Posted: 3/31/17 at 2:07am
Also, don't forget that Pippa had to sing this score within a radius of about 3 yards of flat ground, while Denee has had to sing it while running up and down an insane amount of stairs and an exponentially larger playing space. Perspective! haha
Posted: 3/31/17 at 2:20am
BroadwayConcierge said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Laura Linney/Cynthia Nixon"
I've also been meaning to clarify this. It's been confirmed that on opening night of The Little Foxes, Linney will play Regina and and Nixon will play Birdie. Are Regina and Birdie both lead roles, or is one leading and the other featured? Sorry to say I'm not familiar with the show at all!"
For the 1981 revival Elizabeth Taylor was nominated for Best Actress for Regina and Maureen Stapleton for Featured Actress for Birdie. Obviously the committee could rule differently, but that's where the precedent currently stands in regards to how the roles were categorized in the past (and the 81 revival is the only time that any actresses have received acting nominations for the show, the original production pre-dated the Tony Awards, and the revivals in 1967 and 1997 did not receive any nominations for the actresses).
Posted: 3/31/17 at 3:14am
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory get shut out.
Posted: 3/31/17 at 12:26pm
Just because 95% of this thread has focused on musical nominees, I wanted to generate a full list of potential PLAY performance nominees... I feel like I'm missing a good number of performers from this list, though. Please let me know who I should add!
Best Actor in a Play
Denis Arndt (Heisenberg)
Gideon Glick (Significant Other)
Kevin Kline (Present Laughter)
Jefferson Mays (Oslo)
John Slattery (The Front Page)
Best Actress in a Play
Cate Blanchett (The Present)
Johanna Day (Sweat)
Jennifer Ehle (Oslo)
Sally Field (The Glass Menagerie)
Allison Janney (Six Degrees of Separation)
Laura Linney (The Little Foxes)
Laurie Metcalf (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Mary-Louise Parker (Heisenberg)
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Michael Aronov (Oslo)
Anthony Azizi (Oslo)
Anthony Chisholm (Jitney)
Chris Cooper (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Danny DeVito (The Price)
Brandon J. Dirden (Jitney)
Dave Hearn (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Nathan Lane (The Front Page)
Henry Lewis (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Jefferson Mays (The Front Page)
Michael McKean (The Little Foxes)
Robert Morse (The Front Page)
Henry Shields (The Play That Goes Wrong)
John Douglas Thompson (Jitney)
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Kate Burton (Present Laughter)
Sas Goldberg (Significant Other)
Jayne Houdyshell (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Lindsay Mendez (Significant Other)
Kristine Nielsen (Present Laughter)
Cynthia Nixon (The Little Foxes)
Condola Rashad (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Cobie Smulders (Present Laughter)
Updated On: 3/31/17 at 12:26 PM
Posted: 3/31/17 at 12:38pm
Sweat and Indecent's casts seem to be missing, as well as Chris Cooper in Doll's House. Not sure about any of the placement of the performers here, though. Indecent is very much an ensemble.
Also: Slattery in the Front Page as leading. And I'd be shocked if Nathan Lane is put into Featured. He may not be in the first act, but once he enters, he never leaves the stage... and dominates the production.
Updated On: 3/31/17 at 12:38 PM
Posted: 3/31/17 at 12:44pm
Thanks for the feedback, Kad! I edited as much as I could (though I honestly don't have as much knowledge about Sweat or Indecent to fill in the categories on my own...any suggestions would be appreciated!).
And though I agree with your point on Lane, the Tony committee ruled that he'll be considered as Featured.
Posted: 3/31/17 at 12:45pm
Kad, Lane was ruled featured.
Posted: 3/31/17 at 12:58pm
Thanks for the lineup, BroadwayConcierge. I find it incredibly refreshing to see so many more leading actresses on Broadway than actors. And what a line up of women! Incredible.
Who's currently the front runner for best actor? Does Glick have a chance??
