Cinderella Revival Tony Nomination?

[Alivis]

Posted: 5/15/13 at 8:56am

Just wondering- Why is the production of Cinderella currently on Broadway nominated in the revival category of the Tony awards?
I know there were three television versions starring Julie Andrews in the 50s, Leslie Ann Warren in 1965 and Brandy in 1998
but there was never a Broadway version of the musical before now.
Since this is the first Broadway stage version why isn't it nominated as a new Broadway show?

[Eris0303]

Posted: 5/15/13 at 9:02am

Why is Cinderella a Revival?

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 5/15/13 at 9:17am

I think a lot of people are asking that same question..especially since the book is totally different.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 5/15/13 at 9:19am

A lot of people have asked that question, like in Eris's link to a thread and several more.

Updated On: 5/15/13 at 09:19 AM

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 5/15/13 at 1:16pm

It is certainly true that this question has been discussed here extensively in the past. What is somewhat new is that the producer, Robyn Goodman, was quoted in last Sunday's long article in the NYT by Patrick Healy on the impact of previews on Cinderella and Kinky Boots (which I've linked) as saying that she thought Cinderella should have been nominated as a new musical in spite of the "classic" rule. Having read the text of the rule, I'd suggest that as strong a case could have been made for Cinderella to be "new" than a revival, given that the show a) had never before been on a Broadway stage;and b) is truly a completely re-written work. It's hard to see the show with Beane's book and think of the show as a classic.

So, it was simply left to the whim of the Tony Committee, and they are neither "right" nor "wrong", it could have been either.

Personally, I would have put it into the "new" category.
Healy article