Forty-two productions are eligible for Tony Award's appointments This year – The announcements came Thursday morning – making many of the categories very, very competitive. Will film and television stars take prices as they did at the box office? Is there room in the main categories for high-tech items such as Stranger Things: The First Shadow And The image of Dorian Gray? And something can stop Cole Escola and Oh, Mary! I don't bet on this.
The appointments for the 78th Tony Awards Annual will be announced on Thursday, May 1, live from Sofitel New York on the Official page of Tony Awards YouTube at 9 a.m. he. A selection of categories will be revealed live CBS Mornings at 8:30 am he. A complete list of nominés will be available at Tonyads.com Immediately after the announcement.
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Here are my predictions and preferences in selected categories.
Best game
A crowded field, with five slots available. Oh, Mary! And John Proctor is the villain are shoo-ins, and both California hills And English are probably nominees. I would be happy to see this group get the heads, which leaves an open room for the jokers. Cult of love is in the running, AimThe family drama of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins which is a barely life of Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson Jr. Good night and good luckAlthough the play by George Clooney -Grant Heslov is not extremely adored by criticism – Clooney has a better chance of obtaining an actor's appointment. Two other contenders – The image of Dorian Gray And Stranger Things: The First Shadow – could be considered too dependent on special effects, and it's a shame. Both are at least as worthy of an appointment as Good night and good luck.
Best musical
I cannot contest with the five most likely nominees: Perhaps a happy ending, an outlaw, death becomes, buena vista social club And Mancemeat operation. The magnificent Scanned Has a devoted follow -up, but his rapid arrival last fall made a long time.
Best renewal of play
Unless there is a rare tie, this category will have four locations. The two stars GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS And the excellent Eureka day are also close to these things, and Othello And Yellow face are likely to join the competition. Wild Cards and / or long blows: Our city, Romeo + Juliette And Home.
Best musical renewal
Another category of four nomines. Not a lot of dilemma – easy bets are Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Sunset Blvd. And Pirates! The Penzance Musical. Once upon a time there was a mattress could be ahead Pirates!But doubtful.
Best actor in a room
This is Cole schoolis to lose – their performance in Oh, Mary! was acclaimed by criticism and adored by the public. Jake Gyllenhaal was the best thing with Othelloand the star power and the large box office Denzel Washington And George Clooney In the race. The fifth niche could go to either Naelel is not For Yellow face Or Jon Michael Hill For AimBut my choice would be Louis McCartneythe young actor who gives a frightening performance in Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Best actress in a room
Sarah SnookThe performance of – several performances, really – in The image of Dorian Gray gives him a certain candidate, and Laura DonellyThe two -character turn is California hills puts it in the running. Sadie Sink is a wonder in John Proctor is the villainAnd Latanya Richardson Jackson Like the rigid matriarch of Aim was an absolute stage thief. And the fifth location? Probably Mia Farrow (The roommate))
Best actor in a musical
Another category where my “should win” and “Will Wins” are almost the same: Darren Criss For Maybe a happy ending; Jonathan Groff, Just in time; Jeremy Jordan,, Floyd Collins; And Andrew Durand,, Dead outlaw. Who leaves Tom Francis of Sunset Blvd. And John Gallagher Jr. of Scanned To do it for the fifth niche. Gallagher could obtain the appointment to give Scanned A little love, but the walking and single of Francis is difficult to ignore.
Best actress in a musical
Audra McDonald (Gypsy) And Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.) are almost safe things, and both Megan Hilty And Jennifer Simard should enter for their brilliant double performance Death becomes her. Who leaves Loop's Jasmine Amy Rogers And Helen J Shen of Maybe a happy ending Probably bond for the fifth location (I would look towards Shen). But we cannot count Adrienne Warren of The past five years Or Idina Menzel For Sequoia. Both are Broadway's favorites, but both have done a better job in better productions.
Best feathered actor in a room
This will be interesting. Kieran Culkin is as much as named, but one of his GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS COUNTS – Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr And Michael McKean – could join him. I would choose Culkin, that's for sure, but I would give the other locations Spare conradof which Abe Lincoln hilarious is one of the many joys of Oh, Mary!,, Gabriel EbertThe scandalously shady professor John Proctor is the villainAnd Francis Juewho played the demanding father (but very funny) Yellow face. For the fifth niche, I would go with one of the two actors Eureka day – Bill Irwin Or Thomas Middleditch.
Best actor in a musical comedy
Malone Will have a well -deserved appointment for her heartbreaking performance of the song “Dear Bill” in comedy Mancemeat operationAnd Danny Burstein is a favorite for Gypsy. Christopher Sieber (Death becomes her) looks good for the race, and Thom Sesma gives a wonderfully scandalous turning point that the famous Coroner Thomas Noguchi Dead outlaw. Taylor Trensch should enter for his performance as an unlikely hero of Floyd CollinsBut the spoiler for each Malone Save Save Machine could be Brooks Ashmanskas For Smash.
Best featured actress in a room
Another very competitive race. Kara Young (Aim),, Jessica ties (Eureka day),, Leanne the best (California hills) And Winingham pond (Cult of love) are high possibilities, but Tala And Marjan Neshatboth Englishshould not be overlooked. Should not either Amalia Yoo (John Proctor is the villain). Too difficult to call – I hate dropping one of them. But if I owe it, I will probably start with Winningham and the best. I will certainly not be unhappy if they do.
Best featured actress in a musical comedy
Probable contenders: Natalie Venice Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club),, Joy Woods (Gypsy),, Bernadette Peters (The old friends of Stephen Sondheim),, Michelle Williams (Death becomes her) And Ili Margherita (Gypsy). I would probably replace any of them by Julia Knitelwhich transforms such a soft performance in Dead outlaw. Possible generational: What a slongamentPeters's Castmate in Sondheim review, turns into a formidable Everything happens in roses.
Best director of a room
Candidates are likely Knud Adams (English),, Sam Mendes (California hills),, Pinkleton himself (Oh, Mary!),, Anna D. Shapiro (Eureka day) And Danya Taymor (John Proctor is the villain). I would not discuss with any of them. But I would like to see Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin honored for their co -director of Stranger Things: The First Shadowwhich deserves more respect than certain criticisms. And by the way, if David Cromer head Good night and good luckHe could well participate in the two categories of realization for the best play and the best musical – he also made Dead outlaw This season.
Best director of a musical
Expect nominations for Michael Arden (Maybe a happy ending),, David Cromer (Dead outlaw),, Month (Floyd Collins),, George C. Wolfe (Gypsy) And Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Blvd.) Spoiler possible (and my choice is Christopher Gattelli (Death becomes her), who I would choose above Wolfe or Landau (as talented as they are, I think they have done a better job elsewhere).
Complete list of eligible productions
New musicals
A wonderful world: the musical of Louis Armstrong
Boop! The musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead outlaw
Death becomes her
Just in time
Maybe a happy ending
Mancemeat operation
Real women have curves
Sequoia
Smash
Stephen Sondheim's old friends
Scanned
Tammy Faye
New parts
All in: Comedy on Love
Cult of love
English
Good night and good luck
Job
John Proctor is the villain
Left the tenth
McNeal
Oh, Mary!
Aim
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
California hills
The image of Dorian Gray
The roommate
Musical revivals
Elf the musical
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Once upon a time there was a mattress
Pirates! Penzance musical
Sunset boulevard
The past five years
Play
Eureka day
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
Home
Othello
Our city
Romeo + Juliet
Yellow face
