Tony Awards Predictions with Adam Feldman and Elysa Gardner
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The Tony Awards are on Sunday, June 8, and what better way to prepare for the big night than by talking about what could happen! As a Tony Awards partner, Playbill and host Alex Birsh (Playbill’s C.O.O.) can’t disclose too many opinions…but that’s why we brought on two people who CAN share their thoughts and are Tony Awards voters themselves.
Adam Feldman (Time Out) and Elysa Gardner (The New York Sun, The New York Times, Broadway Direct) are theatre critics and have plenty of thoughts on who and what they’ll vote for, and who they think will walk away with trophies. And, of course, don’t forget to tune in on June 8 to PlutoTV at 6:40 PM for Tony Awards: Act 1, and CBS for the main broadcast at 8 PM.
If you’d like to jump to specific awards categories, here’s a timecode guide:
05:40 - Best Orchestrations
09:20 - Best Choreography
13:16 - Best Direction of a Musical
17:05 - Best Direction of a Play
20:55 - Best Sound Design of a Musical
23:11 - Best Sound Design of a Play
24:45 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
26:09 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
27:34 - Best Costume Design of a Musical
29:20 - Best Costume Design of a Play
30:50 - Best Scenic Design of a Musical
31:48 - Best Scenic Design of a Play
33:11 - Best Original Score
34:48 - Best Book of a Musical
37:22 - Best Performance by an Actress in Featured Role in a Musical
39:19 - Best Performance by an Actor in Featured Role in a Musical
41:43 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
44:42 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
47:39 - Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Musical
52:51 - Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role in a Musical
56:39 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
58:10 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
59:31 - Best Revival of a Musical
1:01:01 - Best Revival of a Play
1:03:01 - Best Play
1:06:04 - Best Musical Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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