Can people stop saying Bands Visit is boring and doesn’t have imagination or creativity to be on broadway? Just cause it goes a different, more emotional route that doesn’t appeal to the masses doesn’t mean it’s not good enough to win best musical. Also it’s a great contrast to Spongebob, love both shows and wouldn’t mind either winning.
If either Lindsay Mendez or Ashley Park win best featured actress I will be happy. Both of their performances are equally funny and moving. I’m truly hoping Ethan Slater wins for best leading actor he’s incredible in the role. For best leading actress I honestly think Taylor Louderman deserves it the most. Her Regina is funny, sexy, yet not too over the top. For Best Musical I’m sorry Mean Girls fans But I truly think Spongebob is the most original and most creative and genuinely pleasing show of the 2017-2018 Broadway Season.
I want to fully support The Band's Visit to dominate most of its nominations, yet a bit of me wants to support Spongebob because it's one of the most surprising musicals out there.
Jaelle LaGuerre Hopefully Ethan Slater wins the Tony. He deserves it so much, and it’s one way to commemorate the success of the musical in the future.
I love both of those shows! Personally, I'm still rooting for The Band's Visit to win Best Musical, but I want Ethan and Gavin to win for their performances.
Honestly hoping Ethan Slater wins his category! I never thought someone could pull off portraying SpongeBob live, but he does it effortlessly. And Ashley Park more than deserves Best Featured Actress.
Kelseigh Ingram He’s going to his only threat is Joshua Henry. Although it doesn’t seem like it. Sponge bob is an extremely vocally demanding role. And as for the Featured Actress tony. Lindsay Mendez has it locked in. I have been following her for a very long time and I think this is her award. The role of Carrie Pipperidge is a role that has jumpstarted many careers. It’s a role that requires so much energy and time to perfect. And I believe she’s done that. Ashley Park does deserve it don’t get me wrong. Just not this year.
I think Joshua Henry is winning this year. While SpongeBob is very vocally and physically demanding, Billy Bigelow is also if not MORE, physically and vocally demanding. Joshua succeeds in making Billy seem to have morals and his take on Soliloquy is PERFECT! Ethan does a great job of taking a cartoon character to the stage and making it seem fresh and original, but I think the Tony is going to Joshua Henry.
Okay but Ashley Park was absolutely amazing in Mean Girls. She really made you feel so sorry for Gretchen and her solo "What's Wrong With Me" is so stunning and heartbreaking !!
I LIVE FOR THESE VIDEOS! I'm really rooting for the company of Carousel. That show is mind-blowing from the material to the choreography to the performances. That show is the one in which I have the most emotional investment.
Same, the way he reinvented Once on this Island is amazing and so incredibly thoughtful, and he pulled together a great cast. He totally deserves it (just like he did for DWSA), but I'm worried the award committee won't honor his connection to the show and all the effort he put into it to every single detail to make it a meaningful, relevant theatre experience.
Miriam Van Harn I agree, his Tony is overdue. He definitely deserved the win for DWSA, but since Tony voters normally go for the bigger productions he lost to Hamilton. Not that Hamilton is bad I love Hamilton but Michael Arden puts so much heart into every detail of every show he does and it shows on stage, I really hope they recognize that this year.
LandsoftheUnknown don’t get me wrong, Hamilton is one of my favourite musicals of all time, it’s just my opinion that Michael Arden did something more special with Spring Awakening
I know right. I was really rooting for him for Once on This Island because how he completely reinvented the show was breathtaking. Unfortunately, as I been following the awards season, I don't think he going to win, which is quite disappointing.
I’m terrified because Mean Girls is going to get robbed. I think It should definitely win best book, and hopefully Grey Henson will too. Taylor Louderman is honestly outstanding, and the tony award is not rewarded for the character itself (most times people win awards because of who they play and not their actual performance). It’s rewarded to the best portrayal of a character, and I think out of most the nominees, Regina was the most out of character for Taylor, and she is so interesting and believable as the mean girl. Also I think the Bands Visit has a beautiful score, but It should not win best musical. A musical has to be moving and engaging, and honestly at times bands visit wasn’t. I think It should go to either spongebob or mean girls, and compared to the plot of spongebob, Mean Girls reigns. And just because Mean Girls is a modern musical, doesn’t mean It should be taken any less seriously (which is a shame because it is). I’ve heard someone say to me “Wow Broadway has a lot of trashy shows this season,” referring to Mean Girls and sponge bob, which is so frustrating. Just because a musical doesn’t have a name like Soundheim or Rogers and Hammerstein attached to It, does not make It inferior to others. (And like I said, I think that mean girls and spongebob are some of the best musicals on broadway rn). And the best part is, out of the four best musical nominees, Mean Girls is the most popular one that I have heard teenagers my age talking about. Just like DEH and Hamilton, Mean Girls resonates with teenagers and shares a special bond with them that other musicals just don’t have. It’s the most popular and it’s message is a message that everyone can take in. Anyways, that’s my opinion, don’t hate on me for It, and whatever happens and whoever wins, obviously they won for a reason and they are all talented in their own ways. Thank You
Michael Duffy it's book is not that compelling. It's liked because we all like Tina Fey. It's a great musical but shouldn't just win based off of popularity alone like DEH.