Posted: 3/31/17 at 1:06pm
It seems to me (having not seen the play yet) Jefferson Mays for Oslo seems like he has a solid chance. I think Glick is highly likely for a nomination, and I would love to see him win- I think it's the most impressive male performance of the season, honestly.
Posted: 3/31/17 at 1:11pm
I really liked Oslo, and Mays' performance, but I can't see him winning for it. His role just doesn't have enough meat to it.
Posted: 3/31/17 at 1:17pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "
And though I agree with your point on Lane, the Tony committee ruled that he'll be considered as Featured."
Oh! I totally missed that ruling, my apologies! I strongly disagree with them, but whatever.
Sweat is hard- I think it could be argued Johanna Day and Michelle Wilson would be leading, along with Will Pullen and Khris Davis. That's how the producers, at least, are submitting them for other awards. I see the argument for it.
Indecent, I'd say everyone is featured.
Updated On: 3/31/17 at 01:17 PM
Posted: 3/31/17 at 1:37pm
I'm really in doubt about Actress in a Play, first I thought that Blanchett didn't had a chance, but now I believe that she has. I was hoping this to be Linney's year, but that doesn't seems to be happening. We still have Janney in a very bait role tho.
Posted: 3/31/17 at 1:40pm
PaulWom said: "Also, it had occurred to me... The OOBC recording we're all so used to with Pippa had been recorded 1-2 years after the show's initial run at Ars (I believe?). So what we keep hearing is a version of someone who had been doing this challenging role for quite some time, and had time to grow into it vocally and emotionally. Seeing Denee at the beginning of her run and comparing her to that Pippa performance was kind of unfair, IMO. Just my two cents!"
Denee had done the ART engagement pre-Broadway so I don't think the comparisons are "unfair". But even without Pippa's version to compare with, I'd gladly say that Denee's performance is Tony worthy.
Since set design was mentioned, I think The Front Page was done quite well. As for musicals, it will be a crime if The Great Comet doesn't win that category.
I agree with Kad that Lane should have been ruled leading. Sure next to Slattery, his character's secondary - but overall, he's the one the show actually revolves around.
Updated On: 3/31/17 at 01:40 PM
Posted: 3/31/17 at 2:35pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Just because 95% of this thread has focused on musical nominees, I wanted to generate a full list of potential PLAY performance nominees... I feel like I'm missing a good number of performers from this list, though. Please let me know who I should add!
Best Actor in a Play
Denis Arndt (Heisenberg)
Gideon Glick (Significant Other)
Kevin Kline (Present Laughter)
Jefferson Mays (Oslo)
John Slattery (The Front Page)
Best Actress in a Play
Cate Blanchett (The Present)
Johanna Day (Sweat)
Jennifer Ehle (Oslo)
Sally Field (The Glass Menagerie)
Allison Janney (Six Degrees of Separation)
Laura Linney (The Little Foxes)
Laurie Metcalf (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Mary-Louise Parker (Heisenberg)
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Michael Aronov (Oslo)
Anthony Azizi (Oslo)
Anthony Chisholm (Jitney)
Chris Cooper (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Danny DeVito (The Price)
Brandon J. Dirden (Jitney)
Dave Hearn (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Nathan Lane (The Front Page)
Henry Lewis (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Jefferson Mays (The Front Page)
Michael McKean (The Little Foxes)
Robert Morse (The Front Page)
Henry Shields (The Play That Goes Wrong)
John Douglas Thompson (Jitney)
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Kate Burton (Present Laughter)
Sas Goldberg (Significant Other)
Jayne Houdyshell (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Lindsay Mendez (Significant Other)
Kristine Nielsen (Present Laughter)
Cynthia Nixon (The Little Foxes)
Condola Rashad (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Cobie Smulders (Present Laughter)
"Rebecca Naomi Jones?
Posted: 3/31/17 at 2:35pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Just because 95% of this thread has focused on musical nominees, I wanted to generate a full list of potential PLAY performance nominees... I feel like I'm missing a good number of performers from this list, though. Please let me know who I should add!
