Two more days to go until the Tonys, and the predictions are coming fast and furious. Why, I just added to the pile on WNYC, discussing the most prominent categories with Adam Feldman from Time Out New York.

Equally fun are those categories that may or may not make it to the telecast but are no less disputed (and often make the difference between winning that Tony pool and losing it). There’s some interesting stuff going on in the technical sections this year, including a couple of howlers. Of the latter, one is an omission and one is an inclusion. I understand, costume designer William Ivey Long is a genius, etc. But selecting his pedestrian, dashed-out-in-a-minute outfits for “Don’t Dress for Dinner” is nuts — they make the 1960s look drab. You don’t get nominated just for showing up, and in this particular case a better option would have been Rob Howell’s 1930s outfits for “Private Lives.”

Even worse, Steve Canyon Kennedy’s sound design for “Jesus Christ Superstar” wasn’t nominated, despite the fact that it’s the best one on Broadway right now. Even though it’s relatively loud — something the pre-show announcement actually mentions — everything is crisply defined. This guy understands rock dynamics like few others do on Broadway, and he strikes a great balance between volume and clarity (even though clarity sometimes doesn’t matter in rock). Kennedy also makes great use of surround elements, as when the chorus sounds as if it’s singing from the back of the house.

Speaking of rock, albeit of the soft, sensitive kind: While the score for “Once” wasn’t eligible for a Tony, Martin Lowe’s orchestrations were, and they did land a nomination. I’m rooting for Lowe not just because I love that score, but because he did a superb job translating the songs into musical-theater songs.