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| 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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