And here they are...my Tony Award predictions!
How I Did: 20-7
Best Play
Dividing the Estate
God of Carnage
Reasons to be Pretty
33 Variations
Actual Winner: God of Carnage
Best Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek The Musical
Actual Winner: Billy Elliot, The Musical!
Best Book of a Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical - Lee Hall
Next to Normal - Brian Yorkey
Shrek The Musical - David Lindsay-Abaire
[title of show] - Hunter Bell
Actual Winner: Billy Elliot, The Musical - Lee Hall
Best Original Score
Billy Elliot, The Musical - Elton John & Lee Hall
Next to Normal - Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey
9 to 5: The Musical - Dolly Parton
Shrek The Musical - Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire
Actual Winner: Next to Normal - Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey
Best Revival of a Play
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Mary Stuart
The Norman Conquests
Waiting for Godot
Actual Winner: The Norman Conquests
Best Revival of a Musical
Guys & Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story
Actual Winner: Hair
Best Special Theatrical Event
Liza's at the Palace
Slava's Showdown
Soul of Shaolin
You're Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush
Actual Winner: Liza's at the Palace
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jeff Daniels - God of Carnage
Raul Esparza - Speed the Plow
James Gandolfini - God of Carnage
Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King
Thomas Sadoski - Reasons to be Pretty
Actual Winner: Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Hope Davis - God of Carnage
Jane Fonda - 33 Variations
Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage
Janet McTeer - Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter - Mary Stuart
Actual Winner: Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Gavin Creel - Hair
Brian d'Arcy James - Shrek The Musical
Constantine Maroulis - Rock of Ages
J. Robert Spencer - Next to Normal
Actual Winner: The Three Billys!! :)
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Stockard Channing - Pal Joey
Sutton Foster - Shrek The Musical
Allison Janney - 9 to 5: The Musical
Alice Ripley - Next to Normal
Josefina Scaglione - West Side Story
Actual Winner: Alice Ripley - Next to Normal
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
John Glover - Waiting For Godot
Zach Grenier - 33 Variations
Stephen Mangan - The Norman Conquests
Paul Ritter - The Norman Conquests
Roger Robinson - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Actual Winner: Roger Robinson - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Hallie Foote - Dividing the Estate
Jessica Hynes - The Norman Conquests
Marin Ireland - Reasons to be Pretty
Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit
Amanda Root - The Norman Conquests
Actual Winner: Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
David Bologna - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Gregory Jbara - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Marc Kudisch - 9 to 5: The Musical
Christopher Sieber - Shrek The Musical
Will Swenson - Hair
Actual Winner: Gregory Jbara - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Performance by a 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
Carole Shelley - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Actual Winner: Karen Olivo - West Side Story
Best Direction of a Play
Phyllida Lloyd - Mary Stuart
Bartlett Sher - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Matthew Warchus - God of Carnage
Matthew Warchus - The Norman Conquests
Actual Winner: Matthew Warchus - God of Carnage
Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Michael Grief - Next to Normal
Kristin Hanggi - Rock of Ages
Diane Paulus - Hair
Actual Winner: Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Choreography
Karole Armitage - Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler - 9 to 5: The Musical
Peter Darling - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Randy Skinner - Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Actual Winner: Peter Darling - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Orchestrations
Larry Blank - Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Martin Koch - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt - Next to Normal
Danny Troob and John Clancy - Shrek The Musical
Actual Winner: TIE!! Martin Koch - Billy Elliot, The Musical AND Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt - Next to Normal
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Dale Ferguson - Exit the King
Rob Howell - The Norman Conquests
Derek McLane - 33 Variations
Michael Yeargan - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Actual Winner: Derek McLane - 33 Variations
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill - Guys & Dolls
Ian MacNeil - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Scott Pask - Pal Joey
Mark Wendland - Next to Normal
Actual Winner: Ian MacNeil - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play
Dale Ferguson - Exit the King
Jane Greenwood - Waiting for Godot
Martin Pakledinaz - Blithe Spirit
Anthony Ward - Mary Stuart
Actual Winner: Anthony Ward - Mary Stuart
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregory Gale - Rock of Ages
Nicky Gillibrand - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Tim Hatley - Shrek The Musical
Michael McDonald - Hair
Actual Winner: Tim Hatley - Shrek The Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Play
David Hersey - Equus
David Lander - 33 Variations
Brian MacDevitt - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Hugh Vanstone - Mary Stuart
Actual Winner: Brian MacDevitt - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams - Hair
Kevin Adams - Next to Normal
Howell Binkley - West Side Story
Rick Fisher - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Actual Winner: Rick Fisher - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti - Mary Stuart
Gregory Clarke - Equus
Russell Goldsmith - Exit the King
Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg - Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Actual Winner: Gregory Clarke - Equus
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners - Hair
Paul Arditti - Billy Elliot, The Musical
Peter Hylenski - Rock of Ages
Brian Ronan - Next to Normal
Actual Winner: Paul Arditti - Billy Elliot, The Musical
