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2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
#50re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 6:47pm
You never do know. Every year there are one or two "WTF?" nominations, nods that just come out of nowhere.
Last year's "WTF?" nods were (in my opinion) the Featured Actress nod for PASSING STRANGE, LITTLE MERMAID's nod for Best Lighting Design over PASSING STRANGE, etc.
The year before, one of them was Marian Seldes in DEUCE being passed over for Swoozie Kurtz from HEARTBREAK HOUSE (a production that had premiered the previous October).
(and besides, I enjoy being wrong on some things: if everything was right, it'd be boring.)
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
Updated On: 5/3/09 at 06:47 PM
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#51re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 6:49pm
best musical
Billy Elliot the Musical
next to normal
Rock of Ages
[title of show]
These predictions are consistent with reviews.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
Gold Derby
Swing Joined: 5/3/09
#52re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 7:07pm
See a scorecard breakdown of EXPERTS' predictions over at Gold Derby at the L.A. Times' awads site TheEnvelope.com
http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/05/tony-awards-nominations-predictions-news-.html
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIST OF EXPERTS' TONYS PREDICTIONS
Updated On: 5/3/09 at 07:07 PM
ulkis
Chorus Member Joined: 6/5/06
#53re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 7:30pmI hope both actresses from Mary Stuart get nominated, but if they choose just one, I hope they go with Harriet Walter.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#54re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 7:32pm
Stockard Channing gets a Tony nomination over Hilty, Block, Scaglione or Foster over my dead body.
Same with Constantine Maroulis.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#55re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 7:42pm
Stockard Channing gets a Tony nomination over Hilty, Block, Scaglione or Foster over my dead body.
You know she very well could!
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#56re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 8:19pm
BEST MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"Shrek"
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
"Guys and Dolls"
"Hair"
"Pal Joey"
"West Side Story"
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
"Slava's Snowshow"
"Liza's at the Palace"
"You're Welcome America"
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
David Alvarez/Trent Kowalik/Kiril Kulish - "Billy Elliot"
James Barbour - "A Tale of Two Cities"
Gavin Creel - "Hair"
Brian D'Arcy James - "Shrek"
J. Robert Spencer - "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
Stephanie J. Block - "Nine to Five"
Stockard Channing - "Pal Joey"
Megan Hilty - "Nine to Five"
Allison Janney - "Nine to Five"
Alice Ripley - "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Christopher Seiber - "Shrek"
Gregory Jbara - "Billy Elliot"
Marc Kudish - "Nine to Five"
Will Swenson - "Hair"
Aaron Tveit - "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Jennifer Damiano - "Next to Normal"
Hayden Gwyne - "Billy Elliot"
Kathy Fitzgerald - "9 to 5"
Karen Olivo - "West Side Story"
Martha Plimpton - "Pal Joey"
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"[Title of Show]"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE OF A MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"Shrek"
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
"Billy Elliot"
"Hair"
"Next to Normal"
"9 to 5"
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry - "Billy Elliot"
Michael Greif - "Next to Normal"
Joe Mantello - "Nine to Five"
Diane Paulus - "Hair"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Karole Armitage - "Hair"
Andy Blankenbuehler - "Nine to Five"
Peter Darling - "Billy Elliot"
Josh Prince - "Shrek"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"Shrek"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to 5"
"A Tale of Two Cities"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Hair"
"Shrek"
"A Tale of Two Cities"
BEST SOUND DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot" (I'd say this is the biggest lock for a win of any category-- truly a BRILLIANT sound design)
"Hair"
"Nine to Five"
"Shrek"
I know I didn't predict anything for plays... but oh, how I wish Kristin Scott Thomas is recognized. Her work in THE SEAGULL kept her from publicizing herself enough to land an Oscar nod, and I would hate to see a year of tremendous perfomances go unrewarded for her.
