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2 hours ago, Mister TV said:

Notable cuts from the In Memoriam were Tom Sizemore, Paul Sorvino, Ann Heche, Gilbert Gottfried and Charlbi Dean who was in Best Picture nom Triangle of Sadness. It's pretty weak all five of them were left out.

Was really surprised about them missing Sorvino, because one of the more affecting moments in an In Memoriam segment at one of the precursors (maybe the Globes?) was recognizing Liotta and him back to back with both sides of the "now I have to turn my back on you" scene from Goodfellas. 

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It’d be interesting to know how close to broadcast they have to lock the In Memorium video. And if someone VERY IMPORTANT (Spielberg, Hanks level) died right before the ceremony, that would be probably just end up being mentioned on the show anyway. 

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I think the most galling thing about the "In Memoriam" segment was saving a former president of the academy for last. No casual viewer cares about that and they really should've ended it on James Caan and put the former somewhere in the middle.

James

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The Tonys will not air on Television as the WGA denied the producers of the show a strike waiver that would have allowed the June 11 broadcast to take place

Due to how much Broadway relies on the broadcast to push ticket sales of shows - an emergency meeting is being held today to decide what their next steps are (one of the options is delaying the show until the strike is over)

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On 5/15/2023 at 8:22 AM, RIPPA said:

The Tonys will not air on Television as the WGA denied the producers of the show a strike waiver that would have allowed the June 11 broadcast to take place

Due to how much Broadway relies on the broadcast to push ticket sales of shows - an emergency meeting is being held today to decide what their next steps are (one of the options is delaying the show until the strike is over)

To follow up on this - apparently the Tony producers were willing to make changes to the production that the WGA requested and in doing so - the WGA said they would no longer picket the production and the broadcast apparently will proceed.

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Is there any info on how the strike negotiations are proceeding? How long did the last one last, btw? I'm itching for my new Colbert -- these pricks need to give their pound of flesh to the writers. 

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The one in 2007 lasted 3-4 months, this one is expected to be longer. What little I see on Twitter suggests that it’s not going well. One report was that the stalled productions have already cost studios more money than the WGA is asking for 

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