The announcement of the Tony Awards nominations will be postponed for about a week, while the entitlement to the award will last for a week, due to what the producers say are “the challenges Broadway has faced in recent weeks,” an obvious reference to growth of Covid which has had an impact. Some show.
Nominations will now be announced on Monday, May 9, and the show’s season opening for the 2021-22 season has been extended until Wednesday May 4.
“Due to the challenges Broadway has faced in recent weeks and to allow candidates to see shows relevant to Tony, we have decided to extend the eligibility requirements. Therefore, the Tony nominations will take place on Monday, May 9, “said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League and Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theater Wing.
Initially, the authority window was supposed to close on April 28, and the appointments were to be announced on May 3.
The nominations announcement will be made on May 9 at 9:00 am ET / 6:00 am PT, the official YouTube page of the Tony Awards.
Peter Bart: Broadway opening has a breathless pace, shields critics and mocks the virus
While Broadway has been trying to recover this season from the closure of Covid and, more recently, from the rise in Covid cases in New York, an unusually high number of show openings has increased in a month. Nine shows have opened since the beginning of April, with another six months to go.
next week will be very busy funny Girl Opening Sunday! the skin of our teeth Monday, strange cycle Tuesday, POTUS Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Saturday night Wednesday evening e Macbeth Thursday.
As of this writing, no show has postponed its opening date.
Strange cycle, POTUS Y Macbeth It was one of the last Broadway performances to cancel performances or temporarily replace stars due to positive Covid tests.
2022 Awards Season Calendar – Emmy, Tony and other dates
The delay in the nomination did not affect the date of the ceremony: the 75th edition of the Tony Awards is still scheduled for Sunday 12 June from Radio City Music Hall. The event kicks off with a one-hour pre-show at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on Paramount +, followed by a live presentation of the Beach-to-Beach Awards at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m.
Source: Deadline
