(mild spoilers for Slave Play)
My understanding is that if an actor is not listed, it means that he/she is Leading if above the title, and Featured if below. Paul Alexander Nolan is below the title, and therefore Featured.
I personally wouldn't have put Joaquina Kalukango in Leading. I think all the roles are Featured. Kalukango is obviously the focus of Act 3, but she probably has the fewest lines of all 8 actors on stage for Act 2, and she is offstage for most of Act 1 as well. It's kind of a shame that she got moved up, because I think she would have gotten a nomination in Featured, but Leading is tough with Mary-Louise Parker, Laurie Metcalf, and Laura Linney almost certainly taking 3 of the spots, and Debra Messing, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Zawe Ashton in the mix as well for those last two slots. |
