Broadway Pundits Predict the 2005 Tony Awards

As usual, Broadway journalists have looked into their crystal balls, read tea leaves, checked into horoscopes and written their predictions about who will take a trip up to the podium at Radio City Music Hall to accept the 2005 Tony Awards. Although there is a lot of agreement for many of the major races, there are some debates. To help you figure out which nominee to bet your house on, we offer up a handy chart.

The Jury
Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly*David Cote/Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Susan Haskins, Theater Talk*
Michael Kuchwara, The Associated Press*
Jesse McKinley, The New York Times
Tom O'Neil, In Touch Weekly*
Patrick Pacheco, Show People*
Michael Riedel, The New York Post
David Sheward, Backstage*
Paul Wontorek, Broadway.com
*As predicted on Showbiz Awards' Gold Derby

Best Musical
Bernardo: Spamalot
Cote/Feldman: Spamalot
Haskins: Spamalot
Kuchwara: Spamalot
McKinley: Spamalot
O'Neil: Spamalot
Pacheco: Spamalot
Riedel: Spamalot
Sheward: Spamalot
Wontorek: Spamalot
Verdict: 100% Spamalot

Best Play
Bernardo: Doubt
Cote/Feldman: Doubt
Haskins: Doubt
McKinley: Doubt
O'Neil: Doubt
Pacheco: Doubt
Riedel: Doubt
Sheward: Doubt
Wontorek: Doubt
Verdict: 100% Doubt

Best Revival of a Musical
Bernardo: Sweet Charity
Cote/Feldman: Sweet Charity
Haskins: La Cage aux Folles
Kuchwara: La Cage aux Folles
McKinley: La Cage aux Folles
O'Neil: Sweet Charity
Pacheco: La Cage aux Folles
Riedel: Sweet Charity
Sheward: La Cage aux Folles
Wontorek: La Cage aux Folles
Verdict: 60% La Cage aux Folles, 40% Sweet Charity

Best Revival of a Play
Bernardo: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cote/Feldman: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Haskins: Twelve Angry Men
Kuchwara: Twelve Angry Men
McKinley: Twelve Angry Men
O'Neil: Glengarry Glen Ross
Pacheco: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Riedel: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Sheward: Twelve Angry Men
Wontorek: Twelve Angry Men
Verdict: 50% Twelve Angry Men, 40% Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 10% Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Special Theatrical Event
Bernardo: 700 Sundays
Kuchwara: 700 Sundays
McKinley: 700 Sundays
Pacheco: 700 Sundays
Riedel: 700 Sundays
Sheward: 700 Sundays
Wontorek: 700 Sundays
Verdict: 100% 700 Sundays

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Bernardo: Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Cote/Feldman: Butz
Haskins: Butz
Kuchwara: Butz
McKinley: Butz
O'Neil: Butz
Pacheco: Butz
Riedel: Butz
Sheward: Butz
Wontorek: Butz
Verdict: 100% Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Bernardo: Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
Cote/Feldman: Clark
Haskins: Clark
Kuchwara: Clark
McKinley: Clark
O'Neil: Clark
Pacheco: Clark
Riedel: Clark
Sheward: Clark
Wontorek: Clark
Verdict: 100% Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Bernardo: Brían F. O'Byrne, Doubt
Cote/Feldman: Billy Crudup, The Pillowman
Kuchwara: O'Byrne
McKinley: O'Byrne
O'Neil: O'Byrne
Pacheco: O'Byrne
Riedel: O'Byrne
Sheward: O'Byrne
Wontorek: O'Byrne
Verdict: 89% Brían F. O'Byrne, Doubt, 11% Billy Crudup, The Pillowman

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Bernardo: Cherry Jones, Doubt
Cote/Feldman: Jones
Haskins: Jones
Kuchwara: Jones
McKinley: Jones
O'Neil: Jones
Pacheco: Jones
Riedel: Jones
Sheward: Jones
Wontorek: Jones
Verdict: 100% Cherry Jones, Doubt

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Bernardo: Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Cote/Feldman: Fogler
Haskins: Fogler
Kuchwara: Fogler
McKinley: Fogler
O'Neil: Fogler
Pacheco: Fogler
Riedel: Fogler
Sheward: Fogler
Wontorek: Fogler
Verdict: 100% Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Bernardo: Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
Cote/Feldman: Ramirez
Haskins: Ramirez
Kuchwara: Ramirez
McKinley: Ramirez
O'Neil: Ramirez
Pacheco: Ramirez
Riedel: Ramirez
Sheward: Ramirez
Wontorek: Ramirez
Verdict: 100% Sara Ramirez, Spamalot

