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re: It's only great for out-of-towners...

Posted by: MikeR 11:55 am EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: It's only great for out-of-towners... - MockingbirdGirl 10:43 am EDT 05/06/15

Yeah, my last trip was in late March. I missed the start of previews of The Visit, Something Rotten, An American in Paris, and Fun Home by days. But that's when my schedule would allow me to go, so that's when I went.


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re: It's only great for out-of-towners...

Posted by: ryhog 12:08 pm EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: It's only great for out-of-towners... - MikeR 11:55 am EDT 05/06/15

An interesting fantasy experiment would be to move the Tony cutoff date to the end of February.


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re: It's only great for out-of-towners...

Posted by: ADFeldman 01:03 pm EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: It's only great for out-of-towners... - ryhog 12:08 pm EDT 05/06/15

The Tonys did used to be earlier, actually. In 1971, the telecast was on March 28! But the season wasn't as strongly tied to the Tonys back then. (They moved to June in 1977.)


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re: It's only great for out-of-towners...

Posted by: ryhog 03:35 pm EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: It's only great for out-of-towners... - ADFeldman 01:03 pm EDT 05/06/15

They were indeed earlier and, even more shocking to anyone who only thinks in the present, they weren't on national TV until 1967 (and even then only for an hour of recap), coinciding with the involvement of the League in the awards.


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re: It's only great for out-of-towners...

Posted by: AlanScott 01:05 am EDT 05/07/15
In reply to: re: It's only great for out-of-towners... - ryhog 03:35 pm EDT 05/06/15

There were years, yes, when the cutoff was the end of February. And in 1967, it was Feb. 18.

But the 1967 awards were not just an hour of recaps. There were performances from each of the four nominated musicals, and the awards were all given out on the air. It ran eight minutes overtime.

A lot fewer awards back then. And that first year moved fast.


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