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I don't mind it

Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 06:33 pm EDT 05/07/15
In reply to: re: Brantley's Tony predictions, Gonnas and Shouldas - Chazwaza 06:27 pm EDT 05/07/15

I don't think it's so bad to call attention to the fact that sometimes the best shows/performances of the year don't take place in the Tony-sanctioned area of real estate. I think NYT readers are intelligent enough to grasp why they didn't meet eligibility requirements.


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Posted by: Chazwaza 09:15 pm EDT 05/07/15
In reply to: I don't mind it - MockingbirdGirl 06:33 pm EDT 05/07/15

I don't see why they can't add an extra line for that.

I don't think it's fair that all the people or shows not picked as one of the few nominees also has to compete for a spotlight from the Times with every other good show that was in NYC that year.


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Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:13 pm EDT 05/07/15
In reply to: re: I don't mind it - Chazwaza 09:15 pm EDT 05/07/15

I don't think critics should have to consider "fairness" as a criterion when singling out the performances they most enjoyed. And if that means that Cush Jumbo gets a bit of extra "spotlight" from the Times, I'm really okay with that.


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Posted by: Ann 10:23 pm EDT 05/07/15
In reply to: re: I don't mind it - MockingbirdGirl 10:13 pm EDT 05/07/15

Maybe ... but why, then, doesn't he do a whole column on notable shows that aren't eligible for Tonys (or does he?)?


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re: I don't mind it

Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:33 pm EDT 05/07/15
In reply to: re: I don't mind it - Ann 10:23 pm EDT 05/07/15

You mean, why doesn't he take steps to assuage a tiny number of Internet posters who don't like how he has chosen to organize his own column? Hmmm, I wonder... :-D


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Posted by: Ann 10:38 pm EDT 05/07/15
In reply to: re: I don't mind it - MockingbirdGirl 10:33 pm EDT 05/07/15

No, I meant - (And, yes, it's a rhetorical question. He can write about what he wants to write about), but it sounds like he's assuaging a lot of people by writing a "should, will" column about the Tonys. If he thinks better shows aren't eligible, why not write more about them?


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