Alan Cummings Not eligible for Tony?

It's not a new production and he is apparently giving the SAME performance, to even the detail of his singing inflections on the cast recording.

And yes it has happened before, to the last guy who won a Tony playing the Emcee (what was his name again ?)

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Updated On: 4/2/14 at 08:18 AM

If its not a new production, then surely that means it shouldnt be eligible for any Tony Award nominations?

I think even if he could be nominated he wouldnt have a chance with Ramin and NPH in the running

Who's Alan Cummings? I've only heard of Alan Cumming.

I believe the most recent example of this was Al Pacino for "Salome", where even though he wasn't even nominated for the production he did in 1992, he was still ineligible in 2003 as he had played the role before.

Oh see, I thought you had to WIN in order to be ineligible for the TONY.

According to these rulings from 2003, Pacino wasn't eligible just because he had been in it before:

Oscar Wilde’s Salome: The Reading will be eligible in the Best Revival category, although Al Pacino — who stars in the Wilde opus at the Barrymore — will not be eligible, since he has played the role previously on Broadway. His co-star Marisa Tomei, however, will be eligible in the leading actress category. Salome’s other key players, Dianne Wiest and David Straithairn, will be eligible in the featured categories

So not sure if that rule has changed since, but at one point at least, even if you weren't nominated originally, you're still not eligible.