Featured Actress in a Play 2019 ?

[bigbelterbaby]

Posted: 4/26/19 at 3:05pm

who will be nominated/win?

The options are......

• Celia Keenan-Bolger in To Kill a Mockingbird
• LaTanya Richardson-Jackson in To Kill a Mockingbird
• Tatiana Maslany in Network
• Alyssa Bresnahan in Network
• Joan Allen in The Waverly Gallery
• Mercedes Ruehl in Torch Song
• Fionnula Flanagan in The Ferryman
• Dearbhla Molloy in The Ferryman
• Julie White in Gary
• Kristine Nielsen in Gary
• Ruth Wilson in King Lear
• Jayne Houdyshell in King Lear
• Elizabeth Marvel in King Lear
• Johanna Day in The Nap
• Marylouise Burke in True West

Updated On: 4/26/19 at 03:05 PM

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 4/26/19 at 3:35pm

...There are a lot more options than those listed!

In my perfect world, I'm going with 

Joan Allen
Fionnula Flanagan
Dearbhla Molloy
Mercedes Ruehl
Julie White

Though I know it's delusional to exclude Celia Keenan-Bolger and possibly another TKAM actress like Erin Wilhelmi. (I loathed TKAM, but Wilhelmi was my favorite part, so there's that.) 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/26/19 at 3:55pm

I’m really pulling for Ruth Wilson to get in, and I think she has a pretty good shot based on the precursors. My current predictions are:

Celia Keenan-Bolger
Fionnula Flanagan
Ruth Wilson

With Julie White, Joan Allen, and Mercedes Ruehl battling it out for the last two slots.

I know a lot of people have thrown around Richardson-Jackson’s name, but as much as I liked her, I don’t see her getting in. Her scenes definitely pack a punch on the surface, but through no fault of her own, the character is relatively 1-dimensional. Her role feels more like a device to develope Atticus as a character. And like I said, that’s Sorkin/Lee’s fault, not hers. But I think it will hurt her chances nonetheless.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/26/19 at 4:59pm

I would love to see a surprise joint nomination of Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams for What the Constitution Means to Me. It's very unlikely, though.