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The best play revival is as competitive as the new play category, with Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful," Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and a one-man "Macbeth" in hot contention. Others include David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross" and William Inge's "Picnic." Leading actress in a play nominees may likely include Bette Midler from "I'll Eat You Last," Jessica Hecht in "The Assembled Parties," Cicely Tyson in "The Trip to Bountiful," Kristine Nielsen from "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," Laurie Metcalf in "The Other Place" and Fiona Shaw from "The Testament of Mary." Other possibilities are Sigourney Weaver, Scarlett Johansson, Holland Taylor and Amy Morton. On the male side, best actor in a play contenders include Nathan Lane for "The Nance," Tracy Letts of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Tom Hanks in "Lucky Guy," Alan Cumming in "Macbeth" and David Hyde Pierce from "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." Others with a shot include Douglas Hodge, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Shannon, and Alec Baldwin. Top actresses in a musical likely will include Patina Miller from "Pippin," Laura Osnes of "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" and Valisia LeKae in "Motown: The Musical," Lilla Crawford from "Annie" and Stephanie J. Block of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." All four girls who rotate as the lead in "Matilda" -- Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro
-- were deemed ineligible, although in London the four actresses there each took home the Oliver Award. Some 870 Tony voters will decide the final awards after the nominees are revealed. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of the show, will host the glittery ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on June 9. It will be broadcast live by CBS. Only Broadway shows that opened since April 26, 2012, are eligible. ___ Online:
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