT and others panned Be More Chill I think there only noms could be Featured Actor (George Salazar or Jason Tam?), lighting and score. Really the score got trashed too but Beetlejuice is the only possible competition for the 4th slot right?"



I wouldn't count out the plays. Both Lear and Gary have a ton of original music that I suspect will end up being eligible. So it could easily be Prom, Tootsie, Hadestown and Lear.

bp1232 said: "Didn't Choir Boy have an original score too? (I didn't get a chance to see it)Do people think it could sneak into the noms too?"

Yes, I believe it did, so it absolutely could be in there as well (there may be other plays I'm forgetting too). So I wouldn't at all be shocked if at least one, maybe even two, plays end up nominated.

It seems lately there's been a huge correlation between Book and Musical (9 of the past 10, including upsets the past two years) and Actor and either Musical or Revival (11 of the past 12). So that got me thinking--are we perhaps being a bit overconfident that either a) Hadestown will win Best Musical or b) Tootsie will win both Book and Actor? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe we have to go all the way back to 1982 (Dreamgirls) to find a show that won both Book and Actor but not Best Musical. Just a thought from a "stats" perspective.

Broadway61004 said: "bp1232 said: "Didn't Choir Boy have an original score too? (I didn't get a chance to see it)Do people think it could sneak into the noms too?"

Yes, I believe it did, so it absolutely could be in there as well (there may be other plays I'm forgetting too). So I wouldn't at all be shocked if at least one, maybe even two, plays end up nominated."

I don't think any of those songs were original, though - weren't they all old spirituals? Could certainly be considered in Orchestrations, though, if a cappella vocal arrangements count as orchestrations.

Perfect opportunity for my annual plea for a Vocal Arranging Tony! It's kind of BS that there isn't one...

Updated On: 4/8/19 at 03:30 PM