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Tony Awards committee gives media voters the hook
Quick ReadShould you care that theater journalists have been disinvited as voters for the Tony Awards?
Photo credit: Getty Images | Actors David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik accept the award for best performance by a leading actor in a musical for 'Billy Elliot, The Musical' onstage during the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2009 in New York City.
Should you care that theater journalists have been disinvited as voters for the Tony Awards? Does it matter - to anything except media egos - that 100 critics and related theater press were sent an e-mail July 14 that said thanks, but no thanks to 40 years of collaboration in commercial theater's most influential awards?
In truth, I've never been altogether comfortable about having a vote...
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