It's just a bland copy of the movie with underwhealming special effects. It was only nominated because there weren't that many new musicals this season.
PandaMonika that’s so not true I saw it and out of the 27 shows I’ve seen that was my favorite sets and effects were incredible, the story was great and caissie is incredible
I mean, it's not bad, nice show to go see with your kids, but there was nothing innovative about the story or the way it was told, and the new songs were good but not that groundbreaking. I just wish they would have taken more risks with it instead of just going for the sure thing, which is the exact copy of the movie that came out just a few years ago. Makes it seem like a crowd-pleasing money grab. Not exactly Tony material.
When you compare Frozen to the other new musicals that were brought to the stage, it is kind of underwhelming. Sure, it's a nice musical, but the other ones stand out more in the sense that they have wonderful production design, or directing, or choreography. Frozen doesn't have a unique trait that they can cling onto. To be honest, it is somewhat mediocre in all of the categories, whereas when you see SpongeBob for instance, the innovative and creative production design catches your eye. Mean Girls has great stage direction by Tina Fey, and they modify the plot from the movie in such a way so that it is adequately fit for the stage. For the Band's Visit, seeing as that is the only musical that isn't backed by a heavy fanbase, it makes it the underdog, and the crowd favorite. Frozen seemed like it was just there because it was one of Disney's most popular musicals, and they wanted to turn it into a big money-maker. No offense, but there wasn't anything that jumped out at me creatively with Frozen. With Aladdin, it was basically a copy of the movie, but at least they had great choreography and James Monroe Iglehart.
Oof i love the band's visit so much but if it wins best musical I'm gonna be incredibly tired of people screaming "MEAN GIRLS/ SPONGEBOB/ FROZEN WAS ROBBED!!!!"
Band's Visit all the way. Spongebob is very fun and was very surprising, but Band's Visit is sending a message and conveying a truth that the other musicals in the category aren't; Mean Girls, Spongebob, and Frozen are all amazing but Band's Visit is BEAUTIFUL
SAME. Great Comet was the most beautiful show with the most beautiful music I've ever listened to. It deserved all of the awards. DEH did deserve best actor though
sure, mean girls is a good show. it's fun and has a pleasant message and is a very well-known story. i still think that it isn't as strong as the other musicals this year. i think band's visit and spongebob are going to sweep the musical categories as far as best musical noms are concerned. i think that ashley park's performance and possibly grey henson's performance will be highly considered for their categories, but i'm not sold that they'll win. spongebob has more heart in a surprisingly less cheesy manner, and band's visit is stunning and emotional in so many ways. mean girls might get snubbed, but i think there are definitely valid reasons.
Denise Gough was unbelievable. Best Harper I’ve ever seen. If she doesn’t win I’ll be veryyyy sad. I think it’s gonna be Ethan Slater also. Beyond that...feeling a lil unsure
Honestly, Frozen is such an amazing and beautiful adaptation from the movie to stage and it’s so insane how crazy I am about it and how it’s so unappreciated. I saw The Bands Visit and while the music was mesmerizing, the story was just not entertaining and majorly failed. For me, Frozen is a high contender to win Best Musical, Mean Girls for Best Book, AND HONESTLY, Taylor Lauderman for Best Actress in a Musical because what she has done with Regina is so fresh and new. It’s completely different from Rachel McAdams and her voice is so entransive, Ethan Slater for Best Actor in a Musical, Once On This Island for Best Revival of a Musical, Angels In America for Best Revival of a Play, Harry Potter for Best Play. That’s all my predictions for the moment.
It’s one of those shows where either you love it or you hate it. I personally don’t like it but I respect your opinion. I saw all the shows in the best musical category and in my opinion frozen is the weakest
I think they are all pretty spot on with their predictions. Harry Potter is no doubt going to dominate the play categories and possibly even choreography?! The Band's Visit I think deserves the Tony, it's new, it's never been before and the music is simply gorgeous. I'd be shocked if Ethan Slater and Katrina Lenk don't go home with the Tony's too.
