For any real theatergoer, the second Sunday in June is our version of Super Bowl Sunday. That’s usually the date of the Tony Awards. That makes this Sunday, well, you know. So in the tradition of predicting big games and award ceremonies: Here are our 2019 Tony Award Predictions.
Best Play: The Ferryman
Brian d’Arcy James and the company of “The Ferryman” (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Best Musical: Hadestown
Eva Noblezada, André de Shields and Reeve Carney in “Hadestown” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
Best Play Revival: The Waverly Gallery
Joan Allen, Elaine May, Lucas Hedges & David Cromer in “The Waverly Gallery” (Photo by Brigitte Lacombe”
Best Musical Revival: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
The company of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!” (Photo by Little Fang”
Leading Actor in a Play: Bryan Cranston – Network
Bryan Cranston & the company of “Network” (Photo by Jan Versweyveld)
Leading Actress in a Play: Elaine May – The Waverly Gallery
Elaine May in “The Wavlery Gallery” (Photo by Brigitte Lacombe)
Leading Actor in a Musical: Santino Fontana – Tootsie
Julie Halston, Reg Rogers & Santino Fontana in “Tootsie” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
Leading Actress in a Musical: Stephanie J. Block – The Cher Show
Stephanie J. Block in “The Cher Show” (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Featured Actor in a Play: Bertie Carvel – Ink
Bertie Carvel & Company in “Ink” (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Featured Actress in a Play: Celia Keenan-Bolger – To Kill a Mockingbird
Celia Keenan-Bolger in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)
Featured Actor in a Musical: André De Shields – Hadestown
André De Shields in “Hadestown” (Photo by Helen Maybanks”
Featured Actress in a Musical: Amber Gray – Hadestown
Amber Gray & Company in “Hadestown” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
Book of a Musical: Robert Horn – Tootsie
Santino Fontana & Company in “Tootsie” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
Score: Anaïs Mitchell – Hadestown
Amber Gray & Company in “Hadestown” (Photo by Helen Maybanks)
Scenic Design of a Play – Rob Howell – The Ferryman
Brian d’Arcy James, Holley Fain and the company of The Ferryman (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Scenic Design of a Musical – David Korins – Beetlejuice
Alex Brightman in “Beetlejuice” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
Costume Design of a Play – Toni-Leslie James – Bernhardt/Hamlet
Dylan Baker, Jason Butler Harner, Janet McTeer and Matthew Saldiva in “Bernhardt/Hamlet” (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Costume Design of a Musical – William Ivey Long – Beetlejuice
Alex Brightman & Sophia Anne Caruso in “Beetlejuice” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
Lighting Design of a Play – Peter Mumford – The Ferryman
Collin Kelly-Sordelet, Matilda Lawler, Shuler Hensley, Fred Applegate, Sean Delaney and Willow McCarthy in The Ferryman. (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Lighting Design of a Musical – Howell Binkley – Ain’t Too Proud
Ephraim Sykes and the cast of “Ain’t Too Proud” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
Sound Design of a Play – Scott Lehrer – To Kill a Mockingbird
Jeff Daniels & Gbenga Akinnagbe in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)
Sound Design of a Musical – Neven Steinberg and Jessica Paz – Hadestown
Jewelle Blackman, Kay Trinidad and Yvette Gonzalez Nacer in “Hadestown” (Photo by Matthew Murphy”
Direction of a Play – Sam Mendes – The Ferryman
Sam Mendes (Courtesy of Neal Street Productions)
Direction of a Musical – Rachel Chavkin – Hadestown
Rachel Chavkin (Courtesy of The Team
Choreography – Warren Carlyle – Kiss Me, Kate
The company of “Kiss Me, Kate” (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Orchestrations – Daniel Kluger – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Damon Daunno in “Oklahoma!” (Photo by Little Fang”
Those are my picks. What are yours? Leave your thoughts in the comment section and come Sunday we’ll see how we did!
Photo of the Tony Awards at the Mark Taper Forum by Craig L. Byrd
