YankeeFan picks the Tony Nominations

Some of these are based purely on speculation, not having seen the last few shows that opened this season (save GODOT), SHREK or THE SEAGULL.

But here they are, who I would nominate, if I were given the opportunity to create the nominations.

Musical - Billy Elliot, next to normal, Rock of Ages, Shrek

Revival/Musical - Guys and Dolls, Hair, Pal Joey, West Side Story

Play - 33 Variations, Dividing the Estate, God of Carnage, reasons to be pretty

Revival/Play - Exit the King, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Norman Conquests, Waiting for Godot

Actor/Musical - Billy x 3, James Barbour, Gavin Creel, Brian d'Arcy James, Constantine Maroulis

Actress/Musical - Stockard Channing, Sutton Foster, Kate Jennings Grant, Allison Janney, Alice Ripley

Featured Actor/Musical - Mitchell Jarvis, Gregory Jbara, Marc Kudisch, Christopher Sieber, Will Swenson

Featured Actress/Musical - Allison Case, Jennifer Damiano, Haydn Gwynne, Karen Olivo, Martha Plimpton

Actor/Play - Raul Esparza, Jeff Daniels, Bill Irwin, Geoffrey Rush, Thomas Sadowski

Actress/Play - Jane Fonda, Carla Gugino, Marcia Gay Harden, Janet McTeer, Harriet Walter

Featured Actor/Play - Chad Coleman, Stephan Mangan, Bill Miles, Paul Ritter, Roger Robinson

Featured Actress/Play - Lauren Ambrose, Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Andrea Martin, Amanda Root

Sets/Musical - 9-to-5, Billy Elliot, Hair, Shrek

Sets/Play - 33 Variations, Accent on Youth, Exit the King, The Norman Conquests

Lighting/Musical - Billy Elliot, next to normal, Hair, Rock of Ages

Lighting/Play - 33 Variations, Equus, Exit the King, The American Plan

Costumes/Musical - Hair, Rock of Ages, Shrek, Pal Joey

Costumes/Play - Exit the King, Mary Stuart, The Norman Conquests, Waiting for Godot,

Director/Musical - Michael Grief, Arthur Laurents, Jason Moore, Diane Paulus,

Director/Play - Neil Pepe, Bartlett Sher, Matthew Warchus, Matthew Warchus

Book - 9-to-5, Billy Elliot, next to normal, Shrek

Score - 9-to-5, Billy Elliot, next to normal, Shrek

Orchestrations - 9-to-5, Billy Elliot, next to normal, Rock of Ages

Special Event - Liza, You're Welcome America


Just a thought: How great would it be if the nominators decided to give the cast of NORMAN CONQUESTS a special award?

Gandolfini's not on my list.

Your list makes more sense than anyone's so far. I'd think, however, that Mary Stuart would get a revival nod.

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"But here they are, who I would nominate, if I were given the opportunity to create the nominations."

So these are YOUR nominations, NOT your *predictions*, right?

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You forgot Best Sound Design

>> I like the show a lot but ROCK OF AGES won't get a "Best Musical" nod >>

Based on reviews (if they mean anything), "ROA" will most likely get a nom.

Mitchell Jarvis is a long shot for a nomination.

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Yes, these are my picks for the Tony Nominations. Not predictions.

My rationale for Best Musical - "Billy Elliot" is a lock, coming off rave reviews both here and abroad. "next to normal" is the "little show that could" of the year and made a remarkable turnaround in the 11 months it was being reworked. "Rock of Ages" is a genuine surprise - fun, enjoyable and doesn't set out to be what it isn't. The last slot was between "Shrek" and "9-to-5," with the former having the upper-hand because of better reviews.

Whoever noticed I left out sound design - that's correct. And choreography. Just slipped my mind.

Here are my choices:

Choreography - Billy Elliot, Guys and Dolls, Rock of Ages, White Christmas

Sound/Musical - Billy Elliot, next to normal, Rock of Ages, Shrek

Sound/Play - Blithe Spirit, Exit the King, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Norman Conquests

<< I know reviews have good value but do you think Rock Of Ages will beat out Shrek? >>

Absolutely, and I think it deserves to. I think the last spot is a battle between "Shrek" and "9 To 5"-

I didn't particularly enjoy [title of show]. Still, if the nominators want to be vindictive and leave out one of the bigger musicals, it could sneak in for everything: musical, book, score...

I feel that Stephen Daldry's directing in BILLY ELLIOT is some of the most detailed, magical and genious work Broadway has seen in years. No nomination for him would be simply criminal.

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I totally think [title of show] deserves to be nominated, but it won't be.

I was going to say. Nice work.

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