TONY nominations are announced tomorrow.
When it comes to the actors I'm crossing my fingers for the following performers who are not "locks" so it could go either way:
Beresse, Morrison, and, most especially, the unsung Sarah Uriarte Berry in
The Light in the Piazza, Adriane Lenox in
Doubt who is iffy only because her part is so small... but she's great, that dynamic duo Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott in
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Carla Gugino in
After the Fall.
I've missed several of the late arrivals (little theater this past month for moi) -poor me. But in the major categories, I expect we'll see:
BEST PLAY -
Democracy, Doubt, Pillow Man, Gem of the Ocean I'm not confident about Gem of the Ocean given its short troubled run. Despite the oomph of being part of an acclaimed cycle, I could see GotO being replaced by
Brooklyn Boy The other three would be absolute shockers if they were shut-out.
BEST REVIVAL -
Glengarry Glen Ross, Twelve Angry Men, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf make up a very strong category. Then there's maybe
Sight Unseen to fill out the category. More likely are
On Golden Pond or
A Streetcar Named Desire since they're more recent but I'm pulling for the better reviewed show to prevail despite having closed already.
BEST MUSICAL -
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Light in the Piazza, Spamalot! = locked up. Competing for the fourth spot are
The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee (my guess), that beloved flying car
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , and Sutton Foster & Co in
Little Women. If the ghastly
Brooklyn: The Musical is selected I will wear ear-plugs on TONY night or possibly not watch at all because I couldn't stand the wailing for one second longer. What a hideous, hideous show.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL -Expect this to be a battle royale between
Le Cage Aux Folles &
Sweet Charity.
Pacific Overtures could fill out the category but it's an acquired taste so I wouldn't be surprised if the Tony comittee didn't acquire it. Just to be different than other predictors let's say they choose
The Frogs instead.