JOSH-U-A HENRY PLEASE! He put EVERYTHING on that stage. I've seen a lot of Broadway but what He does in Carousel is like nothing else this season. If you need proof, check out the soundtrack which drops tomorrow.... or go see the show right now.
Question! How did Mean girls get nominated for costume design which is basically jeans and T-shirt’s and Frozen which has amazing spectacular dresses and not to mention puppets!!!!!
Oh definitely not. The mean girls musical has the advantage by already being a hit movie written by Tina Fey. The mean girls musical was advertised everywhere, even kids at my school who know nothing about theatre were waiting for the soumdtrack to release. If anything, I think they might be over-awarded. I could be wrong though 👀 idk thats MY tea
Bachelor Fan how would it get robbed by something it didn’t have to begin with? It’s like having your grocery cart taken away and claiming you were robbed when you didn’t even own anything in it yet
Not gonna lie...kinda upset that Hailey Kilgore wasn’t mentioned...the amount of raw emotional presence she gives as Ti Moune is insane. I sobbed through the entire show. Plus her voice is gorgeous
I still think Haley Kilgore could pull out a win, I hope she does. While it is an ensemble piece, the moral of that show rides on her shoulders and she truly is moving!
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Surprised we didn’t hear Casie Nicolas name mentioned in the choreography category. Contemporary choreo is STILL choreo! Also I do think Taylor louderman is gonna get robbed. Best voice I’ve heard on broadway with season. Not a big fan of the bands visit!
fjas;lkfjas;dlkfja mean girls like ya know does exist and is a thing with a relatively big (and young) fan base helllooooooo pls don't neglect such aN AMAZING SHOW
Broadway is so white it’s sad that a show like Once in this island with preformances Like Hailey’s and all the cast don’t get very well appreciated I believe that same as color purple 90% of the cast of once on this island are more talented than half the mediocre people in half these other shows because it’s REAL acting musical theatre people are known to be horrible actors but they did something with that show and I am saying this as an artist whose seen all the nominated shows
Kevin Rodgers but broadway today and broadway of the 60s are not the same, And I think 2016 Tonys is not an axiom about broadway but a great example for modern theater. The best musical of the year will probably be The Band’s Visit, and you can’t call the book, score and most of the actors white. I don’t think you should ignore other productions from the last season. Don’t get me wrong, I love OOTI and I think it deserves a lot of love and appreciation, but you can’t call Broadway white only by looking at the attention OOTI gets.
gal kislev BROADWAY is white because that is the majority of what you see on stage there is always going to be a white female ingenue and White leading man its a given
Kevin Rodgers well let’s face the facts, there is a majority of white people. You can’t expect 70% of the actors in broadway to be black because it’s unrealistic. Broadway is one of the most culturally diverse industries. And again, I want to show you some facts before jumping into loosely based realizations. 4/10 of the nominees in the leading musicals acting categories are people of color. Just for comparison in this year Oscars 2/10 of the nominees in the leading acting categories were people of color.
+Aidan Lam Spongebob is great visually and the cast is excellent, but the music was uneven at best. The only good song was performed at the Tonys, and its plot is a snooze. This year, Tony voters made the right choice.
I get the feeling that Spongebob (which COMPLETELY deserves best musical) will be robbed by the Band's Visit (which is in no way best musical material, especially when you compare it to the other nominees). Call me cynical, but I'm fairly certain that the people deciding who wins are far too pretentious to let a cartoon adaptation win anything, despite being one of the best shows out there.
SpongeBob has got to win best score. Let me remind you that a bunch of different music artists written the music like David Bowie, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco etc. Sorry Bands Visit, SpongeBob is going to win.
No way. They have all those musicals artist but the score isn't cohesive in the least. Since so many artist put their foot into this score they're is no fluid connect with the music. It's like patching together a human body with all good parts, but parts that don't fit together. It may sound like a good idea, but the end result is an uneven mess. Not to mention nothing new was brought to the table, as opposed to The Band's Visit which sewed middle eastern music into it's score and brought forth something that's never been presented to a Broadway stage before.
Have to agree with the above comment by Ayouba. Living in Ireland I rely heavily on the cast albums as I can't fly into New York to see the shows when I want to. I had heard a few of the songs from SB ( hero is our middle name and bikini bottom day and simple sponge ) and I was very excited when the album was released but it is the most disjointed album I have ever heard. Pop, Country techno, rap ( bad rap ), gospel.. there isn't a genre that isn't covered in this album and it just doesn't mesh. Ethan Slater I suspect will probably win best actor but in terms of score The Band's Visit is beautiful, new and tells a full and complete story even if you haven't seen the stage show.
