So who was our smartest Tonys prophet? (Hint: not me)

With only 23 people on the Tony Awards nominating committee, it is likely that more than one nominee made the cut by just one or two votes. So it is not surprising that the panel of experts I surveyed for their nomination predictions (and me) all missed Ben Daniels and his show "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" being recognized as well as nods for Eve Best ("The Homecoming") and Kate Fleetwood. Also absent from our list of predix were directors Arthur Laurents ("Gypsy") and Conor McPherson ("The Seafarer").

We made 44 predictions in total – the four show races (musical and play - new and revival), the four lead acting races (musical and play), and directing. David Sheward (Backstage) got 34 right while Robert Diamond (BroadwayWorld.com) and Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com) had 33 each. I scored 32 while Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com) had 31 correct.

To read our predictions - CLICK HERE

For the Tony Award nominations - CLICK HERE