Tony Committee Meets on 2011-12 Eligibility; Rulings on BONNIE & CLYDE, GODSPELL, LYSISTRATA & More

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the second time this season to decide the eligibility of 13 Broadway productions for the 2012 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2011-2012 season to decide the eligibility for the 2012 Tony Awards.

The thirteen productions discussed include: Man and Boy; The Mountaintop; Relatively Speaking; Chinglish; Other Desert Cities; Godspell; Venus in Fur; Private Lives; Seminar; Bonnie & Clyde; Stick Fly; On A Clear Day You Can See Forever and Lysistrata Jones.

Jennifer Lim and Gary Wilmes will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Leading Role in a Play categories respectively for their performances in Chinglish.

Judith Light and Thomas Sadoski will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Featured Role in a Play categories respectively for their performances in Other Desert Cities.

Hunter Parrish will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role in a Musical category for his performance in Godspell.

Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Leading Role in a Play categories respectively for their performances in Venus in Fur.

Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical categories respectively for their performances in Bonnie & Clyde.

Tobin Ost and Aaron Rhyne will be considered eligible jointly in the category of Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Bonnie & Clyde.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson will be considered eligible in the category of Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Stick Fly.

Peter Parnell will be considered eligible in the category of Best Book of a Musical for On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.

Patti Murin and Josh Segarra will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical categories respectively for their performances in Lysistrata Jones.

All other decisions were consistent with the opening night credits.

The American Theatre Wing's 2012 Tony Awards will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 10, 2012 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT), live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City. For more information on the 66th Annual Tony Awards, please visit www.TonyAwards.com.