Tony Predictions 2019: ‘The Ferryman’ and ‘Hadestown’ to Win

Observer: The 73rd annual Tony Awards ceremony takes place this Sunday at Radio City Music Hall, and those of us who love theater but roll our eyes at awards (guilty) are still curious to see who will go home with the gold. The 2018-19 season has been one of the most aesthetically diverse and politically barbed in a long time, with avant-garde artists (writer-actors Taylor Mac and Heidi Schreck and director Daniel Fish) getting a shot on the Great White Way, while pundits hang hashtags on shows such as To Kill a Mockingbird (#BlackLivesMatter) and Hadestown (#NoWall). Historically, Tony voters reward stars, snobby hits, and anything that opened in the spring (short-term memory). And so, balancing my personal faves with cynical shade aimed at the whole racket, here are my predictions for the top categories.