Below are my picks, and yours, for the 2015 Tony Awards — by which I mean, whom I would choose among the nominees. These are not my predictions of who will actually win; I’m willing to wait until June 7th to find out.
I took a survey asking you which ones you would pick for 15 of the categories, and I’ve put the winning results of that next to my own preferences.
For the reasoning behind my choices, and my preferences for all 24 categories, please check This year’s Tony Awards – here’s who SHOULD win, on DC Theatre Scene.
(More of my views on theater awards near the beginning of Bernardo Cubria’s Off and On podcast for June 1st, Episode 85)
Best Play
Nominated: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Disgraced, Hand to God, Wolf Hall, Parts 1 and 2
My preference: Disgraced
Your preference: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Winner: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Musical
Nominated: An American in Paris, Fun Home, Something Rotten!, The Visit
My preference: Fun Home
Your preference: Fun Home
Winner: Fun Home
Best Revival of a Play
Nominated: The Elephant Man, Skylight, This Is Our Youth, You Can’t Take It With You
My preference: Skylight
Your preference: You Can’t Take It With You
Winner: Skylight
Best Revival of a Musical
Nominated: The King and I, On The Town, On The Twentieth Century
My preference: The King and I
Your Preference: The King and I
Winner: The King and I
Best Lead Actor in a Play
Nominated: Steven Boyer, Hand to God; Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man; Ben Miles, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two; Bill Nighy, Skylight; Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
My preference: Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Your preference: Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Winner: Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Lead Actress in a Play
Nominated: Geneva Carr, Hand to God; Helen Mirren, The Audience; Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles; Carey Mulligan, Skylight; Ruth Wilson, Constellations
My preference: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Your preference: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Winner: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Nominated: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home; Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris; Brian d’Arcy James, Something Rotten!; Ken Watanabe, The King and I; Tony Yazbeck, On the Town
My preference: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Your preference: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Winner: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Nominated: Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century; Leanne Cope, An American in Paris; Beth Malone, Fun Home; Kelli O’Hara, The King and I; Chita Rivera, The Visit
My preference: Kelli O’Hara, The King and I
Your preference: Kelli O’Hara, The King and I
Winner: Kelli O’Hara, The King and I
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Nominated: Matthew Beard, Skylight; K. Todd Freeman, Airline Highway; Richard McCabe, The Audience; Alessandro Nivola, The Elephant Man; Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two; Micah Stock, It’s Only a Play
My preference: K. Todd Freeman, Airline Highway
Your preference: Micah Stock, It’s Only A Play
Winner: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Nominated: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It with You; Patricia Clarkson, The Elephant Man; Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two; Sarah Stiles, Hand to God
Julie White, Airline Highway
My preference: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It with You
Your preference: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It With You
Winner: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It With You
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominees: Christian Borle, Something Rotten!; Andy Karl, On the Twentieth Century; Brad Oscar, Something Rotten!; Brandon Uranowitz, An American in Paris;
Max von Essen, An American in Paris
My preference: Brad Oscar, Something Rotten!
Your preference: Andy Karl, On The Twentieth Century
Winner: Christian Borle, Something Rotten
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Nominees: Victoria Clark, Gigi; Judy Kuhn, Fun Home; Sydney Lucas, Fun Home; Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I; Emily Skeggs, Fun Home
My preference: Sydney Lucas, Fun Home
Your preference: Sydney Lucas, Fun Home
Winner: Ruthie Ann Miles
Best Choreography
Nominees: Joshua Bergasse, On the Town; Christopher Gattelli, The King and I; Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!; Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
My preference: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Your preference: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Winner: Christopher Wheeldon
Best Direction of a Play
Nominees: Stephen Daldry, Skylight; Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Scott Ellis, You Can’t Take It with You; Jeremy Herrin, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two; Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God
My preference: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Your preference: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Winner: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Direction of a Musical
Nominees: Sam Gold, Fun Home; Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!; John Rando, On the Town; Bartlett Sher, The King and I; Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
My preference: Sam Gold, Fun Home
Your preference: Sam Gold Fun Home
Winner: Sam Gold Fun Home
The survey is still open — you can still vote. If this alters the tally, I’ll change the preference.
