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My picks for the Tonys and the Doras.
Note: These are not who I think will win - they're who I want to win, which, in many cases, are two completely different things.
Tony awards
Best musical: Spring Awakening
Best revival of a musical: A Chorus Line
Best book of a musical: Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone for Curtains
Best original score: Sheik & Sater for Spring Awakening (Kander & Ebb have enough awards, I think)
Best revival of a play: Talk Radio
Best performance by a leading actor in a musical: David Hyde Pierce for Curtains (though it'll be Cerveris or Groff)
Best performance by a leading actress in a musical: Christine Ebersole for Grey Gardens
Best performance by a featured actress in a musical: Karen Ziemba for Curtains
Dora awards
Outstanding new play: Damien Atkins, Lucy
Outstanding new musical: Neil Bartram & Brian Hill, The Story of My Life
Outstanding production of a musical: The Story of My Life, CanStage (though Rocky Horror or WWRY will win)
Outstanding direction of a play: Daniel Brooks, Here Lies Henry
Outstanding direction of a musical: Ted Dykstra, The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding performance by a male in a principal role - play: Daniel MacIvor, Here Lies Henry
Outstanding performance by a male in a principal role - musical: Jeffrey Kuhn, The Story of My Life (though Adam or Yvan will win)
Outstanding performance in a featured role in a play or musical: Eddie Glen, The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding lighting design: Andy Moro, Here Lies Henry
Outstanding choreography in a play or musical: Jody Ripplinger, The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding opera production: Orpheus and Eurydice, Opera Atelier
Note: These are not who I think will win - they're who I want to win, which, in many cases, are two completely different things.
Tony awards
Best musical: Spring Awakening
Best revival of a musical: A Chorus Line
Best book of a musical: Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone for Curtains
Best original score: Sheik & Sater for Spring Awakening (Kander & Ebb have enough awards, I think)
Best revival of a play: Talk Radio
Best performance by a leading actor in a musical: David Hyde Pierce for Curtains (though it'll be Cerveris or Groff)
Best performance by a leading actress in a musical: Christine Ebersole for Grey Gardens
Best performance by a featured actress in a musical: Karen Ziemba for Curtains
Dora awards
Outstanding new play: Damien Atkins, Lucy
Outstanding new musical: Neil Bartram & Brian Hill, The Story of My Life
Outstanding production of a musical: The Story of My Life, CanStage (though Rocky Horror or WWRY will win)
Outstanding direction of a play: Daniel Brooks, Here Lies Henry
Outstanding direction of a musical: Ted Dykstra, The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding performance by a male in a principal role - play: Daniel MacIvor, Here Lies Henry
Outstanding performance by a male in a principal role - musical: Jeffrey Kuhn, The Story of My Life (though Adam or Yvan will win)
Outstanding performance in a featured role in a play or musical: Eddie Glen, The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding lighting design: Andy Moro, Here Lies Henry
Outstanding choreography in a play or musical: Jody Ripplinger, The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding opera production: Orpheus and Eurydice, Opera Atelier