My friends and I have been trying to predict the nominations for months so I thought I'd try my hand at it officially...
by David Davila (musical theatre writer)
Well the Tony nominations will be announced on Tuesday and though I haven't seen every single show that is eligible this year... I actually have seen a whole dang lot of them... and I've read the reviews... and... I've talked to all the tourists and jaded New Yorkers about them ALL YEAR LONG...
So here are my predictions:
****please note this list doesn't represent my personal favorites in any way, and is only a guess at how I think the nominating committee will lean****
BEST MUSICAL
School of Rock
Hamilton
Waitress
Shuffle Along
BEST PLAY
Eclipsed
King Richard III
The Humans
The Father
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
The Color Purple
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Fiddler on the Roof
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Crucible
Blackbird
A View from the Bridge
Long Days Journey Into Night
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)
Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton)
Danny Burnstein (Fiddler on the Roof)
Benjamin Walker (American Psycho)
Alex Brightman (School of Rock)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Philipa Soo (Hamilton)
Jessie Mueller (Waitress)
Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple)
Laura Benanti (She Loves Me)
Lea Salonga (Allegiance)
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Gabriel Byrne (Long Day’s Journey Into Night)
Jeff Daniels (Blackbird)
Frank Langella (The Father)
Tim Pigott-Smith (King Charles III)
Mark Strong (A View From the Bridge)
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jessica Lange (Long Day’s Journey Into Night)
Lupita Nyong’o (Eclipsed)
Laurie Metcalfe (Misery)
Nicola Walker (A View From the Bridge)
Michelle Williams (Blackbird)
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gavin Creel (She Loves Me)
Daveed Diggs (Hamilton)
Christopher Jackson (Hamilton)
George Takei (Allegiance)
Christopher Fitzgerald (Waitress)
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)
Renee Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton)
Jennifer Hudson (The Color Purple)
Jane Krakowski (She Loves Me)
Jasmine Cephas Jones (Hamilton)
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Reed Birney (The Humans)
Richard Goulding (King Charles III)
Ciaran Hinds (The Crucible)
Michael Shannon (Long Day’s Journey Into Night)
Russell Tovey (A View From the Bridge)
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Pascale Armand (Eclipsed)
Megan Hilty (Noises Off)
Jayne Houdyshell (The Humans)
Saoirse Ronan (The Crucible)
Saycon Sengbloh (Eclipsed)
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Joe Mantello (The Humans)
Jonathan Kent (Long Days Journey Into Night)
Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge)
Liesl Tommy (Eclipsed)
Rubert Goold (King Charles III)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Tommy Kail (Hamilton)
Michael Arden (Spring Awakening)
John Doyle (The Color Purple)
Scott Ellis (She Loves Me)
Bartlett Sher (Fiddler on the Roof)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton)
Warren Carlyle (She Loves Me)
Savion Glover (Shuffle Along)
Hofesh Shechter (Fiddler on the Roof)
Sergio Trujillo (On Your Feet!)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)
Sara Bareilles (Waitress)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (School of Rock)
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell (Bright Star)
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Jessie Nelson (Waitress)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)
Julian Fellowes (School of Rock)
Marc Acito (Allegiance)
DAVID DAVILA is the composer of MANUEL VS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, VOX POP, #52SONGS and author of the Tex-Mex plays ADAN Y JULIO, MEN OF GOD, ABUELAS OR THE POVERTY CYCLE, CREDO, REQUERDOS OF MY LIFE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, and AZTEC PIRATES AND THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE ON MARS. He is a self proclaimed Voxist, a Diva enthusiast, and founder of Lone Star Theatre Co. Wanna talk about it? www.daviddavila.net
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