We now have all our eligibility rulings, and Tuesday is just a few days away! Let's see how wrong we all end up being
BEST MUSICAL The Band's Visit Frozen Mean Girls SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL My Fair Lady Once on This Island
BEST PLAY 1984 The Children Farinelli and the King Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Junk
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Angels in America Lobby Hero The Iceman Cometh Three Tall Women Travesties
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady Joshua Henry, Carousel Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants --- I think no fifth actor this year ---
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Andrew Garfield, Angels in America Tom Hollander, Travesties Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady Hailey Kilgore, Once on This Island Katrina Lenk, The Band's Visit Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls Patti Murin,Frozen
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women Condola Rashad, Saint Joan Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower Uma Thurman, The Parisian Woman
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady Grey Henson, Mean Girls Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants Alex Newell, Once on This Island Ari'el Stachel, The Band's Visit --- John Cariani, The Band's Visit (who I believe would edge out Newell or Henson) ---
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Brian Tyree Henry, Lobby Hero Nathan Lane, Angels in America James McArdle, Angels in America David Morse, The Iceman Cometh
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Renée Fleming, Carousel Lindsay Mendez, Carousel Ashley Park, Mean Girls Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady Kate Rockwell, Mean Girls --- Kenita R. Miller, Once on This Island ---
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Denise Gough, Angels in America Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women Alison Pill, Three Tall Women
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Michael Arden, Once on This Island David Cromer, The Band's Visit Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY Trip Cullman, Lobby Hero Marianne Elliott, Angels in America Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women Patrick Marber, Travesties John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Tina Fey, Mean Girls Kyle Jarrow, SpongeBob SquarePants Jennifer Lee, Frozen Itamar Moses, The Band's Visit
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Nell Benjamin and Jeff Richmond, Mean Girls Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen David Yazbek, The Band's Visit So Many People, SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS Imogen Heap, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants AnnMarie Milazzo and Michael Starobin, Once on This Island Jamshied Sharifi, The Band's Visit Claire van Kampen, Farinelli and the King
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Camille A. Brown, Once on This Island Christopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants Steven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls Justin Peck, Carousel
BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A MUSICAL Sarah Laux, The Band's Visit Christopher Oram, Frozen Clint Ramos, Once on This Island David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A PLAY Nicky Gillibrand, Angels in America Tim Hatley, Travesties Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Ann Roth, Three Tall Women Paloma Young, Time and the Conways
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN IN A MUSICAL Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Once on This Island Natasha Katz, Frozen Tyler Micoleau, The Band's Visit Kenneth Posner, Mean Girls
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN IN A PLAY Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Neil Austin, Travesties Paule Constable, Angels in America Tim Reid, 1984 Paul Russell, Farinelli and the King
BEST SCENIC DESIGN IN A MUSICAL Dane Laffrey, Once on This Island Christopher Oram, Frozen Scott Pask, The Band's Visit Michael Yeargan, My Fair Lady David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST SCENIC DESIGN IN A PLAY Miriam Buether, Three Tall Women Tim Hatley, Travesties Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Chloe Lamford, 1984 Ian MacNeil, Angels in America
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A MUSICAL Kai Harada, TheBand's Visit Peter Hylenski, Frozen Peter Hylenski, Once on This Island Walter Trarbach, SpongeBob SquarePants Marc Salzberg, My Fair Lady
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A PLAY Adam Cork, Travesties Ian Dickinson, Angels in America Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Tom Gibbons, 1984 Darron L. West, Lobby Hero
BEST MUSICAL The Band's Visit Frozen Mean Girls SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL Carousel My Fair Lady Once on This Island
BEST PLAY The Children Farinelli and the King Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Junk Meteor Shower
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Angels in America Lobby Hero The Iceman Cometh Three Tall Women Travesties
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady Joshua Henry, Carousel Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Andrew Garfield, Angels in America Tom Hollander, Travesties Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady Hailey Kilgore, Once on This Island Katrina Lenk, The Band's Visit Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls Jessie Mueller, Carousel
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women Condola Rashad, Saint Joan Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower Uma Thurman, The Parisian Woman
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Etai Benson, The Band's Visit Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady Grey Henson, Mean Girls Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants Alex Newell, Once on This Island
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Michael Cera, Lobby Hero Nathan Lane, Angels in America James McArdle, Angels in America David Morse, The Iceman Cometh
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lindsay Mendez, Carousel Rachel Prather, The Band's Visit Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady Kate Rockwell, Mean Girls Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Denise Gough, Angels in America Amanda Lawrence, Angels in America Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women Bel Powley, Lobby Hero
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Michael Arden, Once on This Island David Cromer, The Band's Visit Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY Marianne Elliott, Angels in America Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women Patrick Marber, Travesties John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child George C. Wolfe, The Iceman Cometh
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Tina Fey, Mean Girls Kyle Jarrow, SpongeBob SquarePants Jennifer Lee, Frozen Itamar Moses, The Band's Visit
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Nell Benjamin and Jeff Richmond, Mean Girls Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen David Yazbek, The Band's Visit Various, SpongeBob SquarePants
BroadwayConcierge said: " BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady Hailey Kilgore, Once on This Island Katrina Lenk, The Band's Visit Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls Patti Murin, Frozen"
I know I've said this like three other times, but Concierge, if this list is accurate to nominations, I will die of happiness. I've never been so sure of five performances before. And - every single person on this list has never been nominated for a Tony. How magical would that be? A category comprised solely of fresh faces, essentially. Gosh, I hope, I hope, I hope.
