Scorecard: Tonys pundits predict the nominees

May 3, 2009 | 12:59 pm

With Tony Awards nominations looming — they'll be unveiled early Tuesday morning — here's a breakdown of predictions sent to us by these pundits: Melissa Bernardo (contributor, Entertainment Weekly), Matt Windman (AMNewYork), Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com), Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com), Chris Moore (Broadway.tv), Paul Sheehan (contributor, The Envelope.com), David Sheward (Back Stage) and Wayman Wong (New York Daily News). Oh, yeah, mine are here too. Keep checking back! More are coming soon!

Note: There are only four nominees in the categories for best play and musical (original and revival) and director. The performance races accommodate five slots . . . maybe because actors have a greater ego need for more spotlight?

BEST PLAY
"The American Plan" — Bernardo
"Dividing the Estate" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"God of Carnage" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"Irena's Vow" — Moore
"reasons to be pretty" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"33 Variations" — Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"9 to 5" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"Next to Normal" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"Rock of Ages" — Windman
"Shrek" — Denton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Wong
"[title of show]" — Bernardo, Lipton, Moore

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
"Exit the King" — Denton, Moore
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Windman, Wong
"The Norman Conquests" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"Mary Stuart" — Lipton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman
"The Seagull" — Bernardo, Moore, Sheward, Wong
"Waiting for Godot" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
"Guys and Dolls" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"Hair" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"Pal Joey" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
"West Side Story" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Moore, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
James Barbour, "A Tale of Two Cities" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Sheehan, Sheward, Wong
Matt Cavenaugh, "West Side Story" — Sheward, Windman, Wong
Gavin Creel, "Hair" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Windman
Brian D'Arcy James, "Shrek" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Constantine Maroulis, "Rock of Ages" — Moore, O'Neil
Oliver Platt, "Guys and Dolls" — Denton
J. Robert Spencer, "Next to Normal" — Bernardo, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stephanie J. Block, "9 to 5" — Sheward
Stockard Channing, "Pal Joey" — Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Windman, Wong
Sutton Foster, "Shrek the Musical" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Windman, Wong
Megan Hilty, "9 to 5" — Bernardo, Denton, Sheehan, Sheward
Allison Janney, "9 to 5" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Josefina Scaglione, "West Side Story" — Bernardo, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Bill Irwin, "Waiting for Godot" — Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward
Jeff Daniels, "God of Carnage" — Bernardo, Windman
Raul Esparza, "Speed-the-Plow" — Bernardo, Lipton, Sheehan, Windman, Wong
James Gandolfini, "God of Carnage" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, Windman, Wong
Nathan Lane, "Waiting for Godot" — Moore, Sheehan, Sheward, Wong
Frank Langella, "A Man for All Seasons" — O'Neil
Daniel Radcliffe, "Equus" — Denton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheward
Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Thomas Sadoski, "reasons to be pretty" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Hope Davis, "God of Carnage" — Bernardo
Tovah Feldshuh, "Irena's Vow" — Moore, O'Neil, Sheward, Wong
Jane Fonda, "33 Variations" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Wong
Carla Gugino, "Desire Under the Elms" — Bernardo, Windman
Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart" — Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Susan Sarandon, "Exit the King" — Moore
Kristin Scott Thomas, "The Seagull" — Denton, Lipton, Moore, Sheehan, Windman
Harriet Walter, "Mary Stuart" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Moises Kaufman, "33 Variations" — Bernardo, Denton, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Wong
Phyllida Lloyd, "Mary Stuart" — Bernardo, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman
Anthony Page, "Waiting for Godot" — Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Bartlett Sher, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, Sheehan, Windman, Wong
Matthew Warchus, "The Normal Conquests" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Michael Greif, "Next to Normal" — Bernardo, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Windman, Wong
Arthur Laurents, "West Side Story" — Bernardo, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong
Joe Mantello, "9 to 5" — Denton, Sheward
Jason Moore, "Shrek" — Denton
Diane Paulus, "Hair" — Bernardo, Denton, Lipton, Moore, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Windman, Wong

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Scorecard: Tonys pundits predict the nominees