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- Jonathan Groff is the 1/3 favourite to win the Leading Actor In A Musical award at the 2024 Tony Awards
- Kelli O'Hara leads the way in the betting market to win Leading Actress In A Musical
- Hell's Kitchen is the favourite to win Best Musical at next month's event
Jonathan Groff is the 1/3 favourite to win the Leading Actor In A Musical award at the 2024 Tony Awards
The 2024 Tony Awards are set to take place next month and bookmakers are now offering odds on some of the biggest categories on the night including Leading Actor In A Musical.
Jonathan Groff is the heavy favourite in this category with the actor nominated for his role in Merrily We Roll Along and he is 1/3 to win his first ever Tony Award.
Groff has been nominated on two other occasions with 2007 seeing him also nominated for Leading Actor In A Musical and 2016 a nomination for Featured Actor in a Musical.
The latest betting market says there's a 75% chance he wins the award Eddie Redmayne following behind in the market at 5/1 for his role in Cabaret.
| 77TH TONY AWARDS - LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Groff: Merrily We Roll Along | 1/3 | 75.0% |
| Eddie Redmayne: Cabaret | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Brian d'Arcy James: Days of Wine & Roses | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Brody Grant: The Outsiders | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Dorian Harewood: The Notebook | 8/1 | 11.1% |
What the expert says...
Kelli O'Hara leads the way in the betting market to win Leading Actress In A Musical
Betting on the Leading Actress In A Musical Tony Award this year is much tighter than the Actor category with bookies putting Kelli O'Hara as the 2/1 favourite to win.
O'Hara is nominated for her role in Days of Wine & Roses and bookies have just about put her at the top of the odds list ahead of Maleah Joi Moon and Eden Espinosa.
Joi Moon is nominated for Hell's Kitchen which has proved to be a popular musical throughout the year and one that is expected to have a big year at the Tonys this year.
| 77TH TONY AWARDS - LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Kelli O'Hara: Days of Wine & Roses | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Eden Espinosa: Lempicka | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Maleah Joi Moon: Hell's Kitchen | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Gayle Rankin: Cabaret | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Maryann Plunkett: The Notebook | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Hell's Kitchen is the favourite to win Best Musical at next month's event
Hell's Kitchen is a new musical this year that has it's music and lyrics written by Alicia Keys and it has gone down an absolute storm with the show critically acclaimed.
The musical has 13 nominations across the Tony's this year with Stereophonic the only other show that has 13 nods as well.
Hell's Kitchen's nominations for best musical and best actress in a musical for Maleah Joi Moon means that it leads the way considerably at the Tony Awards and it is currently 6/4 to win the Best Musical award.
| 77TH TONY AWARDS - BEST MUSICAL | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Hell's Kitchen | 6/4 | 40.0% |
| Suffs | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Illinois | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Water for Elephants | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| The Outsiders | 4/1 | 20.0% |
