| re: There is a rule, and that rule doesn't really speak to most of what is being discussed in this thread | |
| Posted by: oddone 01:30 am EDT 04/12/23 | |
| In reply to: re: There is a rule, and that rule doesn't really speak to most of what is being discussed in this thread - ryhog 01:10 am EDT 04/12/23 | |
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| I think we all agree that "widely produced" is, at least to some extent, open to interpretation / up for debate. There is no specific number of productions as to what constitutes a play being "widely produced." I think the Tonys are intentionally vague here, to leave the TAC wiggle room to act on a case-by-case basis. While it's true that a Broadway production's similarity to a previous Off Broadway production is not explicitly mentioned in the rule about New vs. Revival, I have to believe it's a factor, or at the very least would be something producers would point to when arguing for the play (and thus the playwright) to be eligible as a new play. (Interestingly, Ohio State Murders is eligible as a Revival, BUT Adrienne Kennedy will also be eligible as playwright, so I guess you can have both.) If you as a Producer can make the point that your production is akin to a "transfer" (because it's more or less the same as an Off Bway production, with the same cast and creatives, no matter how long ago that same Off Bway production was), it would seem to me you'd sidestep those considerations about whether or not the play has been "widely produced" in the interim. Again, I could be wrong. And I understand the term "transfer" isn't in the rules per se. But given that this is how Broadway "works" now - where a show can have a decent life around the country before finally getting to Broadway - being able to argue this would seem to shore up your claim for a play being "New." Basically, we agree that Producers petition the TAC to consider an actor as Lead/Featured, and presumably, there are times they are successful, and other times they are not. Aside from billing, there is no hard and fast rule about what is a "Lead" role - Producers make a case, presumably drawing in as many facts as they think will help. I suspect the same is the case here - even if there is no explicit "rule" about a show being like a "transfer," I'd bet it would be a point producers would mention in making their case one way or the other. |
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