Keiran King, writer and director of the musical Last Call, is contending the process of selecting nominees for the award is flawed.
Nicole Brown, co-chair of the ABA committee, said that no system is without its concerns. However, she has every confidence in her panel of judges.
"I have all confidence in the reputation and experience of our panel. Even the industrywide vote that Mr King calls for will always be subjective," she said.
Brown said that some amount of revamping work has taken place since January with a view to better streamline the process.
"This year, based on discussions, we revamped our judging panel and requested that producers send in an information sheet, and even Mr King, who is being critical, sent in his sheet," Brown said.
Mr King