Tony Nominations (and my predictions for the frontrunners)

Radcliffe and Larroquette

So, the Tony nominations were announced today and there are a few nominations that made me happy as well as a few things that I'm shocked about.

First - I can't believe that Daniel Radcliffe didn't get a nomination for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.   He threw himself into that part, danced up a storm and turned out to have a pretty good singing voice as well.   I'm sure he is bummed but will be the professional we know he is when asked about not getting nominated.  

And while I'm glad that Scottsboro Boys got so many nominations, for me, it was just a good, not great, show, even the score has only a few highlights in my opinion.   And yet it still gets 12 nominations, with Joshua Henry most likely knocking Radcliffe out of a nomination for Best Actor in a Musical - oh well.

I'm thrilled that a Special Tony Award will be given to the Handspring Puppet Company for their work on War Horse.  As I mentioned in my review, it's hard to say if their work would be considered costumes or not- so I'm glad that since they were hard to be categorized that they will end up being rewarded anyway.  I think they are the front runner for Best Play as well.

Also glad to see that Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was remembered for it's score and the performances of Laura Benanti and Patti LuPone.

Mantello and Hickey in A Normal Heart

And I'm extrememly happy that A Normal Heart and it's performers Joe Mantello, Ellen Barkin and John Benjamin Hickey all got nominated.  I think that Barkin and Hickey are the front runners in their categories.

Also, not surprised at all that Wonderland got shut out of any nominations and that Priscilla didn't get a Best Musical nom.  I do think that Book of Mormon will win the most awards, but there are a few categories where I think it is a little too close to call who will win- Best Featured Actress in a Musical is the hottest race if you ask me.

War Horse

The Tony's air on CBS on Sunday, June 12th at 8pm.
Here are the main Tony Nominations for this year along with my prediction of the frontrunners or who will win highlighted in red: (let me know if you guys agree or not)


Best Play
Good People Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Jerusalem Author: Jez Butterworth
The Motherf**ker with the Hat Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
War Horse Author: Nick Stafford

Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act


Rannells and Gad in Book of Mormon -
both Tony nominees!

Best Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Alex Timbers
The Book of Mormon Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro Boys David Thompson
Sister Act Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Book of Mormon Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro Boys Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb
Sister Act Music: Alan Menken; Lyrics: Glenn Slater
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Revival of a Play
Arcadia
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

Sutton Foster and the cast of Anything Goes

Best Revival of a Musical
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Brian Bedford The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Joe Mantello The Normal Heart

Al Pacino The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand Good People
Lily Rabe The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland Brief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad The Book of Mormon

Joshua Henry The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Patina Miller in Sister Act

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sutton Foster Anything Goes
Beth Leavel Baby It's You!
Patina Miller Sister Act
Donna Murphy The People in the Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Mackenzie Crook Jerusalem
Billy Crudup Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Colman Domingo The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley Anything Goes
John Larroquette How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Forrest McClendon The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'Malley The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Ellen Barkin The Normal Heart
Edie Falco The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light Lombardi
Joanna Lumley La Bête
Elizabeth Rodriguez The Motherf**ker with the Hat

LuPone in Women on the Verge..

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (too close to call in my opinion)
Laura Benanti Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy Blanchard How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria Clark Sister Act
Nikki M. James The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris War Horse
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Daniel Sullivan The Merchant of Venice

Best Direction of a Musical
Rob Ashford How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker The Book of Mormon

Susan Stroman The Scottsboro Boys

Benanti in Women on the Verge...

Best Choreography
Rob Ashford How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman The Scottsboro Boys