Tony Awards prediction: Best actor in a musical
Huzzahs to Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com) for giving us his gutsy, early Tony Award predictions in advance of nominations being unveiled on May 5. Brian just sent Gold Derby readers these noodlings:
Can Brian d'Arcy James take home the gold for being green? The "Shrek" star is a surefire nominee for the Tony Award for best actor in a musical, and he has a real shot against the three boys (David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Alvarez) who are being bundled together by the producers of "Billy Elliot." It's not just the quality of James' work — which is clearly visible under all that makeup — but Tony voters who don't get the chance or opportunity to see all three of those hardworking young men in "Billy Elliot" may choose to make a statement by their vote.
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Rounding out the category are likely to be "A Tale of Two Cities'" James Barbour and "Next to Normal's" J. Robert Spencer, with the fifth spot up for grabs among Hunter Bell ("[Title of Show]"), Matt Cavenaugh ("West Side Story"), Gavin Creel ("Hair"), Marc Kudisch ("9 to 5") and Constantine Maroulis ("Rock of Ages"), depending in part on still-to-be determined eligibility for some of these talented men.
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