ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "B212323 said: "Isn't that why they added new songs? To qualify?"
They added new songs to NYNY to flesh it out into a proper musical (which the film is not) and serve the story.
I don't know the percentage breakdown for the score of NYNY, or the percentage of new material needed for a score to qualify, but the NYT said six songs are by LMM & JK, a few are by Kander alone, and the rest are by K&E."
The American Theatre Wing doesn't have a set rule, but generally, any show with more that 50% new music is in the clear. If the trunk songs by K&E that have never been perfomed before count, would that get the score over the threshold?