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#26

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 5/31/07 at 11:07pm

Best Play
The Little Dog Laughed

Best Musical
Grey Gardens

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
David Pittu, LoveMusik

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Stark Sands, Journey’s End

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Raul Esparza, Company

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury, Deuce

Best Book of a Musical
Curtains, Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone

Best Original Score
Grey Gardens
Music: Scott Frankel
Lyrics: Michael Korie

Best Revival of a Play
Jouney's End

Best Revival of a Musical
Company

Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

Best Direction of a Play
David Grindley, Journey’s End

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens

Best Choreography
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde

Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Best Costume Design of a Musical
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

I would also like to point out that most people are saying "Grey Gardens" SHOULD win and "Spring Awakening" WILL win. If most of the tony voters feel "Grey Gardens" should win then "Grey Gardens" will win, I wouldn't rule it out so fast.

#27

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 5/31/07 at 11:11pm

Just John, have you not been reading the last couple millions of threads? There's a big difference between what should and what will. It's rare when the right person wins the Tony, or any performance/arts award for that matter. There's a BUNCH of politics involved. While I think that Grey Gardens has a better chance at winning than most peopel give it credit for, I don't think it will. I do think it will either go to Spring Awakening or Mary Poppins.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

#28

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 5/31/07 at 11:16pm

Best Play
The Coast of Utopia

Best Musical
Spring Awakening

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
Jonathan Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Raul Esparza, Company

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Best Book of a Musical
Grey Gardens, Doug Wright

Best Original Score
Spring Awakening
Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Steven Sater

Best Revival of a Play
Jouney's End

Best Revival of a Musical
110 in the Shade

Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

Best Direction of a Play
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

I am 99.9% set on those predictions above. Even though I don't want them to turn out that way (I would rather see Grey Gardens take most of the awards), I am pretty sure they will. I keep going back and forth on the three categories below, however. Though I list two shows for each, the first one is the one I am leaning towards more at this current time.

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten

Best Choreography
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, Mary Poppins

Best Costume Design of a Musical
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Gregg Barnes, Legally Blonde

#29

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 5/31/07 at 11:19pm

Best Musical: Avenue Q

#30

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 1:43am

High Fidelity winning for Best Scenic Design of a Musical!

Haha, no, I don't think it will happen. Can you imagine it: Tony Award-winning musical High Fidelity!

It's really too bad people think about it in those terms, though. Because the set was amazing. At least it got the nomination.

How about something realistic: Clean sweep for Spring Awakening! Including wins for Jonathan Groff and Scenic Design!!!1! Man, if only Lea Michele and Remy Zaken were nominated, it could have beaten The Producers's record!

I'm just kidding.
But I do predict Spring Awakening to win more than any other musical.

~Steven

#31

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 1:57am

Just for the musicals
cause it's late:

Should *
Will +

Best Musical
SPRING AWAKEINING+
GREY GARDENS*

Actress
EBERSOLE*+

Actor
Ezparsa+
Cerveris or Pierce*
(I love the comment that the Broadway community wants Raul to win,
couldn't be more wrong, but he seems unbeatable this year)

Featured Actor:
Pittu+
Cullum*

Featured Actress
Wilson+*

Director
Mayer+*

Choreographer
Not sure+
(maybe Mitchell)
Tharp*
(I know, but can any nominees compare to her?)

Set
Crowley+*

Costumes
Barnes+
Paklendiaz* (biggest mistake of the nominating comitee)

Lighting
This is really up in the air, I love lighting but it's all over the place, so I am going for GREY GARDENS (?)

Orchestrations
Bruce Coughlin +*

Score
SPRING AWAKENING+
GREY GARDENS *

Revival
I also like revivals to be innovative
but A CHORUS LINE* is the one show that made me cry this year
110+
COMPANY+

I'd love to see KiKi and Herb win also
that Monkey Puppet disturbed me.

Updated On: 6/1/07 at 01:57 AM

#32

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 2:27am

No love for Rebecca Luker? :'( "Being Mrs. Banks" melted my heart! And she played Mrs. Banks flawlessly! I don't want to argue back and forth, I'm just saying what I think.

