The quick answer to pretty much this whole scenario is basically just "no."
None of the elements of the show would be eligible for Tony Awards after transferring to a new theatre. Because, as you say, it's a transfer, not a revival.
The topic of "transfer" vs. "revival" comes up a lot with regards to the Classics Rule, and the way I always try to explain the nuance to people when they are confused, is that you have to look at the context of the production, and ask: what are they doing here by putting on this production? Are they taking an established text and creating a new production of it? Or is Broadway simply the next step on a road that an established production is already on? Is the original production still tied, or affiliated with the current production? Sometimes earlier productions are remounted, and are eligible as revivals: such as How I Learned to Drive, Blackbird, or the remount of the Cabaret revival. So in those cases, you have to ask: has a significant amount of time passed? Is the intent here to dust off and bring back a production from years ago? Or are they just doing a "return engagement" of a recent production?
But with a show moving to a new theatre, you don't even have to consider these questions. Because the answer is plain as day: of course it's still affiliated. Of course this is not a new production. Of course they are not taking an established text and creating a new production of it. Of course this is just the next step for an existing production. Of course there hasn't been a significant enough time gap.
Updated On: 4/10/20 at 01:21 PM
