Today we are analyzing the absolute biggest battles at this year's hotly anticipated Tony Awards, shedding a light on the most epic battle royales of the night with some legendary leading ladies squaring off, British blockbusters battling it out with homegrown American fare, one of the fiercest Best Musical match-ups in history and some of the toughest revival competition in recent memory, as well. Of course, the Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS on June 7, but for the next month we all wait with bated breath and tongues wagging to see who will come out on top on Broadway's biggest and brightest night - before the eyes of all of America, no less.
1. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS versus FUN HOME. Rarely have two musicals so diametrically opposed fought it out for top honors, but with both racking up 12 Tony noms it appears as if we have a dead heat on our hands this year, to boot. Anything can happen - will it be the little Off-Broadway show that could or a breathtaking ballet-infused screen-to-stage translation? Or, maybe neither? It could go any way, but only one will ultimately win out. And, as we learned when AVENUE Q usurped WICKED, you never can guess what will sway the Tony voters most. 2. Best Actor In A Play. Hollywood hotshot Bradley Cooper up against British film and theatre legend Bill Nighy is tough enough, but throw the incredibly impressive work from Steven Boyer in risqué exorcism-themed comedy HAND TO GOD and the charismatic turn from Alex Sharp in THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME into the mix - not to mention WOLF HALL's Ben Miles - and a true fight to the finish will determine Best Actor. Fists up!
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