Unfortunately yes. Grey, Ashley, and Barrett were the best things that came out of the show. The orchestration was, at best, meh and the lyrics were trite and unprovoking. Nothing new was brought to the table and the most iconic characters like Cady and Regina feel very short. Cady was a naive schoolgirl who acted too innocent for the world, almost like a clueless Disney Princess. Regina acted like a ditsy valley girl brat when she's actually very smart and manipulative and has no problem showing it. The show is a real disappointment. You'd think it would be better from the way it's been advertised but nope.
not one peep about frozen. BIG suprise! I know ppl remeber the movie being super over rated and I agree it was, but I saw Frozen On June 1st and it was amazing! I loved it and it was better than the movie! Well excuse me. Im mad now.
Frozen never stood a chance, Let it Go was always going to be the Act 1 closure but unfortunately that meant the first act was long and drawn out covering only about 1/3 of the movie. Then suddenly you are in the second act and you are racing from scene to scene, the only song worth it's weight is Monster ( which I love ) and they even changed fixer upper which I just.. I can't even with the way they re-did it and you cover 2/3's of the movie in a relatively short space. It's badly paced, the second act is really weak, I mean really weak song wise and there is no development, nothing new discovered. Although I do think Caissie at least deserved a nomination because her performances in Let it Go and Monster are just amazing!
shook they didn't mention ashley park
SAME
Sameeeee
RIGHT!?
im late but I am not a big fan of Ashley Park’s portrayal of Gretchen
Can people stop saying Bands Visit is boring and doesn’t have imagination or creativity to be on broadway? Just cause it goes a different, more emotional route that doesn’t appeal to the masses doesn’t mean it’s not good enough to win best musical. Also it’s a great contrast to Spongebob, love both shows and wouldn’t mind either winning.
If either Lindsay Mendez or Ashley Park win best featured actress I will be happy. Both of their performances are equally funny and moving. I’m truly hoping Ethan Slater wins for best leading actor he’s incredible in the role. For best leading actress I honestly think Taylor Louderman deserves it the most. Her Regina is funny, sexy, yet not too over the top. For Best Musical I’m sorry Mean Girls fans But I truly think Spongebob is the most original and most creative and genuinely pleasing show of the 2017-2018 Broadway Season.
I want to fully support The Band's Visit to dominate most of its nominations, yet a bit of me wants to support Spongebob because it's one of the most surprising musicals out there.
Seishirou Himada yes yes!
Jaelle LaGuerre Hopefully Ethan Slater wins the Tony. He deserves it so much, and it’s one way to commemorate the success of the musical in the future.
I love both of those shows! Personally, I'm still rooting for The Band's Visit to win Best Musical, but I want Ethan and Gavin to win for their performances.
Tbh this broadway season for best musical is one i wouldve never saw coming (I mean its frozen vs mean girls vs spomgebob vs the band's visit)
Seishirou Himada f
Taylor Louderman or Hailey Kilgore deserve best leading actress
I'm sorry, but Carousel doesn't have a slight edge in the choreography category. I think that that category is a definite lock for Justin Peck.
cannot agree more
Totally agree!
Completely agree. It's his.
garrettjolsen yup!!!!
Honestly hoping Ethan Slater wins his category! I never thought someone could pull off portraying SpongeBob live, but he does it effortlessly. And Ashley Park more than deserves Best Featured Actress.
Kelseigh Ingram He’s going to his only threat is Joshua Henry. Although it doesn’t seem like it. Sponge bob is an extremely vocally demanding role. And as for the Featured Actress tony. Lindsay Mendez has it locked in. I have been following her for a very long time and I think this is her award. The role of Carrie Pipperidge is a role that has jumpstarted many careers. It’s a role that requires so much energy and time to perfect. And I believe she’s done that. Ashley Park does deserve it don’t get me wrong. Just not this year.
I think Joshua Henry is winning this year. While SpongeBob is very vocally and physically demanding, Billy Bigelow is also if not MORE, physically and vocally demanding. Joshua succeeds in making Billy seem to have morals and his take on Soliloquy is PERFECT! Ethan does a great job of taking a cartoon character to the stage and making it seem fresh and original, but I think the Tony is going to Joshua Henry.
The Band's Visit is the most beautiful and human musical that I have ever seen. It's just so subtle and beautiful. I loved it. I hope it wins.
Okay but Ashley Park was absolutely amazing in Mean Girls. She really made you feel so sorry for Gretchen and her solo "What's Wrong With Me" is so stunning and heartbreaking !!
I LIVE FOR THESE VIDEOS!
