Wednesday, June 7, 2023

PREDICTING THE 2023 TONYS







From THE KITE RUNNER to NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Broadway saw 40 new productions during the 2022-23 season,including 15 musicals (9 original, 6 revivals), 24 plays (18 original, 5 revivals, one return engagement), and one special engagement (original). 

Lots of competition for awards, to be sure.

Despite my being a voting member of Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk as well as the lead Broadway critic for Talkin' Broadway (talkinbroadway.com), my ability to predict Tony Award winners is more of a matter of guessing and luck.  Still, who can resist?  No foul, no harm!

So, with no further ado, here are my picks for the winners for the 2023 Tony Awards.  Tune in to CBS on Sunday night, June 11, 2023 to see how things pan out!!!


Best Book of a Musical

Kimberly Akimbo


Best Original Score

Some Like It Hot


Best Performance by Lead Actor in a Play

Sean Hayes


Best Performance by Lead Actress in a Play

Jessica Chastain


Best Performance by Lead Actor in a Musical

J. Harrison Ghee


Best Performance by Lead Actress in a Musical

Victoria Clark


Best Performance by Featured Actor in a Play

Jordan E. Cooper


Best Performance by Featured Actress in a Play

Miriam Silverman


Best Performance by Featured Actor in a Musical

Alex Newell


Best Performance by Featured Actress in a Musical

Bonnie Milligan


Best Scenic Design of a Play

Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding (Life of Pi)


Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Scott Pask (Some Like It Hot)


Best Costume Design of a Play

Emilio Sosa (Ain’t No Mo’}


Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes (Some Like It Hot)


Best Lighting Design of a Play

Ben Stanton (A Christmas Carol)


Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz (Sweeney Todd)


Best Sound Design of a Play

Ben and Max Ringham (Prima Facie)


Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada (New York, New York)


Best Direction of a Play

Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt)


Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden (Parade)


Best Choreography

Casey Nicholaw (Some Like It Hot)


Best Orchestrations

Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter (Some Like It Hot)


Best Play

Leopoldstadt


Best Musical

Kimberly Akimbo


Best Revival of a Play

The Piano Lesson


Best Revival of a Musical

Parade


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