NYT: Tony Awards Who Will/Should Win 2018

[jacobsnchz14]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/theater/tony-awards-ballot-who-will-win.html

Ben Brantley and Jesse Green, the chief theater critics for The New York Times, make their Tony Award choices. For the Should Have Been Nominated category, they were allowed to expand the potential nominees to productions ineligible for the Tonys, including those Off Broadway, which are designed by an asterisk.

Ben Brantley

BEST PLAY

WILL WIN: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

SHOULD WIN: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “Hangmen”*

BEST MUSICAL

WILL WIN: “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “The B-Side: ?Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons’ — A Record Album Interpretation”*

BEST PLAY REVIVAL

WILL WIN: “Angels in America”

SHOULD WIN: “Angels in America”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “Yerma”*

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL

WILL WIN: “Carousel”

SHOULD WIN: “Carousel”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “Jerry Springer — The Opera”*

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Andrew Garfield, “Angels in America”

SHOULD WIN: Andrew Garfield

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Lars Eidinger, “Richard III”*

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Glenda Jackson, “Three Tall Women”

SHOULD WIN: Glenda Jackson

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Billie Piper, “Yerma”*

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Ethan Slater, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical”

SHOULD WIN: Tony Shalhoub, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Eric Berryman, “The B-Side”*

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Katrina Lenk, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: Katrina Lenk

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Erika Henningsen, “Mean Girls”

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Michael Cera, “Lobby Hero”

SHOULD WIN: Michael Cera or Brian Tyree Henry, “Lobby Hero”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Chris Evans, “Lobby Hero”; Patrick Page, “Saint Joan”

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Denise Gough, “Angels in America”

SHOULD WIN: Denise Gough

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Alison Pill, “Three Tall Women”

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Ari’el Stachel, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: Ari’el Stachel

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Amar Ramasar, “Carousel”

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Diana Rigg, “My Fair Lady”

SHOULD WIN: Lindsay Mendez, “Carousel”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Kate Rockwell, “Mean Girls”

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

WILL WIN: John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

SHOULD WIN: John Tiffany

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Simon Stone, “Yerma”*

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: David Cromer, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: David Cromer

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Jack O’Brien, “Carousel”

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Tina Fey, “Mean Girls”

SHOULD WIN: Tina Fey

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: [radio silence]

BEST SCORE OF A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: David Yazbek, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: David Yazbek

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: The Bengsons, “Hundred Days”*

Jesse Green

BEST PLAY

WILL WIN: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

SHOULD WIN: “The Children”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “Mary Jane”*; “Sojourners”*; “Cost of Living”*

BEST MUSICAL

WILL WIN: “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “Springsteen on Broadway”*

BEST PLAY REVIVAL

WILL WIN: “Angels in America”

SHOULD WIN: “Three Tall Women”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “At Home at the Zoo”*

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL

WILL WIN: “Once on This Island”

SHOULD WIN: “My Fair Lady”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: “Brigadoon”*

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Andrew Garfield, “Angels in America”

SHOULD WIN: Tom Hollander, “Travesties”

SHOULD HAVEN BEEN NOMINATED: John Lithgow, “Stories by Heart”; Billy Crudup, “Harry Clarke”*

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Glenda Jackson, “Three Tall Women”

SHOULD WIN: Glenda Jackson

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Dianne Wiest, “Happy Days”*

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Ethan Slater, “SpongeBob Square Pants: The Broadway Musical.”

SHOULD WIN: Tony Shalhoub, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Bruce Springsteen, “Springsteen on Broadway”*

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Katrina Lenk, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: Katrina Lenk

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Kelli O’Hara, “Brigadoon”*; Ashley Park, “KPOP”*; Daphne Rubin-Vega, “Miss You Like Hell”*

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Nathan Lane, “Angels in America”

SHOULD WIN: Brian Tyree Henry, “Lobby Hero”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Chris Evans, “Lobby Hero”; Patrick Page, “Saint Joan”

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

WILL WIN: Denise Gough, “Angels in America”

SHOULD WIN: Laurie Metcalf, “Three Tall Women”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Laura Benanti, “Meteor Shower”; Francesca Annis, “The Children”; Alison Pill, “Three Tall Women”; Bel Powley, “Lobby Hero”

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Norbert Leo Butz, “My Fair Lady”

SHOULD WIN: Ari’el Stachel, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Alex Newell, “Once on This Island”

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Lindsay Mendez, “Carousel”

SHOULD WIN: Lindsay Mendez

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Kristen Sieh, “The Band’s Visit”

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

WILL WIN: John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

SHOULD WIN: Joe Mantello, “Three Tall Women”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: James Macdonald, “The Children”; Trip Cullman, “Lobby Hero”

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: David Cromer, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: David Cromer

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Christopher Wheeldon, “Brigadoon”*

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: Tina Fey, “Mean Girls”

SHOULD WIN: Itamar Moses, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: [Lin-Manuel Miranda, because why not?]