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#57re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 8:40pm
BEST MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Guys and Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story
BEST PLAY
The American Plan
Dividing the Estate
God of Carnage
reasons to be pretty
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Mary Stuart
The Norman Conquests
Waiting For Godot
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy
Liza's At the Palace
Soul of Shaolin
You're Welcome America
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
David Alvarez/Trent Kowalik/Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot The Musical
James Barbour - A Tale of Two Cities
Gavin Creel - Hair
Brian D'Arcy James - Shrek The Musical
J. Robert Spencer - Next to Normal
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
Stockard Channing - Pal Joey
Megan Hilty - 9 to 5
Allison Janney - 9 to 5
Alice Ripley - Next to Normal
Josefina Scaglione - West Side Story
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Gregory Jbara - Billy Elliot The Musical
Marc Kudisch - 9 to 5
Christopher Sieber - Shrek The Musical
Will Swenson - Hair
Aaron Tveit - Next to Normal
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Jennifer Damiano - Next to Normal
Hayden Gwynne - Billy Elliot
Karen Olivo - West Side Story
Martha Plimpton - Pal Joey
Carole Shelley - Billy Elliot The Musical
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
9 to 5
[title of show]
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE OF A MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
A Tale of Two Cities
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot The Musical
Michael Greif - Next to Normal
Arthur Laurents - West Side Story (I pray to god this isn't the case, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's gonna happen)
Diane Paulus - Hair
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Karole Armitage - Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler - 9 to 5
Peter Darling - Billy Elliot The Musical
Randy Skinner - Irving Berlin's White Christmas
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - LEADING ROLE
James Gandolfini - God of Carnage
Bill Irwin - Waiting For Godot
Daniel Radcliffe - Equus
Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King
Thomas Sadoski - reasons to be pretty
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - LEADING ROLE
Jane Fonda - 33 Variations
Carla Gugino - Desire Under The Elms
Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage
Janet McTeer - Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter - Mary Stuart
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - FEATURED ROLE
Mackenzie Crook - The Seagull
Brian Dehenny - Desire Under the Elms
John Goodman - Waiting for Godot
Paul Ritter - The Norman Conquests
Roger Robinson - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - FEATURED ROLE
Hallie Foote - Dividing the Estate
Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit
Andrea Martin - Exit the King
Carey Mulligan - The Seagull
Amanda Root - The Norman Conquests
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Phyllida Lloyd - Mary Stuart
Anthony Page - Waiting for Godot
Bartlett Sher - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Matthew Warchus - The Norman Conquests
BEST SCENIC DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST SCENIC DESIGN - PLAY
33 Variations
Desire Under the Elms
Exit The King
The Norman Conquests
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - PLAY
Desire Under the Elms
Equus
Mary Stuart
The Seagull
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - PLAY
Blithe Spirit
Exit The King
Mary Stuart
Waiting For Godot
BEST SOUND DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
Rock of Ages
Shrek The Musical
BEST SOUND DESIGN - PLAY
33 Variations
Equus
Exit The King
Mary Stuart
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
#58re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 9:29pm
Im only giving predictions on the major musical awards.
Best Musical:
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
[Title of Show]
Shrek the Musical
Best Musical Revival:
Guys & Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story
Best Lead Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish; Billy Elliot: The Musical
James Barbour, Tale of Two Cities
Gavin Creel, Hair
Brian D'Arcy James, Shrek the Musical
J. Robert Spencer, Next to Normal
Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Shrek the Musical
Stephanie J. Block, 9 to 5
Allison Janney, 9 to 5
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
Josefina Scaglione, West Side Story
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot: The Musical
Marc Kudisch, 9 to 5
Christopher Sieber, Shrek the Musical
Will Swenson, Hair
Aaron Tveit, Next to Normal
Best Featured Actress in a Musical:
Jennifer Damiano, Next to Normal
Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot: The Musical
Karen Olivo, West Side Story
Martha Plimpton, Pal Joey
Heidi Blickenstaff, [Title of Show]
Best Score:
9 to 5
Billy Elliot: The Musical
Next to Normal
Shrek the Musical
Best Book:
Billy Elliot: The Musical
Next to Normal
Shrek the Musical
[Title of show]
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#59re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 10:22pm
I'm convinced Best Musical is going to be:
9 to 5
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
#60re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/3/09 at 10:38pm
Just a few categories:
BEST MUSICAL
9 TO 5
BILLY ELLIOT
NEXT TO NORMAL
ROCK OF AGES
BEST PLAY
33 VARIATIONS
DIVIDING THE ESTATE
GOD OF CARNAGE
REASONS TO BE PRETTY
Alternate: IRENA'S VOW
BEST REVIVAL-PLAY
EXIT THE KING
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS
WAITING FOR GODOT
Alternate: MARY STUART
BEST LEAD ACTOR-PLAY
James Gandolfini, GOD OF CARNAGE
Bill Irwin, WAITING FOR GODOT
Daniel Radcliffe, EQUUS
Geoffrey Rush, EXIT THE KING
Thomas Sadoski, REASONS TO BE PRETTY
Should: Rupert Everett, BLITHE SPIRIT
BEST LEAD ACTOR-MUSICAL
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalic, Kiril Kulish, BILLY ELLIOT
James Barbour, TALE OF TWO CITIES
Gavin Creel, HAIR
Brian d'Arcy James, SHREK
J. Robert Spencer, NEXT TO NORMAL
BEST LEAD ACTRESS-PLAY
Tovah Feldush, IRENA'S VOW
Carla Gugino, DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS
Marcia Gay Harden, GOD OF CARNAGE
Kristin Scott Thomas, THE SEAGULL
Harriet Walter, MARY STUART
Should: A bunch, but specifically Jayne Atkinson for BLITHE SPIRIT.
