Tony-eligible Producers

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 6:58pm

IBDB lists the following producers of Hadestown. If it were to win the Tiny Award for Best Musical, which of them would be eligible to receive the award?

Produced by Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, Tom Kirdahy, Carl Daikeler, Five Fates, Willette & Manny Klausner, No Guarantees, Sing Out, Louise! Productions, Stone Arch Theatricals, Benjamin Lowy/Adrian Salpeter, Meredith Lynsey Schade, 42nd.club, Craig Balsam, Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Concord Theatricals, Laurie David, Demar Moritz Gang, Getter Entertainment, Deborah Green, Harris Rubin Productions, Sally Cade Holmes, Marguerite Hoffman, Hornos-Moellenberg, Independent Presenters Network, Jam Theatricals, Kalin Levine Dohr Productions, Phil & Claire Kenny, Mike Karns, Kilimanjaro Theatricals, Lady Capital, LD Entertainment, Sandi Moran, Tom Neff, MWM Live, Patti Sanford Roberts & Michael Roberts, Schroeder Shapiro Productions, Seriff Productions, Stage Entertainment, Kenneth & Rosemary Willman, KayLavLex Theatricals, Tyler Mount, Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President Emeritus; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President), The National Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 6:59pm

All of them

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 7:12pm

Call_me_jorge said: "All of them"

Yep.  

 

[bowtie7]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 7:18pm

according to this 2013 NY Times article, the two lead producers get a free Tony Award and the other producers have to buy one for $2,500. I'm not sure if the specifics have change since then.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/theater/theaterspecial/broadway-success-has-a-price-2500.html

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 8:09pm

The General Partners (aka Lead Producers, the first 4 names for this show) are the only ones doing the actual work of producing the show. The other people are Limited Partners, aka Co-Producers: investors or money-raisers who get to go to the opening night, receive sales reports, can attend a marketing meeting every few months, and a few other perks. But all will win Tonys.

One could argue that the Tonys need to adopt a system like the Oscars: To be awards-eligible, the individual must prove they had "significant decision-making authority over a major portion of the producing functions across the four phases of a motion picture’s production." However, raising money for Broadway shows is tough! A risky, expensive show like Hadestown or Evan Hansen or The Prom might not get financed otherwise. So there are pros and cons, but if it allows more shows to be produced, then that's a good thing.

Updated On: 4/18/19 at 08:09 PM

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 9:04pm

Thank you for the info!

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/18/19 at 10:09pm

SomethingPeculiar said: "The General Partners (aka Lead Producers, the first 4 names for this show)are the only ones doing the actual workof producing the show. The other people are Limited Partners,aka Co-Producers:investors or money-raisers who get to go to the opening night, receivesales reports, can attend a marketingmeeting every few months, and a few other perks. But all will winTonys.

One could argue that the Tonys need to adopt a system like the Oscars:To beawards-eligible, the individualmust prove they had "significant decision-making authority over a major portion of the producing functions across the four phases of a motion picture’s production." However, raising money for Broadway shows is tough!A risky, expensiveshow likeHadestownorEvan HansenorThe Prommight not get financed otherwise. So there are pros and cons, but if it allows more shows to be produced, then that's a good thing."

 

Yup, that's true!