I'm really rooting for the company of Carousel. That show is mind-blowing from the material to the choreography to the performances. That show is the one in which I have the most emotional investment.
if spongebob has to win just one category, definitely Ethan deserves the best actor award.
Kelly theatre I think it’s gonna to get at least one technical award. I hope that it wins best director over Band’s Visit
I love Michael Arden but my gut is telling me he’s gonna lose but my heart absolutely hopes he wins
Same, the way he reinvented Once on this Island is amazing and so incredibly thoughtful, and he pulled together a great cast. He totally deserves it (just like he did for DWSA), but I'm worried the award committee won't honor his connection to the show and all the effort he put into it to every single detail to make it a meaningful, relevant theatre experience.
Miriam Van Harn I agree, his Tony is overdue. He definitely deserved the win for DWSA, but since Tony voters normally go for the bigger productions he lost to Hamilton. Not that Hamilton is bad I love Hamilton but Michael Arden puts so much heart into every detail of every show he does and it shows on stage, I really hope they recognize that this year.
LandsoftheUnknown don’t get me wrong, Hamilton is one of my favourite musicals of all time, it’s just my opinion that Michael Arden did something more special with Spring Awakening
I know right. I was really rooting for him for Once on This Island because how he completely reinvented the show was breathtaking. Unfortunately, as I been following the awards season, I don't think he going to win, which is quite disappointing.
I’m terrified because Mean Girls is going to get robbed. I think It should definitely win best book, and hopefully Grey Henson will too. Taylor Louderman is honestly outstanding, and the tony award is not rewarded for the character itself (most times people win awards because of who they play and not their actual performance). It’s rewarded to the best portrayal of a character, and I think out of most the nominees, Regina was the most out of character for Taylor, and she is so interesting and believable as the mean girl. Also I think the Bands Visit has a beautiful score, but It should not win best musical. A musical has to be moving and engaging, and honestly at times bands visit wasn’t. I think It should go to either spongebob or mean girls, and compared to the plot of spongebob, Mean Girls reigns. And just because Mean Girls is a modern musical, doesn’t mean It should be taken any less seriously (which is a shame because it is). I’ve heard someone say to me “Wow Broadway has a lot of trashy shows this season,” referring to Mean Girls and sponge bob, which is so frustrating. Just because a musical doesn’t have a name like Soundheim or Rogers and Hammerstein attached to It, does not make It inferior to others. (And like I said, I think that mean girls and spongebob are some of the best musicals on broadway rn). And the best part is, out of the four best musical nominees, Mean Girls is the most popular one that I have heard teenagers my age talking about. Just like DEH and Hamilton, Mean Girls resonates with teenagers and shares a special bond with them that other musicals just don’t have. It’s the most popular and it’s message is a message that everyone can take in. Anyways, that’s my opinion, don’t hate on me for It, and whatever happens and whoever wins, obviously they won for a reason and they are all talented in their own ways. Thank You
Michael Duffy it's book is not that compelling. It's liked because we all like Tina Fey. It's a great musical but shouldn't just win based off of popularity alone like DEH.
Just be realistic. They have 12 Tony noms and that is being over generous.
IT ISNT REMOTELY A FRONT RUNNER.
honestly kinny i agree and Ik I’m just saying the shows it’s up against is pushing it away in the level of prestige in the season this year.
AGREED AGREED AGREED
im a little shook that frozen wasn't mentioned once
It's just a bland copy of the movie with underwhealming special effects. It was only nominated because there weren't that many new musicals this season.
PandaMonika that’s so not true I saw it and out of the 27 shows I’ve seen that was my favorite sets and effects were incredible, the story was great and caissie is incredible
Eric Ackerman I agree I saw it June 1st and it was my favorite out of the 2 I saw
I mean, it's not bad, nice show to go see with your kids, but there was nothing innovative about the story or the way it was told, and the new songs were good but not that groundbreaking.
I just wish they would have taken more risks with it instead of just going for the sure thing, which is the exact copy of the movie that came out just a few years ago. Makes it seem like a crowd-pleasing money grab. Not exactly Tony material.
When you compare Frozen to the other new musicals that were brought to the stage, it is kind of underwhelming. Sure, it's a nice musical, but the other ones stand out more in the sense that they have wonderful production design, or directing, or choreography. Frozen doesn't have a unique trait that they can cling onto. To be honest, it is somewhat mediocre in all of the categories, whereas when you see SpongeBob for instance, the innovative and creative production design catches your eye. Mean Girls has great stage direction by Tina Fey, and they modify the plot from the movie in such a way so that it is adequately fit for the stage. For the Band's Visit, seeing as that is the only musical that isn't backed by a heavy fanbase, it makes it the underdog, and the crowd favorite. Frozen seemed like it was just there because it was one of Disney's most popular musicals, and they wanted to turn it into a big money-maker. No offense, but there wasn't anything that jumped out at me creatively with Frozen. With Aladdin, it was basically a copy of the movie, but at least they had great choreography and James Monroe Iglehart.
i don’t care what happens this year as long my boy ethan slater wins best actor :)
He deserves it
Astral Cosmos Celestial the Third YES HE DOES
lizzy tucker lol
I wish you had talked about the technical and design awards, they always get pushed to the side!
