What do the Tony Awards mean to Kansas City?

... Eric Rosen, the Rep's artistic director, smiled during an afternoon interview at the Public Theatre in the East Village as he invoked a standard line used by nominees: It's an honor just to be nominated. "There were a bunch of new musicals this ...

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