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Tony Awards need to get beyond the street where they live

I'm a big fan of Broadway shows. So I should enjoy the Tony Awards show. And I do -- last night's show had particularly good performances from La Cage, Memphis and Million-Dollar Quartet. But something always bothers me about the Tonys. More than any of the other award ceremonies -- the Oscar, the Emmy, the Grammy, even the MTV Awards -- the Tony is an "insider" occasion. The speeches of presenters and award winners both are laced with inside references, and even more with insider "emotions" -- a frequent assumption that everyone listening to them understands their cultural references, and maybe even that those who don't understand don't count. It's easy to understand the homogeneous nature of the Broadway community. They work hard to get to the top -- usually a lot harder than in the other popular entertainment forms -- and the financial rewards and recognition generally don't match movies, TV etc. Read More

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The White House Writers Group has consulted to the Washington and General Counsel’s offices at Verizon since 2001. Read More

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Marriott International

Wrote a book that showed the heart of the most world’s admired lodging company.

Marriott, known for its culture of service, faced a daunting challenge when rapid expansion challenged it to extend this culture to many new properties.

The White House Writers Group profiled the touching stories of twenty-plus exemplary Marriott “associates”— ranging from a world-class chef in Cairo, to a mentally handicapped young man who loves his job, to a doorman in Atlanta who greets arriving sports teams in their uniforms. WHWG wrote Our Stories, about their struggles and service miracles—a book given to associates, featured on the Marriott website, and placed in Marriott rooms around the world.