Spring Awakening was not the first Deaf West production done on Broadway - their production of Big River, starring Michael Arden, was in 2004.
I liked the production when I saw it, but the self importance of a lot of the cast members, Davenport, and Arden about being involved with it in the years since is really off-putting.
This honestly isn't even political. Or shouldn't be, anyway. Believing victims of sexual assault when they talk about what's happened to them is not a partisan issue and I wish people would stop trying to make it one.
You're cleaaaarly not, since your hot takes are all over this damn thread and you can't seem to understand why women might wait a long time to bring up allegations of sexual assault.
There have been many tweets to this effect, but I think it's really important to acknowledge that most people don't come forward about sexual assault immediately, or ever. But if I found out that the man who assaulted and attempted to rape me as a teenager was on the precipice of being appointed to a lifelong judgeship where he'd be making decisions about women's access to abortion and reproductive health care for decades, that would probably be the time I'd choose to go p
I was on 45th street last night as well and it was profoundly moving to see the fans and members of the theatre community and Marin's family all out paying tribute to her. What a beautiful human being to garner such an outpouring of love.
I still find that absolutely ridiculous. The woman is getting death threats and had to leave her home and stay somewhere else because she feared for her and her family's safety. She is an accomplished, intelligent woman. Why on EARTH would you think this is politically motivated? It's not as though she's a political operative, she's a private citizen who is still reckoning with the long-term effects of what Kavanaugh did to her decades ago. You're postulating based on abso
Can I ask why on earth anyone finds Kavanaugh credible when he's an admitted perjurer? He's lied under oath before.
Women (and men) who come forward with these sorts of allegations are ALWAYS accused of lying, always have their motives questioned, and are always painted as wanting to gain "attention" from the accusation. And really, what do women stand to gain from lying about such a thing? We can see from the number of women who have spoken out against Harvey W
It's been so nightmarish in the mornings the past few years that I'm planning on getting there later in the day this year. My experience last year was basically that I turned up in the morning, walked up and down trying in vain to get a peek at the tables, went to lunch, and then came back and was actually able to look around.
I'd imagine that rule is more to make sure parents aren't treating the theatre staff like babysitters and sending their tiny children into a long show with some scary moments by themselves, not to ID everyone who looks like they may or may not be under 14 years old.
Anyway, I started seeing shows alone and with other teenaged friends when I was 14 and it was chill. I also started taking the train to the city alone when I was 15 or 16 and moved here by myself at 17. Person
Just so all of you know, this vitriol toward teenage fans of a show isn't new. I'm in my late 20s so for me the shows were Spring Awakening and Legally Blonde and Wicked (and a little later on, [title of show] and Hair and Next to Normal), but the language people are using to describe fans of Be More Chill and Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton now is basically exactly the same. And yeah, some people were out of line and it definitely brought out the crazies, but most of us grew up and rem
Yeah I think the Young Vic is technically off West End. Also, I saw the proscenium staging at the Public and it worked beautifully. I don't think it'll take away from the show at all.
I don't know why I expected anything else from qolbinau but it's still effing hilarious that he linked to Wikipedia articles to justify his Islamophobia.
Anyway, who cares about the Special Tony Award? It's not as though they *have* to award it every year, and in fact some years they don't, but it's for something that doesn't fit into traditional categories that is deemed "worthy." While the length of Springsteen's run may be longer than a lo
Papi2013 said: "If it is the Sher staging they are touring with then I am curious as to how it will be received by touring audiences. They seem to be less pretentious than the NY crowd. I don’t think the framing device will fly. Of course.. if they got a very warm Tevye it might work."
The framing device didn't work in New York either, for the record. It's nothing to do with an audience being "pretentious," more like it was a ridiculous idea t
I thought Michael John LaChiusa's Giant was absolutely begging for a transfer. I know his musicals haven't had much commercial success but it would have been just stunning in a larger space.
Wow. Y'all are salty as hell. I don't care for her either and I fully believe many of the rumors about her being a pain to work with but there's no need to say "her poor husband" or write a full paragraph on how she should start a family and give up show business (????? misogyny 101).