Oof i love the band's visit so much but if it wins best musical I'm gonna be incredibly tired of people screaming "MEAN GIRLS/ SPONGEBOB/ FROZEN WAS ROBBED!!!!"
Trust me - no one will be saying that Frozen was robbed
Omg the mean girls fans are going to go crazy once they realize no one cares about their favorite musical 😂
it’s happening 🙄
Mean Girls anyone?
YES
ITS NOT GOOD😂😂😂😂
Not at all
HI
Lol didn't win a single Tony
I love mean girls but I feel like it’s not gonna get a lot of wins :(
Band's Visit all the way. Spongebob is very fun and was very surprising, but Band's Visit is sending a message and conveying a truth that the other musicals in the category aren't; Mean Girls, Spongebob, and Frozen are all amazing but Band's Visit is BEAUTIFUL
At least Spongebob got the Drama Desk...
Can we please talk about how Caissie Levy deserved AT LEAST a nomination?!?! Still can't get over that.
My first theatre experience was seeing Lindsay Mendez in Wicked, so I would love it if she won her category! 😊
After last year's disaster (DEH winning over Great Comet) I don't have any hopes lmao
SAME. Great Comet was the most beautiful show with the most beautiful music I've ever listened to. It deserved all of the awards. DEH did deserve best actor though
UGH I MISS GREAT COMET
I want spongebob and bands visit to sweep the tonys for sure
well one of them did lol
sure, mean girls is a good show. it's fun and has a pleasant message and is a very well-known story. i still think that it isn't as strong as the other musicals this year. i think band's visit and spongebob are going to sweep the musical categories as far as best musical noms are concerned. i think that ashley park's performance and possibly grey henson's performance will be highly considered for their categories, but i'm not sold that they'll win. spongebob has more heart in a surprisingly less cheesy manner, and band's visit is stunning and emotional in so many ways. mean girls might get snubbed, but i think there are definitely valid reasons.
Denise Gough was unbelievable. Best Harper I’ve ever seen. If she doesn’t win I’ll be veryyyy sad. I think it’s gonna be Ethan Slater also. Beyond that...feeling a lil unsure
Katrina is life btw. Obsessed.
i need taylor louderman to win. she OWNED regina george. thank you, that is all.
Mean girls!!!
Honestly, Frozen is such an amazing and beautiful adaptation from the movie to stage and it’s so insane how crazy I am about it and how it’s so unappreciated. I saw The Bands Visit and while the music was mesmerizing, the story was just not entertaining and majorly failed. For me, Frozen is a high contender to win Best Musical, Mean Girls for Best Book, AND HONESTLY, Taylor Lauderman for Best Actress in a Musical because what she has done with Regina is so fresh and new. It’s completely different from Rachel McAdams and her voice is so entransive, Ethan Slater for Best Actor in a Musical, Once On This Island for Best Revival of a Musical, Angels In America for Best Revival of a Play, Harry Potter for Best Play. That’s all my predictions for the moment.
It’s one of those shows where either you love it or you hate it. I personally don’t like it but I respect your opinion. I saw all the shows in the best musical category and in my opinion frozen is the weakest
Once on this Island BETTER win Best Revival, it NEEDS Best Revival, and Deserves Best Direction and Best Scenic Design
First off, Paul and Beth?! You are both looking incredible! Also, awards.
I think they are all pretty spot on with their predictions. Harry Potter is no doubt going to dominate the play categories and possibly even choreography?! The Band's Visit I think deserves the Tony, it's new, it's never been before and the music is simply gorgeous. I'd be shocked if Ethan Slater and Katrina Lenk don't go home with the Tony's too.
JOSH-U-A HENRY PLEASE! He put EVERYTHING on that stage. I've seen a lot of Broadway but what He does in Carousel is like nothing else this season. If you need proof, check out the soundtrack which drops tomorrow.... or go see the show right now.
YES BAND'S VISIT BETTER GET BEST SCORE IF NOTHING ELSE OK!!!
