Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (c) Marc Brenner
Now that all the shows have opened on Broadway and the Tony Awards committee has ruled on the final rush of openings, it’s time for The Interested Bystander to predict who might get Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, April 30. And look for a possible all-women Director in a Musical line-up.
Enjoy!
The Interested Bystander’s Final 77th Tony Award Nomination Predictions
PLAYS
Stereophonic (c) Juliana Cervantes
Play
Mother Play by Paula Vogel
Patriots by Peter Morgan
Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon
Stereophonic by David Adjmi
(possibles)
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh
Mary Jane by Amy Herzog
Play Revival
Appropriate by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins
An Enemy of the People by Amy Herzog
Uncle Vanya by Heidi Schreck
Purlie Victorious
Doubt
Lead Actress (Play)
Betsy Aidem – Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange – Mother Play
Rachel McAdams – Mary Jane
Sarah Paulson – Appropriate
Anika Noni Rose – Uncle Vanya
Amy Ryan – Doubt
The Enemy of the People (c) Emilio Madrid
Lead Actor (Play)
Steve Carell – Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom Jr. – Purlie Victorious
Jeremy Strong – An Enemy of the People
Michael Stuhlbarg – Patriots
William Jackson Harper – Uncle Vanya
Liev Schreiber – Doubt
Featured Actress (Play)
Francis Benhamou – Prayer for the French Republic
Celia Keenan Bolger – Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon – Stereophonic
Allison Pill – Uncle Vanya
Kara Young – Purlie Victorious
Quincy Tyler Bernstine – Doubt
Juliana Canfield – Stereophonic
Uncle Vanya (c) Marc J. Franklin
Featured Actor (Play)
Will Brill – Stereophonic
Michael Imperioli – An Enemy of the People
Will Keen – Patriots
Alfred Molina – Uncle Vanya
Jim Parsons – Mother Play
Eli Gelb – Stereophonic
Tom Pecinka – Stereophonic
Director (Play)
Daniel Aukin – Stereophonic
David Cromer – Prayer for the French Republic
Rupert Goold – Patriots
Kenny Leon – Purlie Victorious
Lila Neugebauer – Appropriate
Sam Gold - An Enemy of the People
Lila Neugebauer – Uncle Vanya
MUSICALS
The Outsiders (c) Matthew Murphy
Musical
Back to the Future: The Musical
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
The Outsiders
Suffs
Days of Wine and Roses
Here Lies Love
Musical Revival
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Merrily We Roll Along
The Who’s Tommy
Monty Python’s Spamalot
The Wiz
The Heart of Rock and Roll (c) Matthew Murphy
Book of a Musical
Back to the Future by Bob Gale
Days of Wine and Roses by Craig Lucas
Hell’s Kitchen by Kristoffer Diaz
The Outsiders by Adam Rapp and Justin Levine
Suffs by Shaina Taub
The Heart of Rock and Roll by Jonathan A. Abrams
Lempicka by Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer
Score of a Production
Days of Wine and Roses by Adam Guettel
Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
The Outsiders by Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance
Stereophonic by Will Butler
Suffs by Shaina Taub
Back to the Future by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard
Lempicka by Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer
Lead Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinosa – Lempicka
Maleah Joi Moon – Hell’s Kitchen
Kelli O’Hara – Days of Wine and Roses
Maryann Plunkett – The Notebook
Gayle Rankin – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Eva Noblezada – The Great Gatsby
Shaina Taub – Suffs
Merrily We Roll Along (c) Matthew Murphy
Lead Actor in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui – The Who’s Tommy
Brody Grant – The Outsiders
Jonathan Groff – Merrily We Roll Along
Casey Likes – Back to the Future: The Musical
Eddie Redmayne – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Brian d’Arcy James – Days of Wine and Roses
Jeremy Jordan – The Great Gatsby
Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean – Hell’s Kitchen
Nikki M. James – Suffs
Kecia Lewis – Hell’s Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez – Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Jenn Colella – Suffs
Beth Leavel – Lempicka
Illinoise (c) Matthew Murphy
Featured Actor in a Musical
Roger Bart – Back to the Future: The Musical
Daniel Radcliffe – Merrily We Roll Along
Conrad Ricamora – Here Lies Love
Steven Skybell – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Ricky Ubeda – Illinoise
Brent Comer – The Outsiders
Paul Alexander Nolan – Water for Elephants
Director (Musical)
Rebecca Frecknall – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Maria Friedman – Merrily We Roll Along
Michael Greif – Hell’s Kitchen
Leigh Silverman – Suffs
Danya Taymor – The Outsiders
Justin Peck – Illinoise
Alex Timbers – Here Lies Love
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