The Tonys!

Since, as you know, I'm a huge theatre fan, what better night is there than the Tony Awards?  I feel like this was a really good year for the Tonys with a lot of good performances and NPH was just as grand as ever.  Monica, Kari and I came up with our predictions ahead of time so those are below.  We initialed our picks and then the winners are in bold.  Kari definitely seems to know what the Tony voters want as she got the most correct picks with 15.  I came in second with 9 and Monica had 6, but she didn't know most of the shows anyway.  I think my issue is that I sometimes picked who I wanted to win, not necessarily who I thought would probably win.

BEST PLAY

The Assembled Parties Author: Richard Greenberg

MC Lucky Guy Author: Nora Ephron

The Testament of Mary Author: Colm Tóibín

KB AM Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Author: Christopher Durang

BEST MUSICAL

Bring It On: The Musical

A Christmas Story The Musical

KB Kinky Boots

MC AM Matilda The Musical

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

A Christmas Story, The Musical: Joseph Robinette

KB AM MC Kinky Boots: Harvey Fierstein

Matilda The Musical: Dennis Kelly

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella: Douglas Carter Beane

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE

A Christmas Story, The Musical: Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Hands on a Hardbody: Music: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green Lyrics: Amanda Green

KB AM MC Kinky Boots: Music & Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper

Matilda The Musical: Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

Golden Boy

Orphans

KB AM MC The Trip to Bountiful

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

Annie

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

KB AM Pippin

MC Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Tom Hanks: Lucky Guy

KB AM MC Nathan Lane: The Nance

Tracy Letts: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

David Hyde Pierce: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Tom Sturridge: Orphans

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

MC Laurie Metcalf: The Other Place

Amy Morton: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

AM Kristine Nielsen: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Holland Taylor: Ann

KB Cicely Tyson: The Trip to Bountiful

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

AM Bertie Carvel: Matilda The Musical

Santino Fontana: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Rob McClure: Chaplin

MC KB Billy Porter: Kinky Boots

Stark Sands: Kinky Boots

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

AM Stephanie J. Block: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Carolee Carmello: Scandalous

Valisia LeKae: Motown The Musical

KB Patina Miller: Pippin

MC Laura Osnes: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Danny Burstein: Golden Boy

MC Richard Kind: The Big Knife

AM KB Billy Magnussen: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Tony Shalhoub: Golden Boy

Courtney B. Vance: Lucky Guy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Carrie Coon: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Shalita Grant: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Judith Ivey: The Heiress

KB Judith Light: The Assembled Parties

AM MC Condola Rashad: The Trip to Bountiful

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Charl Brown: Motown The Musical

MC Keith Carradine: Hands on a Hardbody

Will Chase: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Gabriel Ebert: Matilda The Musical

AM KB Terrence Mann: Pippin

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Annaleigh Ashford: Kinky Boots

KB AM MC Victoria Clark: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Andrea Martin: Pippin

Keala Settle: Hands on a Hardbody

Lauren Ward: Matilda The Musical

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Pam MacKinnon: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

KB AM MC Nicholas Martin: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Bartlett Sher: Golden Boy

George C. Wolfe: Lucky Guy

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Scott Ellis: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Jerry Mitchell: Kinky Boots

KB AM Diane Paulus: Pippin

MC Matthew Warchus: Matilda The Musical

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

AM Andy Blankenbuehler: Bring It On: The Musical

Peter Darling: Matilda The Musical

KB Jerry Mitchell: Kinky Boots

MC Chet Walker: Pippin

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Chris Nightingale: Matilda The Musical

Stephen Oremus: Kinky Boots

Ethan Popp & Bryan Crook: Motown The Musical

KB AM MC Danny Troob: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

KB AM MC John Lee Beatty: The Nance

Santo Loquasto: The Assembled Parties

David Rockwell: Lucky Guy

Michael Yeargan: Golden Boy

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

KB AM MC Rob Howell: Matilda The Musical

Anna Louizos: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Scott Pask: Pippin

David Rockwell: Kinky Boots

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY

MC Soutra Gilmour: Cyrano de Bergerac

AM Ann Roth: The Nance

KB Albert Wolsky: The Heiress

Catherine Zuber: Golden Boy

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Gregg Barnes: Kinky Boots

Rob Howell: Matilda The Musical

Dominique Lemieux: Pippin

KB AM MC William Ivey Long: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY

Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer: Lucky Guy

Donald Holder: Golden Boy

KB AM MC Jennifer Tipton: The Testament of Mary

Japhy Weideman: The Nance

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Kenneth Posner: Kinky Boots

KB Kenneth Posner: Pippin

AM Kenneth Posner: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

MC Hugh Vanstone: Matilda The Musical

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY

John Gromada: The Trip to Bountiful

Mel Mercier: The Testament of Mary

AM KB Leon Rothenberg: The Nance

MC Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg: Golden Boy

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Jonathan Deans & Garth Helm: Pippin

MC Peter Hylenski: Motown The Musical

KB John Shivers: Kinky Boots
AM Nevin Steinberg: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella