Tony Awards Tonight - and Chuck's Picks

Tonight the Tony Award winners will be announced on CBS, but I'm afraid technical challenges will keep your old pal Chuck from live-blogging the ceremony - mea culpa, gentle readers!

However, I do want to list my picks for tonight, with the caveat that these are complete shots in the dark - I've done no research and I haven't seen any of these shows, so I'm just going by the comments of friends who have seen them.

There's still time to get your picks in - you can send your choices to TheMinskers@aol.com, or send them in via the "Comments" link at the bottom of the post. Entries must be received by the (East Coast) start of the show. Tomorrow I'll tally the results and announce the winner of our little contest.

Meanwhile, here are my picks:

Best Musical
Memphis

Best Play
Red

Best Book of a Musical
Memphis

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Fences - Music: Branford Marsalis

Best Revival of a Play
Fences

Best Revival of a Musical
La Cage aux Folles

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Christopher Walken, A Behanding in Spokane

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Valerie Harper, Looped

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Sean Hayes, Promises, Promises

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Fences

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Rosemary Harris, The Royal Family

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Robin De Jesús, La Cage aux Folles

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Santo Loquasto, Fences

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Derek McLane, Ragtime

Best Costume Design of a Play
Martin Pakledinaz, Lend Me a Tenor

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Matthew Wright, La Cage aux Folles

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Hamlet

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Robert Wierzel, Fela!

Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork, Red

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Dan Moses Schreier, Sondheim on Sondheim

Best Direction of a Play
Kenny Leon, Fences

Best Direction of a Musical
Christopher Ashley, Memphis

Best Choreography
Twyla Tharp, Come Fly Away

Best Orchestrations
Daryl Waters & David Bryan, Memphis