Way too early 2017 Tony predictions — Page 11

DayAfterDay said: "does Jennifer Laura Thompson have a chance for a nom?



If it was up to me, she would. Although Rachel is a standout, I certainly wouldn't ignore Jennifer's heartbreaking work.

Best Musical:

NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 or DEAR EVAN HANSEN

Best Revival:

FALSETTOS

Best Lead actor:

BEN PLATT or CHRISTIAN BORLE

Best featured actor:

ANDREW RANNELLS

So any thoughts about Christian going up against himself in Lead Actor? I mean, I know Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a train wreck on the West End, but word is that it's been completely reworked and the man is magic in a bottle. And if he isn't nominated for Falsettos, we will have witnessed the definition of miscarriage of justice.

delaney725 said: "So any thoughts about Christian going up against himself in Lead Actor? I mean, I know Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a train wreck on the West End, but word is that it's been completely reworked and the man is magic in a bottle. And if he isn't nominated for Falsettos, we will have witnessed the definition of miscarriage of justice.


I actually thought he was the weakest in the Falsettos cast.

Updated On: 12/20/16 at 03:04 PM

My predictions-

Best Musical:

Dear Evan Hansen

The Great Comet of 1812

Groundhog Day

War Paint

Come from Away

Best Revival:

Falsettos

Sunday in the Park with George

Hello Dolly!

Best Lead Actor:

Ben Platt

Josh Groban

Jake Gyllenhaal

Christian Borle (Falsettos)

Andy Karl

Best Lead Actress:

Bette Midler

Patti Lupone

Christine Ebersole

Annaleigh Ashford

Denee Benton

Best Supporting Actor:

Andrew Rannels

Lucas Steele

Brandon Uranowitz

Best Supporting Actress:

Rachel Bay Jones

Stephanie J. Block

Amber Grey

Brittain Ashford

Best Score:

Dear Evan Hansen

The Great Comet of 1812

War Paint

Groundhog Day

Come from Away

Just what I predict the noms will look like. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Just because this thread pushed me to make my personal predictions for all the categories (totally for fun and totally predicting that a lot of this won't end up being the case...) :

Best Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
Jon Jon Briones (Miss Saigon)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Sunday in the Park with George)
Andy Karl (Groundhog Day)
Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen)

Best Actress in a Musical
Christy Altomare (Anastasia)
Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George)
Christine Ebersole (War Paint)
Bette Midler (Hello, Dolly!)
Phillipa Soo (Amélie)

Potential Switchers (this is easily the hardest category, and my predictions change by the day): Denée Benton (The Great Comet), Patti LuPone (War Paint), Eva Noblezada (Miss Saigon)

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812)
David Hyde Pierce (Hello, Dolly!)
Lucas Steele (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812)
Brandon Uranowitz (Falsettos)

Fifth slot TBD: possibly somebody from Anastasia?

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block (Falsettos)
Jenn Collela (Come from Away)
Amber Gray (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812)
Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen)
Caroline O'Connor (Anastasia)

Potential Switchers: Mary Beth Peil (Anastasia), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Dear Evan Hansen) and/or Brittain Ashford (The Great Comet)

Updated On: 12/22/16 at 11:31 AM

BroadwayConcierge said: "Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812)"

Unlikely he'd be considered featured since he is above the title, on the poster, and the draw... plus, you aren't putting Denee in featured.

I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it. You can disagree, that's cool. But I thought he was really phenomenal in the show, and Christy as well.

How many of these performances have you actually seen, Concierge?

I doubt David Hyde Pierce will be placed in the Featured category. He's not above the title but I believe they'll petition him...they have Gavin Creel to contend in the Featured category.

Updated On: 12/22/16 at 03:28 PM

I don't know, but I'd be surprised if it was still doing just as good without a big star.

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "I don't know, but I'd be surprised if it was still doing just as good without a big star.



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I guess the reason I ask is, there's really no proof either way that it's success is more because of Groban or because of the amazing reviews and word-of-mouth of the production itself. I think Groban definitely played a part in bringing people in, but now word-of-mouth is sustaining the show: when I saw Stangland go on recently, the house was still packed (and that's not easy to do in the Imperial!). Going by the Groban logic, we have no idea how well Dear Evan Hansen would be doing without Ben Platt- it seems to me that a lot of the press around that show focuses on him, similar to Cynthia Erivo/Color Purple.