Way too early 2017 Tony predictions — Page 27

Ah I see, thanks!

^Jayar2. It's funny you say that because I saw Brittain's understudy when we went it early January and I thought she did a very good job with "feeling the heart of the song". I have only seen Brittain's clips and listened to the cast album version, don't think it's all too Tony worthy. Honestly, the part itself is rather bland. Amber Gray's performance was much more compelling as a featured actress.

Rachel Bay Jones singing "So Big/ So Small" is... heart breaking. I cried through that entire song, it was extremely well done. Full disclosure - that part of the story is too personal for me because my boyfriend's mom lost her husband to cancer when my bf was only 12. Any scenes which referenced Evan's dad and his mom's single-mother status were too real for me to be completely objective, but I'm sure a bad performer would not have been able to take me there.

Updated On: 4/25/17 at 03:02 PM

Predict 11 Tony Nominations for Hello Dolly

So for Featured Actress/Actor from Come From Away, you're saying just Jenn Colella and Rodney HIcks? I'd love to see multiple nominations in that category, given they are well... all featured. Maybe Astrid van Wieren or Q Smith, Joel Hatch or Chad KImball?

I feel like best direction of a musical will be a very competitive category with the locks being:

Rachel Chavkin, creating such an innovative concept and staging.

Christopher Ashley, using a small cast, but utilizing so many characters and incredibly well done.

Michael Greif, he's yet to receive a tony award so the voters might want to help him out, especially for such a great piece of theatre.

Matthew Warchus, they need to make things right for not giving him the tony award for Matilda.

Jerry Zaks will probably grab the 5th slot.

I know it's a crowded field, but a Tony nom for Astrid van Wieren would really warm my heart. She was a favorite in an extremely lovable ensemble.

pupscotch said: "Anastasia might win choreography, because there is some intense ballet in that show that we haven't seen much of on Broadway.



"No it won't

Brittain Ashford is almost certainly going to divide Tony voters-- she has an unconventional style that is very polarizing.



Also- I don't want to live in a world where Stephanie J. Block loses featured to Rachel Bay Jones.

These are my current predictions:

Best Musical:
WINNER- Dear Evan Hansen
The Great Comet of 1812
Come From Away
Groundhog Day

War Paint

Best Actor (Musical):
WINNER- Ben Platt- Dear Evan Hansen
Andy Karl- Groundhog Day
Jon Jon Briones- Miss Saigon
David Hyde Pierce- Hello, Dolly!
Josh Groban- The Great Comet

Best Actress(Musical):
WINNER- Bette Midler- Hello, Dolly!
Christine Ebersole- War Paint
Patti Lupone- War Paint
Denee Benton- The Great Comet
Eva Noblezada- Miss Saigon

Best Featured Actor (Musical):
WINNER- Lucas Steele- The Great Comet
Gavin Creel- Hello, Dolly!
Brandon Uranowitz- Falsettos
Andrew Rannells- Falsettos
Rodney Hicks- Come From Away

Best Featured Actress (Musical):
WINNER- Rachel Bay Jones- Dear Evan Hansen
Stephanie J Block- Falsettos
Amber Gray- The Great Comet
Brittain Ashford- The Great Comet
Jenn Colella- Come From Away

Best Revival of a Musical:
WINNER- Hello, Dolly!
Falsettos
Miss Saigon

Best Score:
WINNER: Dear Evan Hansen (Pasek and Paul) or The Great Comet (Dave Malloy)
Groundhog Day (Tim Minchin)
Come From Away (David Hein and Irene Carl Sankoff)

Best Book:
WINNER: Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
Groundhog Day
The Great Comet

Orchestrations:
WINNER- The Great Comet

Set Design:
WINNER- The Great Comet

Costume Design:
WINNER- The Great Comet or War Paint

Lighting Design:
WINNER- The Great Comet

Choreography:
WINNER- Hello, Dolly! or Holiday Inn

Director:

WINNER- The Great Comet

Updated On: 4/26/17 at 02:36 AM

thebookofwhizzer said: "I adored Falsettos when I saw it, was so moving and truly amazing. I really hope it picks up Best Revival (though I don't think it will). Does anybody think that it could get nominated for any other awards? Minus actors because in my opinion Stephanie J. Block is a lock for a featured actress nom. Also Andrew Rannells i think deserves a nom but I'm not sure he will get one.

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I think director is a possibility but that category is also getting pretty tight.

I'm not sure how reliable Goldderby is for the Tony Awards, but several of the critics are predicting a WIN for Rannells. I really don't think that's likely though.

http://www.goldderby.com/awardshows/expert-predictions/tony-awards-nominations-2017/best-featured-actor-musical/sort/recent/

I keep having to look up who Amber Gray was in Great Comet. She was fine, as was the rest of the ensemble. But she really didn't register for me as a possible Tony contender.

For COME FROM AWAY, Jenn Colella seems like a lock for featured actress. I think Joel Hatch could sneak in for featured actor. I feel Hatch as the mayor actors as the narrator for the show. The only other actor I could see getting a nomination would be Astrid Van Wieren, but the featured actress category is crowded.

chernjam said: "I've wondered if Tony voters might feel similarly and pass on giving it to Hello Dolly as best revival giving Bette that award, but giving it to Sunset since this one has been billed as GLENN CLOSE IN SUNSET BOULEVARD (rather than Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard as it was in the original)"

I do think Sunset is the sleeper pick for Best Revival for this exact reason. Glenn Close can't win Best Actress, even though she once again turned in the Best Actress performance. I think Tony voters might consider giving Best Actress to Bette Midler, and then awarding Best Revival to Sunset Boulevard, as a nod to Glenn Close's performance. I think the show is deserving of it on its own, but this would be a way to give both shows and both actresses the recognition they deserve.