RyToast's Tony Predictions-Musicals

[RyToast1]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:32am

Some of this may just be wishful thinking
** = winner prediction

Musical
A Catered Affair
In the Heights **
Passing Strange
Xanadu


Revival
Gypsy
South Pacific **
Sunday in the Park with George

Actor
Tom Wopat
Cheyenne Jackson
Lin Manuel Miranda
Daniel Evans **
Paulo Szot

Actress
Faith Prince
Sierra Boggess
Patti LuPone **
Kelli O'Hara
Jenna Russel

Featured Actor
Harvey Fierstein
Christopher Fitzgerald
Boyd Gaines **
Danny Burstein
Daniel Breaker

Featured Actress
Laura Benanti **
Loretta Ayers Sable
Olga Meridez
Megan Mullally
Leslie Kritzer

Choreographer
Rob Ashford (Cry-Baby) **
Andy Blankenbuehler (In the Heights)
Susan Stroman (Young Frankenstein)
Dan Knechtges (Xanadu)

Director
Bart Sher (South Pacific)
Thomas Kail (In the Heights)
Sam Buntrock (Sunday in the Park with George) **
Arthur Laurents (Gypsy)

Score
Passing Strange
In the Heights **
A Catered Affair
The Little Mermaid

Book
Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu) **
Harvey Fierstein (A Catered Affair)
Stew (Passing Strange)
Quiara Allegria Hudes (In the Heights)

Sets
Sunday in the Park with George **
In the Heights
The Little Mermaid
South Pacific

Costumes
South Pacific **
In the Heights
Sunday in the Park with George
Xanadu

Lighting
South Pacific **
Passing Strange
Sunday in the Park with George
A Catered Affair

Orchestrations
In the Heights
Passing Strange
The Little Mermaid **
Sunday in the Park with George


EDITED TO ALTER PREDICTIONS FOR SETS/LIGHTING Updated On: 5/7/08 at 10:32 AM

[shh282]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:33am

Though I hear that cry baby's choreography makes the musical better, I really want ITH to win that :X

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:34am

I completely agree with Actress, Featured Actress, and Featured Actor. Seeing GYPSY tonight for my fourth time and I am so freakin' excited!

[RyToast1]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:36am

It's a shame it's not going to win best revival.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:39am

South Pacific will win Lighting Design, Sunday (with its projections) will probably win Set Design.

Other than that, I think you are pretty much right on.

[RyToast1]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:41am

I know this has already been posted, but are SITPWG's projections being considered set design? If that's the case, I'll need to fix that.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:51am

Yes, the projections were ruled to be part of the set design.

[shh282]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:53am

Ahh I was under the impression they were lighting, if that's the case they should hands down get the Tony

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:53am

Uhm Ry how do you know Gypsy wont win best revival? YOU DONT!

[RyToast1]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:57am

I know, I don't. I would be thrilled beyond belief if it did!!!!!!

[Testing1232]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 12:25pm

Agree with just about all that you wrote, except that I think
Miranda wins, and Butler gets nomination over (as much as I loved her in "TLM) Sierra.

[scaryclowns223]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 1:39pm

I can't help but think that In the Heights will win best choreography. I have never seen a show with choreography that so furthered the plot as the choreography in In the Heights. At times, it really did carry the story, and it is so inventive and fresh that it would really be a shame if andy blankenbuehler didn't take a prize home for it. (And not just any prize- a Tony, y'all.)

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 1:40pm

If Miranda wins there is something wrong.....

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 2:05pm

Isn't Boyd Gaines eligible in the leading category?

And I think Butler will get the nod over Bogess.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 2:14pm

I agree with munk- Kerry Butler will get the nod over Bogess.

I agree with you Ryan on BEST MUSICAL, REVIVAL, ACTOR, ACTRESS, FEATURED ACTOR & ACTRESS, BOOK, SETS..almost everything except:

though I think that they will give something to PASSING STRANGE which is probably BEST SCORE. I dont know about chreography .. I think IN THE HEIGHTS (Andy Blankenbuehler) will win!

J*

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/7/08 at 2:18pm

I don't know about that, the Tonys love to recognize newcomers, so I wouldn't be surprised if the Mermaid took it.