Your fearless prognosticator goes out on a limb once again, predicting this season’s Tony Award winners for Broadway excellence.
The winners will be announced this Sunday at Radio City Music Hall (broadcast on CBS-TV, beginning at 8 p.m.) A lot of the imminent recipients are obvious, thanks to a fairly anemic season with a lot of categories filled with blatant place-holders. Still, there are plenty of surprisingly close races.
Nevertheless, here are the probable winners, but – in the unlikely event that I am wrong – please don’t gloat and rub my nose in it and call them “fake projections.” OK?
Best Play: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, Author: Jack Thorne
Best Musical: The Band’s Visit
Best Revival, Play: Angels in America
Best Revival, Musical: My Fair Lady
Best Book, Musical: Mean Girls, Tina Fey
Best Score: The Band’s Visit, music and lyrics: David Yazbek
Best Leading Actor, Play: Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Best Leading Actress, Play: Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women
Best Leading Actor, Musical: Joshua Henry, Carousel
Best Leading Actress, Musical: Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit
Best Featured Actor, Play: Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Best Featured Actress, Play: Denise Gough, Angels in America
Best Featured Actor, Musical: Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Best Featured Actress, Musical: Lindsay Mendez, Carousel
Best Scenic Design, Play: Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Scenic Design, Musical: Michael Yeargan, My Fair Lady
Best Costume Design, Play: Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Costume Design, Musical: Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
Best Lighting Design, Play: Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Lighting Design, Musical: Donald Holder, My Fair Lady
Best Sound Design, Play: Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Angels in America
Best Sound Design, Musical: Scott Lehrer, Carousel
Best Direction, Play: John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Direction, Musical: David Cromer, The Band’s Visit
Best Choreography: Justin Peck, Carousel
Best Orchestrations: Jamshied Sharifi, The Band’s Visit