Results Revealed: Who YOU think is going to win the Tony Awards.

Ok, just one more prediction post to make all the nominees just a wee bit more nervy before tomorrow’s big day.

But as I said yesterday in my “What Really Excites Me About This Year’s Tonys” post, I’m not making predictions this year.  So these picks ain’t mine.

They’re yours.

Say what?

Here’s how I got ’em . . . and no, I didn’t ask any Russian operatives to hack into your computers to tell me what you’ve been texting about.

A few weeks ago, I announced our annual Tony Pool, where the winner is going to get $500 worth of Broadway tix (stay tuned on Tuesday for the results).  So, I simply took the hundreds of entries (we had more entries than there are actual Tony voters!) and looked at who the majority of you think are going to win.

And, for the first time, I’m including the % of the votes each nominee received, so you can see the margin by which you think the winner will take it all, and what got a mandate and what didn’t.  (Wouldn’t it be great if the actual Tonys gave us some sort of spread so we could see how close these winners are?)

Are you ready?  Here is who YOU think is going to win tomorrow night’s trophies:

Best Play

Oslo: 52%

Best Musical

Dear Evan Hansen: 66%

Best Revival of a Play

August Wilson’s Jitney: 50%

Best Revival of a Musical

Hello, Dolly!: 88%

Best Book of a Musical

Dear Evan Hansen: 67%

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Dear Evan Hansen/ Benj Pasek and Justin Paul: 74%

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Kevin Kline, Present Laughter: 63%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Laurie Metcalf, A Doll’s House, Part 2: 55%

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen: 79%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!: 84%

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Danny DeVito, Arthur Miller’s The Price: 84%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes: 57%

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!: 44%

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen: 38%

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong: 49%

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: 81%

Best Costume Design of a Play

Jane Greenwood, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes: 60%

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: 35%

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Christopher Akerlind, Indecent: 38%

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: 64%

Best Direction of a Play:

Bartlett Sher, Oslo: 50%

Best Direction of a Musical

Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen: 39%

Best Choreography

Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand: 41%

Best Orchestrations

Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: 41%

 

So that’s who YOU think is going to win.  And, well, I love you guys, but I think there will be a few surprises from this list tomorrow night.

Check in on Tuesday to see which one of you won the $500 in Broadway tickets AND to see how you all did!

Oh – and I’ll  be live tweetin’ The Tony Awards, so make sure follow me here.

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