2020 Tony Awards Poll

[pollster2]

While it looks as though the 2020 Tony Awards will not happen, I decided to act as if business were usual and create the annual poll in which we can vote for who we want to win. I have included every show that officially opened during the shortened season. The poll will remain open until the night the Tonys were supposed to be held. Enjoy!

 

https://forms.gle/zSESZ4aPVxgsJW5m9

[HeyMrMusic]

That’s wild that Percy Jackson was the only musical to officially open with an original score.

[pollster2]

Bumping

[ACL2006]

They could do a virtual awards ceremony sometime in August. Would be interesting the following year though based on how few new shows open.

[pollster2]

If the current numbers are in any way indicative of how Tony voters might vote (if there is a 2020 vote), Moulin Rouge and The Inheritance would both dominate awards night with 8 wins each. West Side Story, Jagged Little Pill, and A Christmas Carol would each win 2 Tonys. Tina, Girl from the North Country, Betrayal, and The Sound Inside would each win 1.

[VotePeron]

I don't think I could sit through it again, but I am continually dumbfounded by the love Moulin Rouge! gets. Besides being very shiny and loud, I thought it was one of the most mediocre musicals I've seen in a long time. 

[Broadway61004]

HeyMrMusic said: "That’s wild that Percy Jackson was the only musical to officially open with an original score."

And not only that, but had the season gone as planned, we still would have only had 5 (unless I'm forgetting something): Percy, Doubtfire, Sunset, Six and Diana (I'm assuming Sing Street would have been ineligible).  So I think it's safe to say at least one play (probably A Christmas Carol) would have gotten nominated (over Percy) with possibly another over Diana.

[Falsettolands]

God, what a horrendous season for musicals on Broadway. If A Strange Loop and Soft Power had been in this mix, It would have been a lot easier to make choices...but in some cases on this list it's a matter of "what was the most painless experience?"

[chrishuyen]

A bit pedantic, but shouldn't Jonathan Tunick for West Side story not be listed since it's the original orchestrations?

[TotallyEffed]

chrishuyen said: "A bit pedantic, but shouldn't Jonathan Tunick for West Side story not be listed since it's the original orchestrations?"

Didn't Tunick contribute some new orchestrations?

[chrishuyen]

Oops, my bad! I didn't realize they had new orchestrations for this production and (wrongly) thought Tunick had done the original.

[pollster2]

Bumping as we have a week and a half left until the poll closes.

 

If the current numbers are in any way indicative of how Tony voters might vote (if there is a 2020 vote), Moulin Rouge and The Inheritance would both dominate awards night with 10 and 8 wins, respectively. A Christmas Carol would win 2 Tonys. West Side Story, Jagged Little Pill, Slave Play, Tina, Girl from the North Country, Betrayal, and The Sound Inside would each win 1.

[pollster2]

Less than a week to go!

[pollster2]

I will be closing the poll tomorrow at noon EST. I will announce the results shortly after.

[pollster2]

The results are in!

 

Best Play: The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez

Best Musical: Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Revival of a Play: Betrayal

Best Revival of a Musical: West Side Story

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Kyle Soller, The Inheritance

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Paul Hilton, The Inheritance

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Lois Smith, The Inheritance

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill

Best Direction of a Play: Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance

Best Direction of a Musical: Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Book of a Musical: Conor McPherson, Girl from the North Country

Best Original Score: The Inheritance, Paul Englishby

Best Scenic Design in a Play: Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol

Best Scenic Design in a Musical: Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Costume Design in a Play: Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol

Best Costume Design in a Musical: Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Lighting Design in a Play: Jon Clark, The Inheritance

Best Lighting Design in a Musical: Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Sound Design of a Play: Paul Arditt and Christopher Reid, The Inheritance

Best Sound Design of a Musical: Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Choreography: Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Best Orchestrations: Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

 

Awards per production

10: Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

8: The Inheritance

2: A Christmas Carol

1: Betrayal

1: West Side Story

1: Girl from the North Country

1: Jagged Little Pill

1: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

1: The Sound Inside

 

Some notes:

The Inheritance took Best Play over Slave Play by a single vote.

Arguably, there is no clear frontrunner for Best Leading or Featured Actor in a Play.

[jacobsnchz14]

Whoever mentioned original scores, Flying Over Sunset would have also had an original score.

[HeyMrMusic]

jacobsnchz14 said: "Whoever mentioned original scores, Flying Over Sunset would have also had an original score. "

This was a list of shows that officially opened this season. Lightning Thief was the only musical with an original score to officially open.

[GlindatheGood22]

It's interesting to think about how many of these wins would remain the same had everything been able to open as planned. I think Danny Burstein and Mary Louise Parker probably would have won anyway, unless Laurie Metcalf won for Virginia Woolf.

 

[IHeartNY2]

These wins look about right!

[jdrye222]

GlindatheGood22 said: "It's interesting to think about how many of these wins would remain the same had everything been able to open as planned. I think Danny Burstein and Mary Louise Parker probably would have won anyway, unless Laurie Metcalf won for Virginia Woolf.

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I actually think Joaquina would've had the edge ... 

[jdrye222]

And what a dreadful year for Best Actor in a Musical ... yuck.  Compared to two years ago when Shalhoub won, but any of the four would've made sense.

[djoko84]

Those would've been awful winners had the Tonys gone on. Luckily, they were smart to postpone them - most likely till next year and combine the two years.