  As a true fan and very experienced audience member, by choice and with no obligations, professional or otherwise, I find it interesting to consider the Tony Awards categories/nominees to see which nominee in each category rises to the top of my own list within the first 10 seconds. Definitely not predictions, these are my truly instinctive picks, based only on the fact that my heart went to the choice of its own accord. Oh, and I've exercised my elf prerogative to make a 15-second choice too :)! I have to resist the urge to overthink, because in my experience theater-goers walk out of the theaters with "of the moment" impressions that are generally not subject to change after more discussion with those of varying opinions. Theater is ephemeral, often emotional, sometimes just plain fun, and even life-changing for some. When you see a show, it is your personal reaction that counts. I love the Tony Awards, especially because they shine a bright light on the marvelous array of choices for folks wanting to take in a show. And it's so great to see these incredibly hard-working artists/performers get international attention. So here, in each official category, are my 10-second Tonys: Best PlayAct One / Author: James Lapine All The Way / Author: Robert Schenkkan Casa Valentina / Author: Harvey Fierstein Mothers and Sons / Author: Terrence McNally Outside Mullingar / Author: John Patrick Shanley  10-Second: Casa Valentina  15-Second: Outside Mullingar Best MusicalAfter Midnight Aladdin Beautiful: The Carole King Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder  10-Second: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder  15-Second: Beautiful The Carole King Musical Best Revival of a PlayThe Cripple of Inishmaan The Glass Menagerie A Raisin in the Sun Twelfth Night  10-Second: The Glass Menagerie  15-Second: Twelfth Night Best Revival of a MusicalHedwig and the Angry Inch Les Misérables Violet  10-Second: Violet  15-Second: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Best Book of a MusicalAladdin / Chad Beguelin Beautiful: The Carole King Musical / Douglas McGrath Bullets Over Broadway / Woody Allen A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder / Robert L. Freedman  10-Second: Beautiful  15-Second: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Aladdin / Music: Alan Menken / Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin The Bridges of Madison County / Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder / Music: Steven Lutvak / Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak If/Then / Music: Tom Kitt / Lyrics: Brian Yorkey  10-Second: The Bridges of Madison County  15-Second: If/Then Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Samuel Barnett, Twelfth Night Bryan Cranston, All The Way Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men Mark Rylance, Richard III Tony Shalhoub, Act One  10-Second: Bryan Cranston, All The Way  15-Second: Samuel Barnett, Twelfth Night Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons LaTanya Richardson Jackson, A Raisin in the Sun Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn  10-Second: Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill  15-Second: Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Ramin Karimloo, Les Misérables Andy Karl, Rocky Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Bryce Pinkham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder  10-Second: Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch  15-Second: Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Mary Bridget Davies, A Night with Janis Joplin Sutton Foster, Violet Idina Menzel, If/Then Jessie Mueller, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Kelli O'Hara, The Bridges of Madison County  10-Second: Jessie Mueller, Beautiful The Carole King Musical  15-Second: Idina Menzel, If/Then Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Reed Birney, Casa Valentina Paul Chahidi, Twelfth Night Stephen Fry, Twelfth Night Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie  10-Second: Reed Birney, Casa Valentina  15-Second: Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina  10-Second: Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie  15-Second: Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Danny Burstein, Cabaret Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway Joshua Henry, Violet James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin Jarrod Spector, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical  10-Second: Joshua Henry, Violet  15-Second: Jarrod Spector , Beautiful The Carole King Musical Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Linda Emond, Cabaret Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Anika Larsen, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Adriane Lenox, After Midnight Lauren Worsham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder  10-Second: Anika Larsen, Beautiful The Carole King Musical (photo courtesy of playbillvault.com)  15-Second: Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Best Scenic Design of a Play Beowulf Boritt, Act One Bob Crowley, The Glass Menagerie Es Devlin, Machinal Christopher Oram, The Cripple of Inishmaan  10-Second: Bob Crowley, The Glass Menagerie  15-Second: Beowolf Boritt, Act One Best Scenic Design of a Musical Christopher Barreca, Rocky Julian Crouch, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Alexander Dodge, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Santo Loquasto, Bullets Over Broadway  10-Second: Alexander Dodge, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder  15-Second: Julian Crouch, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Best Costume Design of a Play Jane Greenwood, Act One Michael Krass, Machinal Rita Ryack, Casa Valentina Jenny Tiramani, Twelfth Night  10-Second: Rita Ryack, Casa Valentina  15-Second: Jenny Tiramani, Twelfth Night Best Costume Design of a Musical Linda Cho, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder William Ivey Long, Bullets Over Broadway Arianne Phillips, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Isabel Toledo, After Midnight  10-Second: Linda Cho, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder  15-Second: Arianne Phillips, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (photo by Joan Marcus, care of show website) Best Lighting Design of a Play Paule Constable, The Cripple of Inishmaan Jane Cox, Machinal Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie Japhy Weideman, Of Mice and Men  10-Second: Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie  15-Second: Japhy Weideman, Of Mice and Men Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Christopher Akerlind, Rocky Howell Binkley, After Midnight Donald Holder, The Bridges of Madison County  10-Second: Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch  15-Second: Donald Holder, The Bridges of Madison County Best Sound Design of a Play Alex Baranowski, The Cripple of Inishmaan Steve Canyon Kennedy, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Dan Moses Schreier, Act One Matt Tierney, Machinal  10-Second: Steve Canyon Kennedy, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill  15-Second: Matt Tierney, Machinal Best Sound Design of a Musical Peter Hylenski, After Midnight Tim O'Heir, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Mick Potter, Les Misérables Brian Ronan, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical  10-Second: Brian Ronan, Beautiful The Carole King Musical  15-Second: Peter Hylinski, After Midnight Best Direction of a Play Tim Carroll, Twelfth Night Michael Grandage, The Cripple of Inishmaan Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun John Tiffany, The Glass Menagerie  10-Second: John Tiffany, The Glass Menagerie  15-Second: Tim Carroll, Twelfth Night Best Direction of a Musical Warren Carlyle, After Midnight Michael Mayer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Leigh Silverman, Violet Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder  10-Second: Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder  15-Second: Leigh Silverman, Violet Best Choreography Warren Carlyle, After Midnight Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine, Rocky Casey Nicholaw, Aladdin Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway  10-Second: Warren Carlyle, After Midnight  15-Second: Casey Nicholaw, Aladdin Best Orchestrations Doug Besterman, Bullets Over Broadway Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County Steve Sidwell, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder  10-Second: Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County  15-Second: Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder There you have it! Here's an invitation to you to throw out the detailed analysis, and share some of your 10-Second picks below :).
p.s. The photo at the start of this post of the daffodils on the stage is from my top "missing" musical that should have been nominated in multiple categories, Big Fish!
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