Best Actor in a Play
Denis Arndt (Heisenberg)
Gideon Glick (Significant Other)
Kevin Kline (Present Laughter)
Jefferson Mays (Oslo)
John Slattery (The Front Page)
Best Actress in a Play
Cate Blanchett (The Present)
Johanna Day (Sweat)
Jennifer Ehle (Oslo)
Sally Field (The Glass Menagerie)
Allison Janney (Six Degrees of Separation)
Laura Linney (The Little Foxes)
Laurie Metcalf (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Mary-Louise Parker (Heisenberg)
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Michael Aronov (Oslo)
Anthony Azizi (Oslo)
Anthony Chisholm (Jitney)
Chris Cooper (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Danny DeVito (The Price)
Brandon J. Dirden (Jitney)
Dave Hearn (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Nathan Lane (The Front Page)
Henry Lewis (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Jefferson Mays (The Front Page)
Michael McKean (The Little Foxes)
Robert Morse (The Front Page)
Henry Shields (The Play That Goes Wrong)
John Douglas Thompson (Jitney)
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Kate Burton (Present Laughter)
Sas Goldberg (Significant Other)
Jayne Houdyshell (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Lindsay Mendez (Significant Other)
Kristine Nielsen (Present Laughter)
Cynthia Nixon (The Little Foxes)
Condola Rashad (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Cobie Smulders (Present Laughter)
"Rebecca Naomi Jones?
Posted: 3/31/17 at 2:43pm
Missing a lot in the Best Actor in a Play lineup:
Simon McBurney (The Encounter)
Mark Ruffalo (The Price)
John Benjamin Hickey (Six Degrees of Separation)
Corey Hawkins (Six Degrees of Separation)
Joe Mantello (The Glass Menagerie)
Nick Kroll (Oh Hello)
John Mulaney (Oh Hello)
Richard Roxburgh (The Present)
Liev Schreiber (Les Liaisons Dangereuses)
Posted: 3/31/17 at 2:47pm
A1st said: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Best Scenic Design.
... too soon? 
"
No. Brilliant. Thanks for the laugh.
Mark Ruffalo has a real shot at being nominated for Best Actor IMO.
Posted: 4/2/17 at 10:18am
Updated the potential Play performance nominees list accordingly. I figured we could make it super comprehensive rather than most "likely." Thanks to everybody who suggests things... keep 'em coming!
Best Actor in a Play
Denis Arndt (Heisenberg)
Gideon Glick (Significant Other)
Corey Hawkins (Six Degrees of Separation)
John Benjamin Hickey (Six Degrees of Separation)
Kevin Kline (Present Laughter)
Nick Kroll (Oh, Hello)
Joe Mantello (The Glass Menagerie)
Jefferson Mays (Oslo)
Simon McBurney (The Encounter)
John Mulaney (Oh, Hello)
Richard Roxburgh (The Present)
Mark Ruffalo (The Price)
Liev Schreiber (Les Liaisons Dangereuses)
John Slattery (The Front Page)
Best Actress in a Play
Cate Blanchett (The Present)
Johanna Day (Sweat)
Jennifer Ehle (Oslo)
Sally Field (The Glass Menagerie)
Allison Janney (Six Degrees of Separation)
Laura Linney (The Little Foxes)
Janet McTeer (Les Liaisons Dangereuses)
Laurie Metcalf (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Mary-Louise Parker (Heisenberg)
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Michael Aronov (Oslo)
Anthony Azizi (Oslo)
Anthony Chisholm (Jitney)
Chris Cooper (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Chuck Cooper (The Cherry Orchard)
Danny DeVito (The Price)
Brandon J. Dirden (Jitney)
John Glover (The Cherry Orchard)
John Goodman (The Front Page)
Joel Grey (The Cherry Orchard)
Dave Hearn (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Nathan Lane (The Front Page)
Henry Lewis (The Play That Goes Wrong)
Jefferson Mays (The Front Page)
Michael McKean (The Little Foxes)
Robert Morse (The Front Page)
Harold Perrineau (The Cherry Orchard)
Henry Shields (The Play That Goes Wrong)
John Douglas Thompson (Jitney)
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Barbara Barrie (Significant Other)
Kate Burton (Present Laughter)
Tavi Gevinson (The Cherry Orchard)
Sas Goldberg (Significant Other)
Jayne Houdyshell (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Celia Keenan-Bolger (The Cherry Orchard)
Rebecca Naomi Jones (Significant Other)
Lindsay Mendez (Significant Other)
Kristine Nielsen (Present Laughter)
Cynthia Nixon (The Little Foxes)
Condola Rashad (A Doll's House, Part 2)
Sherie Rene Scott (The Front Page)
Cobie Smulders (Present Laughter)
Holland Taylor (The Front Page)
Posted: 4/3/17 at 11:36pm
With the report's of Charlie's sets, I think The Great Comet's chances of winning best scenic design went from 90% to 99%.
