First Round of Tony Eligiblity Decisions Announced

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Tony-Awards-Reveal-First-2018-Decisions-1984-Ineligible-Decisions-on-PRINCE-OF-BROADWAY-More-20171109



No big surprises here other than the already-discussed 1984 situation.

Question: Does the fact that The Terms of My Surrender is eligible for best scenic design of a play also mean it's eligible for Best Play, rather than being considered a "special event" or whatever? Or do the design elements of some special events just get put into the play categories?

Updated On: 11/11/17 at 11:54 AM

Right, no I know there isn't a special event category anymore, but the scenario I was imagining is more like, if they invite Tony nominators, couldn't the nominators see it and say "we've decided this is more of a special event than a play and therefore eligible for neither Best Play nor Best Musical"?

JBroadway said: "Right, no I know there isn't a special event category anymore, but the scenario I was imagining is more like, if they invite Tony nominators, couldn't the nominators see it and say "we've decided this is more of a special event than a playand therefore eligible forneither Best Play nor Best Musical"?"

Nominators just nominate from the shows deemed eligible by the Admin committee. A nominator can of course not vote for a particular show because it does not seem worthy, for whatever reason or no reason.

I remember people speculating about who would get the special Tony in earlier threads and there being a clear frontrunner, does anyone remember who? It's driving me crazy, but people seemed pretty convinced that this person would get the special Tony.