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Tony Awards Predictions

How our per-category model would have predicted the 2014 Tony Awards.

93.6%Our #1 pick wins the Tonyacross 12 seasons · tap to see track record
44/47

Our #1 matches the Tony winner across 12 seasons · 93.6% match rate

Best Musical12/12 100%
Best Play12/12 100%
Best Revival Musical11/11 100%
Best Revival Play9/12 75%

Season by season

SeasonMus.PlayR. Mus.R. Play
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014

Where we missed (3)

Our #1 didn't match the Tony winner in these category-seasons. Most are voter-sentiment upsets (cultural significance, star power) that blended scores can't fully capture.

2018-2019 · Best Revival Play
Our #1: The Waverly Gallery
Tony: The Boys in the Band
2014-2015 · Best Revival Play
Our #1: The Elephant Man
Tony: Skylight
2013-2014 · Best Revival Play
Our #1: The Glass Menagerie
Tony: A Raisin in the Sun

Prediction Report Card

3/4

Musical

Correct
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Our #1 pick

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Prediction Score81
Critics
80
Audience
A-
Awards
89

Play

Correct
All The Way

Our #1 pick

All The Way

Prediction Score70
Critics
79
Audience
A-
Awards
81

Revival Musical

Correct
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Our #1 pick

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Prediction Score89
Critics
84
Audience
A+
Awards
83

Revival Play

Missed (#3)
The Glass Menagerie

Our #1 pick

The Glass Menagerie

Prediction Score85
Critics
89
Audience
A-
Awards
70
A Raisin in the Sun

Actual winner

A Raisin in the Sun

Prediction Score77
Critics
85
Audience
A-
Awards
42

Best Musical

Correct

New musicals eligible for the top musical prize.

Best Play

Correct

New plays eligible for the top play prize.

Best Revival of a Musical

Correct

Musical revivals competing for best revival honors.

Best Revival of a Play

Missed (#3)

Play revivals competing for best revival honors.

Winner: A Raisin in the Sun · We picked The Glass Menagerie

Performer & Craft Categories

Historical 2013-2014 nominees with critic scores, audience grades, and Award Score.

Best Book of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
80
A-
89
Aladdin

Chad Beguelin

70
B+
61
75
A
73
62
C
51

Best Original Score

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Steven Lutvak & Robert L. Freedman

DD
80
A-
89
Aladdin

Alan Menken & Howard Ashman & Tim Rice & Chad Beguelin

70
B+
61
If/Then

Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey

63
B
36
The Bridges of Madison County

Jason Robert Brown

OCCDD
74
A-
70

Best Actor in a Musical

Best Actress in a Musical

Best Actor in a Play

PressPicks
Act One
All The Way
Richard III

Best Actress in a Play

Best Direction of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
80
A-
89
After Midnight

Warren Carlyle

86
B-
59
84
A+
83
Violet

Leigh Silverman

83
B
59

Best Direction of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
85
A
77
The Cripple of Inishmaan

Michael Grandage

82
B-
59
89
A-
70
Twelfth Night

Tim Carroll

OCCDD
91
A+
70

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

PressPicks
Cabaret
Violet

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Best Featured Actor in a Play

PressPicks
Casa Valentina
Twelfth Night

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Best Choreography

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
After Midnight

Warren Carlyle

OCCDD
86
B-
59
Aladdin

Casey Nicholaw

70
B+
61
62
C
51
Rocky

Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine

66
C+
51

Best Orchestrations

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
80
A-
89
Bullets Over Broadway

Doug Besterman

62
C
51
74
A-
70

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
80
A-
89
Bullets Over Broadway

Santo Loquasto

62
C
51
84
A+
83
Rocky

Christopher Barreca

66
C+
51

Best Scenic Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Act One

Beowulf Boritt

61
B
51
Machinal

Es Devlin

77
C+
37
The Cripple of Inishmaan

Christopher Oram

82
B-
59
89
A-
70

Best Costume Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
After Midnight

Isabel Toledo

86
B-
59
Bullets Over Broadway

William Ivey Long

62
C
51
84
A+
83

Best Costume Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Act One

Jane Greenwood

61
B
51
Casa Valentina

Rita Ryack

72
B+
50
Machinal

Michael Krass

77
C+
37
Twelfth Night

Jenny Tiramani

91
A+
70

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
After Midnight

Howell Binkley

86
B-
59
84
A+
83
Rocky

Christopher Akerlind

66
C+
51
74
A-
70

Best Lighting Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Machinal

Jane Cox

77
C+
37
Of Mice and Men

Japhy Weideman

73
B+
32
82
B-
59
89
A-
70

Best Sound Design of a Musical

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
After Midnight

Peter Hylenski

86
B-
59
84
A+
83
Les Misérables

Mick Potter

74
A+
43

Best Sound Design of a Play

CriticScore
AudienceGrade
AwardScore
PressPicks
Act One

Dan Moses Schreier

61
B
51
86
A
63
Machinal

Matt Tierney

77
C+
37
82
B-
59

Rankings are derived from aggregated critic reviews. Tony eligibility based on opening dates within the 2013-2014 season. Category classifications (new vs. revival) are subject to official Tony Awards Administration Committee rulings.

Score model updated 2026-05-16. Awards Score now uses tier-weighted precursor nominations (Drama League, OCC, Drama Desk). Backtest accuracy: 41 of 47 contests (87%) across 12 years of Tony history.