Randy Rainbow Oct 10
2020, 10:51:31 PM
ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "What about when gays canceled Anita Bryant for her continued homophobic remarks and activism and thus (arguably...depending on who you ask) costing her a spokesperson spot for Florida Orange Juice? Were they wrong to do so?"
This is a good example of a pre-internet "cancellation." The term "cancel culture" is new but the basic idea is not and will be probably stay with us. Florida Orange Juice didn't want the PR n
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Rebecca Luker Video Oct 7
2020, 09:06:29 AM
Olblueeyes is correct: "whoever"
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Sheryl Lee Ralph on the Toxic Environment of Dreamgirls Oct 6
2020, 10:50:58 AM
SweetLips22 said: "Dear Lord, How could Bennett DO that? Holliday had to perform one of the most difficult songs EVER and to be upstaged nightly and robbed of her applause--that was so childish and petty.
I always wondered why it was written that way? Trust a bitchy queen to f^ck it up.
Karma came around."
I don't think dying from AIDS is appropriate karmic retribution for denying a performer applause. Ymmv.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph on the Toxic Environment of Dreamgirls Oct 6
2020, 10:47:15 AM
joevitus said: "SweetLips22 said: "Dear Lord, How could Bennett DO that? Holliday had to perform one of the most difficult songs EVER and to be upstaged nightly and robbed of her applause--that was so childish and petty.
I always wondered why it was written that way? Trust a bitchy queen to f^ck it up.
Karma came around."
It's too bad the change was made for petty reasons, but I think it's the best way to close the act. It&#
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Patti = Queen Oct 6
2020, 07:59:18 AM
Ironically, he has said his favorite musical is EVITA.
Dear Mr. Trump:
"Whip up your hate in some tottering state,
But not here dear, IS THAT CLEAR DEAR?"
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The Boys in the Band to premiere on Netflix, Wed. 9/30 Oct 3
2020, 11:45:40 AM
BrodyFosse123 said: "Now, Carrie Grant was on a whole league of her own. Such a shame the Academy never recognized her iconic work. Streep couldn’t have the career she has today without the work Carrie Grant left behind. She was the Laurette Taylor of cinema."
I was so busy trying to make sure I spelled Hepburn's name right (with an a) that I messed up Grant's! I blame you and your Carrie Bradshaw gif.
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The Boys in the Band to premiere on Netflix, Wed. 9/30 Oct 3
2020, 07:09:51 AM
HogansHero said: "many of our most beloved actors have personas that leak into their portrayals. When we like the actor, that's a good thing; when we don't, it's bad. It's not sad. it's normal. I love Rylance, I hate Lane, but they are both two of the leakiest actors I can think of. It is beyond silly to pretend otherwise."
Indeed. We should all be lucky enough to have star personas that we could parlay into million dollar careers. That's why
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If You Could Cast Judy Garland In a Broadway Show? Sep 30
2020, 03:08:50 PM
FindingNamo said: "She was a born in a trunk to play Diana in Next to Normal."
I see what you did there.
Honest question: could she sing it? I know she could act it.
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If You Could Cast Judy Garland In a Broadway Show? Sep 28
2020, 07:04:00 AM
She would have slayed as Claire in A Delicate Balance. It may have been too close to home for her though.
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Glenn Close and Patti Lupone in Angels in America Sep 25
2020, 10:31:33 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/theater/glenn-close-angels-in-america.html
Glenn is playing Roy Cohn!
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The Music Man is up on the Marquee!! Sep 25
2020, 12:57:02 AM
Dollypop said: "Hmmm.....
Didn't they leave Loretta Swit's name off this?"
You are so annoying.
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The Metropolitan Opera Reschedules Opening Until September 2021 Sep 23
2020, 12:49:00 PM
I figured it was only a matter of time. I wonder if there is any precedent for this. I wonder what effect the 1918 pandemic had on the Met.
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Who was the best Amanda Wingfield? Sep 22
2020, 04:04:26 PM
The only one I've seen is Shirley Booth in the long lost (until recently) TV movie. Other than being hard to believe as a faded southern belle, she was perfect. Natural and touching.
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Anna Netrebko contracts Covid Sep 19
2020, 08:43:47 PM
She's on instagram shaking her tail and dancing around the hospital hall like she doesn't have a care in the world. Anna gotta Anna I guess.
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Anna Netrebko contracts Covid Sep 19
2020, 12:46:20 PM
Dancingthrulife2 said: "Or she is a human being that doesn’t have to live in the same echo chamber as you and is entitled to per opinions on politics."
I've yet to meet anyone who thinks anyone isn't entitled to their own opinions. I don't know why people say this. It's frankly dumb.
And I'll gladly live in the echo chamber that says " don't spread deadly diseases."
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Roles Donna Murphy can play on Tuesday nights as the alternate Sep 18
2020, 02:16:31 PM
Lisa Rinna
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Anna Netrebko contracts Covid Sep 18
2020, 08:57:10 AM
AEA AGMA SM said: "And sadly her very cavalier attitude is far from the first problematic thing she's done. For instance, she's pushed back, and pushed back HARD, in her defense of donning blackface to sing the title role inAida. She's had to walk back and "clarify" statements dismissing sexual abuse and assault within the classical music world. And of course her troubling pro-Putin history."
In her defense, her pro-Putin history may be
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Anna Netrebko contracts Covid Sep 17
2020, 07:46:51 PM
This news really hit me hard. It would be a tragedy to lose her. A once in a generation talent.
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Showtunes that evoke nostalgia and maybe a little regret? Sep 16
2020, 01:08:20 PM
Fan123 nailed it with "Try to Remember." I can't imagine another number that so perfectly fits the bill.
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RIP Edward Albee Sep 16
2020, 01:06:35 PM
Reminds me of the time I sat next to an elderly woman and her daughter at Three Tall Women. The daughter asked me if Albee was still with us. I replied that he recently died but had lived a long life and was very old when he passed.
The daughter replied "my mother was actually born a year before he was."
Awkward. But it was neat to watch the show next to someone who was the same age as the old lady in the play. I wondered what she thought about it but I didn't get a chance to ask.
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