BEST LEAD ACTRESS-MUSICAL
Stockard Channing, PAL JOEY
Kate Jennings Grant, GUYS & DOLLS
Alison Janney, 9 TO 5
Alice Ripley, NEXT TO NORMAL
Josefina Scaglione, WEST SIDE STORY
Alternate: Megan Hilty, 9 TO 5
BEST BOOK
BILLY ELLIOT
NEXT TO NORMAL
SHREK
[TITLE OF SHOW]
BEST SCORE
9 TO 5
BILLY ELLIOT
NEXT TO NORMAL
[TITLE OF SHOW]
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#61re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 1:46amjonart - West Side Story isn't eligible for Best Choreography.
#62re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 5:52am
The JOY to see CS predict ROA as a nominee for the Best Musical Tony? Priceless.
May ROCK OF AGES grab all those WTF spots...with gusto.
And where did you come from, Zoneace? Damn, you're evil.
Congrats to all the Tuesday Nominees and Nominated Shows! Has a host been announced? Wow - this is gonna be fun...
And what's with all the 9 to 5? It's like WallMart or something. Go shop somewhere else...
I predict a little more Rock of Ages and Billy Elliot and a little less Shrek and 9 to 5.
#63re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 6:45am
"The JOY to see CS predict ROA as a nominee for the Best Musical Tony? Priceless. "
That's because the 4th slot is obviously not going to title of show. Oh, and ROA is not getting more nominations than 9 to 5, there is just no way.
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#64re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 7:22am
Actress will be:
Foster
Hilty
Janney
Ripley
Scaglione
Featured Actress will be:
Gwynne
Levy
Olivo
Plimpton
Shelley
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
FMills
Chorus Member Joined: 5/17/06
#65re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 8:45am
Okay I'll play. Here are mine...
BEST MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Guys and Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story
BEST PLAY
33 Variations
Dividing the Estate
God of Carnage
reasons to be pretty
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Exit the King
The Norman Conquests
Waiting For Godot
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy
Liza's At the Palace
Soul of Shaolin
You're Welcome America
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
David Alvarez/Trent Kowalik/Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot The Musical
James Barbour - A Tale of Two Cities
Gavin Creel - Hair
Brian D'Arcy James - Shrek The Musical
J. Robert Spencer - Next to Normal
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
Stockard Channing - Pal Joey
Sutton Foster - Shrek
Allison Janney - 9 to 5
Alice Ripley - Next to Normal
Josefina Scaglione - West Side Story
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Gregory Jbara - Billy Elliot The Musical
Marc Kudisch - 9 to 5
Christopher Sieber - Shrek The Musical
Will Swenson - Hair
Daniel Breaker - Shrek The Musical
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Kathy Fitzgerald - 9 to 5
Hayden Gwynne - Billy Elliot
Karen Olivo - West Side Story
Martha Plimpton - Pal Joey
Carole Shelley - Billy Elliot
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
Shrek The Musical
[title of show]
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE OF A MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Shrek the Musical
Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
13
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot The Musical
Michael Greif - Next to Normal
Jason Moore - Shrek the Musical
Diane Paulus - Hair
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Karole Armitage - Hair
Josh Prince - Shrek The Musical
Peter Darling - Billy Elliot The Musical
Randy Skinner - Irving Berlin's White Christmas
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - LEADING ROLE
John Lithgow - All My Sons
Bill Irwin - Waiting For Godot
Raul Esparza - Speed the Plow
Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King
Thomas Sadoski - reasons to be pretty
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - LEADING ROLE
Jane Fonda - 33 Variations
Carla Gugino - Desire Under The Elms
Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage
Janet McTeer - Mary Stuart
Kristin Scott Thomas - The Seagull
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - FEATURED ROLE
Mackenzie Crook - The Seagull
Steven Pasquale - reasons to be pretty
John Goodman - Waiting for Godot
Paul Ritter - The Norman Conquests