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Bernardo: Michael Stuhlbarg, The Pillowman
Cote/Feldman: Alan Alda, Glengarry Glen Ross
Haskins: Stuhlbarg
Kuchwara: Stuhlbarg
McKinley: Stuhlbarg
O'Neil: Stuhlbarg
Pacheco: Stuhlbarg
Riedel: Stuhlbarg
Sheward: Liev Schreiber, Glengarry Glen RossWontorek: Stuhlbarg
Verdict: 80% Michael Stuhlbarg, The Pillowman; 10% Alan Alda, Glengarry Glen Ross; 10% Liev Schreiber, Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Bernardo: Adriane Lenox, Doubt
Cote/Feldman: Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire
Haskins: Lenox
Kuchwara: Lenox
McKinley: Lenox
O'Neil: Lenox
Pacheco: Lenox
Riedel: Lenox
Sheward: Lenox
Wontorek: Lenox
Verdict: 90% Adriane Lenox, Doubt; 10% Amy Ryan; A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Director of a Musical
Bernardo: Mike Nichols, Spamalot
Cote/Feldman: Nichols
Haskins: Nichols
Kuchwara: Nichols
McKinley: Nichols
O'Neil: Nichols
Pacheco: Nichols
Riedel: Nichols
Sheward: Nichols
Wontorek: Nichols
Verdict: 100% Mike Nichols, Spamalot

Best Director of a Play
Bernardo: Doug Hughes, Doubt
Cote/Feldman: Hughes
Haskins: Hughes
Kuchwara: Hughes
McKinley: Hughes
O'Neil: Hughes
Pacheco: Hughes
Riedel: Hughes
Sheward: Hughes
Wontorek: Hughes
Verdict: 100% Doug Hughes, Doubt

Best Choreography
Bernardo: Casey Nicholaw, Spamalot
Kuchwara: Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
McKinley: Mitchell
Pacheco: Mitchell
Riedel: Mitchell
Sheward: Mitchell
Wontorek: Mitchell
Verdict: 86% Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles; 14% Casey Nicholaw, Spamalot

Best Book of Musical
Bernardo: Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Cote/Feldman: Eric Idle, Spamalot
Haskins: Sheinkin
Kuchwara: Sheinkin
McKinley: Sheinkin
O'Neil: Sheinkin
Pacheco: Sheinkin
Riedel: Sheinkin
Sheward: Sheinkin
Wontorek: Sheinkin
Verdict: 90% Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; 10% Eric Idle, Spamalot

Best Original Score
Bernardo: Adam Guettel, The Light in the Piazza
Cote/Feldman: David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Haskins: Guettel
Kuchwara: Guettel
McKinley: Guettel
O'Neil: Guettel
Pacheco: Guettel
Riedel: Guettel
Sheward: Guettel
Wontorek: Guettel
Verdict: 90% Adam Guettel, The Light in the Piazza; 10% David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bernardo: Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza
Kuchwara: Yeargan
McKinley: Yeargan
Pacheco: Yeargan
Riedel: Yeargan
Sheward: Yeargan
Wontorek: Yeargan
Verdict: 100% Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bernardo: Santo Loquasto, Glengarry Glen RossKuchwara: Loquasto
McKinley: Scott Pask, The Pillowman
Pacheco: John Lee Beatty, Doubt
Riedel: Beatty
Sheward: Loquasto
Wontorek: Loquasto
Verdict: 57% Santo Loquasto, Glengarry Glen Ross; 29% John Lee Beatty, Doubt; 14% Scott Pask, The Pillowman

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Bernardo: Tim Hatley, Spamalot
Kuchwara: Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza
McKinley: Zuber
Pacheco: Zuber
Riedel: Hatley
Sheward: Hatley
Wontorek: Zuber
Verdict: 58% Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza; 42% Tim Hatley, Spamalot

Best Costume Design of a Play
Bernardo: Jane Greenwood, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Kuchwara: Greenwood
McKinley: Greenwood
Pacheco: Greenwood
Riedel: Greenwood
Sheward: Jess Goldstein, The RivalsWontorek: Greenwood
Verdict: 86% Jane Greenwood, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; 14% Jess Goldstein, The Rivals

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Bernardo: Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
Kuchwara: Akerlind
McKinley: Akerlind
Riedel: Akerlind
Sheward: Akerlind
Wontorek: Akerlind
Verdict: 100% Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Bernardo: Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman
Kuchwara: Donald Holder, A Streetcar Named Desire
McKinley: MacDevitt
Pacheco: MacDevitt
Riedel: MacDevitt
Sheward: MacDevitt
Wontorek: MacDevitt
Verdict: 86% Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman; 14% Donald Holder, A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Orchestrations
Bernardo: Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza
Kuchwara: Sperling, Guettel and Couglin
McKinley: Sperling, Guettel and Couglin
Pacheco: Sperling, Guettel and Couglin
Riedel: Sperling, Guettel and Couglin
Sheward: Sperling, Guettel and Couglin
Wontorek: Sperling, Guettel and Couglin
Verdict: 100% Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza