I’ve been saying it for years, but now several of my fellow TPAC’ers are thinking of legally changing their names before June. (I’m looking at you, “Antoinette” Schork.)
That’s because Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris, producers of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, have announced a special “Tony” performance on Sunday, June 10th at 3:00 p.m., in which anyone with the names Tony, Anthony, Antoinette, Toni, or Antonio is eligible for a pair of free tickets.
According to BroadwayWorld.com, the “stunt” is a snarky response to the fact that the production received only two Tony Award nominations since it is scheduling the promotion on the same night as the Tony Awards (June 10th, 7:00 p.m. CST).
“It has been brought to our attention that the Tony’s have been honoring Broadway for years, and we thought it was about time to repay the favor,” Cohl and Harris said in a joint statement. They added, “Nothing would make us prouder than to have more Tony’s than any other show on Broadway on Sunday, June 10.”
So all you other Tony’s out there (at least the ones planning to be in New York in June) can visit the Foxwoods Theatre Box Office (213 W. 42nd Street) at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4, and if you’re lucky to be one of the first 100 attendees, you could get a coupon good for a pair of tickets to the June 10th matinee.
-Tony