Harvey Weinstein Comments on Charlie Hebdo Tragedy: 'This Has Become Good Versus Evil'

By: Jan. 12, 2015
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As a guest contributor in this week's Variety, Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein shared his thoughts on last week's tragic terror attack on France's satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Weinstein and Tony-winning director Diane Paulus will soon bring the new musical FINDING NEVERLAND to Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 8, 2015.

In his guest column, Weinstein writes: "This has become a fight, good versus evil. This is a time for nations to unite, to share information and realize we live in a world where technology has evened the score and made the bad guys even more dangerous. Now we have to use our technology and share things to make the good guys better, more capable, more efficient."

He continues, "No one's talking about torture or the violation of human rights, but for God's sake we have to sympathize with our Secret Service and the other organizations of men and women protecting our safety daily. We have to know there will be mistakes and casualties along the way, but we the people have to support those who protect us, more than ever."

Read the column in full here.

About FINDING NEVERLAND:

Based on the Miramax motion picture by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan byAllan Knee,Finding Neverland follows the relationship between playwright J. M. Barrie and the familythat inspired Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up - one of the most beloved stories of all time.

Directed by Tony Award®-winner Diane Paulus (Pippin) with book by Olivier Award®-nominee JamesGraham, music and lyrics by U.K. pop sensation Gary Barlow (Take That) and Grammy Award®-winnerEliot Kennedy, choreography by Emmy Award®-winner Mia Michaels (So You Think You Can Dance),this new musical explores the power of imagination to open up new worlds, and the pressures put uponthose worlds by the inevitability of growing up.

The production boasts scenic design by Tony Award®-winnerScott Pask (Pippin, Book of Mormon),lighting design by Phillip S. Rosenberg (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), costume design bySuttirat Larlarb (Of Mice and Men), and sound design by Tony Award®-nominee Jonathan Deans(Pippin, La Cage aux Folles).

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos

Source: Variety


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