Way to early 2018 Tony Awards predictions!

[ethan231h]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 10:47pm

It's that time of year y'all! 

Updated On: 6/11/17 at 10:47 PM

[upinlights]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 10:50pm

In Transit for Best Revival

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 10:51pm

Spongebob or Frozen will get Best Set

Spongebob will get or at least be nominated for Direction

Patti and Cassie will be nominated for Best Leading Actress

Gavin Lee will get nominated for Best Featured Actor for Spongebob

Frozen will get Costume and Sound Designs

[antoinetteperry]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 10:54pm

Hi Darling

it can be very confusing but too is the word you are looking for. 

But I think you are the most amazing person

Updated On: 6/11/17 at 10:54 PM

[schubox]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:16pm

Is there buzz for anything? I remember hearing about how TGC and DEH were sure things very early. Any rumors of Groundhog coming over. Is there anything coming with similar hype?

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:45pm

The Band's Visit WINS Best Musical...nominated for 8-10 TONY Awards!

My Fair Lady WINS Best Revival Musical...nominated for 10 TONY Awards!

Updated On: 6/11/17 at 11:45 PM

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:47pm

Spongebob will be completely shut out. For some reason, I sense Frozen not being very good, so I also can see it being shut out.

[RW3]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:47pm

Best Revival of a Musical

Dreamgirls 

My Fair Lady

Carousel

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:50pm

RW3 said: "Best Revival of a Musical

Dreamgirls 

My Fair Lady

Carousel

 

"

And Once On This Island!

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:51pm

Kevin Spacey return as TONY HOST for the 72nd TONYS in 2018!

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:53pm

LesWickedly said: "Spongebob will be completely shut out. For some reason, I sense Frozen not being very good, so I also can see it being shut out.

 

"

It will at least get nominated for Best Set Design. Look it up. It's gigantic and beautiful. :)

[Oak2]

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

The 2018 Tonys opens with a deep apology to the truly justified entitled audience for 2017's by publicly torturing and executing Scott Rudin on stage, followed by forcing Bette Midler out to perform in chains.

[Cfried]

Posted: 6/12/17 at 12:01am

We already have this thread: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1101072#4923783

[Sho-Tunes-R-Us]

Posted: 8/1/17 at 9:57pm

I did a search of images for the set, but I believe that the only pics are from the Disney cruise line edition of the show or from artists renderings.  If you have a link that is specifically for the Broadway production please share with us.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 8/1/17 at 10:17pm

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "I did a search of images for the set, but I believe that the only pics are from the Disney cruise line edition of the show or from artists renderings.  If you have a link that is specifically for the Broadway production please share with us.

 

"

They were referring to spongebob

[leighmiserables]

Posted: 8/1/17 at 10:17pm

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "I did a search of images for the set, but I believe that the only pics are from the Disney cruise line edition of the show or from artists renderings.  If you have a link that is specifically for the Broadway production please share with us."

Found this video on YT that shows off some of the set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmbXJRBloo

I saw a video of the opening number a while ago and the music/the cartoon voices that the performers were being forced to sing in made me want to bang my head against my desk repeatedly. But I still have to give props to the set/prop design. Very cool. 

On the grander scope of things... 

I'm still hoping for a Hadestown transfer this season. If it does it'll win Best Score no question, Rachel Chavkin will get nom'd for Direction (possibly even win, if only as an apology for her being robbed this year), Amber Gray and Patrick Page will both get nom'd, and it might give The Band's Visit a run for Best Musical, if the revisions they supposedly made to the show are good enough. 

But as for shows that are actually confirmed: 

I don't think Frozen will win Best Costumes solely because the little snippets that we could see from that video of the show looked like exact copies of the ones from the movie. Maybe Once on This Island will get it? Speaking of, Michael Arden will probably get a nom for Direction (and hopefully they'll actually show his face this time) and it'll probably get Set Design too. 

 

[JustAnotherNewYorker]

Posted: 8/1/17 at 10:38pm

upinlights said: "In Transit for Best Revival"

 

I predict this joke will be nominated for "Best Five Word Post"

[non-stop26]

Posted: 8/2/17 at 12:19am

Robbie2 said: "Kevin Spacey return as TONY HOST for the 72nd TONYS in 2018!

