Tony Award Gut Reactions

Having reviewed Tuesday morning's Tony Award nominations, I decided to go through the list and take stock of what my gut reactions are about who will win in each category.  These will likely change before the actual Tony ceremony in June, but here are my first stabs.

Play: Time Stands Still

Musical: Memphis

Revival: A View From the Bridge or Fences

Revival: Finian’s Rainbow

Actor Play: Alfred Molina, Red

Actress Play: Laura Linney, Time Stands Still

Actor Musical: Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles

Actress Musical: Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture

Featured Actor Play: Eddie Redmayne, Red

Featured Actress Play: Jan Maxwell, Lend Me A Tenor

Featured Actor Musical: Christopher Fitzgerald, Finian’s Rainbow

Featured Actress Musical: Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music

Book: Million Dollar Quartet

Score: Fences

Director play: Kenny Leon, Fences

Director musical: Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Ragtime or Bill T. Jones, Fela!

Choreography: Rob Ashford, Promises, Promises or Bill T. Jones, Fela!

Orchestrations: Fela!

Set Design, Play: Present Laughter

Set Design, Musical: Fela!

Costume Design, Play: Royal Family or Fences

Costume Design, Musical: Fela! or La Cage Aux Folles

Lighting Design, Play: Red

Lighting Design, Musical: Ragtime

Sound Design, Play: Fences

Sound Design, Musical: A Little Night Music