This season, we saw every nominee in all of the musical categories (including Best Choreography nominee Scott Graham and Stephen Hoggett's work in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time). We agreed, for the most part, on what we liked and didn't like, with a few differences (An American in Paris, for example - I liked it much better than he did...). Overall, though, I think we agree that this season was full of award-worthy shows and performances. In almost all of the musical categories, I think it is safe to say that any one of the nominees is a potential winner. A lot of these were difficult to choose; I'd love a tie or two!
JEFF’S TONY PICKS
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MIKE’S TONY PICKS
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BEST MUSICAL
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Fun Home
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Fun Home
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Mike says: This is
what I'm hoping for, anyhow, and I think it has a great chance of winning. If
it doesn't, it'll be An American in
Paris,
which frankly left me extremely unimpressed.
Jeff
says: I really hope that Fun
Home wins. Of the four nominees, An American in Paris was my least
favorite, though I enjoyed it and recognize its artistry. This could end up
being another Next to Normal – Billy Elliott or Urinetown –
Thoroughly Modern Millie situation.
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BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
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The King and I
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The King and I
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BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
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Sam Gold
Fun Home
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Sam Gold
Fun Home
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BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
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Christopher Wheeldon,
An American in Paris
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Christopher Wheeldon,
An American in Paris
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BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
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Lisa Kron
Fun
Home
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Lisa Kron
Fun Home
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BEST SCORE WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
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Jeanine Tesori (Music), Lisa Kron (Lyrics) Fun Home
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Jeanine Tesori (Music), Lisa
Kron (Lyrics) Fun Home
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BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
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Christopher
Austin, Don Sebesky,
Bill Elliott
An American in Paris
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Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky,
Bill Elliott
An American in Paris
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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A
MUSICAL
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Brad Oscar
Something Rotten!
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Brad Oscar
Something Rotten!
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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A
MUSICAL
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Judy Kuhn
Fun
Home
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Sydney Lucas
Fun Home
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Mike says: My personal
choice would be Judy Kuhn, who makes an incredible impression with a
small-ish part. But I think the ubiquitous 11-year-old Lucas will take the
prize, which I'm also totally happy with.
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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A
MUSICAL
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Michael
Cerveris
Fun Home
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Michael
Cerveris
Fun Home
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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A
MUSICAL
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Kristin Chenoweth
On
the Twentieth Century
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Kelli O’Hara
The King and I
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Mike says: It's a toss-up
between O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth (I don't think Chita has much of a
chance, much less Beth or Leanne). I guess I'm picking my sentimental
favorite here; if I were actually betting on it, I might go with Kristin.
Jeff says: Perhaps Kelli will finally get her long
overdue award, possibly to make up for last year. But, as wonderful as she is, she’s not the
best Anna Broadway has seen. Even though I hated On the Twentieth
Century, even I can recognize that Kristin is giving a tour de force
performance by most standards. I know
it isn’t a popular opinion, but I thought she was superb in Promises,
Promises – much better than she is in Twentieth Century.
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BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
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Bob Crowley and 59 Productions
An American in
Paris
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David Zinn
Fun Home
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Jeff
says: I really hope Mike is right on this one, as Zinn’s
design matches the entire production so perfectly, and it solves the
Circle-in-the-Square space issues. I
really admire Yeargan’s design for The
King and I, too, for the exact same
reasons, but I think it says something when design choices have to be
explained in the program. But I can totally see the voters going for Paris because it incorporates those always
hard-to-classify projections. (There really needs to be a separate category
for those!)
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
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Gregg Barnes
Something
Rotten!
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Gregg Barnes
Something Rotten!
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BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
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Donald Holder
The
King and I
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Ben Stanton
Fun Home
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What do you think of our choices? How do our picks compare to yours? Let us know! Email: jkstheatrescene@yahoo.com; Twitter: @jkstheatrescene; or leave a comment below!
Jeff
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