"Maybe you could teach me how to LuPwn? No, that seems like something only a bitter delusional queen could enjoy." -JoeKv99 on the remarks of TooDarnHot

#33

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 2:29am

She was good; she's always good. But it's a totally thankless role.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#34

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 2:40am

i have a hunch that since everyone is expecting ebersole to win ---- audra could come in and nab her fifth, in one of those "i expected everyone else to vote her"
just the way the pajama game revival won over sweeney revival.

#35

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 2:53am

Best Play
The Coast of Utopia

Best Musical
Mary Poppins

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
John Gallagher Jr., Spring Awakening

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Orfeh, Legally Blonde( Although I wouldn't mind Rebecca Luker)

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Raul Esparza, Company

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens; I wouldn't mind though if Audra won..

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Julie White, The Little Dog That Laughed

Best Book of a Musical
Grey Gardens, Doug Wright

Best Original Score
Spring Awakening
Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Steven Sater

Best Revival of a Play
Jouney's End

Best Revival of a Musical
A Chorus Line

Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

Best Direction of a Play
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

Best Choreography
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, Mary Poppins

Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins or Gregg Barnes, Legally Blonde: The Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

Updated On: 6/3/07 at 02:53 AM

#36

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 4:04am

Best Musical - SPRING AWAKENING
Best Book of a Musical - GREY GARDENS
Best Score - SPRING AWAKENING
Best Orchestrations - SPRING AWAKENING
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Raul Esparza
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Christine Ebersole
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - John Gallagher, Jr.
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Mary Louise Wilson
Best Direction of a Musical - SPRING AWAKENING
Best Choreography - SPRING AWAKENING
Best Revival of a Musical - COMPANY
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - GREY GARDENS
Best Costume Design of a Musical - GREY GARDENS
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - SPRING AWAKENING

Best Play - RADIO GOLF
Best Leading Actor in a Play - Boyd Gaines
Best Leading Actress in a Play - Julie White
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Anthony Chisholm
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Xanthe Elbrick
Best Revival of a Play - JOURNEY'S END
Best Direction of a Play - JOURNEY'S END
Best Scenic Design of a Play - THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Best Costume Design of a Play - THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Best Lighting Design of a Play - CORAM BOY
Best Special Theatrical Event - JAY JOHNSON, THE TWO AND ONLY

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

#37

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 4:17am

Interesting predictions, Foster. That would be a fun night if that happened, solely because that would be full of surprises.

~Steven

#38

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 7:31am

Best Play
The Coast of Utopia

Best Musical
Spring Awakening (Despite the fact GG should win, and LB should have been nominated!)

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
John Gallagher Jr., Spring Awakening

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Orfeh, Legally Blonde The Musical (It's a long shot...but you never know)

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Raul Esparza, Company

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Julie White, The Little Dog That Laughed

Best Book of a Musical
Grey Gardens, Doug Wright

Best Original Score
Spring Awakening
Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Steven Sater

Best Revival of a Play
Jouney's End

Best Revival of a Musical
Company

Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

Best Direction of a Play
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

Best Choreography
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde

Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Legally Blonde The Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Grey Gardens

A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.

#39

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 9:21am

Best Play
Should & Will : The Coast of Utopia

Best Musical
Should : Grey Gardens
Will : Spring Awakening

Best Book of a Musical
Should : Grey Gardens, Doug Wright
Will : Spring Awakening, Stephen Sater

Best Original Score
Should : Grey Gardens
Will : Spring Awakening

Best Revival of a Play
Should & Will : Jouney's End

Best Revival of a Musical
Should : 110 in the Shade
Will : A Chorus Line

Best Special Theatrical Event
Should & Will : Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Should & Will : Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Should & Will : Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Should : Raul Esparza, Company
Will : David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Should & Will : Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Should : Anthony Chisholm, Radio Golf
Will : Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Should & Will : Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
Should & Will : John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Should & Will : Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

Best Direction of a Play
Should & Will : Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia

Best Direction of a Musical
Should : Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Will : Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

Best Choreography
Should : Rob Ashford, Curtains
Will : Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening

Best Orchestrations
Should : Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik
Will : Duncan Shiek, Spring Awakening

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Should & Will : Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Should & Will : Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

Best Costume Design of a Play
Should & Will : Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Should & Will : William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Should & Will : Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Should & Will : Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

Updated On: 6/10/07 at 09:21 AM

#40

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 10:44am

I'm surprised by the Angela Landsbury predictions here. I think shes one of the best stage actress' of our day, and know that shes never lost a Tony award...but, a Tony for DEUCE? Hell no! What a poorly written role, and AL just doesn't bring anything special to it. I'm pretty confident in that Eve Best was indeed the Best, but I think if anyone tops her it will be Julie White, who was lauded by the broadway community this past year even though her show closed in early winter.

