Tony Award Nominations to be released this week

The American Theatre Wing will announce the nomination for the 74th Annual Tony Awards on Friday October 16th at 2am AEST/3am AEDT.

The announcement will be hosted by James Monroe Inglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton) on the official Tony Awards YouTube channel.

No date for the ceremony has been set, but it is speculated to be taking place in December.

Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, and Charlotte St. Martin, President of the Broadway League commented:

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize Broadway’s magnificent work of during the 2019-2020 season. Our Broadway community has been incredibly resilient during this difficult time, and we look forward to paying tribute to the performers and artists.

Due to the COVID closures, the eligibility cutoff date for productions was Thursday, February 19th. Therefore, the productions eligible for the 2019-2020 award season are:

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Sea Wall/A Life
Betrayal
The Height of the Storm
The Great Society
Slave Play
Linda Vista
The Rose Tattoo
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
The Sound Inside
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
The Inheritance
A Christmas Carol
Jagged Little Pill
My Name is Lucy Barton
A Soldier’s Play
Grand Horizons

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