This Week on Broadway for Sunday, May 31, 2009 -- Tony Awards Predictions

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Tony Award Song Intro [Play This Section Only] Matthew Murray - Chief Theater Critic for TalkinBroadway.com and columnist at BroadwayStars.com Peter Filichia - Can be read three timer per week at TheaterMania and also writes for the Newark Star Ledger Michael Portantiere - Journalist and Photographer for After Elton and BroadwayStars.com Joel Markowitz - writer for DCTheatreScene.com Time Code @ 0:02:25 Best Sound Design of a Musical [Play This Section Only] Acme Sound Partners, Hair Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot, The Musical Peter Hylenski, Rock of Ages Brian Ronan, Next to Normal Time Code @ 0:05:05 Best Sound Design of a Play [Play This Section Only] Paul Arditti, Mary Stuart Gregory Clarke, Equus Russell Goldsmith, Exit the King Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg, Joe Turner's Come and Gone Time Code @ 0:08:35 Best Lighting Design of a Musical [Play This Section Only] Kevin Adams, Hair Kevin Adams, Next to Normal Howell Binkley, West Side Story Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot, The Musical Time Code @ 0:10:19 Best Lighting Design of a Play [Play This Section Only] David Hersey, Equus David Lander, 33 Variations Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner's Come and Gone Hugh Vanstone, Mary Stuart Time Code @ 0:13:37 Best Costume Design of a Musical [Play This Section Only] Gregory Gale, Rock of Ages Nicky Gillibrand, Billy Elliot, The Musical Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical Michael McDonald, Hair Time Code @ 0:15:36 Best Costume Design of a Play [Play This Section Only] Dale Ferguson, Exit the King Jane Greenwood, Waiting for Godot Martin Pakledinaz, Blithe Spirit Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart Time Code @ 0:19:20 Best Scenic Design of a Musical [Play This Section Only] Robert Brill, Guys and Dolls Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot, The Musical Scott Pask, Pal Joey Mark Wendland, Next to Normal Time Code @ 0:24:57 Best Scenic Design of a Play [Play This Section Only] Dale Ferguson, Exit the King Rob Howell, The Norman Conquests Derek McLane, 33 Variations Michael Yeargan, Joe Turner's Come and Gone Time Code @ 0:28:28 Best Orchestrations [Play This Section Only] Larry Blank, Irving Berlin's White Christmas Martin Koch, Billy Elliot, The Musical Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal Danny Troob and John Clancy, Shrek The Musical Time Code @ 0:31:42 Best Choreography [Play This Section Only] Karole Armitage, Hair Andy Blankenbuehler, 9 to 5: The Musical Peter Darling, Billy Elliot, The Musical Randy Skinner, Irving Berlin's White Christmas Time Code @ 0:35:00 Best Direction of a Musical [Play This Section Only] Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot, The Musical Michael Greif, Next to Normal Kristin Hanggi, Rock of Ages Diane Paulus, Hair Time Code @ 0:44:09 Best Direction of a Play [Play This Section Only] Phyllida Lloyd, Mary Stuart Bartlett Sher, Joe Turner's Come and Gone Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests Time Code @ 0:47:00 Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical [Play This Section Only] Jennifer Damiano, Next to Normal Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot, The Musical Karen Olivo, West Side Story Martha Plimpton, Pal Joey Carole Shelley, Billy Elliot, The Musical Time Code @ 0:51:41 Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical [Play This Section Only] David Bologna, Billy Elliot, The Musical Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot, The Musical Marc Kudisch, 9 to 5: The Musical Christopher Sieber, Shrek The Musical Will Swenson, Hair Time Code @ 0:57:01 Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play [Play This Section Only] Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate Jessica Hynes, The Norman Conquests Marin Ireland, Reasons to Be Pretty Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Amanda Root, The Norman Conquests Time Code @ 1:02:12 Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play [Play This Section Only] John Glover, Waiting for Godot Zach Grenier, 33 Variations Stephen Mangan, The Norman Conquests Paul Ritter, The Norman Conquests Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone Time Code @ 1:05:23 Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical [Play This Section Only] Stockard Channing, Pal Joey Sutton Foster, Shrek The Musical Allison Janney, 9 to 5: The Musical Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Josefina Scaglione, West Side Story Time Code @ 1:11:15 Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical [Play This Section Only] David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot, The Musical Gavin Creel, Hair Brian d'Arcy James, Shrek The Musical Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages J. Robert Spencer, Next to Normal Time Code @ 1:15:45 Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play [Play This Section Only] Hope Davis, God of Carnage Jane Fonda, 33 Variations Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart Time Code @ 1:21:03 Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play [Play This Section Only] Jeff Daniels, God of Carnage Raúl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow James Gandolfini, God of Carnage Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King Thomas Sadoski, Reasons to Be Pretty Time Code @ 1:29:05 Best Special Theatrical