Munk, do you really think the book of CURTAINS will take the top prize? I adore the show, but after I went back and saw it a second time, I certainly wouldnt reward it for Best Book. I know the Drama Desks did, but I just dont see it besting GREY GARDENS book. I think MLW will take the Featured Actress in a Musical Tony, but if anybody from Curtains were to win, it should be Karen Ziemba for yet another winning turn and for still dancing her ass off.

#41

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 11:00am

I saw "Deuce" last evening and I agree that while Angela Landsbury is one of the best stage actresses of our time, she should not win for this show. Sorry to say. Maybe there will be some other factors like sentimentality or something but this may be a case of a great actress in a poor role/show.

#42

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 7:58pm

Munk, I doubt Curtains will win Best Book simply because it wasn't that good.

"I'm surprised by the Angela Landsbury predictions here. I think shes one of the best stage actress' of our day, and know that shes never lost a Tony award...but, a Tony for DEUCE? Hell no!"
Hell, yes! She made the ridiculously bad play memorable, and slightly good. I loved her. I'm all for Tony #5 for Angela.

Updated On: 6/1/07 at 07:58 PM

#43

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 8:21pm

random, not entirely-related question, but are the TONYs going to be broadcast anywhere over the internet? Any info would be great! Thanks!

#44

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/1/07 at 8:27pm

sunday- As far as I know, the Tonys are not broadcast on the internet. However, the first half-hour or so with the design awards is broadcast online.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

#45

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/2/07 at 3:27pm

#46

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/2/07 at 5:45pm

My prediction as to why Angela Lansbury will win has nothing to do with how good she actually is or is not. We all know by now that quality has little to nothing to do with the Tony Awards.

When predicting a winner for any award show, you must take EVERYTHING into consideration - politics, history, performance, etc. You have to learn the politics of a given voting body. The politics behind the Oscars are entirely different from the politics of, say, the Tonys. I think that I'm good at understanding that, which is why I have a great track record when it comes to predicting awards.

I got most of the Oscars and most of the Drama Desks correct (2nd highest on the boards for the former, highest on the boars for the latter). I stand by what I said.

And as far as CURTAINS winning best book, again, it has NOTHING to do with quality. I would vote for GREY GARDENS, but I certainly wouldn't be upset if CURTAINS won.

CURTAINS will win Best Book as the token trophy for the show. It's an important enough award that it will be CURTAINS' consolation prize, just as the 2 winning actresses from GREY GARDENS will be it's consolation prize.

I'm still no confident that David Pittu will win the award, but I am pretty confident that Gallagher will not.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

#47

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/2/07 at 5:51pm

I agree with Munk.

Many people don't like the first act book of GREY GARDENS (I happen to be one of the rare people who enjoys the first act as much as the second), and the second act is taken practically verbatim from the documentary. CURTAINS is not a perfect book, but it's a real crowd-pleaser, and it's completely original.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

Updated On: 6/2/07 at 05:51 PM

#48

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/2/07 at 5:54pm

I have had this gut feeling since Spring Awakening opened, that Gallagher would win.

#49

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/2/07 at 5:56pm

His performance has actually gotten worse, if you can believe it. He's taking more liberties with the material that works against him. When I saw him in previews, he was giving a deeply layered, beautiful performance.

Now, it's a 3-ring circus. He plays everything for laughs now, even when it's not funny. He takes horrific vocal liberties with the songs, and sings things now so that the lyrics are utterly undiscernable. His voice is also on the outs. He's a great talent, but I wonder if he didn't fool around too much to be taken seriously.

Rath: Agreed. I know CURTAINS isn't perfect and that it probably has problems galore, but I loved every second of the show. An absolute GREAT night at the theatre, and I hope it's there for a great, long while.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

#50

re: Your FINAL Tony Predictions???

Posted: 6/3/07 at 1:32am

I really have a feeling that Ebersole and McDonald are going to tie.

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