Tony Rulings: Norton, Jackson, Baldwin, Clow, Errico, Darrington and More Are Leading Actors
The Tony Awards Administration Committee assembled Feb. 11 to decide the eligibility of nine Broadway productions for the 2010 Tony Awards, which are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.
This was the second meeting of the 2009-2010 theatrical season; the committee will assemble two additional times prior to the announcement of the Tony Award nominations.
Rulings follow:
Jim Norton, Cheyenne Jackson and Kate Baldwin will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor/Actress in a Musical category respectively for their performances in Finian’s Rainbow.
James Clow and Melissa Errico will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor/Actress in a Musical category respectively for their performances in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.
Quentin Earl Darrington, Robert Petkoff and Christiane Noll will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor/Actress in a Musical category respectively for their performances in Ragtime.
Michael Cerveris and Laura Benanti will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor/Actress in a Play category respectively for their performances in In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play.
Sahr Ngaujah will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical category for his performance in Fela!
David Alan Grier, Richard Thomas and Kerry Washington will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actor/Actress in a Play category for their performances in Race.
Angela Lansbury will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical category for her performance in A Little Night Music.
Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Hecht will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play category for their performances in A View from the Bridge.
All other decisions were consistent with the opening-night credits. That is, only actors whose names appear above the title are eligible for nomination in the Leading Actor/Actress categories. Producers must petition the Administration Committee in order to change actors' eligibility status.
The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall June 13 on CBS. For more information on the Tony Awards, visit www.TonyAwards.com.
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