The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on Friday, March 18 for the second time this season to decide the eligibility of Broadway productions for the American Theatre Wing’s 2022 Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Committee will meet regularly throughout the 2021–2022 Broadway season to make eligibility determinations.

The 75th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live coast to coast for the first time ever on Sunday, June 12th starting at 7:00 – 8:00 PM, ET/4:00 – 5:00 PM, PT with exclusive content streaming only on Paramount+, followed by the presentation of the American Theatre Wing’s 75th Annual Tony Awards from 8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00 – 8:00 PM, LIVE PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+

The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2021-2022 season is Thursday, April 28, 2022 for all Broadway productions which meet all other eligibility requirements. Nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards will be announced on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Eligibility Determinations

The productions discussed were: Clyde’s; Mrs. Doubtfire; Company; Flying Over Sunset; Skeleton Crew; MJ and The Music Man.

The committee made the following determinations:

• Rob McClure and Jenn Gambatese will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical categories for their respective performances in Mrs. Doubtfire.
• Patti LuPone will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical category for her performance in Company.
• Harry Hadden-Paton, Tony Yazbeck and Carmen Cusack will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical categories for their respective performances in Flying Over Sunset.
• Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on Flying Over Sunset.
• Myles Frost will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical category for his performance in MJ.
• Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical category for their work on MJ.
• Sutton Foster will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her performance in The Music Man.

Note: Unless the committee has determined otherwise, performers listed ABOVE the title on the show’s opening-night Playbill are normally eligible in the Leading Actor/Actress categories. Performers listed BELOW the title are considered “Featured.”

So if you don’t see the name of the performer you are interested in listed above, that generally means you can determine the category in which they will be eligible by consulting the show’s Playbill (as of the opening night).

About the Tony Awards

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