Zach's Picks for the Tonys

As usual, my pal Zach is one of the first to send in his choices to win the Tonys!

He writes:

Well I racked my little brain and gave it the good ol' college try! I don't feel as much excitement for the Tonys overall compared to last year - however, some very tough choices!

Best Musical (most interesting range and variety this year)
Memphis

Best Play
Red

Best Book of a Musical
Everyday Rapture

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Memphis - Music: David Bryan, Lyrics: Joe DiPietro, David Bryan

Best Revival of a Play
Fences

Best Revival of a Musical(hardest category as always)
A Little Night Music

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (wow, another toughy. Denzel and Jude are in there, too)
Christopher Walken, A Behanding in Spokane

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (almost chose Davis... wonder why?)
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
Jan Maxwell, Lend Me a Tenor

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Christopher Fitzgerald, Finian's Rainbow

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (almost went with Cook. Going to be close)
Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Santo Loquasto, Fences

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Christine Jones, American Idiot

Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber, The Royal Family

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

Best Lighting Design of a Play (Hamlet)
Neil Austin

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, American Idiot

Best Sound Design of a Play (Red)
Adam Cork

Best Sound Design of a Musical (Dan has it either way)
Dan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen, A Little Night Music

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
Aaron Johnson, Fela!