This award gives a couple of new Broadway faces a chance to shine. Though there are some big names in the category, the two young men that stand the best chance at this award are both young, less experienced actors putting on intense performances. The nominees are:
Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
Ben Miles (Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Nighy (Skylight)
Bradley Cooper (The Elephant Man)
Steven Boyer (Hand to God)
The two actors that are essentially out of the race are Ben Miles and Bill Nighy, Nighy has name power, and Miles is a respected British actor, but neither is getting a lot of attention as real contenders for this award. Bradley Cooper may have a shot, and in many other seasons could be a front runner, but with his show being closed and a very competitive field he is unlikely to win this year, despite his name recognition.
The front runner in this category is Alex Sharp, playing a mentally challenger boy in Curious Incident, a very physically demanding role that also requires some top notch acting. This is Sharp's Broadway debut, fresh off of graduating from Juilliard last year, and is an exciting fresh face on Broadway. His main challenger is Steven Boyer, who plays Jason, a confused teenage boy, and Tyrone, Jason's demonic hand puppet. Boyer truly puts on an amazing show, switching from the scared teenager to the evil puppet seamlessly, and putting on an emotionally and physically draining performance. The question is, which performance was more demanding of the actor?
Tony Odds:
Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time): 49%
Steven Boyer (Hand to God): 32%
Bradley Cooper (The Elephant Man): 15%
Ben Miles (Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2): 3%
Bill Nighy (Skylight): 1%
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