2024 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 2): ‘Appropriate’ is officially a revival, ‘The Notebook’ actors split up
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the third time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on April 19, to discuss eligibility of 8 productions for the 77th Annual Tony Awards in 2024.
They discussed eight productions: “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Doubt,” “The Notebook,” “An Enemy of the People,” “Water for Elephants,” “The Who’s Tommy,” “The Outsiders” and “Lempicka.” The group also met during the winter to discuss late fall and winter openings, but those determinations were not made public until now. Those shows include: “I Need That,” “Harmony,” “Spamalot,” “How to Dance in Ohio,” “Appropriate” and “Prayer for the French Republic.”
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The most notable ruling is that “Appropriate” will compete as a revival. The hit play from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has never been seen on Broadway before this season, but previously enjoyed a successful Off-Broadway run with a different director and cast. Since it is the play’s Broadway debut, Jacobs-Jenkins will appear on the ballot as a playwright (unlike other revivals, which will only have their producers listed for the Revival of a Play category) and will become a Tony nominee if his play is nominated in that top category.
Elsewhere, the committee decided to bump the eldest version of Noah and Allie from “The Notebook” up to lead status. So stage veterans Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood will vie for Lead Actress and Actor in a Musical, respectively. Their co-stars Joy Woods and Ryan Vasquez (middle Allie and Noah) will compete in the featured races.
The committee also broke from precedent with “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” For the original production, three stars were eligible in the Lead Actor category: Tim Curry, Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce. However, only James Monroe Iglehart and Taran Killam were given this treatment for the revival. That means Michael Urie will be a contender in Featured Actor in a Musical.
Here is a complete list of eligibility determinations:
Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood will be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actress/Actor in a Musical categories for their respective performances in “The Notebook.”
Ben Stanton (lighting design) and Lucy Mackinnon (projection design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Lighting Design of a Musical category for their work in “The Notebook.”
Isabelle McCalla and Grant Gustin will be considered eligible in the Lead Actress/Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical categories for their respective performances in “Water for Elephants.”
Bradley King (lighting design) and David Bengali (projection design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Lighting Design of a Musical category for their work on “Water for Elephants.”
Ali Louis Bourzgui will be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actor in a Musical category for his performance in “The Who’s Tommy.”
David Korins (scenic design) and Peter Nigrini (projection design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on “The Who’s Tommy.”
Steve Margoshes and Rick Fox will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Orchestrations category for their work on “The Who’s Tommy.”
Des McAnuff will be considered eligible in the Best Direction of a Musical category for his work on “The Who’s Tommy.”
Brody Grant will be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actor in a Musical category for his performance in “The Outsiders.”
Brian MacDevitt (lighting design) and Hana S. Kim (projection design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Lighting Design of a Musical category for their work on “The Outsiders.”
Eden Espinosa will be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actress in a Musical category for her performance in “Lempicka.”
Riccardo Hernández (scenic design) and Peter Nigrini (projection design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical for their work on “Lempicka.”
Chip Zien will be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actor in a Musical category for his performance in “Harmony.”
Beowulf Boritt (scenic design) and Batwin + Robin (projection design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on “Harmony.”
James Monroe Iglehart and Taran Killam will each be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actor in a Musical category for their performances in “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”
“Appropriate” will be considered eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will be considered eligible as author.
Sarah Paulson will be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actress in a Play category for her performance in “Appropriate.”
Betsy Aidem will be considered eligible in the Best Lead Actress in a Play category for her performance in “Prayer for the French Republic.”
As a reminder: Tony eligibility aligns with a performer’s opening night billing in the Playbill. Actors listed above the title are considered Lead while those below the title are considered Featured, unless otherwise stated in a determination above.
The 2024 Tony Awards will broadcast live from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on Sunday, June 16, 2024. It will be the first time in history that the Tonys will take place on the Lincoln Center campus. The eligibility cut-off date for the 2023-2024 season is Thursday, April 25, 2024. Broadway productions must host their opening nights by this date in order to compete. Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards will be announced on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
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