Here are the results of the survey in which I asked you to pick your personal preferences (not predictions) in 15 of the 26 categories in the 72nd Annual Tony Awards.
Best Play
Nominated: The Children’;Farinelli and The King;Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two; Junk; Latin History for Morons
Your preference:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Musical
Nominated:
The Band’s Visit
Frozen
Mean Girls
SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical
Your preference:
The Band’s Visit
Best Revival of a Musical
Nominated:
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Your preference:
Once on This Island
Best Revival of a Play
Nominated
Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Your preference:
Angels in America
Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Nominated:
Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady
Hailey Kilgore, Once On This Island
LaChanze, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit
Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls
Jessie Mueller, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Your preference:
Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit
Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Nominated:
Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady
Joshua Henry, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Tony Shalhoub, The Band’s Visit
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Your preference:
Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Lead Actress in a Play
Nominated:
Glenda Jackson, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Condola Rashad, Saint Joan
Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God
Amy Schumer, Meteor Shower
Your preference:
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
Best Lead Actor in a Play
Nominated:
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Tom Hollander, Travesties
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Mark Rylance, Farinelli and The King
Denzel Washington, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Your preference:
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominated:
Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Alexander Gemignani, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Grey Henson, Mean Girls
Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Ari’el Stachel, The Band’s Visit
Your preference:
Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Nominated
Ariana DeBose, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Renée Fleming, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Lindsay Mendez, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Ashley Park, Mean Girls
Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady
Your preference:
Lindsay Mendez, Carousel
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Nominated:
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Michael Cera, Lobby Hero
Brian Tyree Henry, Lobby Hero
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
David Morse, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Your preference:
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Nominated:
Susan Brown, Angels in America
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Deborah Findlay, The Children
Denise Gough, Angels in America
Laurie Metcalf, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Your preference:
Denise Gough, Angels in America
Best Choreography
Nominated:
Christopher Gattelli, My Fair Lady
Christopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Steven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Justin Peck, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Your preference:
Justin Peck, Carousel
Best Direction of a Musical
Nominated:
Michael Arden, Once On This Island
David Cromer, The Band’s Visit
Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
Your preference:
Michael Arden, Once On This Island
Best Direction of a Play
Nominated:
Marianne Elliott, Angels in America
Joe Mantello, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
Patrick Marber, Travesties
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
George C. Wolfe, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh
Your preference:
Marianne Elliott, Angels in America
Some 250 people have replied to this survey, which is still open.
I’ll adjust the winners if the numbers change, but they are unlikely to do so. In 13 of the 15 categories, the current first choice is ahead of the second by a huge percentage. (The only exceptions: The difference between first and second choice in best featured actress in a play is seven percent, and best featured actor in a musical is four percent.)
