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| Ding. Hiss. Chirp. Broadway’s Best Sounds (Other Than the Songs). | |
| Posted by: Mike 06:28 pm EDT 05/28/18 | |
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| "What kind of noise does a wand make? How about an angel? In 2014, Tony Awards administrators eliminated sound design as a contest category, arguing that too few voters understood the craft well enough to judge it. But an outcry ensued, and this year, the category is back, with a twist — only about half of the 841 voters, those deemed expert enough, will be allowed to vote." |
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| Link | https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/theater/tony-awards-sound-design-plays-nominees.html |
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| Who Gets to Vote? | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 06:40 am EDT 05/30/18 | |
| In reply to: Ding. Hiss. Chirp. Broadway’s Best Sounds (Other Than the Songs). - Mike 06:28 pm EDT 05/28/18 | |
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| It says "only about half of the 841 voters,those deemed expert enough, will be allowed to vote," but it doesn't say who they are. Sound Designers? Directors? Producers? And probably, American Theatre Wing Board Members? |
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| re: Who Gets to Vote? | |
| Posted by: garyd 12:22 pm EDT 05/30/18 | |
| In reply to: Who Gets to Vote? - TheHarveyBoy 06:40 am EDT 05/30/18 | |
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| The paragraph describing the voters is not well written but here it is: | |
| Link | https://broadway.news/2018/05/07/sound-designers-celebrate-return-tony-awards-categories/ |
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| re: Who Gets to Vote? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 04:33 pm EDT 05/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Who Gets to Vote? - garyd 12:22 pm EDT 05/30/18 | |
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| "As sound designers themselves acknowledge, one issue with judging sound is that when it’s done well, it’s hard to notice." This is not always true; it really depends on the production. And also, sometimes this could arguably be said about people's work in several Tony award categories, including direction! So I'm really not sure I understand why it was decided that the voting pool should be limited in categories such as sound design and orchestrations but not in others. |
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