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<p><em>Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark</em> had a bright idea for how to promote itself on Tony Awards Sunday--given that the show wasn't nominated for Best Musical and likely won't get the chance to perform a number on-air. They offered free tickets to any attendee named Anthony, Tony, Antonio, Antoinette, or Toni. Perfect opportunity to get some word-of-mouth, right?</p>
<p>Wrong. Someone named Antonia (possibly Dame Antonia Fraser or Princess Antonia of Prussia, Marchioness of Douro, Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo) apparently had a complaint about being excluded, prompting the world's saddest press release: “It has been brought to our attention that we excluded those named ‘Antonia’ from eligibility for the special Tony Sunday performance of <em>SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">[sic]</span></em>," wrote a spokesman for the show.  "This was nothing more than a woeful oversight.</p>
<p>"We’d like to assure all Antonia’s out there that they too are valid 'Tonys’ in the eyes of <em>SPIDER-MAN</em>."</p>
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<p><em>Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark</em> had a bright idea for how to promote itself on Tony Awards Sunday--given that the show wasn't nominated for Best Musical and likely won't get the chance to perform a number on-air. They offered free tickets to any attendee named Anthony, Tony, Antonio, Antoinette, or Toni. Perfect opportunity to get some word-of-mouth, right?</p>
<p>Wrong. Someone named Antonia (possibly Dame Antonia Fraser or Princess Antonia of Prussia, Marchioness of Douro, Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo) apparently had a complaint about being excluded, prompting the world's saddest press release: “It has been brought to our attention that we excluded those named ‘Antonia’ from eligibility for the special Tony Sunday performance of <em>SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">[sic]</span></em>," wrote a spokesman for the show.  "This was nothing more than a woeful oversight.</p>
<p>"We’d like to assure all Antonia’s out there that they too are valid 'Tonys’ in the eyes of <em>SPIDER-MAN</em>."</p>
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