Way Too Early 2019 Tony Predictions thread — Page 5

JBroadway said: "I was just looking over the upcoming season, and it looks likethe Leading/Play categories are shaping up to be very interesting.

Glenda Jackson vs. Janet McTeer vs. Anette Bening, plus Celia Keenan-Bolger, Andrea Martin, and Kerry Washington.

And on the male side, we have a packed set of heavy-hitting contendersincluding Bryan Cranston, Jeff Daniels, Tracy Letts, Michael Urie, Paddy Considine, Nathan Lane, Paul Dano, and Ethan Hawke. And unfortunately poor Daniel Radcliffe will probably be left out for the 4th time,despite his charm and talent."

Don't forget Keri Russell/Adam Driver for Burn This. They may not have huge theatre followings but if it's a good production they could very much make it in. Joan Allen (whom I'm assuming, will be going featured for Waverly) won the Tony for Russell's part, so it's already a part of Tony history. And Russell has some fairly good industry goodwill from The Americans. Same for Driver, he seems to be very respected.

Im wondering if Bolger will be leading or featured. I could see where maybe she drops down to avoid some harsh competition. Same with Maslany maybe.

Stephen75 said: "Don't forget Keri Russell/Adam Driver for Burn This."



Forgot about them too! Are we sure that's happening though? I know they said it's confirmed, but theatres are in pretty short supply. Maybe they're waiting for a closing announcement.



"Im wondering if Bolger will be leading or featured. I could see where maybe she drops down to avoid some harsh competition."



I mean, it's definitely possible. It wouldn't be the first time a protagonist character has been bumped down to featured. But until we learn otherwise, I'm inclined to think she'll be leading because Scout IS very much the protagonist of the story.

VotePeron said: "When was the last time a performer won for the same category 2 years in a row? The only scenario I can imagine Glenda Jackson losing is if Andrea Martin becomes an underdog with the “Glenda won last year” mentality among voters. "

Judith Light!

I have the feeling that we'll only have four contenders in Actress in a Musical. The rules express that we need seven contenders to have five nominees, right?

As of now the only true leads are Barks, J. Block and O'Hara. Probably the lead from King Kong, but what other three contenders do we can probably have? I don't know.

RE: lead actress in a musical, I think we really have to wait this one out. So many ensemble-y shows with very blurry lines as to who is leading and who is featured. Time will tell. Still, it seems like Kelli O'Hara and Stephanie J Block are the early frontrunners, on paper at least.

I could see them giving the Puppet (designers, operators, etc.) a special Tony Award.

BroadwayConcierge said: "King Kong deserves nominations for Scenic Design, Lighting Design, and Sound Design. But that’s it. "

While I agree that King Kong could slip in for a nomination for sound design, I can’t imagine a world in which the scenic and lighting designs will be nominated. The “set” was 90% REALLY bad projections, and the lighting was laughable at many points (the lasers on Skull Island...?)... what could have been a technical wonder in terms of physical production was a let down.

Guaranteed? Noms can't even be guaranteed at this point. But WINS??

I predict Tom Glynn-Carney will win Best Featured Actor in a Play for The Ferryman.

FERRYMAN is the play to beat after last night. I expect this to be the Curious Incident/Coast of Utopia/August: Osage County of this season. At this point, the three unknowns in the play category seem to be Mockingbird, Gary, and, Hillary & Clinton. The other titles have all played elsewhere or already opened.

With NETWORK, it probably depends on how much they love Ivo's production and Cranston's performance, but the written script is almost identical to the film. If this category had the same rules as the "Best Score" category, it probably wouldn't be eligible.