Even though it’s never before been staged on Broadway, Every Brilliant Thing, currently starring Daniel Radcliffe, will be Tony-eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category, the Tony’s administration committee ruled Thursday.
Usually, a Broadway revival is just what it sounds like — a play or musical being staged that has been staged on Broadway before. But exceptions can be made if the administration committee determines the work to be a “classic” or in the historic or popular repertoire.
That’s the case with the Duncan Macmillan-Jonny Donahoe play Every Brilliant Thing, which played Off Broadway in 2014 and, prior to that, for three consecutive Edinburgh Festivals. Radcliffe, of course, can still be nominated — and almost surely will — in the Best Actor in a Leading Role/Play, as Jeremy Herrin and Macmillan will likely be nominated in the directing category.
(Mariska Hargitay replaces Radcliffe for a limited
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