In recent years, many winners for Best Revival of a Play had already closed by the time they won the award. Take Me Out in 2022, A Soldier's Play in 2020, Jitney in 2017, A View From The Bridge in 2016, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in 2013, Death of a Salesman in 2012. Recent winners for Best Play that had already closed were The Lehman Trilogy in 2022 and The Inheritance in 2021.
Musical revivals in recent history have always been awarded to still-running shows (I think 1977's Porgy and Bess was the last time it was awarded to a musical that had closed). If Into The Woods wins next month, it would be a rare break from tradition. For Best Musicals, I think Hallelujah, Baby! in 1968 was the last time it was awarded to a closed musical.
As for productions that were still open, many revivals—play and musical—already had a closing date set for June, just days or weeks after the Tonys. For Best Play/Musical, most productions have gotten a nice boost from the win and enjoyed a significant run after the award. I'll be interested to hear from the historians/mathematicians among us who came up short! |
