Friday, June 09, 2017

2017 Tony Award Predictions & Preferences

My predictions and personal preferences for the 2017 Tony Awards, scheduled to be handed out on Sunday evening, June 11:

BEST MUSICAL
Will win: Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Come From Away

BEST PLAY
Will win: Oslo
Should win: A Doll's House Part 2 (although a case could be made for all 4 fine nominees)

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
Will win: Hello Dolly
Should win: Hello Dolly (not great, but the best of a weak bunch of revivals)

BEST PLAY REVIVAL
Will win: Jitney
Should win: Jitney

BEST LEAD ACTOR, MUSICAL
Will win: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Ben Platt

BEST LEAD ACTRESS, MUSICAL
Will win: Bette Midler, Hello Dolly
Should win: Denee Benton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST LEAD ACTOR, PLAY
Will win: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
Should win: Corey Hawkins, Six Degrees of Separation

BEST LEAD ACTRESS, PLAY
Will win: Laurie Metcalf, A Doll's House Part 2
Should win: Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie

BEST FEATURED ACTOR, MUSICAL
Will win: Gavin Creel, Hello Dolly
Should win: Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS, MUSICAL
Will win: Jen Colella, Come From Away
Should win: Jen Colella

BEST FEATURED ACTOR, PLAY
Will win: Michael Aronov, Oslo
Should win: Michael Aronov

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS, PLAY
Will win: Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Should win: Condola Rashad, A Doll's House Part 2

BEST SCORE
Will win: Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST BOOK of MUSICAL
Will win: Dear Evan Hansen
Should win: Come From Away

BEST DIRECTION, MUSICAL
Will win: Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Should win: Rachel Chavkin

BEST DIRECTION, PLAY
Will win: Bartlett Sher, Oslo
Should win: Sam Gold, A Doll's House, Part 2

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Will win: Andy Blakenbuehler, Bandstand
Should win: Andy Blankenbuehler

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST COSTUME DESIGN, MUSICAL
Will win: War Paint
Should win: War Paint

BEST COSTUME DESIGN, PLAY:
Will win: The Little Foxes
Should win: The Little Foxes

BEST SCENIC DESIGN, MUSICAL
Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST SCENIC DESIGN, PLAY
Will win: The Play That Goes Wrong
Should win: The Front Page

BEST LIGHTING, MUSICAL
Will win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

BEST LIGHTING, PLAY
Will win: Indecent
Should win: Indecent

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