Event [Play This Section Only] Liza's at The Palace Producers: John Scher and Metropolitan Talent Presents, LLC; Jubilee Time Productions, LLC Slava's Snowshow Producers: David J. Foster, Jared Geller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Marinoff Cohn, John Pinckard Soul of Shaolin Producers: Nederlander Worldwide Productions, LLC; Eastern Shanghai International Culture Film & Television Group; China on Broadway You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush Producer: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Steve Traxler, Home Box Office Inc., Gary Sanchez Productions, Bat-Barry Productions, Ken Davenport, Ergo Entertainment, Ronald Frankel, Jon B. Platt, James D. Stern, The Weinstein Company, Tara Smith/b. Swibel, Dede Harris/Sharon Karmazin, Arny Granat Time Code @ 1:35:43 Best Revival of a Musical [Play This Section Only] Guys and Dolls Producers: Howard Panter and Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin/Bartner, Bill Kenwright, Northwater Entertainment, Darren Bagert, Tom Gregory, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., David Mirvish, Michael Jenkins/Dallas Summer Musicals, Independent Presenters Network, Olympus Theatricals, Sonia Friedman Productions Hair Producers: The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Andrew D. Hamingson, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Productions, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/Wencarlar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company/Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes, Elizabeth Ireland McCann Pal Joey Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Marc Platt West Side Story Producers: Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller, Terry Allen Kramer, Sander Jacobs, Roy Furman/Jill Furman Willis, Freddy DeMann, Robyn Goodman/Walt Grossman, Hal Luftig, Roy Miller, The Weinstein Company, Broadway Across America Time Code @ 1:39:39 Best Revival of a Play [Play This Section Only] Joe Turner's Come and Gone Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten Mary Stuart New Version: Peter Oswald Producers: Arielle Tepper Madover, Debra Black, Neal Street Productions/Matthew Byam Shaw, Scott Delman, Barbara Whitman, Jean Doumanian/Ruth Hendel, David Binder/CarlWend Productions/Spring Sirkin, Daryl Roth/James L. Nederlander/Chase Mishkin, The Donmar Warehouse The Norman Conquests Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Dede Harris, Tulchin/Bartner/Lauren Doll, Jamie deRoy, Eric Falkenstein, Harriet Newman Leve, Probo Productions, Douglas G. Smith, Michael Filerman/Jennifer Manocherian, Richard Winkler, Dan Frishwasser, Pam Laudenslager/Remmel T. Dickinson, Jane Dubin/True Love Productions, Barbara Manocherian/Jennifer Isaacson, The Old Vic Theatre Company Waiting for Godot Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Elizabeth Ireland McCann Time Code @ 1:45:10 Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre [Play This Section Only] Billy Elliot, The Musical Music: Elton John Lyrics: Lee Hall Next to Normal Music: Tom KittLyrics: Brian Yorkey 9 to 5: The Musical Music & Lyrics: Dolly Parton Shrek The Musical Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire Time Code @ 1:58:33 Best Book of a Musical [Play This Section Only] Billy Elliot, The Musical: Book by Lee Hall Next to Normal: Book by Brian Yorkey Shrek The Musical: Book by David Lindsay-Abaire : Book by Hunter Bell Time Code @ 2:06:25 Best Play [Play This Section Only] Dividing the Estate Author: Horton Foote Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Bernard Gersten, André Bishop, Primary Stages God of Carnage Author: Yasmina Reza Producers: Robert Fox, David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Jon B. Platt, The Weinstein Company, The Shubert Organization Reasons to Be Pretty Author: Neil LaBute Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, MCC Theater, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Ted Snowdon, Doug Nevin/Erica Lynn Schwartz, Ronald Frankel/Bat-Barry Productions, Kathleen Seidel, Kelpie Arts, LLC, Jam Theatricals, Rachel Helson/Heather Provost 33 Variations Author: Moisés Kaufman Producers: David Binder, Ruth Hendel, Barbara Whitman, Goldberg/Mills, Latitude Link, Arielle Tepper Madover, Bill Resnick, Eric Schnall, Jayne Baron Sherman, Wills/True Love Productions, Tectonic Theater Project, Greg Reiner, Dominick Balletta, Jeffrey LaHoste Time Code @ 2:15:02 Best Musical [Play This Section Only] Billy Elliot, The Musical Producers: Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions, Weinstein Live Entertainment Next to Normal Producers: David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard Rock of Ages Producers: Matthew Weaver, Carl Levin, Jeff Davis, Barry Habib, Scott Prisand, Relativity Media, Corner Store Fund, Janet Billig Rich, Hillary Weaver, Toni Habib, Paula Davis, Simon and Stefany Bergson/Jennifer Maloney, Charles Rolecek, Susanne Brook, Israel Wolfson, Sara Katz/Jayson Raitt, Max Gottlieb/John Butler, David Kaufman/Jay Franks, Mike Wittlin, Prospect Pictures, Laura Smith/Bill Bodnar, Happy Walters, Michele Caro, The Araca Group Shrek The Musical Producers: Dreamworks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions Time Code @ 2:24:02 Who is a Tony voter [Play This Section Only] Matthew Murray - Yes, is a Tony voter Peter Filichia - Yes, is a Tony voter Michael Portantiere - No, is not a Tony voter Joel Markowitz - No, is not a Tony voter Finale Contact Us! 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