Everything is weird this year, and award shows are certainly no exception. But when the nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards were announced on October 15th, people were left even more confused than expected.
What happened is that only 18 new musicals opened before the new eligibility cut off date for the Tony Awards of February 19, 2019. That means that there’s not a lot of competition for the awards. In fact, there are more awards to go around than there are musicals to receive them.
This was especially evident with the Lead Actor in a Musical category because only two actors, Chris McCarrell (The Lightning Thief) and Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge!), were even eligible to be nominated. As a result, only Aaron Tveit was given a nomination. So the ceremony hasn’t even aired yet, but we already know who will receive one of the most important awards up for grabs.
In fact, the award ceremony was postponed, but a new date hasn’t been announced yet, so it’s unclear when the live broadcast will even air. Talk about a bit of a messy situation. But, as they say in show biz, the show must go on. And so we’re sure it will… eventually.
