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The NY Times Just Revealed Its Picks For The Tony Awards And People Have Opinions

The NY Times Just Revealed Its Picks For The Tony Awards And People Have Opinions
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Here we go.

The New York Times theatre critics have long been treated as the defining opinion on the art.

One bad review from the New York Times can sink an entire production—a power that many believe critics have misused in the past


So when the Times theatre critics Ben Brantley and Jesse Green published their predictions of who would win in the 2019 Tony's, as well as who should win, people naturally had some opinions.

Inexplicably, Brantley and Green also included off-Broadway shows, such as the production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, in the category of who should have been nominated, despite the productions being ineligible for Tony Awards. Some found this infuriating.

Which shows do you think will sweep the Tony's? Let us know in the comments!

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