Tony Awards 2013

The Fordham Ram’s theater experts have done their homework. Now, John Bonazzo, staff  theater critic, and Richard Bordelon, staff writer, predict who will win at this year’s Tony Awards. They will also mention who they believe should win and who should have been nominated. Sunday, June 9 at 8 p.m. on CBS. Neil Patrick Harris to host.

John Bonazzo, theater critic       

Best Play
Will win: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Should win: Lucky Guy
Should have been nominated: The Nance

Best Musical
Will win: Kinky Boots
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Chaplin

Best Play Revival
Will win: The Trip to Bountiful
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Musical Revival
Will win: Pippin
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: None

Best Actor in a Play
Will win: Nathan Lane, The Nance
Should win: Nathan Lane, The Nance
Should have been nominated: Jim Parsons, Harvey

Best Actor in a Musical
Will win: Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Should win: Rob McClure, Chaplin
Should have been nominated: Brandon Victor Dixon, Motown: The Musical

Best Actress in a Play
Will win: Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Should win: Holland Taylor, Ann
Should have been nominated: None

Best Actress in a Musical
Will win: Patina Miller, Pippin
Should win: Valisia LeKae, Motown: The Musical
Should have been nominated: None

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Will win: Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy
Should win: Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy
Should have been nominated: Jonny Orsini, The Nance

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Will win: Terrence Mann, Pippin
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Bryan Terrell Clark, Motown: The Musical

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Will win: Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Jessica Hecht, Harvey

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Will win: Andrea Martin, Pippin
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Jenn Colella, Chaplin

Best Director of a Play
Will win: George C. Wolfe, Lucky Guy
Should win: George C. Wolfe, Lucky Guy
Should have been nominated: Jack O’Brien, The Nance

Best Director of a Musical
Will win: Diane Paulus, Pippin
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Warren Carlyle, Chaplin

Best Book of a Musical
Will win: Dennis Kelly, Matilda the Musical
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan, Chaplin

Best Original Score
Will win: Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots
Should win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Christopher Curtis, Chaplin

Richard Bordelon, staff writer

Best Play
Will Win: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Should Win: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Should have been nominated: The Nance

Best Musical
Will Win: Kinky Boots
Should Win: Matilda the Musical
Should have been nominated: Chaplin

Best Play Revival
Will Win: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Should Win: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Should have been nominated: An Enemy of the People

Best Musical Revival
Will Win: Pippin
Should Win: Pippin
Should have been nominated: None

 Best Actor in a Play
Will Win: Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy
Should Win: Nathan Lane, The Nance
Should have been nominated: Douglas Hodge, Cyrano de Bergerac; Alan Cumming, Macbeth

 Best Actor in a Musical
Will Win: Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Should Win: Rob McClure, Chaplin
Should have been nominated: Brandon Victor Dixon, Motwon the Musical

Best Actress in a Play
Will Win: Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Should Win: Holland Taylor, Ann
Should have been nominated: Bette Midler, I’ll Eat You Last

 Best Actress in a Musical
Will Win: Patina Miller, Pippin
Should Win: Patina Miller, Pippin
Should have been nominated: None

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Will Win: Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy
Should Win: No preference
Should have been nominated: Patrick Page, Cyrano de Bergerac

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Will Win: Terrence Mann, Pippin
Should Win: Will Chase, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Should have been nominated: Anthony Warlow, Annie

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Will Win: Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Should Win: Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Should have been nominated: None

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Will Win: Andrea Martin, Pippin
Should Win: Andrea Martin, Pippin
Should have been nominated: Jenn Colella, Chaplin

 Best Director of a Play
Will Win: Pam MacKinnon, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Should Win: Diane Paulus, Pippin
Should have been nominated: Lynne Meadow, The Assembled Parties

Best Director of a Musical
Will Win: Diane Paulus, Pippin
Should Win: Diane Paulus, Pippin
Should have been nominated: None

Best Book of a Musical
Will Win: Dennis Kelly, Matilda the Musical
Should Win: Dennis Kelly, Matilda the Musical
Should have been nominated: Doug Wright, Hands on a Hardbody

Best Original Score
Will Win: Tim Minchin, Matilda the Musical
Should Win: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green, Hands on a Hardbody
Should have been nominated: Christopher Curtis, Chaplin

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