O'Byrne ("Coast of Utopia"); Christopher Plummer ("Inherit the Wind"); Liev Schreiber ("Talk Radio"). Don't make me choose! The most competitive category, with five outstanding actors.
Plummer, an elderly star who's aced much tougher roles but is a sentimental favorite. Best performance by a leading actress (play) Eve Best ("Moon for the Misbegotten"); Swoosie Kurtz ("Heartbreak House"); Angela Lansbury ("Deuce"); Vanessa Redgrave ("The Year of Magical Thinking"); Julie White ("The Little Dog Laughed"). Are you kidding?
Redgrave in a solo performance of a Joan Didion work? Redgrave, an acting genius whose leftist politics don't bother Broadway. Best performance by a leading actor (musical) O'Byrne ("Coast of Utopia"); Christopher Plummer ("Inherit the Wind"); Liev Schreiber ("Talk Radio").