77th Annual Tony Awards Predictions & WINNERS, Mason Pilevsky
CATEGORY: LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Jonathan Groff
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Brody Grant
ACTUAL WINNER: Jonathan Groff
CATEGORY: LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Maleah Joi Moon
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Maleah Joi Moon
ACTUAL WINNER: Maleah Joi Moon
CATEGORY: FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WIN: Joshua Boone
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Steven Skybell
ACTUAL WINNER: Daniel Radcliffe
CATEGORY: FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Kecia Lewis
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Kecia Lewis
ACTUAL WINNER: Kecia Lewis
CATEGORY: SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: David Zinn (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding)
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: David Zinn (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding)
ACTUAL WINNER: David Zinn (Stereophonic)
CATEGORY: SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Tim Harley and Finn Ross
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Paul Tate dePoo (The Great Gatsby—not nominated)
ACTUAL WINNER: Tom Scutt
CATEGORY: COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WIN: Enver Chakartash
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Enver Chakartash
ACTUAL WINNER: Dede Ayite (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding)
CATEGORY: COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Linda Cho
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Linda Cho
ACTUAL WINNER: Linda Cho
CATEGORY: LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Natasha Katz
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Natasha Katz
ACTUAL WINNER: Jane Cox
CATEGORY: LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Brandon Stirling Baker
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Brandon Stirling Baker
ACTUAL WINNER: Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim
CATEGORY: SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Ryan Rumery
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Ryan Rumery
ACTUAL WINNER: Ryan Rumery
CATEGORY: SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Gareth Owen
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Cody Spencer
ACTUAL WINNER: Cody Spencer
CATEGORY: ORIGINAL SCORE
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Shaina Taub
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Shaina Taub
ACTUAL WINNER: Shaina Taub
CATEGORY: ORCHESTRATIONS
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Timos Andres
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Adam Blackstone and Tom Kitt
ACTUAL WINNER: Jonathan Tunick
CATEGORY: BOOK OF A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Justin Levine and Adam Rapp
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Bekah Brunstetter
ACTUAL WINNER: Shaina Taub
CATEGORY: DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Lila Neugebauer
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Whitney White
ACTUAL WINNER: Daniel Aukin
CATEGORY: DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Danya Taymor
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Jessica Stone
ACTUAL WINNER: Danya Taymor
CATEGORY: CHOREOGRAPHY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Justin Peck
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Justin Peck
ACTUAL WINNER: Justin Peck
CATEGORY: LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WIN: Michael Stuhlbarg
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Michael Stuhlbarg
ACTUAL WINNER: Jeremy Strong
CATEGORY: LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Jessica Lange
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Jessica Lange
ACTUAL WINNER: Sarah Paulson
CATEGORY: FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Eli Gelb
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Eli Gelb
ACTUAL WINNER: Will Brill
CATEGORY: FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Kara Young
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Kara Young
ACTUAL WINNER: Kara Young
CATEGORY: REVIVAL OF A PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WIN: Appropriate
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Appropriate
ACTUAL WINNER: Appropriate
CATEGORY: REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Merrily We Roll Along
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: The Who’s Tommy
ACTUAL WINNER: Merrily We Roll Along
CATEGORY: BEST PLAY
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Stereophonic
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
ACTUAL WINNER: Stereophonic
CATEGORY: BEST MUSICAL
WHO I THOUGHT WOULD WIN: Hell’s Kitchen
IF IT WAS UP TO ME: Hell’s Kitchen
Actual Winner: The Outsiders
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
George C. Wolfe
Jack O’Brien
REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD
Wilma Theater
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Billy Porter
NUMBER OF WINS BY SHOW
Stereophonic (5)
Merrily We Roll Along (4)
The Outsiders (4)
Appropriate (3)
Hell’s Kitchen (2)
Suffs (2)
Cabaret (1)
An Enemy of the People (1)
The Great Gatsby (1)
Illinoise (1)
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (1)
Purlie Victorious (1)
Number of Nominated Shows That Did Not Win Any Awards: 16
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About the Author: Mason Pilevsky
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS! Check back soon for analysis!
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