| re: Did American Utopia not invite Tony voters? | |
| Posted by: oddone 12:24 am EST 02/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Did American Utopia not invite Tony voters? - mikem 01:48 pm EST 02/01/20 | |
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| I understand that the "Competitive" Special Event Category is gone. That's been the case for many years now. That isn't my question. And that wasn't what I was referring to when I used that term. My question is: why does the Administration Committee not address certain shows? To be eligible for Tony Awards, a show must: -play a Broadway theatre -on a reasonably conventional schedule/for enough performances -invite voters -not be a retread (like having the same production return a following season) So, some possible reasons why a show wouldn't be addressed. 1 - The show doesn't play enough performances. This would cover the various concerts that play Broadway theatres, including Harry Connick Jr. and Kristin Chenoweth. 2 - The show is a retread - like Slava's Snowshow (which has already played Broadway). 3 - The show didn't invite voters. This might be the case with certain shows, but I haven't heard this about any show in particular this season. A possible 4th reason that has been suggested is "genre." Now, I don't see any support for this. Supposedly, back when the Competitive Special Event Category was eliminated, any otherwise eligible show would be considered as either a Play or a Musical. In other words, a binary - a show was one or the other. And there is nothing in the Tony rules about eligibility based on genre. BUT When I brought this up a few seasons back, someone argued that certain shows were NOT eligible for Tony Awards BECAUSE of their genre. Namely, this person argued that the show(s) were in some way considered a "special event." I'm not sure if this is the exact term used, but it was essentially what was suggested - that (and this is my extrapolation of their very vague suggestion) when a Producer files forms with the Broadway League, they check "Play," "Musical," or "Other," and if they check "Other," the production isn't eligible. Again, I don't see anything in the rules about this. And I don't know why a show would check a box that makes them non-eligible. Certainly a show might decide not to be eligible so as not to invite voters. But then why not just do that? This came up because the show in question at the time DID (I think) invite Tony voters, but then wasn't addressed by the Nomination Committee. Just because a show is a limited run doesn't mean it isn't eligible. And American Utopia will have played a longer run than many Tony-eligible shows, and (although I haven't seen it) could easily be a contender for awards. This year, I do know that Drama Desk voters WERE invited to Derren Brown: Secret, even though that show wasn't eligible for Drama Desk awards, since it was eligible in a previous season. Drama Desk voters were NOT invited to American Utopia or Freestyle Love Supreme. But some shows will invite Tony voters but not Drama Desk voters (The Boys in the Band, for example). I'm not sure why none of Derren Brown: Secret, American Utopia or Freestyle Love Supreme were addressed by the Nomination Committee. Presumably this means they aren't eligible, but I do know that they each played enough performances where their "limited run" (which describes many, many Broadway shows) is NOT the reason. |
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