Profile for JBroadway

@Owen22

That 2003 production was before my time. Didn't even know about it until I read your post, and looked into it. I'm so curious - how was Whoopi in the role? 

 

GlindatheGood22 said: "Why did I read this to the tune of "I've Written a Letter to Daddy"?"

For me it was "We're Getting a New Deal For Christmas" XD

She's great! I agree she's underrated, and under-booked. I had hoped that the Raven reboot would bring her back into the public eye in a significant way, but I don't know if anyone actually watched that show. 

Call_me_jorge said: "Is this being done with Disney’s involvement or is it one of those unauthorized musical parodies?"

I don’t think it’s being done with their involvement. I would imagine that a piecemeal sort of project like this would fall under fair use.

For me, the bigger question is: Is Ken Davenport involved? (Let’s hope not) 

hearthemsing22 said: "Jordan Levinson said: "“Remy the Ratatouille, the rat of all my dreams...”
IT IS HAPPENING!!!"

Remy the ratatouille...you do realize Remy is a rat and ratatouille is food, right...??”
 

That lyric is from the original song that sparked this whole thing, and that song - and by extension, that lyric - was very much meant to be a joke.  Calling him “the Ratatouille”

fosterfan2 said: "From what I've read or scene in interviews, most Broadway performers seem to be more-down-to-earth."

 

Probably because most Broadway actors aren't actually very famous in the grand scheme of things. 

And as far as cameo is concerned, Broadway actors surely have more time on their hands right now than TV/film actors, especially because they probably aren't getting as many Cameo requests anyway. 

 

I'd be surprised Miranda and Chu were in charge of that decision, though I guess their opinion would have been taken into account. 

Plus, even if they were: who knows how their feelings on the matter might have shifted since March/April or whenever that was. It feels like we've all gone through a lifetime since then. The past 9 months have been a constant game of reassessing, recalibrating, recalculating, etc. etc. especially when it comes to the state of the entertai

teddy1996 said: "lin manuel miranda and jon m chu are shocked and disappointed about the decision to put in the heights on HBO max. they wanted the movie to be a theatrical release only."

 

Source?

Just spit-balling here, but is there any scenario in which the Tony Voters cast their votes right around now, but they hold off on announcing the awards until further notice? That would prevent the voters from having to remember shows they saw 2 years prior. It would be a kind of out-of-the-box solution, certainly unprecedented, but when you think about it, there's no real reason the voters should have to vote right before the ceremony. So that way, they could hold off on presen

Beautifully said, Scotty! 

With regards to WestEndGal's most recent post:

I do think that anti-abortion people who vote red based solely on that single-issue are....kind of....maybe....the exception to this. I am staunchly pro-choice, but I think there is a major problem with the WAY that pro-choice people debate abortion rights. The fact is that anti-abortion people think that abortion is murder, so no amount of shouting about "a woman's right t

Hmm, well, if they dissolved all of their unpaid programming, that seems consistent with their promise to start paying artists, right? In a way it makes sense that they wouldn't announce new programming yet, when (A) they're still probably scrambling to completely re-conceive the company from the ground up and (B) there's no theatre right now anyway. 

This seems slightly contradictory to the narrative in @MadonnaMusical's post above. Did they clean house

@Kad

To clarify, when you say "dissolved the programs," you mean the programs that would finally start paying artists? 

Man, I bet Saycon Sengbloh was an amazing Elphaba. I remember I first heard her name in connection with Wicked way back in the day, but nowadays I mostly associate her with her performances in "Eclipsed," "In the Blood" and "Secret Life of Bees," all 3 of which were absolutely phenomenal. She's an incredible actor. 

 

hayleyann said: "While I agree we should be more diverse in casting, I just hope the "forced diversity&qu

I was enjoying the content of your debate before it turned into a pissing contest. 

Hogan, if joevitus' "faux pas" was saying that the rock music world is male-heavy, you haven't really offered much in the way of convincing counterarguments. Unless I missed something, the last thing you said on that specific point was to say that "they aren't as big of a minority as you think." But that's not really going to change anyone's mind, is it?

HogansHero said: "@JBroadway did I say that? Wow, I am better than I thought."

 

I had moment of "it was Hogan, wasn't it?" so I went and checked. Page 3 of this thread! 

Islander_fan said: "she’s always kept her views on her religion and political leanings to herself. Never once has she (and it would seem to be out of character for her, though that is a guess) openly spoke about her views. And, I am ok with that.

 

I do mostly agree with you here, at least from an audience standpoint. The only real value in "cancelling" a public figure is if they are actively using their platform to spread harm. And Osn

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Maggie-Smith-Will-Lead-Film-Adaptation-of-One-Woman-Play-A-GERMAN-LIFE-20201130

This is a bit odd in a few different ways.

Personally, I don't feel like this lends itself well to a feature-film format (I know it was based on a documentary, but I feel like that's different). They talk in the artic

joevitus said: "It's always about the particular person and play. I just think trying to create a default judgement--students should/should not first be exposed to Shakespeare in the theater--is an inherently emptyargument. Depends on the student, the class, the productions available. Both have strengths and weaknesses, and it always comes down to the individual experience."

 

Sure, that's all true. I think it's probably less about "let&#

@Joevitus

Regarding the question of authenticity, and how it was "meant" to be experienced: the way I think of it is less about speaking the words in a specific rhythm or dialect that was true to Elizabethan England, and more about hearing rhythms and dialects that are true to now; that feel authentic to the actor, and by extension, the audience. Just hearing the words spoken out loud in a way that rings true to the audience is such a powerful thing.

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