IF WE RAN THE TONYS PART 2 - OUR PICKS TO WIN!
The 2015 Tony Awards are here! Well, they're ALMOST here. They'll be presented THIS Sunday Evening, June 7th at Radio City Music Hall. In Part 1 of "IF We Ran The Tonys," Ricky and I discussed last month if we ran the Tony voting committee who we would nominate (If you missed that article, you can find it HERE). Below are the office nominees and a few words by Ricky and myself.
MATEO'S QUICK TAKE: There's been A LOT of fantastic plays on this season and two TRUE standouts with Curious & Hand To God. Without taking anything away from Curious or Alex Sharp's performance, HAND TO GOD & Stephen Boyer's performance in it is unlike anything I've seen in quite a while, and unlike anything Broadway has seen in YEARS. True originality. I hope Broadway honors the chances they took. Musical wise, Fun Home moved me more than any show has for a while. Though I do wish more love went to The Last Ship, everything about Fun Home is remarkable, and it's the only vote that I'm totally split on 50/50. Judy Kuhn and Sydney Lucas. Emily Skeggs is wonderful as well, but Kuhn and Lucas shine the brightest.
RICKY'S QUICK TAKE: In regards to plays, while I throughly enjoyed all of these nominees and applauded the bravery of bringing these plays to a broadway stage, The Curious Incident was something truly special. It is one of those rare productions where all the elements come together in an emotional and completely original way. With musicals, it looks like a tight race between An American in Paris & Fun Home. Something Rotten however is the best example of great musical comedy since The Book of Mormon. Still, for my vote, The Last Ship all the way!
Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (MATEO - WILL) (RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Disgraced
Hand to God (MATEO - SHOULD)
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Best Musical
An American in Paris (RICKY - WILL)
Fun Home (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD)
Something Rotten! - (RICKY - SHOULD)
The Visit
Best Revival of a Play
The Elephant Man (RICKY - WILL)
Skylight (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD) (RICKY - SHOULD)
This Is Our Youth
You Can’t Take It with You
Best Revival of a Musical
The King and I (MATEO - WILL) (RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
On the Town
On the Twentieth Century (MATEO - SHOULD)
Best Book of a Musical
Craig Lucas, An American in Paris
Lisa Kron, Fun Home (MATEO & RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten!
Terrence McNally, The Visit
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Fun Home (MATEO & RICKY - WILL)
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics: Lisa Kron
The Last Ship (MATEO & RICKY - SHOULD)
Music & Lyrics: Sting
Something Rotten!
Music & Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
The Visit
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Steven Boyer, Hand to God (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD)
Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man
Ben Miles, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Bill Nighy, Skylight
Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Geneva Carr, Hand to God
Helen Mirren, The Audience (Mateo - Will & Should) (RICKY - WILL)
Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles
Carey Mulligan, Skylight
Ruth Wilson, Constellations (RICKY - SHOULD)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, Fun Home (MATEO & RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris
Brian d’Arcy James, Something Rotten!
Ken Watanabe, The King and I
Tony Yazbeck, On the Town
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD) (RICKY - WILL)
Leanne Cope, An American in Paris
Beth Malone, Fun Home
Kelli O’Hara, The King and I (RICKY - SHOULD)
Chita Rivera, The Visit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Matthew Beard, Skylight
K. Todd Freeman, Airline Highway
Richard McCabe, The Audience (MATEO - SHOULD)
Alessandro Nivola, The Elephant Man
Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two (MATEO & RICKY - WILL)
Micah Stock, It’s Only a Play (RICKY - SHOULD)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It with You (MATEO & RICKY - WILL)
Patricia Clarkson, The Elephant Man
Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two (RICKY - SHOULD)
Sarah Stiles, Hand to God (MATEO - SHOULD)
Julie White, Airline Highway
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten! (MATEO - WILL) (RICKY - SHOULD)
Andy Karl, On the Twentieth Century (MATEO - SHOULD)
Brad Oscar, Something Rotten! (RICKY - WILL)
Brandon Uranowitz, An American in Paris
Max von Essen, An American in Paris
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Victoria Clark, Gigi
Judy Kuhn, Fun Home (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD) (RICKY - WILL)
Sydney Lucas, Fun Home (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD) (RICKY - SHOULD)
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Emily Skeggs, Fun Home
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (MATEO & RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Bob Crowley, Skylight
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
David Rockwell, You Can’t Take It with You
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris (RICKY - WILL)
David Rockwell, On the Twentieth Century (MATEO - WILL) (RICKY - SHOULD)
Michael Yeargan, The King and I
David Zinn, Fun Home (MATEO - SHOULD)
Best Costume Design of a Play
Bob Crowley, The Audience
Jane Greenwood, You Can’t Take It with You
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two (MATEO & RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
David Zinn, Airline Highway
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Something Rotten! (MATEO - SHOULD)
Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
William Ivey Long, On the Twentieth Century
Catherine Zuber, The King and I (MATEO - WILL) (RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (MATEO & RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Paule Constable and David Plater, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Natasha Katz, Skylight
Japhy Weideman, Airline Highway
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Donald Holder, The King and I
Natasha Katz, An American in Paris (MATEO & RICKY - WILL)
Ben Stanton, Fun Home
Japhy Weideman, The Visit (MATEO & RICKY - SHOULD)
Best Direction of a Play
Stephen Daldry, Skylight
Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (MATEO - WILL) (RICKY - WILL/SHOULD)
Scott Ellis, You Can’t Take It with You
Jeremy Herrin, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God (MATEO - SHOULD)
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD)
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten! (RICKY - SHOULD)
John Rando, On the Town
Bartlett Sher, The King and I
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris (RICKY - WILL)
Best Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, On the Town (RICKY - SHOULD)
Christopher Gattelli, The King and I
Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris (MATEO - WILL/SHOULD) (RICKY - WILL)
Best Orchestrations
Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris (MATEO & RICKY - WILL)
John Clancy, Fun Home
Larry Hochman, Something Rotten!
Rob Mathes, The Last Ship (MATEO & RICKY - SHOULD)