Tony Awards 2021
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The 74th Annual Tony Awards will be held on September 26, 2021, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2019–20 season. After being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the ceremony was rescheduled to occur on September 26, 2021.
Background
Originally scheduled to be held on June 7, 2020 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and televised by CBS, the ceremony was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 21, 2020, it was announced that the ceremony would be held virtually later in the year, with further details to be announced at a later date. Jagged Little Pill led the nominations with fifteen, and Slave Plays 12 nominations broke the record for most nominations for a non-musical play set by Angels in America at the 2018 ceremony.
Events
Nominations were originally scheduled to be announced on April 28, 2020. Various receptions were scheduled to be held, including the Meet the Nominees Press reception (April 30) and Tony Nominees luncheon (May 19). At the Tony Honors reception, the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre award was to be presented.[1] On March 25, 2020, it was announced that the ceremony and all associated events had been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. New York had ordered the closure of all Broadway theatres on March 12 due to restrictions on gatherings.[2] The ceremony's broadcaster CBS aired a sing-along version of the film adaptation of Grease on the Tony Awards' originally-scheduled night.[3][4]
On August 21, 2020, it was announced the ceremony would be held virtually later in 2020. As of the end of 2020, the Tony Awards ceremony had not been scheduled. The nominations were announced on October 15, 2020 by James Monroe Iglehart.[5][6][7][8] Voting for the Tony Awards was held March 1 to March 15, 2021, and the ceremony was announced to be held in conjunction with the reopening of Broadway.[9]
On May 26, 2021, it was announced that the ceremony will be held on September 26, 2021, and will be broadcast in a new format; Paramount+ will first stream a two-hour ceremony at 7:00 p.m. ET with presentations of the awards for individual categories. CBS will then air a two-hour primetime special, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!, which is being promoted as a concert event that will "celebrate the joy and magic of live theatre". The special will include performances from "beloved classics" and the three Best Musical nominees, and the presentation of the awards for Best Musical, Best Revival of a Play, and Best Play.[10][11]
Eligibility
The official eligibility cut-off date for Broadway productions opening in the 2019–20 season was originally to have been April 23, 2020.[12][13][14] However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic cutting the 2019–20 theatre season short, on August 21, 2020, it was announced that only the 18 shows that opened before February 19, 2020 would be considered eligible.[15] A revival of West Side Story that opened February 20 and the new musical Girl from the North Country, which opened March 5, were thus not considered eligible because too few nominators and voters saw them before Broadway shut down on March 12.[15]
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- Original Plays
- A Christmas Carol
- Grand Horizons
- The Great Society
- The Height of the Storm
- The Inheritance
- Linda Vista
- My Name Is Lucy Barton
- Sea Wall/A Life
- Slave Play
- The Sound Inside
- Original Musicals
- Jagged Little Pill
- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
- Play Revivals
Non-competitive awards
Special Tony Award recipients have been announced: The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, David Byrne's American Utopia, and Freestyle Love Supreme.[16]
Nominees
The nominations were announced on October 15, 2020 by James Monroe Iglehart via video.[17]
‡ The award is presented to the producer(s) of the musical or play.
Most nominations
| Production | Nominations |
|---|---|
| Jagged Little Pill | 15 |
| Moulin Rouge! The Musical | 14 |
| Slave Play | 12 |
| Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | |
| The Inheritance | 11 |
| A Soldier's Play | 7 |
| The Sound Inside | 6 |
| A Christmas Carol | 5 |
| Betrayal | 4 |
| Sea Wall/A Life | |
| Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | 2 |
| Grand Horizons | |
| Linda Vista | |
| The Rose Tattoo | |
| My Name Is Lucy Barton | 1 |
References
External links
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- ↑ Andrew Gans: Tony Awards Reveal 2020 Calendar of Events. In: Playbill. 18. Februar 2020, abgerufen am 25. März 2020.
- ↑ Ryan McPhee: 2020 Tony Awards Put on Hold as Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Broadway Shutdown. In: Playbill. 25. März 2020, abgerufen am 25. März 2020.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: CBS Adds Grease Sing-A-Long To Its Sunday Night Movies Schedule; Watch The Trailer – Update. In: Deadline Hollywood. 14. Mai 2020, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2020.
- ↑ Joey Nolfi: Grease singalong to replace Tony Awards broadcast on CBS. In: Entertainment Weekly. 15. Mai 2020, abgerufen am 15. Mai 2020.
- ↑ The 74th Annual Tony Awards Nominations to Be Announced on Thursday, October 15th. Tony Awards, 8. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 8. Oktober 2020.
- ↑ Patrick Hipes: Tony Awards Nominations Coming Next Week. In: Deadline Hollywood. 8. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 8. Oktober 2020.
- ↑ Ryan McPhee: The 2020 Tony Awards to Be Held Digitally This Fall. In: Playbill. 21. August 2020, abgerufen am 21. August 2020.
- ↑ Patrick Hipes: Tony Awards Will Go Virtual In Fall; No Date Set Yet. In: Deadline Hollywood. 21. August 2020, abgerufen am 21. August 2020.
- ↑ Ryan McPhee: Tony Awards Voting Will Begin in March, Though Still No Date for Ceremony. In: Playbill. 29. Januar 2021, abgerufen am 22. Juni 2021.
- ↑ Greg Evans: Tony Awards Sets Date To Stream On Paramount+ Followed By Two-Hour Concert Event On CBS. In: Deadline Hollywood. 26. Mai 2021, abgerufen am 26. Mai 2021.
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite press release
- ↑ Date Set for 2020 Tony Awards - June 7 on CBS. Tony Awards, 19. September 2019, abgerufen am 25. März 2020.
- ↑ Tony Awards Eligibility for 2020 – Part 1. Tony Awards, 24. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 25. März 2020.
- ↑ Tony Awards Eligibility for 2020 – Part 2. Tony Awards, 30. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 25. März 2020.
- ↑ a b Michael Paulson: Tony Awards Ceremony Will Go Ahead, Online In: The New York Times, August 21, 2020. Abgerufen im August 23, 2020
- ↑ Ryan McPhee: Special Tony Award Honors Will Go to Broadway Advocacy Coalition, American Utopia, Freestyle Love Supreme. In: Playbill. 22. Juni 2021, abgerufen am 22. Juni 2021.
- ↑ Ryan McPhee: 2020 Tony Award Nominations: Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge!, Slave Play Lead the Pack. In: Playbill. 15. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 22. Juni 2021.