DEH might possibly be a spoiler, provided the big use of projection falls more under scenic than lighting design.
Even so, I could see The Great Comet sweeping the creative awards.
Posted: 4/3/17 at 11:49pm
Granted I'm not an Evan Hansen fan, but it would be ludicrous for it to win scenic design over Comet. In all honesty, I'd be surprised if it were even nominated- it's a fine, effective set, but nothing about it stands out as being especially remarkable.
The only thing I think could be a threat(design-wise) is Hello, Dolly, which I haven't seen, but by reports seems to have spared no expense and is gorgeous.
Updated On: 4/3/17 at 11:49 PM
Posted: 4/3/17 at 11:51pm
Based on the reviews, I don't think Amelie will get any nominations.
Also, with these reported standing ovations, I think Laura Osnes doubles her chances of getting a nom.
So, I think the nominations for Best Leading Actress will be:
Christy Altomare
Renee Benton/Eva Noblezada
Patti Lupone/Christine Ebersole
Bette Midler
Laura Osnes
Posted: 4/3/17 at 11:55pm
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "Based on the reviews, I don't think Amelie will get any nominations.
Also, with these reported standing ovations, I think Laura Osnes doubles her chances of getting a nom.
So, I think the nominations for Best Leading Actress will be:
Christy Altomare
Renee Benton/Eva Noblezada
Patti Lupone/Christine Ebersole
Bette Midler
Laura Osnes
"
Frankly, I don't see Christy or Laura landing a nomination. They are both giving fantastic performances, but neither of them are quite on the same level as Denee Benton, Eva Noblezada, Christine Ebersole, Patti Lupone, and Bette Midler.
Also, a SO means very little these days.
Updated On: 4/3/17 at 11:55 PM
Posted: 4/4/17 at 12:31am
I think Best Leading Actress is still very much a toss up at this point. Noblezada is great in Saigon, but we can't say she's definitely in. Altomare and Osnes i'm sure are terrific in their shows, and we can't say they're definitely out. It will be interesting to see if Denee Benton gets a nod. Although I do think all four of those ladies have a better shot than Philippa Soo at this point.
Posted: 4/4/17 at 12:33am
icecreambenjamin said: "disneybroadwayfan22 said: "Based on the reviews, I don't think Amelie will get any nominations.
Also, with these reported standing ovations, I think Laura Osnes doubles her chances of getting a nom.
So, I think the nominations for Best Leading Actress will be:
Christy Altomare
Renee Benton/Eva Noblezada
Patti Lupone/Christine Ebersole
Bette Midler
Laura Osnes
"
Frankly, I don't see Christy or Laura landing a nomination. They are both giving fantastic performances, but neither of them are quite on the same level as Denee Benton, Eva Noblezada, Christine Ebersole, Patti Lupone, and Bette Midler.
Also, a SO means very little these days.
I predict:
Best Leading Actress Musical
Bette Midler - Hello Dolly
Patti Lupone - War Paint
Christine Ebersole - War Paint
Eva Noblezada - Miss Saigon
Denee Benton - Natasha Pierre
