I'd wear shorts to a wedding if I thought I could get away with it. I feel that what I wear has absolutely zero relation to the amount of respect I have for those around me. I'm also against dress codes at work. I don't think that what I'm wearing has anything to do with my abilities, my work ethic, my dedication, competence, speed, knowledge, etc. My work speaks for itself; the suffocating little tie they want me to wear doesn't.
Zero interest in Hamilton. I've listened to some of the cast recording and seen some of a bootleg as well as Tony performances, etc. But I just have no desire to see it live.
I saw Allegience in Boston (SpeakeasyStage) last month and the audience was easily 25% Asian. I've worked in theatre marketing for many, many years. One thing I notice is that theatres tend to ONLY market to non-white groups when they have a "non-white" show. For instance one theatre I worked for did enormous sales efforts to the black community for a production of Having Our Say (a play with a cast of two, both black women) but then ignored that communi
"Marin and I are so very sorry to say that our show”Heart to Heart” which was to premiere this week at Feinstein’s/54 Below will have to be postponed to a later date.
As many of you know Marin is living with ovarian cancer. She is on a new “HT” or healing therapy (her positive spin on chemotherapy) which has given her a hell p
Up In One said: "So many of the comments here suggest we have normalized Trumpmore than I thought. If the theatre community and its fans aren't a first line of defence we are doomed. No one is safe and one outburst in a rather subdued awards show should be welcomed. I'd re-shout his remarks here but don't want to break any membership rules."
I couldn't agree more. The idea that we are shushing each other terrifies me. Saying that De Niro
jimmycurry01 said: " I get that, but no one is saying they couldn't or shouldn't be seen. The disussion about that was made before rehearsals ever began. It was agreed that the gay couple would be on stage and would be seen. The problem seems to come from an extended focus. It seems that the focus is what made producers uncomfortable, not their prsence, which was already made welcome."
But them being gay IS the problem for the producer, unless s/he would have
jimmycurry01 said: "No, this is not worth dying over. It just isn't. This isn't a case of giving something up, they are trying to add something, and then getting mad because they were told no.
This is a case where 10 seconds worth of blocking...You are telling me that those 10 seconds are worth this much of a fight? Maybe as a child, yes; but as an adult, you are really telling me that this 10 second directorial choice, that is never mentioned anywhere in the scrip
Dancingthrulife2 said: "Doyle's production is certainly one of my favorites and one of the most faithful to what Japan is and feels like as opposed to the often overblown Occidental fantasization."
I understand your point, but Sondheim's has said that his intention was to present the piece as if it were written by a Japanese person who had visited Broadway, seen our shows, then returned to Japan to write this show about Japan in what he perceive
Dave28282 said: "Standing up straight during the Anthem shows you respect the people who have died for your rights."
So exercising the rights people have died for disrespects those same people? Very interesting take on logic. Veterans are actually saying that they support the protests since they fought for our right to do just this.
I'm glad this is making Dave and some other white people so uncomfortable. White people need to be made to feel uncomfortable. That's the only way systemic racism will change. I applaud the kneelers!
If we're keeping tally, CZJ was excellent on the night I saw her. Bernadette, not so much. This reminds me of peoples' reaction to Bernadette in Follies. The night I saw her she practically dropped to her knees crying and over emoting during Losing My Mind. Half the people I know saw the same thing at their performance, the other half saw something more subtle. We all saw what we saw. That's live theatre.
Call_me_jorge said: "So the first performance was last night. Anyone go?"
I was there. Great show. Went off without a hitch. Cast were all terrific.
I haven't seen the show since the original tour. So I can only compare it to that. It was much more atmospheric and dark, visually, that is. The only complaint I had is that the playing area of the stage was really compressed to a small space, boxed in by whatever set was built around/from the wings. Several p
