The Bobby Awards

In anticipation of tomorrow’s 2025 Tony Awards–many going to shows we haven’t seen–I am introducing the Bobby Awards for exemplary achievement in the eight shows we did see in May 2025.
Best Actor: Hugh Jackman in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Best Actress: Sadie Sink in John Proctor is the Villain
Best Supporting Actress: Julia Knitel in Dead Outlaw; Joy Woods in Gypsy
Best Supporting Actor: Brooks Ashmanskas in Smash
Best Music: Dead Outlaw
Best Choreography: Smash
Best Set Design: Maybe Happy Ending
Best Ensemble: Dead Outlaw
Most Provocative: John Proctor is the Villain
Best Moment: “Modern Major-General” in Pirates of Penzance Musical
Best British Import: The Last Laugh