Eligibility Rulings, Round 1

Every year, the Tony Committee (a group of 15 New York based Broadway insiders that sees every show, determines in what way each aspect of a show will be eligible for the upcoming awards cycle, and determines who, in the end, gets nominated) meets 4 or 5 times to decide how they want to consider nominating any given show.  The first such meeting happened about a month ago, on December 10th.  Here's what they determined, as copied from Tonyawards.com.

• Michael McKean will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play category for his performance in Superior Donuts.
• Jude Law will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play category for his performance in Hamlet.
• Jan Maxwell will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play category for her performance in The Royal Family.
• Oleanna will be considered eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category.
• Bill Irwin will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical category for his performance in Bye Bye Birdie.
• Chad Kimball and Montego Glover will be considered eligible in the categories of Best Performance by a Leading Actor/Actress in a Musical respectively for their performances in Memphis.
• After Miss Julie will be considered eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category.
• Marin Ireland will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play category for her performance in After Miss Julie.

All other decisions were consistent with the opening night credits.