Your FINAL Tony Predictions??? — Page 4

Best Play
The Coast of Utopia

Best Musical
Spring Awakening

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

Best Revival of a Play
Jouney's End

Best Revival of a Musical
Company

Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

"The Nice Person Award" - Isn't that one of the categories in Broadway.com's Audience Awards?

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""The Nice Person Award" - Isn't that one of the categories in Broadway.com's Audience Awards? "

No, but within a year the two blandos that will be in Grease will not only take those, but outstanding chemistry, outstanding newcomer, outstanding actor, actress, blah blah. Oh dear God.

You haven't seen them yet jv. Wait until you have seen them.

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pjsings-
your prediction of a tie for best actress in a musical seems a bit far fetched.

Christine Ebersole will win on her own, IMO.
(not that I care too much if they tie, as long as she's a recipient.)

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Alright. I'll be nice, but still...

Why did you change Best Book? Just wondering.

jv92, I'm just not feeling the overwhelming LOVE for the Grey Gardens book that I am for many of the other categories. That coupled with the fact that they lost the Drama Desk to Curtains, the New York Times sample poll went against Grey Gardens, and folks have actually complained about the GG's book more than theyve praised it, lead me to believe the the defult winner here will be, the equally annoying Spring Awakening. JMO.

Here are my FINAL FINAL predictions too. I'm copying bjh2114. With all the other awards and predictions from major pundits behind us, it's worth another shot.

BEST PLAY
The Coast of Utopia, Author: Tom Stoppard

BEST MUSICAL
Spring Awakening

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Journey's End

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Grey Gardens, Doug Wright

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE- TIE
Grey Gardens, Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie
Spring Awakening, Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics: Steven Sater
I'll tell you why they'll tie. (Ooh, a little rhyming there.) I just played the magnificent vocal selections from Grey Gardens that I printed out. The music was magnificent of course, but it was so very complex. Jerry Likes My Corn is the first good song I've heard in 7|4! (Aside from the few passages in that meter from I Read from Passion.) The chord structure is just breathtaking. And those melodies! Korie's lyrics are equally spectacular. I think it would be foolish of the voters to pass on such a spectacular score. Give the Tony to both!

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Company

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia

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 PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Raúl Esparza, Company

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening (Sad, but true)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, Mary Poppins (Again, sad but true. Ashford really deserves it.)

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

BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only


"That coupled with the fact that they lost the Drama Desk to Curtains"
Grey Gardens was not up for any Drama Desks this year as it was nominated multiple times last year. It didn't lose to anything.

Also, if Utopia takes all three design awards, would it be the first time a play took the all three?

Updated On: 6/9/07 at 10:09 AM

I stand corrected, you are right. SA lost to Curtains this year. GG lost to Drowsy last year. I just like the voters will be beside themselves to reward the intelectual merrit of SA and will wind up giving them the undeserved Book Tony as well. Just a hunch.