The Tony Awards Administration Committee met November 30 to confirm the eligibility status of 10 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. As previously reported, the 77th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live from The David H. Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
The cut-off date by which productions will have to be open to be eligible for Tony nomination is Thursday, April 25, 2024. Nominations will be announced Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
The productions discussed November 30 were Grey House, Once Upon A One More Time, Here Lies Love, The Cottage, Back to the Future: The Musical, The Shark is Broken, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Merrily We Roll Along, and Gutenberg! The Musical!
The committee made the following determinations in their first eligibility meeting of the season:
Briga Heelan and Justin Guarini will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical categories for their respective performances in Once Upon a One More Time.
Anna Fleischle and Sven Ortel will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on Once Upon a One More Time.
Arielle Jacobs will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in Here Lies Love.
Eric McCormack and Laura Bell Bundy will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Play categories for their respective performances in The Cottage.
Casey Likes will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical category for his performance in Back to the Future: The Musical.
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on Back to the Future: The Musical.
Duncan Henderson and Nina Dunn for PixelLux will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Play category for their work on The Shark is Broken.
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Sound Design of a Play category for their work on Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.
Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by Actor/Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical categories for their respective performances in Merrily We Roll Along.
All other eligibility will be consistent with the opening night credits. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
Stay tuned to Playbill.com/Tonys for updates.
