From GoldDerby.com, The Envelope’s racetrack odds and critics picks for Tony wins. Hope they’re right for Playhouse in the Park-born revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” and it’s star, Raul Esparza.
The Envelope's official racetrack odds on who'll win the Tonys
Here's the inside track on who'll claim Tony Awards this Sunday night. Odds were set by David Scott of America's Line based upon the views of our pundits. Odds are issued for entertainment purposes only and should not be used for gambling.
BEST PLAY
The Coast of Utopia - 3/5
Frost/Nixon - 5/2
Radio Golf - 7/2
The Little Dog Laughed - 50/1
BEST MUSICAL
Spring Awakening - 1/2
Grey Gardens - 7/5
Curtains - 30/1
Mary Poppins - 40/1
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Jouney's End - 2/3
Inherit the Wind - 5/2
Talk Radio - 3/1
Translations - 100/1
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Company - 2/5
110 in the Shade - 4/1
A Chorus Line - 9/2
The Apple Tree - 75/1
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon - 1/2
BrÃan F. OâByrne, The Coast of Utopia - 8/5
Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind - 20/1
Liev Schreiber, Talk Radio - 30/1
Boyd Gaines, Journey's End - 40/1
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten - 7/5
Angela Lansbury, Deuce - 8/5
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed - 5/2
Vanessa Redgrave, The Year of Magical Thinking - 50/1
Swoozie Kurtz, Heartbreak House - 100/1
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Raúl Esparza, Company - 2/5
David Hyde Pierce, Curtains - 4/1
Jonathan Groff, Spring Awakening - 5/1
Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik - 50/1
Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins - 75/1
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens - 4/7
Audra McDonald, 110 in the Shade - 3/2
Debra Monk, Curtains - 60/1
Donna Murphy, LoveMusik - 80/1
Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde The Musical - 100/1
Pundits' scorecard: Breakdown of Tonys predix
There's consensus among most Tonys gurus about the top races. Nearly all are picking "Spring Awakening" to win best musical, for example. (All except that daredevil guru Susan Haskins — you go, girl!) But there's much mayhem over the race for best lead actress in a play where there's also much on the line: If Angela Lansbury wins again, she'll tie Julie Harris as the biggest winner in the Tony Awards' history.
More predix are coming soon. Meantime, here's the input of Melissa Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly), Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com), Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Andrew Gans (Playbill), Elysa Gardner (USA Today), Susan Haskins (Theater Talk), Andy Humm (Gay U.S.A.), Charles McNulty (L.A. Times), Tom O'Neil (TheEnvelope.com), Patrick Pacheco (L.A. Times), Paul Sheehan (TheEnvelope.com), David Sheward (Back Stage), Linda Winer (Newsday)
Best Play
The Coast of Utopia - Denton, Dziemianowicz, Gans, Gardner, Humm, McNulty, O'Neil, Pacheco, Sheehan, Sheward, Winer
Frost/Nixon - Bernardo
The Little Dog Laughed
Radio Golf - Haskins
Best Musical
Curtains
Grey Gardens - Haskins
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening - Bernardo, Denton, Dziemianowicz, Gans, Gardner, Humm, McNulty , O'Neil, Pacheco, Sheehan, Sheward, Winer
Best Revival of a Play
Inherit the Wind
Jouney's End - Bernardo, Denton, Dziemianowicz, Gans, Gardner, Haskins, Humm, McNulty, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Winer
Talk Radio - Gardner
Translations
Best Revival of a Musical
The Apple Tree
A Chorus Line - Dziemianowicz
Company - Bernardo, Denton, Gans, Gardner, Haskins, Humm, McNulty, O'Neil, Sheehan, Sheward, Winer
110 in the Shade - Pacheco
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Boyd Gaines, Journey's End
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon - Bernardo, Denton, Dziemianowicz, Gans, Gardner, Haskins, Humm, McNulty, O'Neil, Pacheco, Sheehan, Sheward, Winer
Brían F. O’Byrne, The Coast of Utopia
Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind
Liev Schreiber, Talk Radio
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten - Dziemianowicz, McNulty, Pacheco, Sheward, Winer
Swoozie Kurtz, Heartbreak House
Angela Lansbury, Deuce - Denton, Haskins, O'Neil, Sheehan
Vanessa Redgrave, The Year of Magical Thinking
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed - Bernardo, Gans, Gardner, Humm
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik
Raúl Esparza, Company - Bernardo, Denton, Dziemianowicz, Gans, Gardner, Haskins, Humm, McNulty, O'Neil, Pacheco, Sheehan, Sheward, Winer
Jonathan Groff, Spring Awakening
Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins
David Hyde Pierce, Curtains
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde The Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens - Bernardo, Denton, Dziemianowicz, Gans, Gardner, Haskins, Humm, McNulty, O'Neil, Pacheco, Sheehan, Sheward, Winer
Audra McDonald, 110 in the Shade
Debra Monk, Curtains
Donna Murphy, LoveMusik