You have every right not to care for it, and you would not be alone. But that is not a license for mis-statements. You assume that a level playing field is relevant, and it is not. The League could have imposed your regime, but it did not. The Tonys are not a financial olympics. If they were, we could just have Grant Thornton do all of the work.
The Tonys are about a different kind of success. We may question if it is always about "art" but it is unquestionable that it is not about how much a show costs or makes. And in that context, as I said before, it does not matter if you spent 7 or 17 or 70 million getting your show up. In fact, a decent argument could be made that spending more reduces your chances of getting a Tony. We could have the same discussion at the other end of the spectrum: that Disney is not on a level playing field with other commercial producers. Likewise, about shows developed at non-profits. Or with small casts. Or minimal sets. Or whatever. But we don't. To paraphrase a show that no one questions the bona fides of: Broadway is wide enough for all of these. |
