Monday, June 8, 2015

2014-2015 Season Wrap-Up

Well, it's all over, folks.  The Tony Awards were last night and have already claimed their first victim.  The Visit, Chita Rivera's triumphant (and Tony-nominated) return to Broadway, has announced its closing.  The show will play its final performance next Sunday, June 14h, 2015.  This seems to have been one of my better years in terms of predictions; I got 21 of 24 categories correct, only missing Costume Design of a Musical and Featured Actor and Actress in a Musical.  With that in mind, I'm taking the summer off and will start posting again at the end of August or the beginning of September with my season starter.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Final Tony Predictions

Well, I just saw Hand to G-d today and the Tony Awards ceremony starts in less than an hour, so I guess it's time to post my final predictions.


Best Play
Will Win: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Should Win: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Dark Horse: Hand to G-d

Best Musical
Will Win: Fun Home
Should Win: Fun Home
Dark Horse: An American in Paris

Best Revival of a Play
Will Win: Skylight
Should Win: Skylight
Dark Horse: You Can't Take it With You

Best Revival of a Musical
Will Win: The King and I
Should Win: On the Town
Dark Horse: On the Twentieth Century

Best Actor in a Play
Will Win: Alex Sharp in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Should Win: Steven Boyer, Hand to G-d
Dark Horse: Steven Boyer, Hand to G-d

Best Actress in a Play
Will Win: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Should Win: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Dark Horse: Carey Mulligan, Skylight

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Will Win: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Should Win: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Dark Horse: Alessandro Nivola, The Elephant Man

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Will Win: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it With You
Should Win: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it With You
Dark Horse: Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall

Best Actor in a Musical
Will Win: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Should Win: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Dark Horse: Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris

Best Actress in a Musical
Will Win: Kelli O'Hara, The King and I
Should Win: Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century
Dark Horse: Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Will Win: Andy Karl, On the Twentieth Century
Should Win: Brad Oscar, Something Rotten!
Dark Horse: Christian Borle, Something Rotten!

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Will Win: Judy Kuhn, Fun Home
Should Win: Judy Kuhn, Fun Home
Dark Horse: Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I

Best Director of a Play
Will Win: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Should Win: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Dark Horse: Stephen Daldry, Skylight

Best Director of a Musical
Will Win: Sam Gold, Fun Home
Should Win: Sam Gold, Fun Home
Dark Horse: John Rando, On the Town

Best Book of a Musical
Will Win: Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Should Win: Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Dark Horse: Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell, Something Rotten!

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Will Win: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Should Win: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Dark Horse: Sting, The Last Ship

Best Choreography
Will Win: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Should Win: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Dark Horse: Joshua Bergasse, On the Town

Best Orchestrations
Will Win: Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, and Bill Elliot, An American in Paris
Should Win: Rob Mathes, The Last Ship
Dark Horse: John Clancy, Fun Home

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Will Win: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Should Win: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Dark Horse: Bob Crowley, Skylight

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Will Win: Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris
Should Win: Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris
Dark Horse: David Zinn, Fun Home

Best Costume Design of a Play
Will Win: Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall
Should Win: Bob Crowley, The Audience
Dark Horse: Bob Crowley, The Audience

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Will Win: William Ivey Long, On the Twentieth Century
Should Win: William Ivey Long, On the Twentieth Century
Dark Horse: Catherine Zuber, The King and I

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Will Win: Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Should Win: Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Dark Horse: Natasha Katz, Skylight

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Will Win: Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Should Win: Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Dark Horse: Japhy Wiedeman, The Visit