Here are the results of the survey in which I asked you to pick your personal preferences (not predictions) in 15 of the 24 categories in the 70th annual Tony Awards.
Best Play
Nominated: Eclipsed, The Father, The Humans, King Charles III
Your preference:The Humans
Best Musical
Nominated: Bright Star, Hamilton, School of Rock—The Musical, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Waitress
Your preference: Hamilton
Best Revival of A Play
Nominated: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, Blackbird, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Noises Off
Your preference: Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Best Revival of a Musical
Nominated: The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me, Spring Awakening
Your preference: Spring Awakening
Best Lead Actor in a Play
Nominated: Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Frank Langella, The Father
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Mark Strong, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Your preference: Mark Strong, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Best Lead Actress in a Play
Nominated: Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Laurie Metcalf, Misery
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird
Your preference: A tie between Jessica Lange and Lupita Nyong’o
Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Nominated: Alex Brightman, School of Rock—The Musical
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton
Your preference: Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton
Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Nominated: Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Your preference: Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Nominated: Reed Birney, The Humans
Bill Camp, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
David Furr, Noises Off
Richard Goulding, King Charles III
Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Your preference: Reed Birney, The Humans
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Nominated: Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Andrea Martin, Noises Off
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Your preference: Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominated: Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Christopher Jackson, Hamilton
Your preference: Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Best Featured Actress in Musical
Nominated: Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Your preference: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Best Choreography
Nominated: Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof
Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan
Your preference: Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Best Direction of a Musical
Nominated: Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
John Doyle, The Color Purple
Scott Ellis, She Loves Me
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Your preference: Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Best Direction of a Play
Nominated: Rupert Goold, King Charles III
Jonathan Kent, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Joe Mantello, The Humans
Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
Ivo Van Hove, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Your preference: Joe Mantello, The Humans
More than 300 people replied to the survey, which is still open.