BEST SCORE OF A MUSICAL

WILL WIN: David Yazbek, “The Band’s Visit”

SHOULD WIN: David Yazbek

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Helen Park and Max Vernon, “KPOP”*

[broadway86]

WILL WIN: Diana Rigg, “My Fair Lady”

(I worship her, but..)

[little_sally]

How could Brantley really think Diana Rigg and Michael Cera will win? (I also don't think Ariel Statchel has momentum either.)

[R. GreenFinch]

What drugs are they on? Ben Brantley, in what world did everyone love Carousel enough to win/should win Best Revival? 

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

It's funny how some took Brantley's review of Carousel as a somewhat negative review and yet he thinks it will and should win Best Revival over My Fair Lady and Once on this Island.

I understand wanting to bring attention to off-Broadway productions and to advertise for them, but how could those shows be "should be nominated" when they could not be nominated?

[HeyMrMusic]

I think Stachel could win. There have been weirder wins in that category (Christian Hoff and Gabriel Ebert come to mind). If The Band’s Visit has momentum and they want to reward it where they can, he could come out on top.

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Re Diana Rigg, watch this:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sFgqusGSOs

[thebookofwhizzer]

I am utterly confused as to why Ben Brantley thinks Carousel should and will win, because I most definitely cannot see that happening. Also, Michael Cera?!?!?! 

[HeyMrMusic]

The NYT critics always name Off-Broadway shows/actors they liked in the “should have been nominated” category. I think it’s their way of saying these ineligible productions/performances were on par with (or even better than) the Tony nominees. That’s all.

[little_sally]

HeyMrMusic said: "I think Stachel could win. There have been weirder wins in that category (Christian Hoff and Gabriel Ebert come to mind). If The Band’s Visit has momentum and they want to reward it where they can, he could come out on top."

Of course he can win but I feel like the momentum has swung towards some of the other nominees who are in shows that just opened.

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

I still think Diana Rigg's nomination was utterly random other than her name explaining her nomination. Even if she was giving the best Mrs. Higgins ever (I don't think so from what I saw in previews), the role really isn't much of anything to give an award for.

[HeyMrMusic]

Brantley rarely knows where the momentum lies. Green is a little more aware, but then again, there’s still a month to go.

I’d personally love to see Rigg win. I thought she was entirely memorable and more impactful than I remember Mrs. Higgins to be. I think it would be a nice pair with her potential Emmy Award for Game of Thrones later this year.

But really, those musical featured categories...so up in the air! Actually they all are except leading actress. The Band’s Visit being the frontrunner surely throws a wrench into everything.

[Shh_413]

I don't really buy much into Brantley's betting intuition. He was the one who insisted that Mary Beth Peil from "Anastasia" would win (and should win) Featured Actress in a Musical last year

[The Distinctive Baritone]

I agree. She has like ten minutes of stage time and doesn’t sing. It would be like Mr. Lundie winning for Brigadoon.

[TotallyEffed]

Brantley is way off this year.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Is Brantley okay?

[little_sally]

TotallyEffed said: "Brantley is way off this year."

He also thought Amsar Ramasar should've been nominated.

[ND_2000]

Did Ben Brantley really just say that Jack O'Brien should have been nominated for Best Director of a Musical...? 

.............alright then.....

[little_sally]

ND_2000 said: "Did Ben Brantley really just say that Jack O'Brien should have been nominated for Best Director of a Musical...?

.............alright then....."

Yeah, he's clearly blinded by his love of the production.

[HeyMrMusic]

The people I know who loved Carousel don’t even love it to the extent that Brantley loves it.

[Elegance101]

I feel like Brantley liked MFL and OOTI more than Carousel? Nearly every single category makes no sense to me.

I know why they do the Off-Broadway thing, but I really don't like it. I want them to say what actually should have been nominated, not give a shoutout to shows that have nothing to do with the Tonys. Make that into a different article if you want to do that.

[HeyMrMusic]

Brantley didn't review My Fair Lady or Once On This Island; Green did.

[Wick3]

I love how Jesse Green included BRIGADOON! Out of all the revivals I saw this season by far Brigadoon was the best one I saw. 

[Elegance101]

HeyMrMusic said: "Brantley didn't reviewMy Fair LadyorOnce On This Island; Green did."

That would explain my confusion, I suppose. Thanks!

[QueenAlice]

Goodness, I would love for Ari’el Stache to win