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND DESERVES EVERYTHING
If Ethan doesn't win, I'm suing the Tony Awards
Question! How did Mean girls get nominated for costume design which is basically jeans and T-shirt’s and Frozen which has amazing spectacular dresses and not to mention puppets!!!!!
Andrew...Liloyed...freaking webber.......adored the band's visit...... : O WHERE IS THE SOUNDTRACK WHERE IS MY TICKET I MUST SEE THIS.
i think MG is going to get robbed :I
Oh definitely not. The mean girls musical has the advantage by already being a hit movie written by Tina Fey. The mean girls musical was advertised everywhere, even kids at my school who know nothing about theatre were waiting for the soumdtrack to release. If anything, I think they might be over-awarded. I could be wrong though 👀 idk thats MY tea
Bachelor Fan how would it get robbed by something it didn’t have to begin with?
It’s like having your grocery cart taken away and claiming you were robbed when you didn’t even own anything in it yet
Bachelor Fan 😓 MG doesn't deserve everything.
Really? I love MG and its score, but its best bet to win is only book.
as much as i love the musical, but imo it won’t gather lots of wins
If Anthony Boyle does not win the Tony I will be so upset
I live for these nomination predictions...
I like both mean girls and spongebob and I honestly hope that Taylor Louderman wins Best Actress and Ethan Slater wins Best Actor.
Not gonna lie...kinda upset that Hailey Kilgore wasn’t mentioned...the amount of raw emotional presence she gives as Ti Moune is insane. I sobbed through the entire show. Plus her voice is gorgeous
Once On This Island for Best Revival!
Band's Visit is the obvious front runner...BUT GO SPONGEBOB!
I still think Haley Kilgore could pull out a win, I hope she does. While it is an ensemble piece, the moral of that show rides on her shoulders and she truly is moving!
ANGELS IN AMERICA
personally, i saw mean girls and i had pretty high expectations and i didnt love it
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The Band’s Visit literally “stole” all of the awards!!! (Bruh.)
im so hoping praying that Michael Arden wins for best direction
omg that HAIR !!!!!
Surprised we didn’t hear Casie Nicolas name mentioned in the choreography category. Contemporary choreo is STILL choreo! Also I do think Taylor louderman is gonna get robbed. Best voice I’ve heard on broadway with season. Not a big fan of the bands visit!
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"I don't want to count out Joshua Henry"? To me, he's the obvious winner, but that's just my opinion.
I just love spongebob with all my heart
That’s it
Loved Mean Girls!!!!
MEAN GIRLS FOR THE WIN!!!
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The greatest lock of the night is Glenda Jackson. Period.
Michael Arden forever. He didn’t get a win for DWSA and if he doesn’t get it this year I’m going to throw something at my tv
fjas;lkfjas;dlkfja mean girls like ya know does exist and is a thing with a relatively big (and young) fan base helllooooooo pls don't neglect such aN AMAZING SHOW
Broadway is so white it’s sad that a show like Once in this island with preformances Like Hailey’s and all the cast don’t get very well appreciated I believe that same as color purple 90% of the cast of once on this island are more talented than half the mediocre people in half these other shows because it’s REAL acting musical theatre people are known to be horrible actors but they did something with that show and I am saying this as an artist whose seen all the nominated shows
Kevin Rodgers in 2016 all of the winners in musical performances categories were black, FYI
gal kislev Please DONT waste your time hitting me with facts from ONE year of the tonys when the awards have been around for over 50 years
Kevin Rodgers but broadway today and broadway of the 60s are not the same, And I think 2016 Tonys is not an axiom about broadway but a great example for modern theater.
The best musical of the year will probably be The Band’s Visit, and you can’t call the book, score and most of the actors white. I don’t think you should ignore other productions from the last season.
Don’t get me wrong, I love OOTI and I think it deserves a lot of love and appreciation, but you can’t call Broadway white only by looking at the attention OOTI gets.
gal kislev BROADWAY is white because that is the majority of what you see on stage there is always going to be a white female ingenue and White leading man its a given
Kevin Rodgers well let’s face the facts, there is a majority of white people. You can’t expect 70% of the actors in broadway to be black because it’s unrealistic. Broadway is one of the most culturally diverse industries.
And again, I want to show you some facts before jumping into loosely based realizations. 4/10 of the nominees in the leading musicals acting categories are people of color. Just for comparison in this year Oscars 2/10 of the nominees in the leading acting categories were people of color.
GO ETHAN!
Those who think Sb dosent deserve choreography hasn't seen simple sponge
I think that Spongebob is gonna pull a Hamilton. Although, i want Frozen to win best musical.
Spongebob was too immature to pull off a Hamilton. Same with the Oscars, a level of politics or mature themes helps a musical greatly.
