How many performers are nominated for Tonys in each category? Five as usual? Not this year. Deep in the rulebook for Tony eligibility is a clause stating that because there are less than seven eligible performers in the category, the committee can nominate four (or even three) performers. The Tony eligibility rule reads as follows: "Committee shall determine whether a sufficient number of eligible candidates …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:26PM on May 2, 2011