The 78th annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, hosted by Oscar nominee and Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo. The Next Best Theatre team already delivered their predictions via the podcast, but for those who want to read them, you can check them out below to see what we’re predicting. Predictions are provided by Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Lauren LaMagna, Joselyn Nicole & Tom O’Brien.
We hope you all enjoy the show!
Best Play
“English”
“The Hills of California”
“John Proctor is the Villain”
“Oh, Mary!” – ALL
“Purpose”
Best Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Maybe Happy Ending” – ALL
“Operation Mincemeat”
Best Revival of a Play
“Eureka Day” – Cody, Dan, Lauren & Tom
“Romeo + Juliet” – Joselyn
“Thornton Wilder’s Our Town”
“Yellow Face”
Best Revival of a Musical
“Floyd Collins”
“Gypsy”
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
“Sunset Boulevard” – ALL
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Laura Donnelly – “The Hills of California”
Mia Farrow – “The Roommate”
LaTanya Richardson Jackson – “Purpose”
Sadie Sink – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Sarah Snook – “The Picture of Dorian Gray” – ALL
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
George Clooney – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Cole Escola – “Oh, Mary!” – ALL
Jon Michael Hill – “Purpose”
Daniel Dae Kim – “Yellow Face”
Harry Lennix – “Purpose”
Louis McCartney – “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Megan Hilty – “Death Becomes Her”
Audra McDonald – “Gypsy” – Cody, Dan, Joselyn & Tom
Jasmine Amy Rogers – “Boop! The Musical”
Nicole Scherzinger – “Sunset Boulevard” – Lauren
Jennifer Simard – “Death Becomes Her”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Darren Criss – “Maybe Happy Ending” – ALL
Andrew Durand – “Dead Outlaw”
Tom Francis – “Sunset Boulevard”
Jonathan Groff – “Just in Time”
James Monroe Iglehart – “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
Jeremy Jordan – “Floyd Collins”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Tala Ashe – “English”
Jessica Hecht – “Eureka Day” – ALL
Marjan Neshat – “English”
Fina Strazza – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Kara Young – “Purpose”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Glenn Davis – “Purpose”
Gabriel Ebert – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Francis Jue – “Yellow Face” – Tom
Bob Odenkirk – “Glengarry Glen Ross”
Conrad Ricamora – “Oh, Mary!” – Cody, Dan, Joselyn & Lauren
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon – “Buena Vista Social Club” – Cody, Dan, Lauren & Tom
Julia Knitel – “Dead Outlaw”
Gracie Lawrence – “Just in Time” – Joselyn
Justina Machado – “Real Women Have Curves”
Joy Woods – “Gypsy”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas – “Smash”
Jeb Brown – “Dead Outlaw”
Danny Burstein – “Gypsy”
Jak Malone – “Operation Mincemeat” – ALL
Taylor Trensch – “Floyd Collins”
Best Book of a Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club” – Marco Ramirez
“Dead Outlaw” – Itamar Moses
“Death Becomes Her” – Marco Pennette
“Maybe Happy Ending – Will Aronson and Hue Park – ALL
“Operation Mincemeat” – David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Best Original Score
“Dead Outlaw” – Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
“Death Becomes Her” – Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
“Maybe Happy Ending” – Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park – ALL
“Operation Mincemeat” – Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
“Real Women Have Curves” – Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best Scenic Design of a Play
“English” – Marsha Ginsberg
“Good Night, and Good Luck” – Scott Pask
“The Hills of California” – Rob Howell
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Marg Horwell and David Bergman
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” – Miriam Buether and 59 – ALL
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club” – Arnulfo Maldonado
“Death Becomes Her” – Derek McLane – Joselyn
“Just in Time” – Derek McLane
“Maybe Happy Ending” – Dane Laffrey and George Reeve – Cody, Dan, Lauren & Tom
“Swept Away” – Rachel Hauck
Best Costume Design of a Play
“Good Night, and Good Luck” – Brenda Abbandandolo
“The Hills of California” – Rob Howell
“Oh, Mary!” – Holly Pierson – Cody, Dan, Joselyn & Tom
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Marg Horwell – Lauren
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” – Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Best Costume Design of a Musical
“Boop! The Musical” – Gregg Barnes
“Buena Vista Social Club” – Dede Ayite
“Death Becomes Her” – Paul Tazewell – ALL
“Just in Time” – Catherine Zuber
“Maybe Happy Ending” – Clint Ramos
Best Lighting Design of a Play
“Good Night, and Good Luck” – Heather Gilbert and David Bengali
“The Hills of California” – Natasha Chivers
“John Proctor is the Villain” – Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Nick Schlieper
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” – Jon Clark – ALL
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club” – Tyler Micoleau
“Death Becomes Her” – Justin Townsend
“Floyd Collins” – Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun
“Maybe Happy Ending” – Ben Stanton
“Sunset Boulevard” – Jack Knowles – ALL
Best Sound Design of a Play
“Good Night, and Good Luck” – Daniel Kluger
“The Hills of California” – Nick Powell
“John Proctor is the Villain” – Palmer Hefferan
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Clemence Williams
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” – Paul Arditti – ALL
Best Sound Design of a Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club” – Jonathan Deans – Dan & Lauren
“Floyd Collins” – Dan Moses Schreier
“Just in Time” – Peter Hylenski
“Maybe Happy Ending” – Peter Hylenski – Cody, Joselyn & Tom
“Sunset Boulevard” – Adam Fisher
Best Direction of a Play
Knud Adams – “English”
Sam Mendes – “The Hills of California”
Sam Pinkleton – “Oh, Mary!” – Cody, Dan & Tom
Danya Taymor – “John Proctor is the Villain” – Joselyn & Lauren
Kip Williams – “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best Direction of a Musical
Saheem Ali – “Buena Vista Social Club”
Michael Arden – “Maybe Happy Ending” – ALL
David Cromer – “Dead Outlaw”
Christopher Gattelli – “Death Becomes Her”
Jamie Lloyd – “Sunset Boulevard”
Best Choreography
“Boop! The Musical” – Jerry Mitchell – Joselyn & Tom
“Buena Vista Social Club” – Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck – Cody, Dan & Lauren
“Death Becomes Her” – Christopher Gattelli
“Gypsy” – Camille A. Brown
“Smash” – Joshua Bergasse
Best Orchestrations
“Buena Vista Social Club” – Marco Paguia – Cody, Dan, Joselyn & Lauren
“Floyd Collins” – Bruce Coughlin
“Just in Time” – Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber
“Maybe Happy Ending” – Will Aronson – Tom
“Sunset Boulevard” – David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
The 78th Tony Awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 8th.
Who are you predicting to win at this year’s Tony Awards? What’s your favorite nomination? What performances are you most looking forward to from the telecast? Please let us know in the comments section below or on our X account.
