One More Thing…

One more thing about the touring company of Hello, Dolly. The ads, as you can see below, proclaim it was the winner of four Tony Awards…and it was. Bette Midler won for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Gavin Creel won for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, Santo Loquasto won for Best Costume Design of a Musical and the entire production won for Best Revival of a Musical.

If and when you go see this touring production, you're seeing some but not all of those winning achievements. You're seeing most of the Costume Design. You're seeing 0% of Bette Midler and Gavin Creel 'cause they ain't in it. And since the Best Revival prize was for the overall presentation at the Shubert Theater in New York and it's been modified a bit for the road, you're seeing some unmeasurable percentage of what won for Best Revival.

Everyone does this kind of thing and I understand why. It's just not the most honest advertising claim in the world.