Tony Committee Announces Eligibility for Memphis, Birdie, Donuts, Hamlet, Oleanna, Julie & More

[Rob]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 4:40pm

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[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 4:51pm

Boy, big diss to AFTER MISS JULIE.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 4:58pm

Also, pity that Jon Michael Hill wasn't considered leading for Superior Donuts. But he probably has a better shot in the featured category anyway.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 5:27pm

Wait, why was AFTER MISS JULIE considered a revival?

[bjh2114]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 5:41pm

For the same reason Oleanna was?

[Kad]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 6:03pm

And the same reason Little Shop was a few years ago. These shows, although never on Broadway, are too well known to be considered "new".

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 6:08pm

After Miss Julie and Oleanna are well-known? Oh, I guess that's why they did so well with grosses.

[Edna Turnblad]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 6:21pm

This makes no sense whatsoever! Last season, "The American Plan" was considered new, and yet this year it's totally different, even though "Oleanna" had a similar past (being off-Broadway). I just don't understand. I didn't realize the same thing had happened to "Little Shop of Horrors" a few years ago.

[mikem]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 6:45pm

I think Oleanna had to be considered to be a revival. It has been produced many times over the years and was made into a film. It has definitely "entered the popular repertoire," which is one of the ways that a show becomes a revival without having previously appeared on Broadway.

On the other hand, has After Miss Julie even been performed in the United States before? I guess they're equating After Miss Julie to a revival of Strindberg's Miss Julie, which doesn't make much sense to me. I can only imagine that this happened because Roundabout wanted it that way, but I don't know why it would have. As has been true for most recent years, the Play Revival competition is much stiffer than the Best Play competition, so I don't know how that category placement is beneficial to Roundabout.

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 6:56pm

The only person in BIRDIE who deserves a Tony nomination IMO is Matt Doyle. But, unfortunately his role isn't near big enough to gain that sort of attention. But, he's still the best thing about that show IMO.

I wonder if Allie Trimm will be considered for a nomination...

[Patash]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 7:09pm

Roundabout touts After Miss Julie as a "provocative American premiere". It is a new play. Can anyone tell me why it is considered a revival? It is NOT a production of Strindberg's Miss Julie by any stretch of the imagination.

[Mamie]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 9:23pm

I wonder sometimes if we don't sprend too much time worrying over what's a revival and what isn't. The bottom line is that there are slots available for filling under two (seemingly random?) headings, either one of which will leave it with a "Tony nominated...." or "Tony winning...." in future bios - and isn't that the most important thing?

[Patash]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 9:51pm

Mamie, I'm not sure what you're saying. Following your suggestion, I guess they might put non musical plays in the musical category when there aren't a lot of new musicals. Who cares if the BEST musical wasn't a musical? Just so they can put "winning" in future bios. What?

[Mamie]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 9:59pm

Oh I'm not saying they should ignore musical/non musical categories because they're just too different and shouldn't be competing against each other. I do think that splitting new plays from revival plays (and new musicals from revival musicals) isn't much more than a ploy to give more awards. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's good for the producers, the actors, the director, etc. I just can't get excited about WHICH category (new or revival) a play or musical is assigned. (Just me I guess.)

[bjh2114]

Posted: 12/10/09 at 10:05pm

The American Plan was re-worked before coming to Broadway last season. It was the first time that this version had been done. After Miss Julie, though "new-ish" has been done in this form in several locations, though never in New York. Typically shows in this scenario are considered revivals unless they are re-worked (as was the case with The American Plan).

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 12/11/09 at 6:46pm

'After Miss Julie' is NOT a new play. It's absolutely absurd that anyone says it is and that it's by Marber.

Anyone who has seen it, heard it, read it and knows Strindberg's original play will gladly tell you Marber did nothing but ADAPT the play. It's Miss Julie 2.0. Nothing more, nothing less.

I agree wholeheartedly with the committee.