After Eight said: "Are you equally fine with others not being fine with it?”
Of course. I was disagreeing, not attacking.
“And remember, one person's “radically reimagining” is another person's “destruction.”"
For me, I could choose to simply ignore the radical production and my relationship with the work itself would be unaffected. But I admit that I’m not what most people would call n
After Eight said: “Well,at least until there are no longer any past hits left to destroy!"
I don’t know what Daniel Fish will do with The Most Happy Fella. I’m skeptical that I could really enjoy a production with a tiny cast and orchestra (the other things I’m hearing about it are quite intriguing). What I know he won’t do is destroy the show. He won’t destroy my memory of seeing thrilling producti
daisybeetle said: "One of the scenes was strictly spoken/sung in Italian , and we were wondering if that was the case in the Broadway production.”
Yes, significant stretches were performed in untranslated Italian in the original production. I believe the creators have stated that their intent was to give the audience a taste of the disorientation that Clara would be experiencing.
AEA AGMA SM said: "I don't think I've ever seen Google Maps suggest Amtrak since that's not considered mass (public) transit. It would be akin to Google suggesting Greyhound, Megabus, or an airplane for that matter as route options."
I hate to be contrary (honestly!), but Google Maps does indeed offer me Amtrak and Megabus as options where appropriate (like when I’m traveling to NYC from Baltimore, where I live).
JDonaghy4 said: "I dont think he was acquitted of anything."
Just as a point of information, he was indeed acquitted of one accusation in 2005. This tends to happen a lot with rich and powerful people. The victims interviewed in Leaving Neverland are obviously credible.
Broadway61004 said: "I can't speak for Australia, but I can say here in NY the only heat-related thing that would cancel a show would be if it was so hot the power went out (as in the 2003 blackout when shows were canceled for several days). But otherwise, rain, snow, hot, cold, shows will be on."
Well, there have been a few isolated days in past years when shows canceled performances for either a blizzard or a hurricane, but definitely not for hot weather.
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Not all of them are bigots, and historically speaking, ostracizing an entire religion never goes well."
Of course not all Mormons are bigots. Not all Republicans are bigots, either. But both have made a choice to affiliate with an organization officially opposed to LGBT equality, and that's not nothing.
Well, that explains why they can't be arrested for doing it. It doesn't answer the question that the OP is getting at. It is curious to me that someone who wouldn't be caught dead associating with an anti-LG
With all due respect to PalJoey, the answer is that he couldn't. The worst he could do is create a production of my favorite show that I didn't care for.
Jarethan said: "Re By The Sea, I know that your observation is right-on...I just wish it was a better song. Again, however, over familiarity doesn’t help."
I don't think "By The Sea" is a bad song at all, but it just doesn't hang together with the rest of the score, to my ears. It sounds jarringly different to me. I wouldn't want to simply cut it, for the reasons given elsewhere in this thread, but I wouldn't hate it if it we
It's definitely been discussed. I agree with your point of view. Late-arriving audience members bother me more intensely and far more frequently than other often-discussed disruptions, like phone use. I've considered the possibility of refusing to stand up when late arrivals are seated in my aisle, but I realize this would cause greater disruption. I admit that I have very quietly whispered pointed comments as the offenders pass by.
You know what - I think I might be mistaken and the post in question was on another thread. If that's the case, I offer my sincerest apology to the moderators and fellow posters.
ETA: I think I might have made a mistake; see my apology a few posts below. For the sake of not rewriting history, I leave my original post below, but moderators may feel free to delete. Sorry for the confusion!
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Did the moderators really delete a terrific post from PalJoey? What a way to welcome him back to the main board. If it's prohibited for posters with extensive knowledge and experience from sharing things they know, that would be a big problem.
GavestonPS said: "But the academics who decided half of the word "sissy" should be appliedto all males--gay and straight--whose identities match their biology should lose their tenure. I mean, "Come ON, girls!""
I'm guessing you might know this already, but trans- and cis- are Latinate prefixes with opposite meanings (originally regarding motion away from or towards something, respectively). I
My pick is Tom Kitt for his gorgeous orchestrations for American Idiot. I'm guessing that the nominating committee had trouble appreciating just how significant his contribution was to the sound of the show.
Dolly80 said: "Why are so many people obsessed with when a show recoups? It’s bizarre. Ya’ll got money in these shows?!"
I'm interested in knowing whether certain shows turned a profit - for instance, Fun Home and The Band's Visit - because I'd like to see producers take a chance on more shows like these in the future.
bk said: "By "we" you mean you and the other ten people in this thread who are having your outrage moment? I am glad that you used the word alleged, though."
I haven't really detected outrage in this thread; it's more like puzzlement and distaste. To my eyes, the posts critical of the production are less aggressive than this counter-reaction.
I don't think there are many people who think these are bad shows - quite the contrary. What they do have are features that might not line up with contemporary audience expectations. There are some people who critique the shows for this, and others who take offense at any suggestion of "updating" them. Again, though, I don't think many people in either camp question the quality of the shows.
