The Final 79th Tony Award Predictions

Death of a Salesman (c) Emilio Madrid

The 79th Tony Awards will be handed out this Sunday, June 7, with P!nk hosting.  These are my odds of who I think will win. 

Enjoy. 

The Interested Bystander's 

79th Tony Award Predictions 

PLAYS 

Liberation (c) Little Fang

Play 

Liberation by Bess Wohl (35%) 
The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire (33%) 
TIB Personal Choice: The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire 

Play (Revival) 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (88%) 
Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo (5%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo 

Actress (Play) 

Lesley Manville, Oedipus (40%) 
Carrie Coon, Bug (30%)) 
TIB Personal Choice: Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels 

Actor (Play) 

Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (65%) 
John Lithgow, Giant (25%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing 

Featured Actress (Play) 

Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (45%) 
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters (20%) 
TIB Personal Choice: June Squibb, Marjorie Prime 

Becky Shaw (c) Marc J. Franklin

Featured Actor (Play) 

Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw (75%) 
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (11%) 
Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (10%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw 

Director (Play) 

Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (45%) 
Whitney White, Liberation (35%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Kenny Leon, The Balusters 

Fallen Angels (c) Joan Marcus

Costume Design of a Play 

Fallen Angels (60%) 
Liberation (20%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Fallen Angels

Lighting Design of a Play 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (55%) 
Bug (35%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Dog Day Afternoon 

Scenic Design of a Play 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (35%) 
Dog Day Afternoon (20%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Dog Day Afternoon 

Sound Design of a Play 

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (55%) 
Bug (20%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Bug 

MUSICALS 

Musical 

Schmigadoon! (33%) 
The Lost Boys (32%) 
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (30%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Schmigadoon! 

Cats The Jellicle Ball (c) Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

Musical Revival 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball (45%) 
Ragtime (40%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Cats: The Jellicle Ball 

Book of a Musical 

Schmigadoon by Cinco Paul (40%) 
The Lost Boys by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch (35%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Schmigadoon by Cinco Paul 

Score: 

Schmigadoon by Cinco Paul (55%) 
The Lost Boys by The Rescues (35%) 
TIB Personal Choice: The Lost Boys by The Rescues 

Ragtime (c) Matthew Murphy

Actress (Musical) 

Caissie Levy, Ragtime (75%) 
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque (10%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Caissie Levy, Ragtime 

Actor (Musical) 

Joshua Henry, Ragtime (85%) 
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (5%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Joshua Henry, Ragtime 

Schmigadoon! (c) Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

Featured Actress (Musical) 

Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon! (30%) 
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys (20%) 
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime (15%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon! 

Featured Actor (Musical) 

Andre DeShields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball. (55%) 
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys (30%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Andre DeShields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball 

Director (Musical) 

Lear deBessonet, Ragtime (40%) 
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys (35%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball 

Choreography 

Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball (75%) 
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! (15%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball 

Costume Design of a Musical 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball (30%) 
Ragtime (25%) 
Schmigadoon! (20%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Cats: The Jellicle Ball 

The Lost Boys (c) Matthew Murphy 

Lighting Design of a Musical 

The Lost Boys (45%) 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball (40%) 

TIB Personal Choice: Cats: The Jellicle Ball 

Scenic Design of a Musical 

The Lost Boys (65%) 
Schmigadoon! (25%) 
TIB Personal Choice: The Lost Boys 

Orchestrations 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball (55%) 
Schmigadoon! (25%) 
TIB Personal Choice: Cats: The Jellicle Ball

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