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Theatre Nerds 2017 Tony Award Predictions

It’s that time of year again, Theatre Nerds! Tony Award season is right around the corner, and the nominations will be here before we know it (May 2, to be exact). With such an exciting Broadway season soon wrapping up, the competition is ferocious for this year’s awards. Here are our predictions for the nominations of the 2017 Tony Awards:

Best Musical:

  • “Dear Evan Hansen”
  • “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
  • “Come From Away”
  • “War Paint”
  • “Groundhog Day”

Our pick for winning: “Dear Evan Hansen”

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Best Play:

  • “Indecent”
  • “Oslo”
  • “A Doll’s House, Pt. 2”
  • “The Play That Goes Wrong”
  • “Significant Other”

Our pick for winning: “Indecent”

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Best Revival of a Musical:

  • “Falsettos”
  • “Hello, Dolly!”
  • “Cats”
  • “Miss Saigon”
  • “Sunset Boulevard”

Our pick for winning: “Falsettos”

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Best Revival of a Play:

  • “The Front Page”
  • “Six Degrees of Separation”
  • “The Glass Menagerie”
  • “The Cherry Orchard”
  • “The Little Foxes”

Our pick for winning: “The Front Page.”

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Best Leading Actor in a Musical:

  • Ben Platt in “Dear Evan Hansen”
  • Christian Borle in “Falsettos”
  • Josh Groban in “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
  • Andy Karl in “Groundhog Day”
  • David Hyde Pierce in “Hello, Dolly!”

Our pick for winning: Ben Platt.

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Best Leading Actress in a Musical:

  • Bette Midler in “Hello, Dolly!”
  • Stephanie J. Block in “Falsettos”
  • Eva Noblezada in “Miss Saigon”
  • Phillipa Soo in “Amelie”
  • Patti LuPone in “War Paint”

Our pick for winning: Stephanie J. Block.

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Best Featured Actor in a Musical:

  • Andrew Rannells in “Falsettos”
  • Joel Hatch in “Come From Away”
  • Michael Park in “Dear Evan Hansen”
  • Lucas Steele in “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
  • Gavin Creel in “Hello, Dolly!”

Our pick for winning: Joel Hatch.

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Best Featured Actress in a Musical:

  • Laura Dreyfuss in “Dear Evan Hansen”
  • Rachel Bay Jones in “Dear Evan Hansen”
  • Jenn Colella in “Come From Away”
  • Brittain Ashford in “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
  • Jennifer Laura Thompson in “Dear Evan Hansen”

Our pick for winning: Laura Dreyfuss in “Dear Evan Hansen”

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Best Leading Actor in a Play:

  • Nathan Lane in “The Front Page”
  • Kevin Kline in “Present Laughter”
  • Joe Mantello in “The Glass Menagerie”
  • John Benjamin Hickey in “Six Degrees of Separation”
  • Gideon Glick in “Significant Other”

Our pick for winning: Nathan Lane

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Best Leading Actress in a Play:

  • Diane Lane in “The Cherry Orchard”
  • Mary-Louise Parker in “Heisenberg”
  • Cate Blanchett in “The Present”
  • Cynthia Nixon in “The Little Foxes”
  • Laura Linney in “The Little Foxes”

Our pick for winning: Laura Linney.

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Best Book of a Musical:

  • Irene Sankoff and David Hein for “Come From Away”
  • Steven Levenson for “Dear Evan Hansen”
  • Terrence McNally for “Anastasia”
  • Dave Malloy for “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
  • Doug Wright for “War Paint”

Our pick for winning: “Dear Evan Hansen.”

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Best Score for a Musical:

  • Irene Sankoff and David Hein for “Come From Away”
  • Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for “Dear Evan Hansen”
  • Dave Malloy for “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”
  • Tim Minchin for “Groundhog Day”
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth for “In Transit”

Our pick for winning: “Dear Evan Hansen.”

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Let us know your Tony predictions in the comments below…

Written by Joseph Kisiday

Joseph Kisiday is a 2016 graduate from Christopher Newport University, majoring in Music Composition. Joseph's love for theatre came at a young age through discovering the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber, such as "Cats" and "The Phantom of the Opera." When he is not writing, Joseph can be found watching operas or Miyazaki films.

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