They/them.
"Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."
I wonder who will take home the award if Spongebob wins for best score? Tom Kitt?
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And yes. I agree. This might be an absolutely perfect list and I will definitely copy this.
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Ashley Park has been nominated for an OCC, a Lucille Lortel, two Drama Desks, two Distinguished Performance Awards, and now she’s just been nominated for a Chita Rivera Award. If she’s not recognized by the Tonys come May 1st, I’d be in complete shock. This is her time.
They/them.
"Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."
Am i the only one who doesnt understand all the ashley park love??? When I saw the show she was the weakest Plastic, ajd didnt find her perofamnce that great?
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BEST MUSICAL The Band's Visit Frozen Mean Girls SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL My Fair Lady Once on This Island
BEST PLAY The Children Farinelli and the King Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Junk Meteor Shower
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Angels in America Lobby Hero The Iceman Cometh Three Tall Women Travesties
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady Joshua Henry, Carousel Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Andrew Garfield, Angels in America Tom Hollander, Travesties Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady Hailey Kilgore, Once on This Island Katrina Lenk, The Band's Visit Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls Patti Murin, Frozen Alt.: Jessie Mueller, Carousel
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women Condola Rashad, Saint Joan Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower Lili Taylor, Marvin's Room Alt.: Uma Thurman, The Parisian Woman
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady Grey Henson, Mean Girls Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants Alex Newell, Once on This Island Ari'el Stachel, The Band's Visit Alt.: John Cariani, The Band's Visit
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Nathan Lane, Angels in America James McArdle, Angels in America Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Angels in America David Morse, The Iceman Cometh Alt.: Brian Tyree Henry, Lobby Hero
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lindsay Mendez, Carousel Ashley Park, Mean Girls Kate Rockwell, Mean Girls Barrett Wilbert Weed, Mean Girls Lea Salonga, Once on this Island Alt.: Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Susan Brown, Angels in America Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Denise Gough, Angels in America Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women Alison Pill, Three Tall Women
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Michael Arden, Once on This Island David Cromer, The Band's Visit Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY Trip Cullman, Lobby Hero Marianne Elliott, Angels in America Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women Patrick Marber, Travesties John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Tina Fey, Mean Girls Kyle Jarrow, SpongeBob SquarePants Jennifer Lee, Frozen Itamar Moses, The Band's Visit
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Nell Benjamin and Jeff Richmond, Mean Girls Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen David Yazbek, The Band's Visit Various Artists, SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS Carousel SpongeBob SquarePants Once on This Island The Band's Visit Farinelli and the King
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Once on This Island SpongeBob SquarePants Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Mean Girls Carousel
BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A MUSICAL The Band's Visit Frozen Once on This Island SpongeBob SquarePants My Fair Lady
BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN A PLAY Angels in America The Iceman Cometh Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Three Tall Women Time and the Conways
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN IN A MUSICAL SpongeBob SquarePants Once on This Island Frozen The Band's Visit Mean Girls
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN IN A PLAY Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Travesties Angels in America 1984 Farinelli and the King
BEST SCENIC DESIGN IN A MUSICAL Once on This Island Frozen The Band's Visit My Fair Lady SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST SCENIC DESIGN IN A PLAY Three Tall Women Travesties Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Angels in America Saint Joan
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A MUSICAL The Band's Visit Mean Girls Once on This Island SpongeBob SquarePants My Fair Lady
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A PLAY Travesties Angels in America Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 1984 Farinelli and the King
AGussBway said: "Rachel Prather has barely 5 lines... people really think she could be nominated?!"
