Tony Awards Committee Decides CINDERELLA is a Revival & More After Latest Meeting

[Rob]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:06pm

Click Here to Read Breaking News: Tony Awards Committee Decides CINDERELLA is a Revival & More After Latest Meeting

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:09pm

FINALLY. Ugh I was so sick of quoting the classics rule at people.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:09pm

As it should be.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:15pm

So does this mean Ciaran Hinds will be eligible in the lead actor category? His name is listed above the title. Interesting.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:17pm

Yet its book will be eligible for Best Book.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:18pm

This does not surprise since the musical has been performed many times over the years including runs at the New York City Opera and Madison Square Gardens. Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Wizard of Oz' had new songs, but the Laurence Olivier Awards considered it Best Revival of a Musical since stage adaptations of the 1939 film had played in London at least more than once.

Updated On: 3/21/13 at 04:18 PM

[dry2olives]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:37pm

Although there have been other stage adaptations of the Cinderella TV specials produced around the country, this version takes nothing from them. What's now playing on Broadway has nothing in common with what has played at City Opera, Paper Mill or any other theatre except for the core of songs written for television. It is a new adaptation of the television specials and a new musical.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:42pm

Good. As it should be. I'm guessing the Best Revival Category is going to be...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Pippin
Cinderella
Annie

As much as I hate to say it, Jekyll and Hyde will probably not get nominated. I'm hoping that Deborah Cox at least receives a nomination.

[rorschach37]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 4:49pm

^bwayphreak, I personally thought Deborah was the worst part of the show. I think if anybody were to get a nomination for Jekyll it would be Teal.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:04pm

"What's now playing on Broadway has nothing in common with what has played at City Opera, Paper Mill or any other theatre except for the core of songs written for television."

That, and that it's the story of a girl named Cinderella whose wicked stepmother treats her as a servant, and who has a fairy godmother who magically transforms her so that she can go to a ball and meet a prince who will marry her and taker her away from her awful home.

Can't really get away from the fact that it's essentially the same pig, just wearing slightly different lipstick.

[Joviedamian]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:05pm

How is it a revival if it NEVER played Broadway?

[newintown]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:09pm

"(g) Classics. A play or musical that is determined by the Tony Awards Administration Committee (in its sole discretion) to be a “classic” or in the historical or popular repertoire shall not be eligible for an Award in the Best Play or Best Musical category but may be eligible in the appropriate Best Revival category, if any, provided it meets all other eligibility requirements set forth in these Rules."

[TheresaG]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:24pm

"How is it a revival if it NEVER played Broadway?"

I'm wondering the same thing. The wording is usually this is a revival of the Broadway show - don't agree with that ruling.

Jekyll and Hyde will get a nomination for Best Lead Actor for Constantine Maroulis.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:25pm

I just answered your question, you know.

[Joviedamian]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:34pm

Thank you, newintown. Weird..It never played Broadway, It has a new book and design elements...sounds like a new musical to me, even though it's played all over the world, but Broadway...until now...could Rebecca be a revival since it's played London and lots of other venues for a long time (including the non-musical version), but it just never played Broadway..till who knows when???

[howardbf]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:37pm

How is a revival of a musical eligible for best book? The rules state "at its own discretion", which is part and parcel of the problem with the Tony nominating committee. They make their own arbitrary rules.
Was State Fair a new musical? It was a movie first. Half the score was considered new and was thus nominated. Stupidest rules ever.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:37pm

Not that it will stop people from asking the same goddamn questions over and over, but in this earlier thread it was discussed why man of us thought (rightfully) that it would be considered a revival. I get that it's essentially already answered in this thread, but perhaps seeing people repeat themselves in another will help clarify it for the willfully thick.


Is CINDERELLA a New Musical or a Revival?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:40pm

"I don't see revivals"
-Lea Michele

[howardbf]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:44pm

Excuse me, but some of us have real lives to attend to, and don't read every single freakin' post every single day.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:52pm

At least you had time to post that one!

[howardbf]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:53pm

This is the boring time at home that I allow myself to laugh at all of you.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 5:54pm

EL OH EL

[goldenboy]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 6:06pm

If there is a Tony God (and I don't think there is ever since Douglas Hodge won for the overated performance in La Cage over Sean Hayes and Chad Kimball) then
Jeckyll and Hyde (or anything else) will be nominated for best revival and that abortion they call Annie will not be nominated for best revival. Worst yes. Best no.

[SamIAm2]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 6:08pm

So given this ruling, would it then be correct to say that the actors in this production did not create their roles?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 6:46pm

I haven't seen CINDERELLA yet, but I was under the impression that the book is brand new, with entirely new plotlines, scenes, characters, speaking lines, etc. It may be an adaptation of the CINDERELLA story, but I thought it was completely different from the book that's been used in the other productions. If this is the case, I don't see why it wouldn't be eligible for Best Book. If they had, say, used the older book and obtained an entirely different score, I would imagine the score would be eligible for Best Score. If this is the case, I don't see the problem with the book being eligible for a nomination. Chances are, it won't be nominated anyway.

And not to threadjack, but I can't help but laugh whenever anyone mentions Chad Kimball, MEMPHIS, and Tony in the same breath. That performance was just...well...it was certainly something special. Updated On: 3/21/13 at 06:46 PM