June 7, 2015
EDGE's Picks for the 2015 Tony Awards
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As the 69th annual Tony Awards approaches this Sunday bringing to an official close one of Broadway's most active seasons in recent memory, EDGE's Managing Editor Bobby McGuire and Travel and Style Editor Matthew Wexler, both avid New York theatergoers, weigh in with their picks for the American theater's highest honor.
The 2015 Broadway season was a watershed year for the Great White Way with box office grosses topping $12 billion, which was more than all of the New York City sports franchises combined.
As with most Broadway showmosexuals, EDGE's Wexler and McGuire don't always see eye-to-eye on who should take home the Tony medallion in each category. What they do agree on is that "Fun Home," the musical version lesbian cartoonist's graphic memoir will go home with the most awards.
Here are their picks.
Best Play
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Musical
"Fun Home" - (McGuire)
"An American in Paris" - (Wexler)
Best Revival of a Play�
"You Can't Take it With You" - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Revival of a Musical
"The King and I" - (Wexler)
"On the 20th Century" - (McGuire)
Best Book of a Musical
"Fun Home," Lisa Kron - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics)
"Fun Home," Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: Lisa Kron - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Steven Boyer, "Hand to God" - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Helen Mirren, "The Audience" - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, "Fun Home" - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Kelli O'Hara, "The King and I" - (Wexler)
Chita Rivera, "The Visit" - (McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Matthew Beard, "Skylight" - (Wexler)
Micah Stock, "It's Only a Play" - (McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Sarah Stiles, "Hand to God" - (Wexler / McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Brad Oscar, "Something Rotten!" - (Wexler)
Christian Borle, "Something Rotten!" - (McGuire)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Emily Skeggs, "Fun Home" - (Wexler)
Sydney Lucas, "Fun Home" - (McGuire)
The 2015 Tony Awards will hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming and be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on Sunday, June 7 on CBS.