+Aidan Lam Spongebob is great visually and the cast is excellent, but the music was uneven at best. The only good song was performed at the Tonys, and its plot is a snooze. This year, Tony voters made the right choice.
Guess my brother’s job is pretty cool🤷🏻♀️💜
1:13 how is it Three Tales Women’s first time on broadway, but yet up for Best Revival. That doesn’t make any sense
I get the feeling that Spongebob (which COMPLETELY deserves best musical) will be robbed by the Band's Visit (which is in no way best musical material, especially when you compare it to the other nominees). Call me cynical, but I'm fairly certain that the people deciding who wins are far too pretentious to let a cartoon adaptation win anything, despite being one of the best shows out there.
Can you do this for the 2019 tonys?
SpongeBob has got to win best score. Let me remind you that a bunch of different music artists written the music like David Bowie, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco etc. Sorry Bands Visit, SpongeBob is going to win.
No way. They have all those musicals artist but the score isn't cohesive in the least. Since so many artist put their foot into this score they're is no fluid connect with the music. It's like patching together a human body with all good parts, but parts that don't fit together. It may sound like a good idea, but the end result is an uneven mess. Not to mention nothing new was brought to the table, as opposed to The Band's Visit which sewed middle eastern music into it's score and brought forth something that's never been presented to a Broadway stage before.
Have to agree with the above comment by Ayouba. Living in Ireland I rely heavily on the cast albums as I can't fly into New York to see the shows when I want to. I had heard a few of the songs from SB ( hero is our middle name and bikini bottom day and simple sponge ) and I was very excited when the album was released but it is the most disjointed album I have ever heard. Pop, Country techno, rap ( bad rap ), gospel.. there isn't a genre that isn't covered in this album and it just doesn't mesh. Ethan Slater I suspect will probably win best actor but in terms of score The Band's Visit is beautiful, new and tells a full and complete story even if you haven't seen the stage show.
Not a single mention of Frozen?
Go spongebob!
Where’s the table?
I really hope for SpongeBob to win!!
Is mean girls that bad?? They only mentioned Grey Henson and it was nominated for 12 Tony’s!!!
Unfortunately yes. Grey, Ashley, and Barrett were the best things that came out of the show. The orchestration was, at best, meh and the lyrics were trite and unprovoking. Nothing new was brought to the table and the most iconic characters like Cady and Regina feel very short. Cady was a naive schoolgirl who acted too innocent for the world, almost like a clueless Disney Princess. Regina acted like a ditsy valley girl brat when she's actually very smart and manipulative and has no problem showing it. The show is a real disappointment. You'd think it would be better from the way it's been advertised but nope.
I honestly don't want the Band's Visit to win best musical because Come From Away was robbed last year
Mean Girls, Mean Girls, Mean Girls, and uhhhhh MEAN GIRLS!!!!!
not one peep about frozen. BIG suprise! I know ppl remeber the movie being super over rated and I agree it was, but I saw Frozen On June 1st and it was amazing! I loved it and it was better than the movie! Well excuse me. Im mad now.
Why do ppl hate Frozen on brodway so much?!
Frozen never stood a chance, Let it Go was always going to be the Act 1 closure but unfortunately that meant the first act was long and drawn out covering only about 1/3 of the movie. Then suddenly you are in the second act and you are racing from scene to scene, the only song worth it's weight is Monster ( which I love ) and they even changed fixer upper which I just.. I can't even with the way they re-did it and you cover 2/3's of the movie in a relatively short space. It's badly paced, the second act is really weak, I mean really weak song wise and there is no development, nothing new discovered. Although I do think Caissie at least deserved a nomination because her performances in Let it Go and Monster are just amazing!
Well, I thought itmwas very good, and well done. Let it go was a perfect way to end Act one. But Opinions are opinions
Is it bad that i don’t want bands visit to win best musical
Yes.
No not bad I went to see it and I didn’t really like it it was anti climatic 😂
No, I absolutely hated it when I saw it. It was so slow and boring and I didn’t think there was any Broadway imagination in it.
I’m really rooting for Hailey Kilgore but she probably won’t win. She’ll have more opportunities in her career to win the award
Zach T same, hailey was spectacular! As long as it doesn't go to Lauren from my fair lady. I hated her voice and interpretation of the role
I think spongebob should win all 12 Tony’s and mean girls should win none
and none for Gretchen Wieners!
And I think your bias! You’ve probably never even listened to the other musicals :/
Have u even seen both or listen to both soundtracks? Do u rly have enough knowledge to make this opinion lol?
Look l think that spongebob is an amazing show and the music is for everyone and mean girls is really annoying
Princessella 2112 yes