what's everyone thinking for this year? I haven't seen much this season since I'm several hours from New York, but from what I've read and seen online, this is what I think it could come close down to. The competition is pretty heavy this year, especially in the plays (very, very nice to see), and the handful of musicals vying for their respective spots is going to be very entertaining as well.
"Best Musical" ONCE NEWSIES NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT GHOST
in contention : LEAP OF FAITH
"Best Play" OTHER DESERT CITIES CLYBOURNE PARK PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
"Best Revival of a Musical" EVITA GODSPELL JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR FOLLIES
"Best Revival of a Play" WIT DEATH OF A SALESMAN MASTER CLASS A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
"Best Director of a Musical" John Tiffany, ONCE Jeff Calhoun, NEWSIES Kathleen Marshall, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Michael Grandage, EVITA
in contention : Matthew Warchus, GHOST, Christopher Ashley, LEAP OF FAITH, Des McAnuff, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
"Best Director of a Play" Joe Mantello, OTHER DESERT CITIES Nicholas Hytner, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Mike Nichols, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Daniel Sullivan, THE COLUMNIST
in contention : Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Walter Bobbie, VENUS IN FUR, Pam McKinnon, CLYBOURNE PARK, John Tillinger, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
"Best Leading Actress in a Musical" Elena Roger, EVITA Kelli O'Hara, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Jan Maxwell, FOLLIES Audra McDonald, PORGY AND BESS Bernadette Peters, FOLLIES
in contention : Cristin Milioti, ONCE, Caissie Levy, GHOST, Jessica Phillips, LEAP OF FAITH
"Best Actor in a Musical" Raul Esparza, LEAP OF FAITH Steve Kazee, ONCE Jeremy Jordan, NEWSIES Matthew Broderick, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Richard Fleeshman, GHOST
in contention : Norm Lewis, PORGY AND BESS, Paul Nolan, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Josh Young, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Jeremy Jordan, BONNIE AND CLYDE
"Best Actress in a Play" Stockard Channing, OTHER DESERT CITIES Cynthia Nixon, WIT Tracie Bennett, END OF THE RAINBOW Nina Arianda, VENUS IN FUR Tyne Daly, MASTER CLASS
in contention : Linda Lavin, THE LYONS, Christina Kirk, CLYBOURNE PARK, Crystal A. Dickinson, CLYBOURNE PARK
"Best Actor in a Play" Phillip Seymour Hoffman, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Stacy Keach, OTHER DESERT CITIES John Lithgow, THE COLUMNIST Hugh Dancy, VENUS IN FUR Frank Wood, CLYBOURNE PARK
in contention : Adam Chanler-Berat, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Samuel L. Jackson, THE MOUNTAINTOP, Adam James, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
"Best Featured Actress in a Musical" Judy Kaye, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Estelle Parsons, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Kendra Kassebaum, LEAP OF FAITH Kecia Lewis-Evans, LEAP OF FAITH Da'Vine Joy Randolph, GHOST
in contention : Chilina Kennedy, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Rachel Potter, EVITA
"Best Featured Actor in a Musical" Michael Cerveris, EVITA Tom Hewitt, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Ricky Martin, EVITA Michael McGrath, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT George Salazar, GODSPELL
in contention : Andrew Keenan-Bolger, NEWSIES, Drew Gehling, ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, Bryce Pinkham, GHOST, Bruce Dow, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
"Best Featured Actress in a Play" Celia Keenan-Bolger, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Rachel Griffiths, OTHER DESERT CITIES Judith Light, OTHER DESERT CITIES Linda Emond, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Jennifer Tilly, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
in contention : Margaret Colin, THE COLUMNIST, Grace Gummer, THE COLUMNIST
"Best Featured Actor in a Play" Thomas Sadowski, OTHER DESERT CITIES Boyd Gaines, THE COLUMNIST Andrew Garfield, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Christian Borle, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Dick Latessa, THE LYONS
in contention : John Glover, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Michael Cumpsty, END OF THE RAINBOW, Tom Pelphrey, END OF THE RAINBOW, Stephen Kunken, THE COLUMNIST
"Best Score" Glen Hansard and Markita Irglova, ONCE Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, NEWSIES Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, LEAP OF FAITH Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, GHOST
"Best Book" Enda Walsh, ONCE Joe DiPietro, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Harvey Fierstein, NEWSIES Janus Cercone and Warren Leight, LEAP IF FAITH
in contention : Bruce Rubin, GHOST
"Best Choreography" Kathleen Marshall, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Christopher Gattelli, NEWSIES Rob Ashford, EVITA Sergio Trujillo, LEAP OF FAITH
in contention : Ashley Wallen, GHOST, Christopher Gattelli, GODSPELL
"Best Orchestrations" Martin Lowe, ONCE Danny Troob, NEWSIES LEAP OF FAITH NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
in contention : GHOST, John McDaniel, BONNIE AND CLYDE
"Best Lighting Design of a Musical" Natasha Katz, ONCE Neil Austin, EVITA Christopher Akerland, PORGY AND BESS LEAP OF FAITH
