Tony Awards Administration Committee Makes Additional Rulings
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The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on March 29 to decide the eligibility for The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Wit, and The Road to Mecca.
Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress and Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical categories, while David Alan Grier will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical category, respectively, for their work in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.
Cynthia Nixon will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play category for her performance in Wit.
Rosemary Harris will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, while Carla Gugino and Jim Dale will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress and Actor in a Featured Role in a Play categories, respectively, for their performances in The Road to Mecca.
All other eligibility is consistent with the opening night credits.
The 66th Annual Tony Awards will be held on Sunday, June 10 at the Beacon Theatre. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 1.
Click here to read TheaterMania’s report on the committee’s first meeting for 2011-2012.
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