The Tony Awards Administration Committee met April 7th for the third time this season to determine eligibility of eleven productions for the upcoming 2016 Tony Awards. This committee will meet one more time at the end of the season.
The shows discussed were School of Rock, The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, Noises Off, Our Mother's Brief Affair, The Humans, Hughie, Eclipsed, Disaster!, Blackbird, and She Loves Me. Note: despite having already opened, the revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible and the new musical Bright Star were not discussed at this time and determinations will be discussed at the next meeting this month.
The group made the following determinations:
Alex Brightman will be eligible for Best Performance by an Lead Actor in a Musical for School of Rock.
Jennifer Hudson will be eligible for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for The Color Purple.
Jessica Hecht will be eligible for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for Fiddler on the Roof.
Andrea Martin, Campbell Scott, Tracee Chimo, Daniel Davis, David Furr, Kate Jennings Grant, Megan Hilty, Rob McClure, and Jeremy Shamos will all be eligible for Best Featured Actor/Actress in a Play for their respective roles in Noises Off.
Linda Lavin will be eligible for Best Lead Actress in a Play for Our Mother's Brief Affair.
Blackbird will be eligible for Best Revival of a Play.
Gavin Creel, Michael McGrath, Byron Jennings, and Jane Krakowski will be eligible for Best Featured Actor/Actress in a Musical for their respective roles in She Loves Me.
All other decisions were consistent with opening night billing.
So, what are the biggest take-aways and surprises?
With no member of The Humans cast billed above the title and no alternate determination made, the entire cast (including Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell in prominent parental roles) are all eligible for Featured Actor/Actress in a Play.
Jessica Hecht's move to the Featured Actress in a Musical category gives her increased odds of landing a nomination for her portrayal of Golde, now that she can avoid the competitive Lead Actress category.
Despite their first billing, Andrea Martin and Campbell Scott will compete with the rest of their Noises Off cast, making the Featured Actor/Actress in a Play categories extremely crowded.
Disaster! is another show that has no above-the-title star, and with no change from the committee its entire cast will be eligible in the Featured Actor/Actress in a Musical categories.
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