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WickedElphie Vice Captain
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 Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 7:04 pm
It's been a bit of a guild tradition to all make our Tony picks every season so now it is that time once again! The following is the complete list of nominations for this years Tony Awards. Share your picks for the win and why you feel that way!
Best Play:
August: Osage County
Rock 'n' Roll
The Seafarer
The 39 Steps
Best Musical:
Cry-Baby
In the Heights
Passing Strange
Xanadu
Best Book of a Musical
Cry-Baby, Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
In the Heights, Quiara Alegria Hudes
Passing Strange, Stew
Xanadu, Douglas Carter Beane
Best Original Score
Cry-Baby, Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger
In The Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Little Mermaid, Music: Alan Menken and Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Passing Strange, Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald Lyrics: Stew
Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereueses
Macbeth
Best Revival of a Musical
Grease
Gypsy
Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Sunday in the Park With George
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Rufus Sewell, Rock 'n' Roll
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve Best, The Homecoming
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth
S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba
Amy Morton, August: Osage County
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park With George
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights
Stew, Passing Strange
Paulo Szot, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Kerry Butler, Xanadu
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Kelli O'Hara, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park With George
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Bobby Cannavale, Mauritius
Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming
Conleth Hill, The Seafarer
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
David Pittu, Is He Dead?
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Sinead Cusack, Rock 'n' Roll
Mary McCormack, Boeing-Boeing
Laurie Metcalf, November
Martha Plimpton, Top Girls
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Robin De Jesús, In The Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
de'Adre Aziza, Passing Strange
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Olga Merediz, In The Heights
Loretta Ables Sayre, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Best Direction of a Play
Maria Aitken, The 39 Steps
Conor McPherson, The Seafarer
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Matthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with George
Thomas Kail, In The Heights
Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
Bartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby
Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights
Christopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Dan Knechtges, Xanadu
Best Orchestrations
Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park with George
Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In the Heights
Stew & Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange
Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Anthony Ward, Macbeth
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with George
Anna Louizos, In the Heights
Robin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Michael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Best Costume Design of a Play
Gregory Gale, Cyrano de Bergerac
Rob Howell, Boeing-Boeing
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
Best Costume Design of a Musical
David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George
Martin Pakledinaz, Gypsy
Paul Tazewell, In the Heights
Catherine Zuber, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Howard Harrison, Macbeth
Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann G. Wrightson, August: Osage County
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George
Howell Binkley, In the Heights
Donald Holder, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid
Best Sound Design of a Play
Simon Baker, Boeing-Boeing
Adam Cork, Macbeth
Ian Dickson, Rock 'n' Roll
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners, In the Heights
Sebastian Frost, Sunday in the Park with George
Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Dan Moses Schreier, Gypsy
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Stephen Sondheim
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Special Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981), in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific.
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:19 am
Best Play:
August: Osage County
It won the Pulitzer. Come on. Also, I really want to see it.
Best Musical:
In the Heights
Strangely, A Catered Affair won the Drama Desk award for Outstanding Musical. I've only seen Xanadu, but I think that this is this year's 'Little Musical that Could.' It seems to be a growing trend for the Tonys, especially since Mermaid and Frankenstein were both not nominated.
Best Book of a Musical
Xanadu, Douglas Carter Beane
Only because I saw it and it was incredibly hilarious.
Best Original Score
Cry-Baby, Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger
In The Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Little Mermaid, Music: Alan Menken and Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Passing Strange, Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald Lyrics: Stew
I haven't heard any but the old Mermaid songs... so I don't know.
Best Revival of a Play
The Homecoming
Only because Raul Esparza is basically my life
Best Revival of a Musical
Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Sunday in the Park With George
I really want Sunday to win (I see it in 3 days!) but South Pacific has been doing really well, regardless of how dated I think it is.
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Paulo Szot, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Apparently he is really good in this role.
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
If Patti doesn't win this, I would be surprised.
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming
Because he is amazing, and he needs a Tony
Best Direction of a Play
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
The best play and best director normally go hand in hand.
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with George
Thomas Kail, In The Heights
Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
Bartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
I really don't know, since all are supposed to be amazing.
Best Choreography
Dan Knechtges, Xanadu
He used Roller Skates. How can he not win.
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George
Apparently the projection system is absolutely amazing.
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Stephen Sondheim
Wait... he hasn't won this yet?! WTF Tony Award committee? Maybe you have to reach a certain age, but he's already 70+.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:24 pm
It's hard to make educated choices for the Tony's when you're a poor college student in the Midwest crying . If I could afford to go to NY to see a lot of these shows, I would! 3nodding
I've heard about most of these shows, and there are some that I really REALLY want to see... cry ... crying
Sadness. I do like to pick the winners for the Oscar's, the Emmy's and some of the Grammy's.
Fun. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:13 am
Kudo Akio It's hard to make educated choices for the Tony's when you're a poor college student in the Midwest crying . If I could afford to go to NY to see a lot of these shows, I would! 3nodding I've heard about most of these shows, and there are some that I really REALLY want to see... cry ... crying Sadness. I do like to pick the winners for the Oscar's, the Emmy's and some of the Grammy's. Fun. sweatdrop Seconded on the poor midwestern college student issue. I've seen professional shows, but never one on Broadway. Maybe if I get enough work as an overhire next year, I'll be able to make a trip, but that's a big if. Personally, I'm pulling for Tom Stoppard, but then again, I'm a Stoppard fangirl. I don't think anything could be quite as EPIC as Coast of Utopia, but something about Stoppard+Marxism+Rock music= me wanting to shriek with glee. Which brings me to my next point: I've also got an incredible bias towards Cry Baby. I'm a little obsessed with the movie. John Waters is MADE of cult classic win, plus, Johnny Depp singing Rockabilly music? Is there anything hotter? No there isn't. The musical seems like it would be just as campy- if not campier- than the original. Or at least, by putting it on a Broadway stage, give it more allowance to BE campy (Hairspray, anybody?).
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High-functioning Werewolf
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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:55 pm
I'm really just guessing for most of these. It was a kind of boring season IMO.
Best Play:
August: Osage County
Best Musical:
In the Heights
Best Book of a Musical
Passing Strange, Stew
Best Original Score
The Little Mermaid
Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing
Best Revival of a Musical
Gypsy
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Best Direction of a Play
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Best Direction of a Musical
Bartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Best Choreography
Dan Knechtges, Xanadu
Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Anna Louizos, In the Heights
Best Costume Design of a Play
Gregory Gale, Cyrano de Bergerac
Best Costume Design of a Musical
David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid
Best Sound Design of a Play
Ian Dickson, Rock 'n' Roll
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners, In the Heights
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