OFFICIAL TONY AWARDS ELIGIBILITY 2025-26- Page 2

[quizking101]

Posted: 2/19/26 at 6:40pm

New Rulings:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Awards-Committee-Meets-For-Second-Time-To-Determine-Eligibility-For-25-26-Season-20260219

MARJORIE PRIME, OEDIPUS, and BUG are all revivals, with all authors considered eligible for the award.

Everyone in MARJORIE PRIME will be considered Featured (pitting Squibb and Nixon against each other).

CHESS considered for additional categories:

- Danny Strong (New Book) will be considered eligible in the Best Book of a Musical category for their work on Chess.

- David Rockwell (Scenic Designer) and Peter Nigrini(Video Designer) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on Chess.

- Brian Usifer will be considered eligible in the Best Orchestrations category for their work on Chess

 

Updated On: 2/19/26 at 06:40 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 2/19/26 at 6:46pm

Also, Tutty/Pitts for Leading (Musical), which sounds like a given - but they also could’ve tried to bump one of them down to Featured as category fraud (like MHE tried last year)

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 2/19/26 at 7:47pm

This also apparently indicates that All Out isn’t eligible? I heard a rumor they didnt invite nominators but this seems to confirm it

[Kad]

Posted: 2/19/26 at 9:21pm

I think Oedipus could have been considered a new play considering it's not merely a translation of Sophocles, but a total reimagining. It would be like if Sondheim's The Frogs premiered today but was considered a revival.  

[quizking101]

Posted: 2/19/26 at 9:57pm

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "This also apparently indicates that All Out isn’t eligible? I heard a rumor they didnt invite nominators but this seems to confirm it"

They would’ve likely explicitly said if they were ineligible. I can’t imagine it will garner any awards though. It’s something that would be considered if they had a “Special Event” category.

In a year flush with great plays and revivals - ALL OUT deserves the trash bin.

[CJRochester]

Posted: 2/19/26 at 10:00pm

duplicate

 

Updated On: 2/19/26 at 10:00 PM

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 2/19/26 at 10:08pm

Tony Predictions Center open on Gold Derby

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 2/20/26 at 12:43am

Not necessarily. They actually never do a good job at explicitly stating much in these determinations. They never stated for instance that Rob Lake was ineligible, or Jeff Ross. 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 2/20/26 at 1:42am

I assume it's not eligible as it wasn't listed in the productions being discussed, despite opening before Bug.  I think they usually list the productions discussed even if there are no determinations to be made, so the fact that it wasn't listed makes me think it isn't eligible.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 2/20/26 at 4:38am

Kad said: "I think Oedipus could have been considered a new play considering it's not merely a translation of Sophocles, but a total reimagining. It would be like if Sondheim's The Frogs premiered today but was considered a revival."

While the Tonys and the Oliviers don't always see eye to eye, it is worth noting that Oedipus did managed to win Best Play Revival from the latter last year.

Updated On: 2/20/26 at 04:38 AM

[quizking101]

Posted: 2/20/26 at 9:21am

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Kad said: "I think Oedipus could have been considered a new play considering it's not merely a translation of Sophocles, but a total reimagining. It would be like if Sondheim's The Frogs premiered today but was considered a revival."

While the Tonys and the Oliviers don't always see eye to eye, it is worth noting that Oedipus did managed to win Best Play Revival from the latter last year."

I think OEDIPUS being a revival is appropriate as well. Even if not a straightforward adaptation, it still follows the same essential storyline. It’s not like it’s an original “sequel/prequel” play like A DOLL’S HOUSE: PART 2 or GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/20/26 at 3:49pm

Move Over Sophocles: For Tonys, Robert Icke Is Author Of 'Oedipus'

https://deadline.com/2026/02/tony-awards-eligibility-oedipus-chess-1236730033/