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| What's the point of this? | |
| Posted by: charles1055 12:18 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: The 74th Annual Tony Awards Will Take Place Digitally In Fall 2020 - Official_Press_Release 11:22 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| No one can see any of the winning shows or performances for the foreseeable future and who wants to win a Tony award in their living room? Why give our actual competitive awards when they could just put together a special with Broadway performances, etc. Not sure what the point here is. |
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| re: What's the point of this? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:37 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: What's the point of this? - charles1055 12:18 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| and who wants to win a Tony award in their living room? I'd be happy to. Or, in my kitchen, on my deck, in my bathroom...wherever they want to present it. :-) |
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| re: What's the point of this? | |
| Posted by: NewsGuy 08:13 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: What's the point of this? - charles1055 12:18 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| Exciting new categories! Best Actress in a Production of Chicago! Best Choreography of a Show That Never Opened Best Hiatus Announcement on Social Media Best Performance in the Sondheim Tribute |
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| re: What's the point of this? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 06:08 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: What's the point of this? - charles1055 12:18 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| "who wants to win a Tony award in their living room?" I don't understand the concept of this question. You must not work in the arts. If I had a choice between winning a Tony in my living room or not winning one... I wouldn't for even a split second not want to win it in my living room. |
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| We have all won one in our living room | |
| Posted by: dramedy 06:30 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the point of this? - Chazwaza 06:08 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| The only difference is the actual award will show up in the mail for them. 😀 | |
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| re: What's the point of this? | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 01:01 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: What's the point of this? - charles1055 12:18 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| The point is to draw a line under the 2019-2020 season. Have the Tonys - and those shows that win have promo to use when they re-start. The bigger question is when will the next Tonys be? GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, MRS DOUBTFIRE, SIX, LEHMAN TRILOGY, and WEST SIDE STORY will all be eligible in the following season. So if Broadway actually opens this spring, they may take all the April May openings, comboine them with these 5 shows, and have Tonys for those. And then be back on schedule .... we'll see | |
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| I think that is too small of a group | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:06 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the point of this? - NewtonUK 01:01 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| Even if you add music man and a few others. And I doubt broadway will start in March at this point. WSS had begun opened for around a month with almost 2 months of previews. It should compete this season. | |
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| I’m sure winners want it now instead of June 2022 | |
| Last Edit: dramedy 12:56 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:55 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: What's the point of this? - charles1055 12:18 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| Yes you read that right. I doubt broadway will be up and running until late next year at this point. Hurd immunity won’t be practicable until next summer if a vaccine is available Jan 1. So adding more shows to the ones already opened wouldn’t happen until late next year. Why should 2019 shows, actors and creatives compete 3 years later. If I were eligible, I’d want to compete now and get the award instead of competing with fresh shows and my work forgotten. | |
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| Marketing | |
| Posted by: ryhog 12:52 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: What's the point of this? - charles1055 12:18 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| I said this until I felt like a broken record back in the early days of the pandemic. The awards are about marketing; everything else is window dressing. Properties needed and now have an opportunity to market. When people will see shows is irrelevant: unless a producer wants to dump their show in the trash bin, they want it out there, and this is their chance. Do you think a show that closed on Broadway in '19 will get airtime in the non-foreseeable future? Now or never. Why awards and not just performances? People (especially Americans) thrive on competition. Think of it as a game show. Think of it as a rigged game show if you want. Finally, who wants an award in their living room? Anyone who wins one. That's a no-brainer LOL. |
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| Posted by: charles1055 12:58 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: Marketing - ryhog 12:52 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| [quote] When people will see shows is irrelevant. I don't know. I think it's very wishful that someone seeing Danny Burstein win a Tony award for Moulin Rouge in October is going to remember to buy a ticket to Moulin Rouge months (potentially years) later. That's not even getting into whether the show will still be there; the theatre will still be a theatre; and who the heck is going to have money for food (let alone theatre) if/when this pandemic ends. |
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| re: The Feb 19 cut off date for Tonys ... | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 01:06 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Marketing - charles1055 12:58 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| Wonder if Scott Rudin, who owes Spotco $6 million plus, requested this because WEST SIDE STORY opened on February 20, and he wants WSS to be in the next group ... I'm willing to be you that cut off for the NEXT Tonys will before May 20. That way WEST SIDE STORY will be competing in a short season so that WSS and MUSIC MAN are competing in different seasons. In the next Tonys WSS will be up against at least COMPANY and CAROLINE OR CHANGE ... tough competition for Ivo Side Story. | |
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| re: The Feb 19 cut off date for Tonys ... | |
| Posted by: mikem 01:54 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: The Feb 19 cut off date for Tonys ... - NewtonUK 01:06 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| I'm personally a bit skeptical that Music Man is starting up on the currently anticipated date, which is April 7 for first preview. Rehearsals would have to be for several weeks before then. I don't think any Broadway musical is going to be up and running by then. |
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| What's the source for a Feb. 19 cutoff date? | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 03:07 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:05 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: The Feb 19 cut off date for Tonys ... - mikem 01:54 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| I couldn't find it mentioned in the official press release or on the Tonys website. | |
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| re: What's the source for a Feb. 19 cutoff date? | |
| Last Edit: sirpupnyc 03:26 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 03:24 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: What's the source for a Feb. 19 cutoff date? - WaymanWong 03:05 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| It's from the Times article, which has expanded since I first saw it a few hours ago. "Twenty plays and musicals opened on Broadway during the abbreviated 2019-20 season, but only the 18 shows that opened before Feb. 19 will be eligible for Tony Awards. A revival of “West Side Story” that opened Feb. 20 and the new musical “Girl From the North Country,” which opened March 5, will not be eligible because too few nominators and voters saw them before Broadway shut down March 12." |
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| Link | Tony Awards Ceremony Will Go Ahead, Online |
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| re: What's the source for a Feb. 19 cutoff date? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:42 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the source for a Feb. 19 cutoff date? - sirpupnyc 03:24 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| A revival of “West Side Story” that opened Feb. 20...will not be eligible because too few nominators and voters saw [it] before Broadway shut down March 12." Can't they just send the voters all the video components of the show? ;-) |
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| re: What's the source for a Feb. 19 cutoff date? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 08:57 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the source for a Feb. 19 cutoff date? - Chromolume 08:42 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| if they make that rule change, I suggest another one dispensing with the video for a show in which the performances are phoned in. :-) And no I am not identifying that one here. :-) |
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