Tony Administration Committee Makes Final Decisions for 2008-2009 Season

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the fifth and final time this season to decide the eligibility of 17 Broadway productions for the 2009 Tony Awards, presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The following decisions were made:

Matt Cavenaugh and Josefina Scaglione will be considered eligible in their respective Best Performance by a Leading Actor and Leading Actress in a Musical categories for their performances in West Side Story.

Gavin Creel will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical category for his performance in Hair.

Thomas Sadoski will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play category for his performance in Reasons to be Pretty.

Constantine Maroulis and Amy Spanger will be considered eligible in their respective Best Performance by a Leading Actor and Leading Actress in a Musical categories for their performances in Rock of Ages.

The three parts that make up The Norman Conquests will be eligible as a single play in the Best Revival of a Play category.

Brian Dennehy will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play category for his performance in Desire Under the Elms.

Jonathan Cake and Steven Weber will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play category for their performances in The Philanthropist.

David Hyde Pierce will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play category for his performance in Accent on Youth.

Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block and Megan Hilty will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical category for their performances in 9 to 5: The Musical.

Bruce Coughlin, Stephen Oremus and Alex Lacamoire will be considered jointly eligible in the category of Best Orchestrations for 9 to 5: The Musical.

John Goodman and John Glover will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play category for their performances in Waiting for Godot.

All other decisions were consistent with the opening night credits.

The Tony Award Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 5. The Tony Awards will be broadcast live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2009.