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When a show like this takes off and leaves people who were there at the start behind, there are always bound to be bad feelings. This sounds like a mix of legitimate grievance (right of first refusal not being honored) and petty gripes. 

malcs98 said: "Amy Archer said: "I am a Tony voter and absolutely do not think like that, nor is it some sort of groupthink process."

Wow, I didn't think we'd have an actual Tony voter in our midst, do we know what the general stance is at this point."

There are 800+ voters. There is no way they have a general stance. 

If you block MezzoDiva, it turns out you lose absolutely nothing of value.

Considering Arden has won the category in 2 of the last 3 ceremonies, I really doubt he’ll win again. In that category at least- he’ll likely pick up a win for lighting design.  

Sutton Ross said: "Sorry, why would anyone want to take their Mother to this?\."

Some people hate their mothers. 

These days, real estate and personal training/fitness are very common side jobs. 

A lengthy interview with Michael Arden about Lost Boys, the failure of Queen of Versailles, the Maybe Happy Ending casting controversy, and some upcoming projects 

As a fan of Arden and his work, I've gotta say: I thought this was a strange interview in which he does not come off particularly well. I found his responses to be remarkably cagey (weirdly, particularly on the topic of queerness in Lost Boys). Curious to see what others think, considering this is the first time he's really talked in depth about some of these things. 

Adrienne Warren will be taking over for Kara Young, starting 6/30. Young will be departing for The Whoopi Monologues at LCT, which was previously announced. 

Rentaholic2 said: "What do we think the teaser for tomorrow is about?"

Probably the theater. Or, they secured another big name for the cast for this run. 

I suspect everybody will still be compensated, at least for a while, but yeah, I find it odd that people would assume that paychecks are contractually mandated in a situation like this. If employer negligence was found to be the cause of the fire, then maybe an argument could be made, but generally union contracts protect members from employer exploitation and mistreatment. A fire causing the venue to be shut down isn't that. 

theatrekid3302 said: "If Lost Boys looses Scenic Design it would be the “crime of the century”. Also don’t get why Cats is getting so many awards in these predictions. It doesn’t look like a Broadway Show."

How about you actually see the production? 

All things considered, and barring any other developments, this seems like something that can be repaired in a relatively short amount of time- a month or two, I would guess. 

I splurged on a stage seat for their first post-Tonys performance. It seemed like the show to be at that Tuesday. 

The industry is built on the idea of show turnover and it is understood that when a production cannot do sustainable business, it closes. This needs to stop being treated like a tragedy. 

If the clue was “a certain recent breakout star with a Tony nom,” then the person who makes the most sense is Hannah Cruz. 

Though to be fair, EBT and Oh Mary will be more profitable than either Othello or Art thanks to the fact that they keep running well after their recoupment. 

I’m not surprised the cast and crew found out about the fire via social media- it was reported live as it was going on and was shared widely, likely before production management themselves really knew the extent of what was happening.