Monday, April 30, 2012

2012 TONY Award Nominations: Predictions

Last year I was pretty darn close on my predictions so let's see how I do here. Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons announce the nominees tomorrow (5/1) at 8:30 am.

Best Play:
1) Clybourne Park
2) Other Desert Cities
3) Peter and the Starcatcher
4) Stick Fly


Best Musical:
1) Bonnie & Clyde 
2) Leap of Faith
3) Newsies
4) Nice Work If You Can Get It


Best Revival of a Play:
1) Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
2) Private Lives
3) A Streetcar Named Desire
4) Wit


Best Revival of a Musical:
1) Evita
2) Follies
3) The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
4) Jesus Christ Superstar 


Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play:
1) Hugh Dancy, Venus in Fur
2) Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
3) Frank Langella, Man and Boy
4) John Lithgow, The Columnist
5) Blair Underwood, A Streetcar Named Desire


Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play:
1) Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur
2) Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
3) Tyne Daly, Master Class
4) Linda Lavin, The Lyons
5) Cynthia Nixon, Wit


Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical:
1) Matthew Broderick, Nice Work If You Can Get It
2) Danny Burstein, Follies
3) Raul Esparza, Leap of Faith
4) Norm Lewis, Porgy and Bess
5) Ron Raines, Follies


Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical:
1) Jan Maxwell, Follies
2) Audra McDonald, Porgy and Bess
3) Kelli O'Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
4) Bernadette Peters, Follies
5) Elena Roger, Evita