The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to decide eligibility of seven Broadway productions for the 2006 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing.
Bridge & Tunnel will be considered in the Special Theatrical Event category.
Cynthia Nixon and
John Slattery will be considered in the Lead Actor and Actress in a Play categories for their performances in
Rabbit Hole.Jill Clayburgh and
Tony Roberts will be considered in the Featured Actor and Actress in a Play categories for their performances in
Barefoot in the Park.For
The Pajama Game, Michael McKean will be considered in the Featured Actor in a Musical category.
For
Well, Lisa Kron will be considered in the Lead Actress in a Play category.
For
Festen, Larry Bryggman and
Michael Hayden will be considered in the Lead Actor in a Play category.
All other decisions were consistent with the opening night credits.
This is the third time the Tony Awards Administration Committee has met to discuss eligibility for nominations for the 2006 Tony Awards. They will meet one final time after the May 10th eligibility cut-off for shows opening in the 2005-2006 season. Nominations will be announced on May 16th.
Celebrating their 60th Anniversary, the Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network Sunday, June 11th.
The Tonys are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. At the League,
Gerald Schoenfeld is Chairman and
Jed Bernstein is President. At the Wing,
Sondra Gilman is Chairman,
Doug Leeds is President and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions,
Elizabeth I. McCann is Managing Producer and Joey Parnes is Coordinating Producer. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers of the 2006 Tony Awards. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2006 Tony Awards.
The official Tony Awards web site,
www.TonyAwards.com, is developed, designed, and hosted by IBM, an official partner of the Tonys.
