Glory Days Not Eligible for Tonys

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:48pm

Per Playbill:

"The new musical Glory Days, which opened and closed on Broadway on the same night, will not be eligible for nomination in any category."

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117554.html

[Kelly2]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:50pm

Ouch. Talk about rubbing salt on wound.

[shh282]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:51pm

like Kelly said

insult to injury.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:51pm

Jeez...it wasn't going to get any anyway but ouch.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:52pm

Kate Fleetwood is a Leading Actress...that certainly changes that race a bit. She'll be nominated for sure, but I doubt she'll be able to beat one of the August women.

Also, as much as I love Boeing-Boeing, I find it amusing that the actress who gets the "star bow" at the end of the curtain call is competing in the Featured Actress category. Not that she'll be nominated, but I think Mary McCormack will. Also, from that show, Rylance will be in Leading Actor, where he'll surely be nominated and may upset Patrick Stewart.

As for Glory Days, I don't think there was anything they could do since the nominators were never invited to a performance. Updated On: 5/8/08 at 05:52 PM

[perfectliar]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:53pm

Has this happened before? I mean, I know there have been shows that couldn't be nominated because the committee didn't have time to see it before closing... but have they ever ruled a show ineligible before?

Crazyness.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:54pm

What was the reasoning?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:54pm

Sort of like beating a dead horse.

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:54pm

adamgreer, I'm almost positive you're posting in the wrong thread...

[shh282]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:54pm

I'd love it if Rylance won- I think he deserves it

[bythesword84]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:55pm

"Also, as much as I love Boeing-Boeing, I find it amusing that the actress who gets the "star bow" at the end of the curtain call is competing in the Featured Actress category."

Yes but in the context of the show there's no way you could justify that character being considered a lead. (Then again lesser parts have been called leads before.) Still, that character is very much a supporting role.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:55pm

Rylance won't win...and I guess their reasoning is that the nominating committee didn't get to see it.

I'm assuming...

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 5:58pm

And as far as the Baranski being nominated for Featured Actress goes, I totally agree with that.

She gets the final bow because she is Christine Baranski not because of the size of her role. Also, I think she gets it because it's easier for her to come out alone. It makes sense for the three women to go, then the two men, then Baranski. Also, I think giving her the final bow is also for sheer entertainment value with the fog and smoke and everything...I don't think it has much to do with the size of her role.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:00pm

Of course Baranski's role is a featured role. That's what amuses me- that because she is Christine Baranksi, she gets the last bow for playing what is clearly a supporting role.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:03pm

I'm not surprised that James Earl Jones wasn't placed in Featured, but I fear it's an unwise move on the producers' part.

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:07pm

Really is it a big surprise?

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:09pm

Completely forgot, but I'm sorry that A Bronx Tale won't be taking home the Special Event Tony. It would surely have been nominated if Thurgood and The 39 Steps chose to go into that category, but alas it'll be lost amongst the plays

[Smaxie]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:12pm

>the nominators were never invited to a performance.<

The nominators were indeed invited to Glory Days. Voters too.

[Calvin]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:12pm

Awww, not even Duran Duran for special event? Although I guess they only had a couple performances on Broadway because of the strike anyway.
Updated On: 5/8/08 at 06:12 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:17pm

C'mon this is the best thing that could happen to those Glory Boys- this way when they get NO nominations they can say "Well we WOULD have if we'd been eligible!"

[vinnylin]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:28pm

Here's the link to the Tony rules for the 2007-08 season. I'm guessing they couldn't meet paragraph 2(a)(vi), which requires the producers to provide at least 8 performances (or half of all paid performances) for Tony voters to see the show.

http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/about/2007-2008_TonyRules.pdf

Edit: I realize others have more or less suggested this, but I wanted to provide the link. The rules are kind of interesting.

Updated On: 5/8/08 at 06:28 PM

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:29pm

Well...sucks for GLORY DAYS.
What's the reasoning for considering it ineligible? One thing is snubbing it altogether and another thing is not giving it a chance whatsoever. How sad.
Well, I doubt James Earl Jones would have gotten a nomination whether it was featured or leading, but I think it's kind of odd to put him in the leading category. Either way, he has a much bigger chance of getting the nod over Terrence Howard though I doubt either one will be nominated.
The Kate Fleetwood ruling WILL shake up the leading actress category, and I hope it doesn't mean that Anika Noni Rose can kiss her nod bye-bye It might be: Eve Best, Deanna Dunagan, Kate Fleetwood, Amy Morton, and Anika Noni Rose. But it's too hard to tell.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 6:51pm

I think Merkerson will take Best's slot.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 7:08pm

It's perfectly fair to not nominate Glory Days.