"Best Lighting Design of a Play" Kenneth Posner, OTHER DESERT CITIES Brian MacDevitt, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Jeff Croiter, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Mark Henderson, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
in contention : Peter Kaczorowski, VENUS IN FUR, Ken Billington, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, Brian MacDevitt, CHINGLISH
"Best Costume Design of a Musical" Martin Pakledinaz, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Paul Tazewell, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Christopher Oram, EVITA LEAP OF FAITH
in contention : FOLLIES, PORGY AND BESS
"Best Costume Design of a Play" David Zinn, OTHER DESERT CITIES Paloma Young, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Ann Roth, DEATH OF A SALESMAN William Ivey Long, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
in contention : Mark Thompson, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, Anita Yavich, VENUS IN FUR
"Best Scenic Design of a Musical" Bob Crowley, ONCE Derek McLane, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Christopher Oram, EVITA Tom Obst, NEWSIES
in contention : Riccardo Hernandez, PORGY AND BESS, Rob Howell, GHOST, LEAP OF FAITH, Robert Brill, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, FOLLIES
"Best Scenic Design of a Play" John Lee Beatty, OTHER DESERT CITIES Donyale Werle, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Jo Mielziner, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Mark Thompson, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
in contention : John Lee Beatty, VENUS IN FUR, David Gallo, THE MOUNTAINTOP, David Korins, CHINGLISH, John Lee Beatty, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
"Best Sound Design of a Musical" Clive Goodwin, ONCE Brian Ronan, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Steve Canyon Kennedy, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Mick Potter, EVITA
in contention : Bobby Aitken, GHOST, ACME Sound Partners, PORGY AND BESS, Andrew Keister, GODSPELL, John Shivers, BONNIE AND CLYDE
"Best Sound Design of a Play" Scott Lehrer, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Darron L. West, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Dan Moses Schreier, THE MOUNTAINTOP
in contention : OTHER DESERT CITIES, CLYBOURNE PARK, David Van Tiegham, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, Paul Arditti, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS ACME Sound Partners, VENUS IN FUR
I do not think Godspell will be nominated over Porgy and Bess. And I have no idea what the sound or book will be like for Nice Work If You Can Get It since it has not opened yet...
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I think you are putting a little more faith in GHOST than might be warranted. Also, would be pretty unlikely all the FOLLIES women would be ignored in supporting. If they hype is to believed, ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS will be getting several acting noms.
I believe the entire cast of CLYBOURNE PARK is going to be submitted for supporting and you have a few actors in the wrong catagories (Rachel Griffiths has already been determined to be lead, for example, for OTHER DESERT CITIIES...
Somewhat lopsided guesses, but so would mine be, I suppose.
One thing that struck me is that I'm quite sure that Norm Lewis is a lock for the nomination, at least.
I also forsee a few supporting noms for P&B, specifically for NaTasha Yvette Williams and David Alan Grier...not even mentioned as in contention on your list. Grier will certainly be nom'd before anyone from Godspell.
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you, obviously, haven't seen ANYTHING this season. to leave "The Gershwin's Porgy And Bess," Norm Lewis, David Alan Grier, PHILLIP BOYKIN and Natasha Y. Williams off the is proof of that. Godspell....REALLY??!!?? JCS...It's a joke!!!
I would stick ELAINE PAIGE in Featured actress in a musical for Follies, and bump RICKY MARTIN up to Leading actor in a musical, which would take Richard Fleeshman's place - cause he won't be nominated.
MB has a point about GUVNORS... JAMES CORDEN is gonna want to be in your "contention" section at the least if the word is accurate.
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I disagree. Almost everything has already played elsewhere, especially with all these London imports, and for the stuff that we have not much idea about, like NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, we can just take a look at the track records of the team involved (all of which are extremely solid) and that's where I decided to go from.
and thank you, theatreguy, for your comment cause you're exactly right. it's interesting to see what seems to have the most clout prior to opening, and then what actually does.
I love these predictions! Don't know how spot on they are but maybe close. Telly Leung and Wallace Smith should be in that list for best featured actor in a musical. One or the other. They kill!
I don't really know anything about Newsies even though I'm hoping to see it but is Andrew Keenan Bolgers role that big that it could be considered feature?
Keenan Bolger's Crutchie is unfortunately underwritten, instead they added a girl (yuck). I wanted to see more of Crutchie, Bolger will have to wait for a TONY nom. It would have been fun to see the adorable Keenan-Bolgers nominated in the same season.
Have we gotten a rulling on Ricky yet? Pattinkin won Best Supporting Actor & my guess is he would go in the same category. I know everyone loves Audra- but depending on the reviews- I really think Elena could have a shot- its kind of an iconic role in the musical theatre- time will tell...