PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#1for sure TONY winners of 2010! (update 4/26)
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:06am
UPDATE ON APRIL 26
so i took a little time and added up everyones favorites so far for the top awards at the Tony's. I used the comments from this board and the others floating around on BWW and other sites/blogs. Here are the most favored at this time (I know the Tony's aren't a popularity award but, it's interesting to see who people are liking) I'll try to update it and keep it current when possible.
BEST MUSICAL:
Fela!
American Idiot
Memphis
Everyday Rapture
BEST PLAY:
Enron
Red
Next Fall
Time Stands Still
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL:
A Little Night Music
Finian's Rainbow
La Cage
Promises, Promises
BEST PLAY REVIVAL:
Lend Me A Tenor
A View From A Bridge
Fences
The Royal Family
DIRECTOR/MUSICAL:
Michael Mayer - American Idiot
Terry Johnson - La Cage
Trevor Nunn - A Little Night Music
Bill T. Jones - Fela!
DIRECTOR/PLAY:
Gergory Mosher - A View From a Bridge
Rupert Gould - Enron
Daniel Sullivan- Time Stands Still
Michael Grandge - Red
ACTOR/MUSICAL:
Douglas Hodge
Nathan Lane
John Gallagher Jr.
Sahr Ngaujah
Kelsey Grammar
ACTRESS/MUICAL:
Catherine Zeta Jones
Montego Glover
Sherrie Rene Scott
Barbara Cook
Kristen Chenoweth
FEATURED ACTOR/MUSICAL:
Tony Vincent
Christopher Fitz
Robin de Jesus
Kevin Chamberlin
Bobby Steggart
FEATURED ACTRESS/MUSICAL:
Angela Lansbury
Katie Finneran
Rebecca Jones
Lillias White
Krysta Rodriguez
ACTOR/PLAY:
Christopher Walken
Alfred Molena
Liev Shreiber
Denzell Washington
Norbert Leo Butz
ACTRESS/PLAY:
Jan Maxwell
Laura Liny
Valerie Harper
Linda Lavin
Carrie Fisher
FEATURED ACTOR/PLAY:
Eddie Redmayne
Jon Michael Hill
Brian d'Arcy James
Reg Rodgers
Sam Rockwell
FEATURED ACTRESS/PLAY:
Jan Maxwell
Rosemary Harris
Viola Davis
Scarlett Johansson
Alicia Silverstone
Updated On: 4/27/10 at 02:06 AM
#2for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:06amAngela Lansbury - Best Featured Actress in a Musical
#2for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:07amJohn Stamos and Gina Gershon are shoo-ins, I'd say.
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#3for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:09amangela is one of the all time greats! doesn't she have the most Tony wins?
#4for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:10amShe is tied with Julie Harris! If she wins for Night Music, she will hold the record for acting awards.
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#5for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:13amwhat about catherine? does she have a chance? i haven't seen 'Night Music' so i don't know how she is live and in person. maybe the same issue as Julia Roberts on a Broadway stage?
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#6for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:14amJohn stamos over the Fela guy? I've heard nothing but wonderful things about him?
#7for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:17amI think Catherine has a great chance of winning, unless Kristin Chenoweth is absolutely amazing in Promises.
#8for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:17amI don't really think CZJ deserves a Tony. I thought she was good, but certainly not delivering a Tony-worthy performance. I know there are posters who disagree with me, though.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#9for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:18amI'd say ALNM is a definite for revival (not that I agree) and CZJ as well.
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#10for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:19ami'm guessing Bebe is not on anyones short list for Addams Family?
#11for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:21am
John stamos over the Fela guy? I've heard nothing but wonderful things about him?
It was sarcasm. Neither Stamos nor Gershon stand a chance at being nominated, much less winning.
Jones will win unless Chenoweth pulls a rabbit out of her hat and blows everyone away in Promises Promises. And she's certainly capable of doing it. I wouldn't count out Chenoweth just yet.
The only "safe" bet right now is Angela Lansbury deservedly winning her 6th Tony.
#12for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:22am
It's kind of a weak year for actresses in a musical. Bebe Neuwirth is clearly not going to win. Barbara Cook is absolutely lovely in Sondheim on Sondheim, but I don't think she deserves to win. We just need to see how Kristin fares, and if she is great, it will be a battle between she and Zeta-Jones. I assume the fifth nominee will be either Noll, Baldwin, or Williams (if they keep her in leading).
Updated On: 3/21/10 at 02:22 AM
#13for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:24amMy view on the Best Actress in a Musical category is that no one else has a role as good as Desiree. So even though I don't think Zeta-Jones is giving a great performance, she has more to work with than most of the other potential nominees.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#14for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:25amsorry to miss your sarcasm. it will be my first trip to NYC next week, with my boyfriend and I want to be sure to see the best shows and get my money's worth. been a big fan of musicals and seen many tours that come through atlanta. what else is worth seeing?
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#15for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:27ami loved kristen on her episode of Glee!! she is amazing!!!
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#16for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:31am
Barbara Cook.
Her work in SoS is stunning.
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#17for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:34amso it seems to be favored for Angela and/or Barbara Cook. what about musical or actors or features? NOT John Stamos or Gina Gershon
#18for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:36amBarbara Cook is not going to win. She's very good in SoS, but I'd hardly call her stunning. Let's settle down with that.
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#19for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 2:40amwhats the word on american idiot or next fall? worth seeing? already have my tickets to Addams family on thursday next week.
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#20for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 5:52am
i'm guessing Bebe is not on anyones short list for Addams Family?
From what I hear, she would sooner win 'featured' actress
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#21for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 7:07am
It's sad reading these responses, because they reflect what a very anemic year this has been for musicals. That said, I wouldn't write off the leads in MEMPHIS, at least not as nominees. And in a season that has been perhaps the gayest in NY theatre history, I wouldn't write off LA CAGE, either.
There seems to be a legitimate contest in the Best Actor category, with both Christopher Walken and Alfred Molina giving the kind of performances the Tonys ought to be about, and several other actors (Shaloub, Schreiber, James, Spader, Garber, Craig, Law) giving worthy performances as well. You could say there is a contest of sorts between Valerie Harper's grand work in LOOPED and Laura Linney's more natural approach in TIME STANDS STILL. It has been a much more impressive year for plays than for musicals all around.
Updated On: 3/21/10 at 07:07 AM
#22for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 9:12amUnless Fences does something miraculous, Lend Me A Tenor wins Best Revival of a Play. Done.
#23for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 10:00am
American Idiot has great buzz going into it. I feel like that is going to be this year's big hit a la Spring Awakening. It's the musical I'm most looking forward to.
Next Fall is also worth seeing. While I don't think it was as good as some other folks here, the performances are excellent, and It has really stayed with me.
Other plays that I recommend Race,God Of Carnage (the new cast is terrific), and Our Town (which was one of the best plays I have ever seen).
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KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#24for sure TONY winners of 2010!
Posted: 3/21/10 at 10:18amI really REALLY want to see some of the Ragtime cast members at least get recognized for their roles. Unfortunately though, they'll most likely be forgotten about during the voting.
