The Tony Awards Administrative Committee met for the fourth and final time today to determine eligibility for nine Broadway productions.
Discussed productions are American Psycho, Bright Star, The crucible, The Father, Fully Committed, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Shuffle Along..., Tuck Everlasting, and Waitress.
The following determinations were made:
Carmen Cusack will be eligible in Lead Actress in a Musical for Bright Star.
Ciarin Hinds and Saoirse Ronan will be eligible in Featured Actor/Actress in a Play for their respective performances in The Crucible.
Frank Langella will be considered eligible in Lead Actor in a Play for The Father.
Es Devlin and Finn Ross will be considered jointly eligible in Scenic Design of a Musical for American Psycho.
Fully Committed will be eligible in Best Revival of a Play.
Sarah Charles Lewis will be eligible in Lead Actress in a Musical for Tuck Everlasting.
Michael Shannon and John Gallagher Jr. will both be considered eligible in Featured Actor in a Play for their respective performances in Long Day's Journey Into Night.
Brandon Victor Dixon, Joshua Henry, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Billy Porter will all be considered eligible in Featured Actor in a Musical for their respective performances in Shuffle Along...
Shuffle Along... will be considered eligible in Best Musical.
All other determinations were consistent with opening night billing.
The biggest impact is the decisions regarding Shuffle Along. Press notes for the musical had continually referred to the piece as a revival, obviously hoping to avoid competing with the unstoppable Hamilton for the top award. The committee didn't buy it and rightfully placed them in competition with this season's new musicals.
More surprising is that all the men in the production will now compete in Featured Actor in a Musical. I assumed at least Brian Stokes Mitchell would fall under the Lead Actor category, but now the co-stars will have to compete with themselves for nominations. Audra McDonald is now the only performer from the show classified as lead.
Also of note, is the joint eligibility of Es Devlin and Finn Ross for American Psycho. A scenic designer and video designer double bill helped Curious Incident take home a Tony last year, and I suspect this move will make American Psycho more competitive in the Scenic Design of a Musical category.
Other determinations went according to expectations. Tony nominations will be announced Tuesday May 4th at 8:30am.
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