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 five-week run beginning May 26.)

At this point — nominations will be announced May 5 — eligible play revivals should include some other Broadway first-timers like Becky Shaw, Bug and Marjorie Prime. Also in the category could be Death of a Salesman, Fallen Angels, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Oedipus, Proof and Waiting for Godot.

Eligible productions for the Best Play category include Call Me Izzy, Dog Day Afternoon, Giant, Liberation, Little Bear Ridge Road, Punch, The Balusters and The Fear of 13, with Giant and Liberation the early favorites (The Balusters and The Fear of 13 haven’t yet opened to critics).

Also today, the Tony committee ruled that Macmillan and Donahoe will both be considered eligible as authors of Every Brilliant Thing, and that Ebon Moss-Bachrach will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role/Play category for Dog Day Afternoon, essentially leaving the lead performance category to co-star Jon Bernthal.

The 79th annual Tony Awards airs on CBS (steams on Paramount+) from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7. Pink is the host.

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