| re: Try to remember: Will Tony ballots test the voters' powers of recollection? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 09:28 pm EST 02/18/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Try to remember: Will Tony ballots test the voters' powers of recollection? - Chromolume 08:36 pm EST 02/18/21 | |
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| to answer your question: yes, there are those who have think it makes no sense at all. (And there are those here and elsewhere who take this position in every year.) But, let's try to remember: :-) 1. The modern Tonys exist for one and only one reason: marketing. 2. The awards will be a smaller slice of the show than usual, if for no other reason because there is less ground to cover. 3. There will be an open door policy on performances, meaning anyone who wants to pay can play. 4. The usual suspects will watch the show. 5. The first season back is going to be VERY local, so that is motivation enough to market the hell out of whatever we have happening. 6. It's not going to be normal because nothing is going to be normal. Now on the subject of recollection, the article is silly, and not a very good measure of much of anything. Tony voters saw the shows they saw as Tony voters, not as random theatre-goers out for a night on the town. Unless they are the type that never did, they paid attention and they remember what they saw at least enough to distinguish between the limited selection that will be placed before them. I have not forgotten the details of the last 10 shows I saw, because I watch theatre differently than the average person and I know from reading this board that so do a lot of people here. including you. Plus I doubt seriously that there is data suggesting a material difference in recollection by professionals between 6 months and 16 months or whatever it ends up being. But getting back to #1 above, it doesn't matter. Votes will be tallied. People will be recognized. And we will move on. The message is simple: the fabulous invalid can still crawl. |
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