I'm every bit as confused as you but some people are genuinely predicting that she gets nominated. It's pretty unfathomable to me, but the best I can figure is it's people trying to anticipate a Mike Faist-type situation where a small role gets rewarded based on the strength of the production.
Also, am I the only one looking at Jelani Alladin as a possibility for Best Featured Actor? Critics enjoyed his performance (he was talked about more than John Cariani), and he's been nominated for the Drama League and Drama Desk Awards.
There may be 4 original scores eligible and only 4 slots, but I can see Cursed Child snagging a spot away from something like Frozen or SpongeBob; Mean Girls and Band's Visit are locks of the 4, in my opinion. A voter may steer away from nominating a score with several dozen composers even though it's all original OR the fairly recent Disney one with *some* new original songs.
jacobsnchz14 said: "There may be 4 original scores eligibleand only 4 slots, but I can see Cursed Child snagging a spot away from something like Frozen or SpongeBob; Mean Girls and Band's Visit are locks of the 4, in my opinion. A voter may steer away from nominating a score with several dozen composers even though it's all originalOR the fairly recent Disney one with *some* new original songs."
Cursed Child is ineligible, which means any votes cast for it would have to be thrown out. This isn't a write-in situation. Face it, both Spongebob and Frozen are getting nominated.
Lindsay is a goddess said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "There may be 4 original scores eligibleand only 4 slots, but I can see Cursed Child snagging a spot away from something like Frozen or SpongeBob; Mean Girls and Band's Visit are locks of the 4, in my opinion. A voter may steer away from nominating a score with several dozen composers even though it's all originalOR the fairly recent Disney one with *some* new original songs."
Cursed Child is ineligible, which means any votes cast for it would have to be thrown out. This isn't a write-in situation. Face it, both Spongebob and Frozen are getting nominated."
Wouldn't it have been mentioned in the rulings today that it is considered ineligible? Not that it means anything, but Adam Feldman clarified some people's questions, including this one, regarding the rulings today. Based on everything the committees have or have not said, it's eligible.
jacobsnchz14 said: "Lindsay is a goddess said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "There may be 4 original scores eligibleand only 4 slots, but I can see Cursed Child snagging a spot away from something like Frozen or SpongeBob; Mean Girls and Band's Visit are locks of the 4, in my opinion. A voter may steer away from nominating a score with several dozen composers even though it's all originalOR the fairly recent Disney one with *some* new original songs."
Cursed Child is ineligible, which means any votes cast for it would have to be thrown out. This isn't a write-in situation. Face it, both Spongebob and Frozen are getting nominated."
Wouldn't it have been mentioned in the rulings today that it is consideredineligible? Not that it means anything, but Adam Feldman clarified some people's questions, including this one, regarding the rulings today. Based on everything the committees have or have not said, it's eligible."
I don't know the details but I read that they announced via a private press representative that it would not be eligible.
