I will fully cop to being someone who is not particularly moved by the well-worn melodramatic romantic tropes of the movie, nor do I find those tropes to be indicative of "heart" or some sort of emotional complexity or depth.
The production largely eschews those tropes in favor of spectacle and entertainment, which I think is equally valid, and feeling thrilled and dazzled and entertained is just as valid of a response as being emotionally moved- provided th
joevitus said: "That there were no adults raving about that performanceand few (if any)adults present says it won't likely have much to say to many grown ups. "
Are you unaware that this already had a celebrated run at New York Theatre Workshop, where audiences are generally not made up of invited younger people?
dramamama611 said: "JC! Why was MY post deleted? This is ridiculous --- I defended the police activity in this sting."
I will absolutely vouch for this, as well as the posts of ArtMan and Alexander Lamar (and Someone in a Tree2, whose post was critical of sting operations and was not at all abusive toward anyone, or Broadway Flash’s posts that I saw, that may have put forth an opinion I did not agree with but nevertheless were not abusive)
"In custody, Brown allegedly admitted that he’d been chatting with several underage boys."
"He asked the kid’s age, was told “14,” and responded, “Ha-ha nice,” according to the criminal complaint against him."
I don't have too much sympathy.
Yes, it is not uncommon for gay teenagers to seek out older men for sex. There's a host of reasons for that. But the onus is on the adults to be making the sa
This always comes up- "we don't know who auditioned... maybe these really were the best people!" Y'all, that is hiding behind the illusion of meritocracy. You all know for a fact that talent alone does not decide casting- that's why Hugh Jackman is having a whole production built around him.
This isn't the middle of nowhere in Kansas with a shallow talent pool of all white people. This is New York City and there are scores of extremely talented
mamaleh said: "As to cast diversity, the original casting call announcement specified that the role of Tommy Djilas could be any ethnicity. So I have a feeling that featured role will likely be filled by a person of color, along with members of the ensemble. I can’t think of any recent Broadway show where race or ethnicity was immaterial that totally lacked diversity."
Oh good, they were considering performers of any ethnicity for the very small role of a boy f
BWW wants to cover its bases to protect itself in the event someone were to allege BWW was allowing or publishing claims they had committed a crime. I think they're doing it inconsistently at best and over zealously at worst.
(And, honestly, the policy of "DELETE THE THREAD!!!" when these things occur is terrible and never goes over well, and at this point they should know that)
People here really need to stop being so personally and emotionally invested in the box office figures of shows they like or dislike. Discussion and analysis is one thing, but folks here act like they've got actual skin in the game.
Fan123 said: "For those who've seen the show, is 'Sympathy for the Duke' a flashback? I thought I'd read a comment that Satine and the Duke are already together when Christian enters the scene in the stage version, but I may be wrong.”
Nope, it plays out more or less like the movie- Satine mistakes Christian for the Duke and that’s how he ends up in her room.
HERCULES to Play the Public Theatre this summer!! Sep 2
2019, 12:05:36 PM
This was created and developed by the Public specifically to be this community engagement production. What will happen with the property itself after this closes this week is certainly anyone’s guess- but this production, by design, cannot become a commercial transfer.
People on this board really need to shake themselves of “the point of all theatre is to get to Broadway” mindset.
Jordan Catalano said: "And again, my issue isn’t Lenk who is fabulous. My issue is this show is a hard sell here and they’ll need all the help they can get tickets sold and a “name” in that role would have helped ensure this amazing production to thrive. It still might, but it’s a much much much harder sell now. "
What does it being a hard sell and, in your opinion, needing a name to sell tickets have to do with Lenk’s age? And why
HERCULES to Play the Public Theatre this summer!! Aug 28
2019, 03:05:36 PM
That being said, I don’t know if this will be a stage door friendly production. This has well over 100 participants, including many kids. It’s going to be a very high traffic area.
