I'm not a Tony voter, but I like to imagine I am. Just for fun. Because in my world, deserving folks like Michael Urie and Bonnie Milligan make the cut. It's been a truly incredible season for Broadway. There were an impressive amount of great new plays (dear producers: PLEASE keep these coming! You even had the balls to put Taylor Mac on a Broadway stage, bravo!). Original musicals had heart and ambition. And as much as I've bemoaned the influx of jukebox musicals (because they tend to crowd out original works) the trio we had this year are truly stellar in their own different ways.
It was hard to whittle down, but two shows featuring the underworld dominated my favorites. I expect them to do the same at the Tonys. But much should be said about Heidi Schreck's new play, which should be considered required viewing for all. And Head Over Heels is definitely the most misunderstood show of the season. I'd give anything to go back and have fun in Arcadia again. Such is the business of Bway.
My picks!
Best Musical
Ain’t Too Proud
Hadestown *winner*
Head Over Heels
The Prom
Tootsie
Best Play
The Ferryman *winner*
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ink
To Kill a Mockingbird
What the Constitution Means to Me
Musical Revival
Kiss Me, Kate *winner*
Oklahoma!
Play Revival
All My Sons
The Boys in the Band
Torch Song *winner*
The Waverly Gallery
Score
Beetlejuice
The Ferryman
Hadestown *winner*
The Prom
Tootsie
Book of a Musical
The Cher Show
Hadestown
Head Over Heels
The Prom *winner*
Tootsie
Script of a Play
Choir Boy
The Ferryman *winner*
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Hillary and Clinton
What the Constitution Means to Me
Lead Actress - Musical
Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show *winner*
Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
Beth Leavel, The Prom
Kelli O’Hara, Kiss Me, Kate
Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
Lead Actor - Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Derrick Baskin, Ain’t Too Proud
Reeve Carney, Hadestown
Santino Fontana, Tootsie *winner*
Lead Actress - Play
Annette Bening, All My Sons
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery *winner*
Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me
Lead Actor - Play
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
Bryan Cranston, Network
Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird *winner*
Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy
Michael Urie, Torch Song
Featured Actress - Musical
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Leslie Kritzer, Beetlejuice
Bonnie Milligan, Head Over Heels *winner*
Sarah Stiles, Tootsie
Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!
Featured Actor - Musical
John Behlmann, Tootsie
Andre De Shields, Hadestown
Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie
Patrick Page, Hadestown *winner*
Ephraim Sykes, Ain’t Too Proud
Featured Actress - Play
Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman *winner*
Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
Dearbhla Molloy, The Ferryman
Mercedes Ruehl, Torch Song
Julie White, Gary
Featured Actor - Play
Bertie Carvel, Ink
Robin de Jesus, The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Tom Glynn-Carney, The Ferryman
Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This *winner*
Director - Musical
Des McAnuff, Ain’t Too Proud
Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown *winner*
Michael Mayer, Head Over Heels
Denis Jones, Oklahoma!
Scott Ellis, Tootsie
Director - Play
Oliver Butler, What the Constitution Means to Me
Moises Kaufman, Torch Song
Joe Mantello, The Boys in the Band
Sam Mendes, The Ferryman *winner*
Bart Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
Choreography
Ain’t Too Proud
The Cher Show
Hadestown
Head Over Heels
Kiss Me, Kate *winner*
Scenic Design - Musical
Beetlejuice *winner*
Hadestown
Head Over Heels
Kiss Me, Kate
Oklahoma!
Scenic Design - Play
The Ferryman
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ink *winner*
Network
To Kill a Mockingbird
Costume Design - Musical
Beetlejuice
The Cher Show *winner*
Hadestown
Head Over Heels
Tootsie
Costume Design - Play
Bernhardt/Hamlet
The Ferryman
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus *winner*
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Nap
Lighting Design - Musical
Ain’t Too Proud
Be More Chill
Beetlejuice
Hadestown *winner*
Oklahoma!
Lighting Design - Play
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
The Ferryman *winner*
Ink
Network
To Kill a Mockingbird
Sound Design - Musical
Beetlejuice
The Cher Show
Hadestown *winner*
King Kong
Tootsie
Sound Design - Play
Choir Boy
The Ferryman *winner*
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ink
To Kill a Mockingbird
Projection Design
Be More Chill
Beetlejuice *winner*
Ink
King Kong
Network
Orchestrations
Hadestown *winner*
Head Over Heels
Kiss Me, Kate
Oklahoma!
Tootsie
WINS
Hadestown - 7
The Ferryman - 6
Beetlejuice - 2
The Cher Show - 2
Kiss Me, Kate - 2
Burn This - 1
Gary - 1
Head Over Heels - 1
Ink - 1
To Kill a Mockingbird - 1
The Prom - 1
Tootsie - 1
Torch Song - 1
