2015 Tony Award Predictions: Yours Truly Takes on The Guys From The New York Times

The two chief critics for The New York Times -- Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood -- today announced their picks for the winners of the 2015 Tony Awards.  Yours Truly now lines up his own predictions against theirs and even offers his selections for several categories the pair did not address.

For Best New Broadway Musical

Brantley sez:  An American In Paris

Isherwood sez:  An American in Paris

Miller sez:  Fun Home

For Best New Broadway Play

Brantley sez: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Isherwood sez:  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Miller sez:  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

For Best Musical Revival

Brantley sez:  On the Twentieth Century

Isherwood sez:  The King and I

Miller sez:  On the Twentieth Century

For Best Play Revival

Brantley sez:  Skylight

Isherwood sez:  Skylight

Miller sez:  The Elephant Man

For Best Actor in a Musical

Brantley sez:  Michael Cerveris (Fun Home)

Isherwood sez:  Brian D’Arcy James (Something Rotten!)

Miller sez:  Michael Cerveris (Fun Home)

For Best Actress in a Musical

Brantley sez:  Kristin Chenoweth (On the Twentieth Century)

Isherwood sez:  Kelli O’Hara (The King and I)

Miller sez: Kristin Chenoweth (On the Twentieth Century)

For Best Actor in a Play

Brantley sez:  Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

Isherwood sez:  Steven Boyer (Hand to God)

Miller sez:  Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

For Best Actress in a Play

Brantley sez:  Helen Mirren (The Audience)

Isherwood sez:  Helen Mirren (The Audience)

Miller sez:  Carey Mulligan (Skylight)

For Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Brantley sez:  Brad Oscar (Something Rotten!)

Isherwood sez:  Max von Essen (An American in Paris)

Miller sez:  Andy Karl (On the Twentieth Century)

For Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Brantley sez:  Judy Kuhn (Fun Home)

Isherwood sez:  Judy Kuhn (Fun Home)

Miller sez:  Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I)

For Best Featured Actor in a Play

Brantley sez:  Richard McCabe (The Audience)

Isherwood sez:  Micah Stock (It’s Only a Play)

Miller sez:  Nathaniel Parker (Wolf Hall)

For Best Featured Actress in a Play

Brantley sez:  Annaleigh Ashford (You Can’t Take It With You)

Isherwood sez:  Annaleigh Ashford (You Can’t Take It With You)

Miller sez:  Lydia Leonard (Wolf Hall)

For Best Direction of a Musical

Brantley sez:  Christopher Wheeldon (An American in Paris)

Isherwood sez:  Christopher Wheeldon (An American in Paris)

Miller sez:  Sam Gold (Fun Home)

For Best Direction of a Play

Brantley sez:  Marianne Elliott (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

Isherwood sez:  Marianne Elliott (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

Miller sez: Marianne Elliott (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

For Best Book of a Musical

Brantley sez:  Lisa Kron (Fun Home)

Isherwood sez:  Lisa Kron (Fun Home)

Miller sez:  Lisa Kron (Fun Home)

For Best Score of a Musical

Brantley sez:  Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron (Fun Home)

Isherwood sez:  Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick (Something Rotten!)

Miller sez:  Sting (The Last Ship)

Other Categories that Brantley and Isherwood did not predict: 

For Best Choreography

Miller sez:  Christopher Wheeldon (An American in Paris)

For Best Orchestrations

Miller sez:  Rob Mathes (The Last Ship)

For Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Miller sez:  Michael Yeargan (The King and I)

For Best Scenic Design of a Play

Miller sez:  Bunny Christie and Finn Ross (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

For Best Costume Design of a Musical

Miller sez:  Catherine Zuber (The King and I)

For Best Costume Design of a Play

Miller sez:  Bob Crowley (The Audience)

For Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz (An American in Paris)

For Best Lighting Design of a Play

Paule Constable (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

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Stay tuned:  CBS broadcasts the Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall on June 7.  

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