This Week on Broadway for June 1, 2014: Tony Awards Predictions

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere make predictions for next Sunday's Tony Awards. We also discuss the unexpected cancellation of the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour in the US.     Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below.   Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook PETER FILICHIA is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, with Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks being his most recent. His columns appear at MTI, Kritzerland, Masterworks Broadway and many other places. James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars   Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, The Sondheim Review and BroadwayStars. He is also a photographer whose work can be seen at FollowSpotPhoto.com and many other places on the internet.   Notes and links for the podcast.   Discussion: Nominations for the 2014 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Samuel Barnett, Twelfth Night PF + JM: Bryan Cranston, All The Way MP: Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men Mark Rylance, Richard III Tony Shalhoub, Act One Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons LaTanya Richardson Jackson, A Raisin in the Sun MP: Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie PF + JM: Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical JM: Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Ramin Karimloo, Les Misérables PF + MP: Andy Karl, Rocky Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Bryce Pinkham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Mary Bridget Davies, A Night with Janis Joplin Sutton Foster, Violet Idina Menzel, If/Then MP + PF + JM: Jessie Mueller, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Kelli O'Hara, The Bridges of Madison County Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play PF + JM: Reed Birney, Casa Valentina Paul Chahidi, Twelfth Night Stephen Fry, Twelfth Night Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night MP: Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan MP + PF + JM: Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical PF + MP + JM: Danny Burstein, Cabaret Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway Joshua Henry, Violet James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin Jarrod Spector, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Linda Emond, Cabaret MP + JM: Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch PF: Anika Larsen, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Adriane Lenox, After Midnight Lauren Worsham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Best Direction of a Play Tim Carroll, Twelfth Night Michael Grandage, The Cripple of Inishmaan JM: Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun MP: John Tiffany, The Glass Menagerie Best Direction of a Musical Warren Carlyle, After Midnight Michael Mayer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Leigh Silverman, Violet PF + MP + JM: Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Best Choreography Warren Carlyle, After Midnight PF: Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine, Rocky MP + JM: Casey Nicholaw, Aladdin Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway Best Orchestrations Doug Besterman, Bullets Over Broadway PF + MP + JM: Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County Steve Sidwell, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Aladdin - Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin PF + MP + JM: The Bridges of Madison County - Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Music: Steven Lutvak, Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak If/Then - Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey Best Play JM: Act One, Author: James Lapine MP: All The Way, Author: Robert Schenkkan PF: Casa Valentina, Author: Harvey Fierstein Mothers and Sons, Author:  Terrence McNally Outside Mullingar, Author:  John Patrick Shanley Best Musical After Midnight Aladdin PF + JM: Beautiful - The Carole King Musical MP: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Best Revival of a Play The Cripple of Inishmaan PF + MP: The Glass Menagerie JM: A Raisin in the Sun Twelfth Night Best Revival of a Musical JM + PF + MP: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Les Misérables Violet   News:  Anger for ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Cast, and a Black Eye for Its Promoter By DAVE ITZKOFF     Reviews:       Recordings:      Post Script:     Next Week:  We are recording on  Monday, June 9th. Look for our Tony wrap-up on Tuesday.   Explicit: No     Music: If/Then: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) What If? Always Starting Over   Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook   Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm We need Listener Volunteers to help out with a few projects. If you have a few hours and would like to help out, contact james@broadwayradio.com.