Tony Awards Predictions: Leading Actress in a Musical

My Tony Awards predictions for who will be nominated in the category of best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical. First I talk about all the potential nominees in each of the musicals, then I make my final predictions at the end.
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The Tony Nominations are on Tuesday April 30
The Tony Awards are on Sunday June 16
Actresses mentioned:
Eden Espinosa - Lempicka
Kelli O'Hara - Days of Wine and Roses
Gayle Rankin - Cabaret
Maryann Plunkett - The Notebook
Shaina Taub - Suffs
Maleah Joi Moon - Hell's Kitchen
Nichelle Lewis - The Wiz
Eva Noblezada - The Great Gatsby
Arielle Jacobs - Here Lies Love
McKenzie Kurtz - The Heart of Rock and Roll
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[@StandardGaming]

Maryann Plunkett returning champ hard lock 100%

[@eddieferran5471]

Girl you are fierce! Do you have any social media where we can follow your journey??

[@broadwaybestfriend]

Thank you! I'm not on other social media platforms yet

[@alvinmedina7121]

eden is beyond brilliant in show .So many great performances this season.

[@evanoconnor370]

My predictions
1. Kelli O’Hara
2. Gayle Rankin
3. Shaina Taub
4. Maleah JoI Moon
5. Maryann Plunkett
I personally have no idea who’s winning. I’m tentatively predicting O’Hara since she’s the only one who I can confidently say is getting nominated, but I’m not sure since the show’s already closed. Despite Cabaret’s mixed reviews, I think Rankin still gets nominated, though I think the reviews kill her winning chances. I’m also predicting Taub and Moon since I’m predicting those shows for Best Musical noms, so it makes sense they bring their lead actresses along with them. For the 5th slot, I’m predicting Plunkett, but I won’t be surprised to see her snubbed with the show’s mixed reviews.
Aside from those, despite Lempicka’s mixed reviews, I think Espinosa can still pull of a nomination considering the weak competition, but the mixed reviews are keeping me from predicting her. Arielle Jacobs in Here Lies Love could surprise, but I’m not going to predict her considering the show’s already closed and she’s not a big name.

[@broadwaybestfriend]

I keep swapping this category around. Tuesday will be interesting

[@jurney3478]

I am officially shaky predicting Gayle now. I'm with you. It seemed like a no brainer that she'd get nominated but after those reviews I just don't know. I do think Eden is still in (probably) and I think the Hells Kitchen lead Is definitely in. That got way stronger reviews than I anticipated.

[@broadwaybestfriend]

I am considering moving Gayle out of my top five now

[@josephlim6854]

I feel so bad for Gayle. If she doesn’t get in, I wonder if it may be a snub to the producers for not getting an A-list celeb or someone in the same level as Jessie Buckley to open this revival in NYC. :(

[@LuisFont-oc3hi]

Hello???? LEMPICKA!

[@jonwilner4806]

You repeat yourself over and over and over. If you want to give predictions, you need to wait until each show has opened and that you've seen everything, plus you need to know eligibility.