Tony Nominations 2012: Silver lining to a mostly cloudy season
Seventy-five million dollars can buy you a lot of things in the theater -- good press, bad press and a huge head-start at the box office, as “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has ostentatiously shown us. But Tony Awards still aren’t up for sale. The nominees, announced Tuesday, diligently spread the love around in fulfillment of the accolades' marketing purpose.