Roger Robinson - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - FEATURED ROLE
Hallie Foote - Dividing the Estate
Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit
Andrea Martin - Exit the King
Zoe Kazan - The Seagull
Elizabeth Moss - Speed the Plow
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Anthony Page - Waiting for Godot
Bartlett Sher - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Matthew Warchus - The Norman Conquests
Matthew Warchus - God of Carnage
BEST SCENIC DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST SCENIC DESIGN - PLAY
33 Variations
Desire Under the Elms
The Seagull
The Norman Conquests
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
Next to Normal
Shrek The Musical
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - PLAY
Desire Under the Elms
Equus
Mary Stuart
The Seagull
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
9 to 5
Shrek The Musical
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - PLAY
Blithe Spirit
Exit The King
Mary Stuart
Waiting For Godot
BEST SOUND DESIGN - MUSICAL
Billy Elliot The Musical
Hair
Rock of Ages
Shrek The Musical
BEST SOUND DESIGN - PLAY
33 Variations
Equus
Exit The King
Mary Stuart
#66re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:13am
CapnHook gets a cookie!
REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD (5pts bonus)
Signature Theatre Company
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (5pts bonus)
Jerry Herman
Herman, Herz, Newman and Signature Theatre Are 2009 Special Tony Award Winners
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#67re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:27am
I'm still convinced Damiano will be nominated ahead of Carole Shelley.
No way in hell is Daniel Breaker getting nominated for Shrek.
jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#68re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:54am
Here's mine:
BEST MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"Shrek"
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
"Guys and Dolls"
"Hair"
"Pal Joey"
"West Side Story"
BEST PLAY
"Irena's Vow"
"God of Carnage"
"reasons to be pretty"
"33 Variations"
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
"Exit the King"
"Mary Stuart"
"The Norman Conquests"
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
"Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy"
"Liza's at the Palace"
"You're Welcome America"
"Soul of Shaolin"
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
David Alvarez/Trent Kowalik/Kiril Kulish - "Billy Elliot"
James Barbour - "A Tale of Two Cities"
Gavin Creel - "Hair"
Brian D'Arcy James - "Shrek"
J. Robert Spencer - "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - LEADING ROLE
Stephanie J. Block - "Nine to Five"
Sutton Foster - "Shrek"
Megan Hilty - "Nine to Five"
Allison Janney - "Nine to Five"
Alice Ripley - "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Christopher Siber - "Shrek"
Gregory Jbara - "Billy Elliot"
Marc Kudish - "Nine to Five"
Will Swenson - "Hair"
Aaron Tveit - "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL - FEATURED ROLE
Jennifer Damiano - "Next to Normal"
Hayden Gwyne - "Billy Elliot"
Kathy Fitzgerald - "9 to 5"
Karen Olivo - "West Side Story"
Martha Plimpton - "Pal Joey"
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"[Title of Show]"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE OF A MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"Shrek"
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
"Billy Elliot"
"Hair"
"Next to Normal"
"9 to 5"
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry - "Billy Elliot"
Michael Greif - "Next to Normal"
Joe Mantello - "Nine to Five"
Diane Paulus - "Hair"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Karole Armitage - "Hair"
Andy Blankenbuehler - "Nine to Five"
Peter Darling - "Billy Elliot"
Sergiio Trujillo - "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - LEADING ROLE
Raul Esparza - "Speed-the-Plow"
James Gandolfini - "God of Carnage"
John Lithgow - "All My Sons"
Stephen Mangan - "The Norman Conquests"
Geoffrey Rush - "Exit the King"
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - LEADING ROLE
Jane Fonda - "33 Variations"
Marcia Gay Harden - "God of Carnage"
Janet McTeer - "Mary Stuart"
Kristin Scott Thomas - "The Seagull"
Tovah Feldshuh- "Irena's Vow"
