TONY Committee Announces Eligibility for TIME STANDS STILL, NEXT FALL & BEHANDING

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the third time this season to decide the eligibility of six Broadway productions for the 2010 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet for the fourth and final time on April 30th to decide the eligibility for the 2010 Tony Awards.

Laura Linney will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play category for her performance in Time Stands Still.

Sam Rockwell, Anthony Mackie and Zoe Kazan will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actor/Actress in a Play categories respectively for their performances in A Behanding in Spokane.

Patrick Breen will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play category for his performance in Next Fall.

All other decisions were consistent with the opening night credits.

The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. For more information on the Tony Awards, please visit www.TonyAwards.com.