| re: NEW/Revival | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 06:42 am EDT 10/15/24 | |
| In reply to: re: NEW - ryhog 11:30 pm EDT 10/14/24 | |
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| Thanks all for this thread - it sent me back to the Tonys rule for what constitutes a revival - which I haven't looked at in a while. They're interesting. The easiest way to identify a revival is a) "A play that is deemed a classic or in the historical popular repertoire (e.g. DEATH OF A SALESMAN, MEDEA, THE REAL THING etc.) and C) a play that was previously produced professionally at any time during or after the 1946-47 Broadway season in substantially the same form in an eligible Broadway Theatre, and that has not had a professional performance in the Borough of Manhattan at any time during the three years immediately preceding the eligibility date." This is why Tony eligibility can be fun. Maybe ryhog or others can help me parse C) above. It starts out simply - if its substantially the same play that was previously produced in Broadway since June 1946, its a revival.... but what does the next clause actually mean? ("and that has not had a professional performance in the Borough of Manhattan at any time during the three years immediately preceding the eligibility date.") Meanwhile, the Best Revival of a Play category has only been with us since 1994. From 1977-1993 (1979 was skipped; there weren't enough revivals that year) the category was Best Revival, and encompassed both plays and musicals. A couple of plays nominated in this category that don't seem to quite be classics or in the repertory are: TALK RADIO, TROUBLE IN MIND. |
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