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - FEATURED ROLE
Mackenzie Crook - "The Seagull"
Brian Dennehy - "Desire Under the Elms"
John Goodman - "Waiting for Godot"
John Benjamin Hickey - "Mary Stuart"
Patrick Wilson - "All My Sons"
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - FEATURED ROLE
Andrea Martin - "Exit the King"
Angela Lansbury - "Blithe Spirit"
Carey Mulligan - "The Seagull"
Piper Perabo - "reasons to be pretty"
Mercedes Ruehl - "The American Plan"
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Anthony Page - "Waiting for Godot"
Ian Rickson - "The Seagull"
Bartlett Sher - "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Matthew Warchus - "The Norman Conquests"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"Nine to Five"
"Hair"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN - PLAY
"33 Variations"
"Desire Under the Elms"
"Dividing the Estate"
"Mary Stuart"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"9 to 5"
"Shrek"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - PLAY
"Desire Under the Elms"
"Equus"
"Mary Stuart"
"The Seagull"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Hair"
"Shrek"
"9 to 5"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - PLAY
"Exit the King"
"Mary Stuart"
"Irena's Vow"
"Waiting for Godot"
BEST SOUND DESIGN - MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Hair"
"Next to Normal"
"Shrek"
BEST SOUND DESIGN - PLAY
"33 Variations"
"All My Sons"
"Blithe Spirit"
"Exit the King"
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#69re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:55amanyone who thinks N2N will be getting less than 4 acting nominations is out of there mind. Jennifer became a lock when Hilty and Block got bumped to leading.
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
LittleBitRacist2
Swing Joined: 5/1/09
#70re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:58am
double post.. my real username's predictions are right after this
Updated On: 5/4/09 at 10:58 AM
#71re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 11:00am
I don't see how NEXT TO NORMAL could get a Scenic Design nomination.
It's scaffolding.
It's outside of buildings all across Manhattan.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
LittleBitRacist
Featured Actor Joined: 12/5/04
#72re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 11:00am
here are mine... i didnt do plays because i've only seen a few of them
Best Musical:
Next to normal
9 to 5
Billy Elliot
Shrek the Musical
*Alternate: Rock of Ages
Best Actress in a Musical:
Alice Ripley
Allison Janney
Josefina Scaglione
Sutton Foster
Megan Hilty
*Alternate: Stephanie J. Block
Best Actor in a Musical:
Billys
J. Robert Spencer
Brian D?Arcy James
Gavin Creel
James Barbour
*Alternate: Matt Cavenaugh
Featured Actor:
Chris Sieber
Aaron Tveit
Greg Jbara
Will Swenson
Marc Kudisch
*Alternate: Daniel Breaker
Featured Actress:
Haydn Gwyne
Jennifer Damiano
Kathy Fitzgerald
Karen Olivo
Martha Plimpton
*Alternate: Heidi Blickinstaff
Best Director:
Greif ? n2n
Laurents- WSS
Diane Paulus- Hair
Daldry- Billy Elliot
*Alternate: Mantello- 9 to 5
Choreography:
Darling- Billy Elliot
Prince- Shrek
Blankenbuehler- 9 to 5
Daniele- Pal Joey
*Alternate: Armitage- Hair
Score:
Kitt/Yorkey- n2n
Parton- 9 to 5
Elton John- Billy Elliot
Tesori- Shrek
*Alternate: JRB- 13
Revival:
West Side Story
Hair
Pal Joey
Guys and Dolls
Book:
Bell- Title of Show
Yorkey- N2N
Hall- Billy Elliot
Resnick- 9 to 5
*Alternate: Lindsay- Abaire- Shrek
Scenic Design:
Hatley- Shrek
McNeil- Billy Elliot
Wendland- N2N
Pask- 9 to 5
*Alternate: Boritt- Rock of Ages
Costume:
Gillibrand- Billy Elliot
Hatley- Shrek
Long- 9 to 5
Pask- Hair
*Alternate: Rock of Ages
Lighting:
Next to Normal
Billy Elliot
Shrek
Hair
Alternate: Rock of Ages
#73re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 11:01am
And I truly hope Laurents doesn't take away a Best Direction nomination from an actually well-directed production.
There are only four slots.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#74re: 2009 Tony Awards Nominations Predictions
Posted: 5/4/09 at 11:01am
I agree with Foster. The Next to Normal set consists of three levels of metal scaffolding with light bulbs, a chair, and a ktichen table.
I love the show, but its set design is not award worthy.
I do hope the lighting design is recognized, though.
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