If the summer had you missing the fervor and excitement of Tony season, here's something to get excited about!
The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League announced that the 71st Annual Tony Awards will take place on Sunday June 11, 2017. CBS will once again broadcast the telecast (for the 40th year in a row) at 8:00pm Eastern Time.
This will be the second consecutive year the Tony Awards will take place on the second Sunday in June, rather than the first Sunday of the month, as had become customary in recent years. The date change was prompted last year due to a conflict with previously used venue Radio City Music Hall. Instead of the Rockette's home turf, the Tonys played at the Beacon Theatre in the Upper West Side. The announced date could indicate that the ceremony will return to the Beacon once again, but no venue was formally announced.
The eligibility cut-off date for these kudos will be Thursday April 27, 2017. Broadway productions must be open on or before that date to be considered eligible for nominations. Nominations for the 71st Tony Awards will be announced live on May 2nd, 2017.
Are you keeping up with the eligible shows? The 2016-2017 Broadway season is already underway, with Cirque du Soleil's "Paramour". We've even seen our first closing (sorry "Motown"). Other shows in the hunt for Tony lvoe that are open or in previews include "Cats", "Heisenberg", "The Cherry Orchard", and "The Front Page". Thus far, there is no "Hamilton" type juggernaut looming over the race. That's lucky for us Broadway fans, maybe we can actually score tickets to some of these shows. Head over to the season Production Guide for a run down of everything that has been announced, and take a gander at the Contenders pages for peek at how the competition is shaping up.
