Tony Awards Shake-Up: Lead Roles & Nominations

0:00It's April 29th, I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, your AI-powered Entertainment Report. The Tony Awards Committee just dropped their final eligibility rulings, and the big shocker is from Death of a Salesman. Laurie Metcalf, who's been front and center in the marketing as Willie Lomond's wife, got bumped to featured actress in a play, not leading. That leaves Nathan Lane as the only potential lead performer for the show. Meanwhile, Christopher Abbott's hefty role as Biff lands him in featured actor territory 2. Over in the Rocky Horror Show, they scored big with two leading actor nods for Luke Evans as Frank Infurter and Andrew Durand as Brad. These calls shaped the nomination field without much explanation from the committee, sparking chatter among theater fans about role sizes and star. Power Becky Shaw, that 2009 Pulitzer winner, making its Broadway debut, even qualifies as a play revival alongside stuff like a modern edipus. Other key moves include Marla Mendel vying for leading actress in a musical as Celine

1:04Dionne in Titanic, multiple Schmigadoun players like Alex, Brightman and Sarah Chase in leading categories, and Don Cheetle in featured actor for proof. Nominations hit next Tuesday, May 5, with the full ceremony live from Radio City Music Hall on June 7, hosted by Pink on CBS and Paramount.