Tony Nominations

[brak666]

The Tony nominations are out today. My pick for the winner in bold (musicals only):

ETA: My opinion based on cast recordings, youtube clips, and industry buzz

Best Musical

Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening

Best Book of a Musical

Curtains
Grey Gardens
Legally Blonde
Spring Awakening

Best Original Score (too close to call)

Curtains
Grey Gardens
Legally Blonde
Spring Awakening

Best Revival of a Musical

The Apple Tree
A Chorus Line
Company
110 in the Shade

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris - LoveMusik
Raul Esparza - Company
Jonathan Groff - Spring Awakening
Gavin Lee - Mary Poppins
David Hyde Pierce - Curtains

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (seriously, why even bother nominating anyone else?)

Laura Bell Bundy - Legally Blonde
Christine Ebersole - Grey Gardens
Audra McDonald - 110 in the Shade
Debra Monk - Curtains
Donna Murphy - LoveMusik

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (I'm thinking they'll give it to Cullum because of his reputation, but I'd much rather see it go to Gallagher)

Brooks Ashmanskas - Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Christian Borle - Legally Blonde
John Cullum - 110 in the Shade
John Gallagher Jr. - Spring Awakening
David Pittu - LoveMusik

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Capathia Jenkins totally got robbed. Her part in Fame Becomes Me brings down the house)

Charlotte d'Amboise - A Chorus Line
Rebecca Luker - Mary Poppins
Orfeh - Legally Blonde
Mary Louise Wilson - Grey Gardens
Karen Ziemba - Curtains

Comments

[jgesteve.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to see Jonathan win over Raul... I do have an unnatural dislike of Raul.

[brak666.livejournal.com]

Me too really. Well, I want Jonathan to win, I don't have any particular feelings about Raul (care to elaborate?). But Raul is a name and he's nominated for an iconic role, so I'm pretty sure he's going to win.