Corpses play roles in several of this year’s Tony nominees, but that doesn’t mean voters are taking things lying down.

The 2025 winners are still up in the air in many cases and could depend on false moves by any number of people to upset the outcome.

Actors missing performances? That could be a factor, particularly since news of those “calling out” has become an internet thing. What 2025 has is plenty of equally deserving candidates — if one should falter.

So who wins? Who could be a spoiler? In advance of Sunday’s broadcast on CBS, here are our predictions:

BEST PLAY: “Oh, Mary!” Cole Escola’s look at the Lincoln White House is so smartly written you can’t ignore it. If there’s a spoiler, it’s Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” which bested “Oh, Mary!” for the Pulitzer Prize.

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