Final 2015 Tony Awards Eligibility Rulings Are In for 18 Spring Shows!

[Rob]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:26pm

Click Here to Read This Just In! Final 2015 Tony Awards Eligibility Rulings Are In for 18 Spring Shows!

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:32pm

John Cariani, Beth Malone & Leanne Cope all in leading.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:35pm

Shocked to see Cariani from SOMETHING ROTTEN petitioned to Leading Actor, where his chances for a nomination just plummeted. I assumed they'd bump Borle up to Leading as to not have 3 men (Oscar, Borle & Cariani) in Featured. 

The FUN HOME ladies went just as most of us expected. Malone will nab a (deserved) nomination, and hopefully Kuhn wins Featured (or Lucas).

Other than that nothing really shocking. 

 

 

 

 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:35pm

Really glad to hear that Geneva Carr and Beth Malone will be considered leading. I really want John Cariani to snag a nomination, and I thought he might have had a better chance in featured, but I suppose it's better to put him in a the most fitting category.

[gstrus2]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:36pm

Is Lisa Howard leading or featured?

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:36pm

Yeah, I'm confused why Cariani is in leading. But OK.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:37pm

That's a poor choice to have Cariani in Leading Actor- I thought his work was a highlight, but I don't think he'll make it into an very competitive race unless the voters really love Something Rotten!.

Is Hilary Mantel listed as a co-author in the billing for Wolf Hall? I assumed she had nothing to do with the adaptation, so I'm surprised to see her listed here. 

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:37pm

Lisa Howard is billed above the title, and will be the only potential Leading Actress nominee from IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:38pm

Wait, what about Michael Cerveris? Is he leading or featured? 

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:40pm

If they had to petition Judy Kuhn DOWN to Featured, I assume Cerveris is billed with her above the title. So (I think...) he's competing in the Leading Actor category!

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:40pm

Cariani is in the correct category. I think all of these are sound decisions, actually.

I had a sneaking suspicion the author of the Wolf Hall novels would be eligible for Best Play. It does say "By Hilary Mantel" after all.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:43pm

Cerveris is above the title, so he's in the leading actor category. 

Something Rotten! simply had too many men. They bumped up the next biggest role, which is Nigel Bottom.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:48pm

Ah ok. Also, what about Corey Cott? I think he belongs in the leading category, but he's probably not above the title. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:50pm

Corey Cott is technically "above the title"

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:51pm

They made the right choice with Malone.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 1:52pm

Corey is above the title. 

[Tag]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:05pm

Interesting to see the groupings of set and projection designers.  Is it time for a new projection design category?

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:07pm

I would love to give a "best projection design" award to the shows that chose not to include projections at all. 

[jkstheatrescene]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:08pm

Tag, it was time for a projections Tony back in 1994 - Kiss of the Spider Woman vs Tommy - and both better than a lot of the projections around today (I'm looking at you, On the Town!)

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:08pm

No mention of the Sound Award - does that mean it's officially removed?

[Kad]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:13pm

Cariani is the co-lead of Something Rotten, so I agree with that placement.

[MrJNLong]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:15pm

So here's the final list:

 

LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY

Steven Boyer – Hand to God

Michael Cera – This Is Our Youth

Bradley Cooper – The Elephant Man

Kieran Culkin – This Is Our Youth

Larry David – Fish in the Dark

Brian Dennehy – Love Letters

Hari Dhillon - Disgraced

Jake Gylenhaal - Constellations

Hugh Jackman – The River

Nathan Lane – It’s Only A Play

John Lithgow – A Delicate Balance

Ewan McGregor – The Real Thing

Ben Miles – Wolf Hall

Bill Nighy – Skylight

Alex Sharp – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Douglas Sills – Living On Love

 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Geneva Carr – Hand to God

Glenn Close – A Delicate Balance

Lindsay Duncan – A Delicate Balance

Blythe Danner – The Country House

Mia Farrow – Love Letters

Renee Fleming – Living On Love

Maggie Gylenhaal – The Real Thing

Helen Mirren – The Audience

Gretchen Mol – Disgraced

Elisabeth Moss – The Heidi Chronicles

Carey Mulligan - Skylight

Ruth Wilson - Constellations

 

LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

John Cariani – Something Rotten!

Michael Cerveris – Fun Home

Corey Cott – Gigi

Michael Esper – The Last Ship

Robert Fairchild – An American in Paris

Peter Gallagher – On the Twentieth Century

Brian d’Arcy James – Something Rotten!

Rob McClure – Honeymoon in Vegas

Matthew Morrison – Finding Neverland

Tam Mutu – Dr. Zhivago

Roger Rees – The Visit

Ken Watanabe – The King and I

Saul Williams – Holler If Ya Hear Me

Tony Yazbeck – On the Town

 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Kelli Barrett – Dr. Zhivago

Kristen Chenoweth – On the Twentieth Century

Leanne Cope – An American in Paris

Erin Davie – Side Show

Lisa Howard – It Shoulda Been You

Vanessa Hudgens – Gigi

Laura Michelle Kelly – Finding Neverland

Beth Malone – Fun Home

Kelli O’Hara – The King and I

Brynn O’Malley – Honeymoon in Vegas

Emily Padgett – Side Show

Chita Rivera – The Visit

Rachel Tucker – The Last Ship

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:18pm

Chita, Kelli, Kristin, and Malone will be nominated. The question is, who will get the last slot?  Laura Michelle Kelly, Leanne Cope, or Lisa Howard

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:28pm

LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY

Most Likely-

Steven Boyer – Hand to God

Bradley Cooper – The Elephant Man

Ben Miles – Wolf Hall

Bill Nighy – Skylight

Alex Sharp – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Kinda Still in the race:

Hugh Jackman – The River

Nathan Lane – It’s Only A Play

John Lithgow – A Delicate Balance

Douglas Sills – Living On Love

 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Definites:

Helen Mirren – The Audience

Carey Mulligan - Skylight

Pick 3:

Renee Fleming – Living On Love

Geneva Carr – Hand to God

Glenn Close – A Delicate Balance

Ruth Wilson – Constellations

Elisabeth Moss – The Heidi Chronicles

 

LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Definites:

Michael Cerveris – Fun Home

Brian d’Arcy James – Something Rotten!

Matthew Morrison – Finding Neverland

Pick 2:

Robert Fairchild – An American in Paris

John Cariani – Something Rotten!

Rob McClure – Honeymoon in Vegas

Ken Watanabe – The King and I

Tony Yazbeck – On the Town

 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Definites:

Kristen Chenoweth – On the Twentieth Century

Beth Malone – Fun Home

Kelli O’Hara – The King and I

Chita Rivera – The Visit

Pick 1:

Leanne Cope – An American in Paris

Lisa Howard – It Shoulda Been You

Laura Michelle Kelly – Finding Neverland

 

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/24/15 at 2:31pm

Matthew Morrison is not a definite.