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| re: WGA says they "will not picket" the Tonys | |
| Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 05:59 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 05:59 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
| In reply to: re: WGA says they "will not picket" the Tonys - mikem 04:54 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
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| Or have decent-sized scenes from the nominated plays so the audience can understand what the play is actually about? I admire your optimism... but dire as things are, I've long since lost faith in the Tonys to give plays a fair shake. Is a writers' strike enough? Or would hell have to actually freeze over? |
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| re: WGA says they "will not picket" the Tonys | |
| Posted by: ryhog 06:11 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
| In reply to: re: WGA says they "will not picket" the Tonys - MockingbirdGirl 05:59 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
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| Even though I threw out this tease, let me also be the devil's advocate. It's not just a matter of giving the plays a fair shake, it is also that most plays are marginal at best (financially) such that spending even 10% of what it costs to get a musical up at the Tonys would be out of the question. Esp for a show that is closed/closing anyway. (Unless someone just wanted to spend the money.) | |
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| re: WGA says they "will not picket" the Tonys | |
| Last Edit: singleticket 07:48 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
| Posted by: singleticket 07:24 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
| In reply to: re: WGA says they "will not picket" the Tonys - ryhog 06:11 pm EDT 05/16/23 | |
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| I feel like Broadway is functioning more and more like prestige storefront windows. It's not so much the goods inside that are being sold as brands attached to it: television stars attached to powerful entertainment platforms; music, film and book properties; etc. The Tony's is a great way to showcase that synergism. | |
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