The 79th annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, hosted by Grammy-winner Pink. 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.
We hope you all enjoy the show!
Best Musical
“The Lost Boys”
“Schmigadoon!” – ALL
“Titaníque”
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Best Play
“The Balusters”
“Giant”
“Liberation” – ALL
“Little Bear Ridge Road”
Revival of a Musical
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – ALL
“Ragtime”
“Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Revival of a Play
“Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” – ALL
“Becky Shaw”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Fallen Angels”
“Oedipus”
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher, “Chess”
Luke Evans, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Joshua Henry, “Ragtime” – ALL
Sam Tutty, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Brandon Uranowitz, “Ragtime”
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Will Harrison, “Punch”
Nathan Lane, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” – ALL
John Lithgow, “Giant”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Every Brilliant Thing”
Mark Strong, “Oedipus”
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sara Chase, “Schmigadoon!”
Stephanie Hsu, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Caissie Levy, “Ragtime” – ALL
Marla Mindelle, “Titaníque”
Christiani Pitts, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Rose Byrne, “Fallen Angels”
Carrie Coon, “Bug”
Susannah Flood, “Liberation”
Lesley Manville, “Oedipus” – ALL
Kelli O’Hara, “Fallen Angels”
Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, “The Lost Boys”
André De Shields, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – ALL
Bryce Pinkham, “Chess”
Ben Levi Ross, “Ragtime”
Layton Williams, “Titaníque”
Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Christopher Abbott, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”
Danny Burstein, “Marjorie Prime”
Brandon J. Dirden, “Waiting for Godot”
Alden Ehrenreich, “Becky Shaw” – ALL
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, “August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
Richard Thomas, “The Balusters”
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, “The Lost Boys” – Cody & Lauren
Hannah Cruz, “Chess”
Rachel Dratch, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Ana Gasteyer, “Schmigadoon!” – Dan
Nichelle Lewis, “Ragtime”
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Betsy Aidem, “Liberation”
Marylouise Burke, “The Balusters”
Aya Cash, “Giant”
Laurie Metcalf, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” – ALL
June Squibb, “Marjorie Prime”
Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, “The Lost Boys” – Dan
Lear deBessonet, “Ragtime”
Christopher Gattelli, “Schmigadoon!”
Tim Jackson, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – Cody & Lauren
Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, “Giant”
Robert Icke, “Oedipus”
Kenny Leon, “The Balusters”
Joe Mantello, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” – ALL
Whitney White, “Liberation”
Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” — Music by Caroline Shaw
“August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” — Music by Steve Bargonetti
“The Lost Boys” — Music & Lyrics by The Rescues
“Schmigadoon!” — Music & Lyrics by Cinco Paul – Dan
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” — Music & Lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan – Cody & Lauren
Book of a Musical
“The Lost Boys” — David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
“Schmigadoon!” — Cinco Paul – ALL
“Titaníque” — Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” — Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, “Schmigadoon!” – Dan & Lauren
Ellenore Scott, “Ragtime”
Ani Taj, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – Cody
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, “The Lost Boys”
Orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, “Schmigadoon!” – Dan & Lauren
Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann, “The Lost Boys”
Lux Pyramid, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Brian Usifer, “Chess”
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – Cody
Scenic Design in a Musical
dots, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Soutra Gilmour, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Rachel Hauck, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Dane Laffrey, “The Lost Boys” – ALL
Scott Pask, “Schmigadoon!”
Scenic Design in a Play
Hildegard Bechtler, “Oedipus”
Takeshi Kata, “Bug”
Chloe Lamford, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” – ALL
David Korins, “Dog Day Afternoon”
David Rockwell, “Fallen Angels”
Costume Design in a Musical
Linda Cho, “Ragtime”
Linda Cho, “Schmigadoon!”
Qween Jean, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – ALL
Ryan Park, “The Lost Boys”
David I. Reynoso, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Costume Design in a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, “Dog Day Afternoon”
Qween Jean, “Liberation”
Jeff Mahshie, “Fallen Angels” – ALL
Emilio Sosa, “The Balusters”
Paul Tazewell, “August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
Lighting Design in a Musical
Kevin Adams, “Chess”
Jane Cox, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Donald Holder, “Schmigadoon!”
Adam Honoré, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder, “Ragtime”
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, “The Lost Boys” – ALL
Lighting Design in a Play
Isabella Byrd, “Dog Day Afternoon”
Natasha Chivers, “Oedipus”
Stacey Derosier, “August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
Heather Gilbert, “Bug”
Heather Gilbert, “The Fear of 13”
Jack Knowles, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” – ALL
Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” – Lauren
Kai Harada, “Ragtime”
Adam Fisher, “The Lost Boys” – Cody & Dan
Brian Ronan, “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show”
Walter Trarbach, “Schmigadoon!”
Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington, “August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
Tom Gibbons, “Oedipus” – Dan & Lauren
Lee Kinney, “The Fear of 13”
Josh Schmidt, “Bug”
Mikaal Sulaiman, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman” – Cody
The 79th Tony Awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 7th.
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.
