Matthew Peaslee Picks Winners in All 26 Tony Categories Ahead of Sunday Ceremony

3 articles · Updated · KOCO Oklahoma City · Jun 5

26 Tony categories were forecast by Matthew Peaslee before the 79th Tony Awards air Sunday at 8 p.m., with “Liberation” picked for Best Play and “Schmigadoon” for Best Musical.
Several shows are projected to split major honors rather than produce a sweep: “Death of a Salesman” is favored in revival and multiple play craft races, while “Ragtime,” “The Lost Boys” and “Two Strangers” are tipped for key musical awards.
Notable acting picks include John Lithgow for “Giant,” Lesley Manville for “Oedipus,” Nicholas Christopher for “Chess” and Caissie Levy for “Ragtime.”
The predictions arrive as Broadway closes a season marked by higher production and labor costs, soaring ticket prices and softer attendance, even as Playbill called it the highest-grossing Broadway season on record.
Pink is set to make her Tony Awards hosting debut as the industry heads into what the report describes as an unusually competitive and hard-to-predict race.