Newest Tony rulings: Lansbury featured; Ferrell an event — Page 2

I still don't see anywhere in the official links that the meeting was for ALL shows that opened since 2/12.

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"I guess this also means everybody in HAIR is Featured, putting Creel and Swenson in the same category."

That's too bad for Creel, because Swenson desevres the nomination over him, and I'm not sure both will get one.

they're going to be busy during their last session.

AND THIS IS WHY WE NEED LINKS! (hmph!)

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Updated On: 4/2/09 at 06:07 PM

According to TheaterMania, they discussed eligibility for: Blithe Spirit, Guys and Dolls, Hedda Gabler, 33 Variations, and You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush.


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They won't necessarily be busy. The only have to deliberate on the petitions submitted by the producers. If the producers are content with the way potential nominations would pan out based on the current billing, then the committee does not have to worry about them.

WSS may not have bothered to petition for a change in nomination positions. When deliberating on a revival the committee will take into account previous productions. It would be harder to convince them that Maria should be nominated as a leading role when the two previous nominations for Maria were as featured. Precedent holds a lot of weight in regards to revivals.

Alice and Bobby are ALREADY above title in next to normal. Why would that have to be a petition?

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Guys, read carefully. All it says is that Angela Lansbury will be a featured actress, nowhere does it say "All actors with their name above the title will be considered featured actors and actresses unless they petition".

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Piragua-
I believe it means over the title on marquees and playbills.

Unless you're Patti, and then you are the title.

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That makes no sense. It says nowhere that all actors who are on the title are featured.

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It's true. It's stupid, but all actors billed above the title will automatically be considered "lead" unless the producers petition otherwise. This is what cost Joel Grey his Tony for Featured Actor in a Musical for Chicago, as the Weissler's publicist forgot to send in the petition. I sh*t you not. He was pretty upset, evidently, and understandably so since Amos is definitely a featured role and he surely would have won that year.

On the other hand though, I don't think you necessarily have to petition for under-the-title actors to be considered lead. So even if the WWS producers don't make a peep, Cavenaugh and Scaglione could still be bumped up to lead by the Tony committee (as they should be).

If Scaglione and Cavanaugh are in featured they are out of luck.
Not that Cavanaugh is in any kind of luck in this role.

Updated On: 4/2/09 at 06:57 PM