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#27

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well there are like 4 new musicals this year aren't there?
1.Avenue Q
2.Wicked
3.Never Gonna Dance
4.Taboo

Out of those i believe it'll be Q or Wicked

Revivals WONDERFUL TOWN is such a riot (it should win best revival)

Best Actress:Idina or Kristin
Best Actor:Hugh
Best Supporting Actress:Ann Harada or Natalie Venitia Belcon
Best Sup. Actor: Rick Lyon or Joel Grey

Best Play:Anna or I am my Own Wife
"Look on the Bright Side Not on the Blackside get off your backside shine those shoes! This is your golden opportunity: Your the lightning and the news!" -Assassins
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Some here are counting out a lot of spring contenders for Best Play, Best Musical, Best Revival of a Play and Best Revival of a Musical.

By my count, these are the eligible titles in those categories. Only four can be nominated, respectively. (Acting categories can have five nominees).

BEST MUSICAL
AVENUE Q
CAROLINE OR CHANGE
WICKED
BOMBAY DREAMS
THE BOY FROM OZ
TABOO
NEVER GONNA DANCE


BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
ASSASSINS
BIG RIVER
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
WONDERFUL TOWN
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS


BEST PLAY
ANNA IN THE TROPICS
RETREAT FROM MOSCOW
GOLDA’S BALCONY
I AM MY OWN WIFE
MATCH
SIXTEEN WOUNDED
DROWNING CROW
DUET
THE VIOLET HOUR


BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
RAISIN IN THE SUN
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
HENRY IV
JUMPERS
THE CARETAKER
KING LEAR
MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS
SLY FOX
TWENTIETH CENTURY

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#30

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Musical: Wicked
Musical revival: Fiddler on the Roof (although Asassins hasn't opened yet)
Book: Avenue Q
Music Score: Avenue Q
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick - Asassins (only because it is Jonathan Tunick)
Choreorgaphy: Kathleen Marshall - Wonderful Town (although Bombay Dreams seems like it could be a contender)
Director: George Wolfe - Caroline or Change
Set Design: Eugene Lee - Wicked
Costumes: I'll go out on a limb and say Bombay Dreams
Lighting: Wicked
Actor- Hugh Jackman - The Boy from Oz
Actress - Donna Murphy (or) Kristen Chenoweth
Fea Actor - Douglas Sills - Little Shop of Horrors (or one of the guys from Asassins)
Fea Actress - Randi Graff - Fiddler on the Roof

Play - I am my own wife (but we've yet to see 16 Wounded or Match)
Revival - Jumpers
Actor - considering the category will probably include Jefferson Mays, Christopher Plummer, Kevin Kline and Simon Russell Beale this one is hard to predict.
Actress - Tovah Feldshuh (if ever there was a shoo-in)
Director - David Leveaux - Jumpers
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I still have aproblem of a puppet show winning the best musical Tony.

If a show has outstanding score, writing, performance (of who, puppet or manipulator?), design, direction and choreography (as dry2olives claims) why hide behind a puppet. Why not do it without the gimmick? If the material was strong enough without the puppets in the first instance it wouldn't need the embellishment.

I think Wicked will win anyway.

Updated On: 2/17/04 at 06:45 AM

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Alterego, you must not have seen Avenue Q. They are not "hiding" behind a puppet and it is not a "gimmick," but is integral and meaningful to the plot, to to mention expertly excecuted. It is NOT "Sesame Street: The Musical." It is not a puppet show. Go see it and you shall find out for yourself.
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Agreed, BoxofficeJon. I think it's a litle early for predictions but I'll put my two cents in anyway.

Best Musical- WICKED(No use aruguing, you know this show has got it in the bag)
Best Revival- Im hoping for Fiddler---But that's only because I love the show and the only revival I've seen this season is Little Shop.
Sets- Definitely WICKED. One look at that set lets you know that this Tony is theirs as well. Little Shop can't hold a candle to that show's sets.
Costumes- Wicked---again, no other show has come up with costumes are bright and original as these.
Choreography- No one has mentioned Never Gonna Dance? That is a show filled with choreography, and from the numbers I've seen it's great choreography. I'm crossing my fingers for this show to win this one.
Orchestrations- Again, Wicked! Brohn did a wonderful jobs with these songs.
Lighting- Take a lucky guess.

Wicked's gonna sweep the Tonys, this year, folks. The other shows could be great, but Wicked has amazing....everything.
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I also agree that it looks like a very Wicked year...

BEST MUSICAL - Wicked
BEST ACTOR - Hugh Jackman
BEST ACTRESS - Kristin Chenoweth
BEST FEATURED ACTOR - Denis O'Hare (Assassins)..I just have a feeling.
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS - Nancy Opel or Randy Graff for Fiddler..
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL - Assassins
BEST DIRECTOR - Joe Mantello , Assassins
BEST PLAY - Golda's Balcony or I Am My Own Wife
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - Kevin Kline , Henry IV
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Tovah Fedush
BEST FREATURED ACTOR - Ethan Hawke , Henry IV
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS - Audra McDonald , Henry IV
BEST PLAY REVIVAL - Henry IV
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY - Jack O'Brien , Henry IV
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY - Wonderful Town
BEST SCENIC DESIGN , LIGHTING DESIGN , COSTUMES - Wicked
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS - Assassins
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Avenue Q!
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"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.

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