Best Play The Children Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Junk
1984 Meteor Shower
Best Musical The Band’s Visit Frozen Mean Girls SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Revival of a Play Angels in America The Iceman Cometh Lobby Hero Three Tall Women Travesties
Best Revival of a Musical Carousel My Fair Lady Once on This Island
Best Book of a Musical The Band’s Visit, by Itamar Moses Frozen, by Jennifer Lee Mean Girls, by Tina Fey SpongeBob SquarePants, by Kyle Jarrow
?Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre The Band’s Visit, by David Yazbek Frozen, by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Mean Girls, by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin SpongeBob SquarePants, by various artists
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Andrew Garfield, Angels in America Tom Hollander, Travesties Jamie Parker, Harry Potter Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King Denzel Washington, The Iceman Cometh
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Francesca Annis, The Children Deborah Findlay, The Children Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women Condola Rashad, Saint Joan Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady Joshua Henry, Carousel Tony Shalhoub, The Band’s Visit Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Lauren Ambrose,My Fair Lady Hailey Kilgore,Once on This Island Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls Jessie Mueller, Carousel
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Angels in America Nathan Lane, Angels in America James McArdle, Angels in America David Morse, The Iceman Cometh
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Denise Gough, Angels in America Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women Alison Pill, Three Tall Women
?Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Ari'el Stachel, The Band’s Visit Grey Henson, Mean Girls Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants Alex Newell,Once on This Island Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Lindsay Mendez, Carousel Ashley Park, Mean Girls Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady Kate Rockwell, Mean Girls Kenita Miller, Once on This Island
Best Direction of a Play Mariane Elliott, Angels in America Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women Patrick Marber, Travesties John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child George C. Wolfe, The Iceman Cometh
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Best Direction of a Musical Michael Arden,Once on This Island David Cromer, The Band’s Visit Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants Jack O’Brien, Carousel Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
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Best Choreography Rob Ashford, Frozen Camille A. Brown, Once on This Island Christopher Gattelli,SpongeBob SquarePants Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls Justin Peck, Carousel
Best Orchestrations Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants Dave Metzger, Frozen AnnMarie Milazzo and Michael Starobin, Once on This Island Jamshied Sharifi, The Band’s Visit Jonathan Tunick, Carousel
Best Scenic Design of a Play Miriam Buether, Three Tall Women Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Chloe Lamford and Tim Reid, 1984 Santo Loquasto, The Iceman Cometh Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce, Angels in America
Best Scenic Design of a Musical Dane Laffrey,Once on This Island Santo Loquasto, Carousel Scott Pask, The Band’s Visit Michael Yeargan, My Fair Lady David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Costume Design of a Play Jonathan Fensom, Farinelli and the King Nicky Gillibrand, Angels in America Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Ann Roth, The Iceman Cometh Ann Roth, Three Tall Women
Best Costume Design of a Musical Sarah Laux, The Band's Visit Clint Ramos, Once on This Island Ann Roth, Carousel David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
Best Lighting Design of a Play Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Natasha Chivers, 1984 Paule Constable, Angels in America Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, The Iceman Cometh Paul Gallo, Three Tall Women
Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Once on This Island Donald Holder, My Fair Lady Brian MacDevitt,Carousel Tyler Micoleau, The Band’s Visit
Best Sound Design of a Play Adam Cork, Travesties Ian Dickinson and Autograph, Angels in America Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Tom Gibbons, 1984 Max Pappenheim, The Children
Best Sound Design of a Musical Kai Harada, The Band’s Visit Scott Lehrer, Carousel Mark Saltzberg, My Fair Lady Peter Hylenski, Once on This Island Walter Trarbach, SpongeBob SquarePants
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
It's time like these that I like to be reminded that Steven pasquale never got a tony nomination much less the award for his performance in Bridges of Madison county.
Awards for art might be the biggest oxymoron out there.
Anyone else notice that all the predictions for Featured Actor in a Musical are for lighthearted, charming, comedic performances? Meanwhile, Tony Yazbeck has been nominated for both the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle for Prince of Broadway, and he poured his heart out on that stage, leaving a far more lasting impression on me personally than literally any of the other predicted nominees.
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with comedic performance getting nominated, but I think the fact that there are so many of them may give Yazbeck an advantage to edge one of them out. Plus, IMO I don't think any of the other contending performances are works of comedic genius (think Jennifer Simard in Disaster! or Josh Gad in Book of Mormon). Nor are they complete show-stoppers (like James Monroe Iglehart in Aladdin).
I'm calling it now: Yazbeck is getting a nomination! I'll eat my words if I'm wrong of course, but I'm sticking with that prediction until proven otherwise.
I would normally be the first to say the valley girl thing has been done but the entire ensemble of MEAN GIRLS is sensational. If I were a nominator, I would select three of the five supporting actress nominees from MG in a heartbeat.
“I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.”
I’m frankly surprised anyone is still predicting Renée Fleming getting nominated. All accounts of her performance were that she sang beautifully and didn’t do much else. I’m a crowded category like this one, that won’t be enough. Plus Lindsay Mendez pretty much owns the CAROUSEL vote.
As for MEAN GIRLS, I could see Park, Rockwell, and Weed all getting nominated, while the other two noms could go to Lindsay Mendez and Lea Salonga/Kenita Miller/Diana Rigg.