well there are like 4 new musicals this year aren't there? 1.Avenue Q 2.Wicked 3.Never Gonna Dance 4.Taboo
Out of those i believe it'll be Q or Wicked
Revivals WONDERFUL TOWN is such a riot (it should win best revival)
Best Actress:Idina or Kristin Best Actor:Hugh Best Supporting Actress:Ann Harada or Natalie Venitia Belcon Best Sup. Actor: Rick Lyon or Joel Grey
Best Play:Anna or I am my Own Wife
"Look on the Bright Side
Not on the Blackside
get off your backside
shine those shoes!
This is your golden opportunity:
Your the lightning and the news!"
-Assassins
Some here are counting out a lot of spring contenders for Best Play, Best Musical, Best Revival of a Play and Best Revival of a Musical.
By my count, these are the eligible titles in those categories. Only four can be nominated, respectively. (Acting categories can have five nominees).
BEST MUSICAL AVENUE Q CAROLINE OR CHANGE WICKED BOMBAY DREAMS THE BOY FROM OZ TABOO NEVER GONNA DANCE
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL ASSASSINS BIG RIVER FIDDLER ON THE ROOF WONDERFUL TOWN LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
BEST PLAY ANNA IN THE TROPICS RETREAT FROM MOSCOW GOLDA’S BALCONY I AM MY OWN WIFE MATCH SIXTEEN WOUNDED DROWNING CROW DUET THE VIOLET HOUR
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY RAISIN IN THE SUN CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF HENRY IV JUMPERS THE CARETAKER KING LEAR MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS SLY FOX TWENTIETH CENTURY
Musical: Wicked Musical revival: Fiddler on the Roof (although Asassins hasn't opened yet) Book: Avenue Q Music Score: Avenue Q Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick - Asassins (only because it is Jonathan Tunick) Choreorgaphy: Kathleen Marshall - Wonderful Town (although Bombay Dreams seems like it could be a contender) Director: George Wolfe - Caroline or Change Set Design: Eugene Lee - Wicked Costumes: I'll go out on a limb and say Bombay Dreams Lighting: Wicked Actor- Hugh Jackman - The Boy from Oz Actress - Donna Murphy (or) Kristen Chenoweth Fea Actor - Douglas Sills - Little Shop of Horrors (or one of the guys from Asassins) Fea Actress - Randi Graff - Fiddler on the Roof
Play - I am my own wife (but we've yet to see 16 Wounded or Match) Revival - Jumpers Actor - considering the category will probably include Jefferson Mays, Christopher Plummer, Kevin Kline and Simon Russell Beale this one is hard to predict. Actress - Tovah Feldshuh (if ever there was a shoo-in) Director - David Leveaux - Jumpers
I still have aproblem of a puppet show winning the best musical Tony.
If a show has outstanding score, writing, performance (of who, puppet or manipulator?), design, direction and choreography (as dry2olives claims) why hide behind a puppet. Why not do it without the gimmick? If the material was strong enough without the puppets in the first instance it wouldn't need the embellishment.
I think Wicked will win anyway.
Updated On: 2/17/04 at 06:45 AM
Alterego, you must not have seen Avenue Q. They are not "hiding" behind a puppet and it is not a "gimmick," but is integral and meaningful to the plot, to to mention expertly excecuted. It is NOT "Sesame Street: The Musical." It is not a puppet show. Go see it and you shall find out for yourself.
Agreed, BoxofficeJon. I think it's a litle early for predictions but I'll put my two cents in anyway.
Best Musical- WICKED(No use aruguing, you know this show has got it in the bag) Best Revival- Im hoping for Fiddler---But that's only because I love the show and the only revival I've seen this season is Little Shop. Sets- Definitely WICKED. One look at that set lets you know that this Tony is theirs as well. Little Shop can't hold a candle to that show's sets. Costumes- Wicked---again, no other show has come up with costumes are bright and original as these. Choreography- No one has mentioned Never Gonna Dance? That is a show filled with choreography, and from the numbers I've seen it's great choreography. I'm crossing my fingers for this show to win this one. Orchestrations- Again, Wicked! Brohn did a wonderful jobs with these songs. Lighting- Take a lucky guess.
Wicked's gonna sweep the Tonys, this year, folks. The other shows could be great, but Wicked has amazing....everything.
I also agree that it looks like a very Wicked year...
BEST MUSICAL - Wicked BEST ACTOR - Hugh Jackman BEST ACTRESS - Kristin Chenoweth BEST FEATURED ACTOR - Denis O'Hare (Assassins)..I just have a feeling. BEST FEATURED ACTRESS - Nancy Opel or Randy Graff for Fiddler.. BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL - Assassins BEST DIRECTOR - Joe Mantello , Assassins BEST PLAY - Golda's Balcony or I Am My Own Wife BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - Kevin Kline , Henry IV BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Tovah Fedush BEST FREATURED ACTOR - Ethan Hawke , Henry IV BEST FEATURED ACTRESS - Audra McDonald , Henry IV BEST PLAY REVIVAL - Henry IV BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY - Jack O'Brien , Henry IV BEST CHOREOGRAPHY - Wonderful Town BEST SCENIC DESIGN , LIGHTING DESIGN , COSTUMES - Wicked BEST ORCHESTRATIONS - Assassins
I just want Taboo to at least be nominated. i know it won't win and probably wont even be nominated but it would be a damn shame. It was one the years best