On Tuesday 5th May, the nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards will be announced, celebrating the best of the 2026/2027 Broadway season. In today's video, Mickey-Jo and his stagey fiancé Aeron James are predicting which shows, performers and creatives might be nominated amidst a hugely busy year that included the likes of The Lost Boys, Titanique, Giant, Every Brilliant Thing, Oedipus, Cats the Jellicle Ball, Ragtime, Chess, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake across New York), Liberation, Death of a Salesman, and more. Check out this new episode for Mickey-Jo and Aeron's thoughts and make sure to comment down below with all of yours! check out Mickey-Jo's brand new free substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com • 00:00 | introduction 01:39 | plays and musicals 07:43 | writers and directors 16:48 | design / technical creatives 25:10 | performances in plays 31:54 | performances in musicals 40:02 | conclusion About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 95,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
