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My Hopeful Tony Nominations

Tony nominations will be announced tomorrow! Here's what they'd look like if I had my say:

Best Musical
The Band's Visit
Frozen
Mean Girls 
Spongebob Squarepants

Best Revival of a Musical
Carousel
My Fair Lady
Once On This Island

Best Actor in a Musical 
Henry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady
Joshua Henry, Carousel
Tony Shaloub, The Band's Visit
Ethan Slater, Spongebob Squarepants

Best Actress in a Musical
Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady
Katrina Lenk, The Band's Visit
Taylor Louderman, Mean GirlsJessie Mueller, Carousel
Patti Murin, Frozen

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Phillip Boykin, Once on This Island 
Grey Hensen, Mean Girls
Adam Kantor, The Band's Visit
Gavin Lee, Spongebob Squarepants
Tony Yazbeck, The Prince of Broadway 

Alternate:  Jellani Alladin, Frozen


Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Merle Dandridge, Once on This Island
Lindsay Mendez, Carousel
Kenita R. Miller, Once on This Island
Ashley Park, Mean Girls
Kate Rockwell, Mean Girls


Alternate: Ariana DeBose, Summer

Best Director of a Musical
Michael Arden, Once On This Island
David Cromer, The Band's Visit
Tina Landau, Spongebob Squarepants
Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
The Band's Visit 
Mean Girls
My Fair Lady 
Once on This Island
Spongebob Squarepants

Best Costume Design of a Musical
The Band's Visit
Frozen 
My Fair Lady
Once on This Island
Spongebob Squarepants

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
The Band's Visit
My Fair Lady
Once on This Island
Spongebob Squarepants

Best Orchestrations
The Band's Visit
Once on This Island
Spongebob Squarepants
 
Best Play
The Children
Farinelli and the King
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Junk

Best Revival of a Play
Angels in America
Lobby Hero
Three Tall Women
Travesties  

Best Actor in a Play
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Tom Hollander, Travesties
John Lithgow, John Lithgow: Stories by Heart
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King 
 
Best Actress in a Play
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women

And nobody else, because nobody else deserves to be nominated. #sorrynotsorry

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Brian Tyree Henry, Lobby Hero
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
James McArdle, Angels in America
Seth Numrich, Travesties 

Alternate: Sam Crane, Farinelli and the King 

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Denise Gough, Angels in America
Melody Grove, Farinelli and the King
Amanda Lawrence, Angels in America 
Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women

Alternate: Susan Brown, Angels in America

Best Director of a Play
Marianne Elliot, Angels in America
Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women
Patrick Marber, Travesties 
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 

Best Set Design of a Play
Angels in America
Farinelli and the King 
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Three Tall Women 

 Best Costume Design of a Play
Angels in America
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Farinelli and the King
Lobby Hero
Three Tall Women 

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Angels in America
The Children
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Farinelli and the King
Three Tall Women 
 
 

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