Seeing as how the Tony Awards are in one month, I think it's about time for
Mark's annual Pick the Tony Picks Before They Pick 'Em rundown. Following
is a list of this years Tony Award nominees. My picks for who will win
(not neccesarily who deserves to) are bolded. Note, as well, that last June
I predicted that Brian Stokes Mitchell would take home Best Actor in a Musical.
I still am sticking to this prediction but wouldn't be surprised at all if
Alan Cumming were to slip in and take it. As well, note that I saw none of
these productions on Broadway this season. I did, however, see Ragtime
pre-Broadway...
BEST MUSICAL
The Lion King
Ragtime
Scarlet Pimpernel
Side Show
BEST PLAY
Art
Beauty Queen of Leenane
Golden Child
Freak
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Cabaret
The Sound of Music
1776
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Diary of Anne Frank
A View From the Bridge
Ah, Wilderness!
The Chairs
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Betty Buckley in Triumph of Love
Marin Mazzie in Ragtime
Richardson in Cabaret
Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner in Side Show
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Alan Cumming in Cabaret
Peter Friedman for Ragtime
Brian Stokes Mitchell Ragtime
Douglas Sills in The Scarlet Pimpernel
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Richard Briers in The Chairs
Anthony LaPaglia for A View From the Bridge
John Leguizamo for Freak
Alfred Molina for Art
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jane Alexander in Honour
Allison Janney in A View From the Bridge
Geraldine McEwan in The Chairs
Marie Mullen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Matthew Warchus for Art
Garry Hynes for The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Michael Mayer for A View From the Bridge
Simon McBurney for The Chairs
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Julie Taymor for The Lion King
Frank Galati for Ragtime
Scott Ellis for 1776
Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall for Cabaret
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
The Forever Tango Dancers for Forever Tango
Graciela Daniele for Ragtime
Garth Fagan for The Lion King
Rob Marshall for Cabaret
BEST SCORE
Ragtime
The Capeman
Side Show
The Lion King
BEST BOOK
Ragtime
Scarlet Pimpernel
Lion King
Side Show
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Tom Murphy in The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Brian F. O'Byrne in The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Sam Trammell in Ah, Wilderness!
Max Wright in Ivanov
BEST PEFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Enid Graham in Honour
Linda Lavin in The Diary of Anne Frank
Anna Manahan in The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Julyana Soelistyo in The Golden Child
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gregg Edelman, 1776
John McMartin, High Society
Ron Rifkin, Cabaret
Samuel E. Wright, The Lion King
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Anna Kendrick, High Society
Tsidii Le Loka, The Lion King
Audra McDonald, Ragtime
Mary Louise Wilson, Cabaret
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
Bob Crowley, The Capeman
Richard Hudson, The Lion King
Eugene Lee, Ragtime
Quay Brothers, The Chairs
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
William Ivey Long, Cabaret
Santo Loquasto, Ragtime
Martin Pakledinaz, Golden Child
Julie Taymor, The Lion King
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Paul Anderson, The Chairs
Peggy Eisenhauer and Mike Baldassari, Cabaret
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Ragtime
Donald Holder, The Lion King
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
William David Brohn, Ragtime
Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler, The Lion King
Michael Gibson, Cabaret
Stanley Silverman, The Capeman
In a Nutshell:
The Lion King: 5 wins
Ragtime: 5 wins
A View From the Bridge: 3 wins
The Beauty Queen of Leenane: 2 wins
Cabaret: 2 wins
Ah, Wilderness!: 1 win
Art: 1 win
Forevor Tango: 1 win
Side Show: 1 win
Tune in on PBS and then CBS on the evening of June the 7th to see
just how I make out this year. Two years ago I predicted all but one,
last year all but three.
Went out with Joey tonight. We went to see the City of Angels movie. The movie
was nice. Wonderful to look at. Interesting to think about. After the movie we
went for some coffee and walked around Barnes and Nobles. We wound up in the
kid section and sat on the floor to read old favorites like Where the Wild
Things Are. "It's the little things you do together..."
I don't want to say too much about how things are going as I know that a lot of
people read this. I'll leave tonight saying that I really want things to work
out. I think they very well could. I feel good, comfortable, happy - like I'm
walking on the clouds - when I'm with her. I don't know if she's as comfortable
up here with me as I am. If not, life goes on and I'll always remember what it
was like. If she does, I don't wanna' come down anytime soon. I think the ball's
in her court now. As long as she does what she needs to do and is comfortable,
I'll be fine.
- mark
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