If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:40am
I ask this question yearly, and I always love hearing what everyone says.
Say you had the power to guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee. What/who would be your single dream nomination (either presumably something you don't think will get the actual nomination tomorrow, or something you would absolutely love to see get recognized)? And why?
#2If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:49am
Stephanie J. Block for Falsettos, hands down. She was absolutely amazing in her role but in his season with a lot of strong featured ladies I'm not so sure she'll get a nom and almost positive she won't win. I would love to see a win for her, she is stunning.
“6 AM. The sky glows. Somewhere a bird chirps. I want to shoot it.” ~ Jonathan Larson, Tick...Tick..BOOM
#3If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:52am
Barrett Doss in Groundhog Day. She'd definitely have a shot in a less-packed season, but Featured Actress in a Musical is just so crowded this year.
#4If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:53am
In terms of nominees that I don't actually think will happen, I'd love to see Beanie Feldstein get a nod. Same with some of the other cast members of Come From Away besides Jenn Colella. (Adored Colella, to be clear, but I predict she will be nominated.)
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#5If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:53am
Amber Gray in The Great Comet.
#6If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:54am
thealtoslament said: "Barrett Doss in Groundhog Day. She'd definitely have a shot in a less-packed season, but Featured Actress in a Musical is just so crowded this year. "
YES. I haven't even seen the show yet, but I've been enjoying her performance (and vocals) so much in the clips and cast recording. I'd love to see her sneak in!
#7If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:55am
Simon McBurney in The Encounter.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#8If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:57am
Richard Roxburgh THE PRESENT
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#9If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:00pm
I would love to see Beanie Feldstein get a nomination for HELLO, DOLLY! For someone making her Broadway debut, Beanie's performance, especially her physical comedy, is totally at the level of the veterans with whom she shares the stage, and she provided some of my favorite laugh-out-loud moments from the show.
#10If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:00pm
Eva Noblezada. I'm afraid with such a crowded category she may get overlooked but I think her performance was the strongest of the season.
#11If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:01pm
Anthony Azizi in Oslo.
zedpi
Swing Joined: 8/19/16
#12If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:03pm
Brittain Ashford from The Great Comet. I don't know when she'll be back on Broadway, but her role was so beautiful and her singing was amazing in the Great Comet. I would love for her to get recognized.
#13If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:03pm
Brandon Uranowitz in Falsettos.
#14If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:05pm
Denis Arndt, if for no other reason than it would be lovely to see a journeyman actor receive recognition for his late-in-life Broadway debut, after a 50-plus year career spent mostly in regional theater.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
BroadwayRox3588
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
#15If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:06pm
Christy Altomare, Anastasia
#16If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:13pm
Another fan of Beanie Feldstein here! I didn't really know much about Minnie Fay but she owned that role and by intermission I can't help but think about all her funny moments and lines!
i still wish Sunday in the Park was in the running. I was blown away by Phillip Boykin's portrayal of the boatman.
#17If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:28pm
Jackie Hoffman for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". I know the show is likely to go empty-handed tomorrow, and it's sort of a shame for the cast, who is clearly very close and who seem to be having a a blast regardless of the show itself.
P.S. I love this thread!
#18If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:44pm
How I wish the nominating committee disregard what the producers asked for in withdrawing Sunday in the Park with George. I know this is not one but I would love it to not just be nominated bur win in:
Best Revival
Best Actor - Jake Gyllenhaal
And be nominated for Best actress for Annaleigh, orchestrations, lighting design (is chromulum and projections part of the lighting design for this show? If so I would give the tony to them), sup actress (I can't chose! They were all great!), costume design, and sound design.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#19If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:45pm
Rachel Bay Jones in Dear Evan Hansen
#20If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 12:57pm
I'd pick Michael Xavier, who was a much better Joe Gillis than others I've seen. Of course, he'd have to be nominated as Featured Actor, which is kind of ridiculous.
#21If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 1:10pm
Christy Altomare for Anastasia. Watching Christy in Anastasia, I felt like I was watching a really fabulous moment of someone becoming a star, and moments like that don't come every day. You just can feel everything in her performance and her voice is just gorgeous leading us on her melodic journey.
If I could have a secondary one, I'd pick Gideon Glick for Significant Other because his performance was hilarious, heartbreaking, and just is so close to home and hits so many levels it just feels deserving of a nomination.
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Updated On: 5/1/17 at 01:10 PM
#22If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 1:31pm
Gideon Glick, who gave the best male performance of the season as far as I'm concerned.
Amber Gray in Great Comet.
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.
#23If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 1:32pm
Gideon Glick as well. I worry that he'll get lost in the shuffle with all the bigger named actors. Fingers crossed for him!
ameleigh
Stand-by Joined: 2/19/17
#24If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 1:35pm
Phillipa Soo
#25If you could guarantee one 2017 Tony nominee, who/what would it be?
Posted: 5/1/17 at 1:38pm
I'd love to see a nomination for Stephanie J Block as well. She was phenomenal in Falsettos, and the sole reason I gave the show a standing ovation.
Honorable mention - He's not qualified (or even on Broadway), but I think Joshua Henry's Aaron Burr was the best stage performance I saw all of last year, bar Cynthia Erivo's Celie.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
