Sunday, June 12, 2022

PREDICTING THE TONYS 2022

 Prediction. Businesswoman in a black jacket shows a card with the inscription prediction. Selective focus royalty free stock photo


'Tis a foolish thing to try to read the minds of Tony voters.  But who can resist?  

In any event, here are my predictions of the winners (plus who I would have voted for if anyone had invited me to do so).


Best Play:                  The Lehman Trilogy

Personal Choice:      Clyde's


Best Musical:             Six

Personal Choice:       MJ (but close enough to tie with Six)


Play Revival:              For Colored Girls...

Personal Choice:       Trouble in Mind


Musical Revival:         Company

Personal Choice:        Company


Lead Actor, Play:        David Morse

Personal Choice:        David Morse


Lead Actress, Play:    LaChanze

Personal Choice:        LaChanze


Lead Actor, Musical:  Jaquel Spivey

Personal Choice:        Jaquel Spivey


Lead Actress, Musical:  Sharon D Clarke

Personal Choice:           Sharon D Clarke


Featured Actor, Play:    Jessie Tyler Ferguson

Personal Choice:           Chuck Cooper


Featured Actress, Play:      Uzo Aduba

Personal Choice:                 Uzo Aduba


Featured Actor, Musical:      Matt Doyle

Personal Choice:                   Matt Doyle


Featured Actress, Musical    Patti LuPone

Personal Choice:                    Patti LuPone


Book of Musical:                    A Strange Loop

Personal Choice:                    A Strange Loop 


Score:                                      Six

Personal Choice:                    Flying Over Sunset


Scenic Design, Play:            Es Devlin

Personal Choice:                  Es Devlin


Scenic Design, Musical:    Beowulf Boritt

Personal Choice:                Beowulf Boritt


Costume,  Play:                Jennifer Moeller

Personal Choice:              Jennifer Moeller


Costumes,  Musical:       Gabriella Slade

Personal Choice:              Gabriella Slade


Lighting, Play:               Jon Clark

Personal Choice:         Jon Clark


Lighting, Musical:        Bradley King

Personal Choice:        Bradley King


Sound, Play:                Mikhail Fiksel

Personal Choice:         Mikhail Fiksel


Sound, Musical:            Paul Gatehouse

Personal Choice:        Paul Gatehouse


Direction, Play:            Sam Mendes

Personal Choice:        Camille A. Brown 


Direction, Musical:    Marianne Elliott

Personal Choice:        Christopher Wheeldon


Choreography            Christopher Wheeldon

Personal Choice:        Christopher Wheeldon


Orchestrations:          David Cullen

Personal Choice:        David Cullen