Okay, my predictions (in bold):
Best Play
The Coast of Utopia
Frost/Nixon
The Little Dog Laughed
Radio Golf
My understanding, from what I have read, is that Coast is a shoo-in for virtually everything. I mean, it’s freakin’ TRILOGY! I know "Radio Golf’ is August Wilson’s last play and "Frost/Nixon" has had much acclaim, but I’m going with Stoppard. Never go against Stoppard.
Below: scenes from The Coast of Utopia
Best Musical
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is the hands-down favorite here, although Gray Gardens might pull an upset.
Below: The girls of the cast performs "My Junk"
Best Book of a Musical
Curtains, Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone
Grey Gardens, Doug Wright
Legally Blonde The Musical, Heather Hach
Spring Awakening, Steven Sater
Best Original Score
Curtains
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander & Rupert Holmes
Grey Gardens
Music: Scott Frankel
Lyrics: Michael Korie
Legally Blonde The Musical
Music & Lyrics: Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin
Spring Awakening
Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Steven Sater
Jesus, the score to Curtains was awful.
Best Revival of a Play
Inherit the Wind
Journey’s End
Talk Radio
Translations
Lot of buzz about Inherit The Wind, but I still think it is going to be Journey’s End
Best Revival of a Musical
The Apple Tree
A Chorus Line
Company
110 in the Shade
John Doyle’s reworking of "Company" is the odds-on favorite. But remember, last year Doyle’s reworking of "Sweeney Todd" was the odds-on favorite, and it lost to "The Pajama Game". History might repeat itself.
Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only
Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Boyd Gaines, Journey’s End
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Brían F. O’Byrne, The Coast of Utopia
Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind
Liev Schreiber, Talk Radio
Just about anyone can win best actor — they’re all front runners. While Schreiber is my sentimental favorite, I’m going to with Langella for his protrayal of Nixon.
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten
Swoozie Kurtz, Heartbreak House
Angela Lansbury, Deuce
Vanessa Redgrave, The Year of Magical Thinking
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
Smart money is on Julie White, and my sentimental fave is Swoozie Kurtz. But I’m giving the tip to Venessa, because of the subject matter of the play she’s in.
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik
Raúl Esparza, Company
Jonathan Groff, Spring Awakening
Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins
David Hyde Pierce, Curtains
It should be Raul, who has been the buzz of Broadway for this performance (see video below). Hyde Pierce was about the only thing good about Curtains, and might have an outside shot.
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde The Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
Audra McDonald, 110 in the Shade
Debra Monk, Curtains
Donna Murphy, LoveMusik
Ebersole. She’s been the front-runner for a long time. Despite some latecomers, I think she’ll pull it out.
Below: Legally Blonde: The Musical and Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Anthony Chisholm, Radio Golf
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia
Ethan Hawke, The Coast of Utopia
John Earl Jelks, Radio Golf
Stark Sands, Journey’s End
Just a guess, because I like him and it’s a popular play. But it could be the other nominee from Utopia.
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia
Xanthe Elbrick, Coram Boy
Dana Ivey, Butley
Jan Maxwell, Coram Boy
Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia
Just a guess, because I like her and it’s a popular play. But it could be the other nominee from Utopia.
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Christian Borle, Legally Blonde The Musical
John Cullum, 110 in the Shade
John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening
David Pittu, LoveMusik
Although I liked Gallagher, I think that play was more of an ensemble piece, with no single person standing out. I’m going with Pittu, but it’s largely a guess.
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Charlotte d’Amboise, A Chorus Line
Rebecca Luker, Mary Poppins
Orfeh, Legally Blonde The Musical
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Karen Ziemba, Curtains
Either Wilson or D’Ambroise. Coin toss almost.
Best Direction of a Play
Michael Grandage, Frost/Nixon
David Grindley, Journey’s End
Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Melly Still, Coram Boy
Best Direction of a Musical
John Doyle, Company
Scott Ellis, Curtains
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, Curtains
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, Mary Poppins
Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde the Musical
While I enjoyed the choreo of Curtains and Spring Awakening, I think Mitchell’s got this one.
Best Orchestrations
Bruce Coughlin, Grey Gardens
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik
Jonathan Tunick, 110 in the Shade
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia
Jonathan Fensom, Journey’s End
David Gallo, Radio Golf
Ti Green and Melly Still, Coram Boy
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
Christine Jones, Spring Awakening
Anna Louizos, High Fidelity
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens
Best Costume Design of a Play
Ti Green and Melly Still, Coram Boy
Jane Greenwood, Heartbreak House
Santo Loquasto, Inherit the Wind
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Legally Blonde The Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
Susan Hilferty, Spring Awakening
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, Coram Boy
Brian MacDevitt, Inherit the Wind
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia
Jason Taylor, Journey’s End
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Christopher Akerlind, 110 in the Shade
Howard Harrison, Mary Poppins
Peter Kaczorowski, Grey Gardens