 

"

please no

[willrolandsframes]

Posted: 8/17/17 at 12:01pm

Well now that we've gotten a small amount of light on what this season looks like, here are a few of my new predictions.

BEST MUSICAL:
Escape to Margaritaville
Frozen
Mean Girls
The Band's Visit (WINNER)

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL:
Carousel (WINNER)
My Fair Lady
Once On This Island

(If there is a 4th nominee, it would be Dreamgirls)

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Joshua Henry, Carousel (WINNER)
Paul Alexander Nolan, Escape to Margaritaville
Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit
Ethan Slater, The Spongebob Squarepants Musical
[insert person who plays Henry Higgins here], My Fair Lady

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island (WINNER)
Caissie Levy, Frozen
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Jessie Mueller, Carousel
[insert person who plays Eliza here], My Fair Lady

BEST PLAY:
Farinelli and the King
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (WINNER)
Meteor Shower
The Minutes

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY:
Children of a Lesser God
Lobby Hero
Three Tall Women (WINNER)
Travesties

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 8/17/17 at 12:02pm

Unless something new comes in or Mean Girls winds up being somehow mind-blowing, this next Tony season will belong entirely to The Band's Visit.

[willrolandsframes]

Posted: 8/17/17 at 12:13pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "Unless something new comes in or Mean Girls winds up being somehow mind-blowing, this next Tony season will belong entirely to The Band's Visit."

While I would expect The Band's Visit to sweep all of the New Musical awards (except maybe Best Book, but I don't feel like typing out my argument for that right now), I expect the revivals to really win out in the acting categories. I think it'll be hard for anyone to beat Renee Fleming for that featured actress role as of now, and it's very likely that either Joshua Henry or whoever is cast as Henry Higgins will beat Tony Shalhoub. Also it's very likely that Jessie Mueller, Hailey Kilgore, (potentially) Amber Riley, and whoever is cast as Eliza will all be in a category together, thereby swiping any chance Katrina Lenk has at that award. Now featured actor? No clue. John Cariani could somehow be a Tony winner in that category. We'll just have to see how that all shakes out in the spring. You never know with Featured. Weird things can happen (Looking at you, Michael Aronov).

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 8/17/17 at 1:13pm

It's a pretty rough year for new musicals - especially when you have to include ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE or SPONGEBOB on your prediction list of 4 musicals.

[ozjust4]

Posted: 8/17/17 at 1:18pm

willrolandsframes said: "Well now that we've gotten a small amount of light on what this season looks like, here are a few of my new predictions.

BEST MUSICAL:
Escape to Margaritaville
Frozen
Mean Girls
The Band's Visit (WINNER)

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL:
Carousel (WINNER)
My Fair Lady
Once On This Island

(If there is a 4th nominee, it would be Dreamgirls)

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Joshua Henry, Carousel (WINNER)
Paul Alexander Nolan, Escape to Margaritaville
Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit
Ethan Slater, The Spongebob Squarepants Musical
[insert person who plays Henry Higgins here], My Fair Lady

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island (WINNER)
Caissie Levy, Frozen
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Jessie Mueller, Carousel
[insert person who plays Eliza here], My Fair Lady

BEST PLAY:
Farinelli and the King
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (WINNER)
Meteor Shower
The Minutes

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY:
Children of a Lesser God
Lobby Hero
Three Tall Women (WINNER)
Travesties

 

I think Taylor Louderman would likely be a featured actress for Mean Girls. Cady is the lead.

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 8/17/17 at 1:27pm

ozjust4 said: "I think Taylor Louderman would likely be a featured actress for Mean Girls. Cady is the lead."

You could be right, but they've been doing some advertising that says things like, "Eva Peron. Mama Rose. Every great musical has one." That leads me to believe they're writing Regina as a lead role, but we'll have to see!

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 8/17/17 at 1:30pm

Don't single out Katrina Lenk and Amber Riley. I think it'll be Katrina/Amber vs. Caissie