Tony Award nominations Tuesday promise plenty of nail-biting
Associated PressNEW YORK — Unlike in previous years, Tony Award nominations will be announced Tuesday morning amid plenty of uncertainty, at least in the top category for the best new musical. His show “The Band’s Visit” won best new musical last year. The season saw strong plays — 14 new ones — including the Northern Irish drama “The Ferryman” from Jez Butterworth; Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird"; Heidi Schreck’s personal tour of American history in “What the Constitution Means to Me"; “Hillary and Clinton,” the story of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign; the stage adaptation of “Network"; the Rupert Murdoch play “Ink"; and Taylor Mac’s Broadway debut “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.” Likely contenders for best play actor nominations include Bryan Cranston in “Network,” Tracy Letts in Arthur Miller’s classic “All My Sons” and Jeff Daniels from “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Other possibilities include John Lithgow, Adam Driver, Daniel Radcliffe and Ethan Hawke. Likely contenders for best play actress nominations include Glenda Jackson in “King Lear,” Elaine May in “The Waverly Gallery,” Laurie Metcalf in “Hillary and Clinton” and Annette Bening in “All My Sons.” If Metcalf gets a nod and wins the Tony this year, she will make history as the first actor to win acting Tonys three years consecutively.. A sweet “Kiss Me, Kate” and a dark “Oklahoma!” will make up the best musical revival category, mostly because they’re the only eligible nominees. The best play revival will probably be led by “All My Sons,” ’'The Waverly Gallery,” ’'Burn This” and “The Boys in the Band.” Among the likely nominees for best leading man in a musical are Santino Fontana from “Tootsie,” Alex Brightman in “Beetlejuice,” Reeve Carney from “Hadestown” and Will Chase in “Kiss Me, Kate.” Kelli O’Hara in “Kiss Me, Kate,” Stephanie J.