Will there be another musical revival this season? Aug 5
2018, 10:46:59 AM
If there are three eligible play revivals and three eligible musical revivals, there are two categories (Revival of a Play, Revival of a Musical). If there aren’t, it’s just one category (Revival of a Play or Musical).
HEAD OVER HEELS Reviews Jul 27
2018, 09:43:07 AM
When the show so clearly spells out how to use pronouns correctly, we can’t give Brantley a pass, especially when he himself already said the preferred pronouns are they/them. It’s a very harmful and hurtful thing to do for the trans/nonbinary community.
Also, what is with the quotation marks around phrases like “nonbinary plural” and “the first transgender woman to create a principal role”? You wouldn’t say something in a review like, “The Playbill I received at Carousel dictates that
HEAD OVER HEELS Reviews Jul 26
2018, 11:34:05 PM
I think disparaging is an appropriate word. It’s misgendering and it’s downright offensive and hurtful. I’m flabbergasted. My jaw hasn’t come off the floor yet. The Times is not having a great week with their critics...
I hear MTI will be licensing versions of the musical closer to the new movie and not what has previously played onstage. The licensing for the show will also be released when the movie drops.
The word is a slur. It became a word people use in everyday life because that sometimes happens with slurs. People not affected by the word reclaimed it because, I don't know, they thought it was cool for some reason. People today still don't know it's a slur. A labor union that uses the word in a long-standing tradition decided to stop using the word because times have changed and people were educated. The tradition itself has not changed. That's all there is to it.
Thank God the Gypsy Robe is now the legacy Robe Jul 14
2018, 06:19:32 PM
I applaud the change. Then again, I’m not a white American so I absolutely know how words and slurs, even outdated ones, are hurtful.
BREAKING: Ivo van Hove Will Direct Broadway Revival of WEST SIDE STORY Jul 13
2018, 12:57:51 PM
While I do agree about the timeliness of the show, I wish it were told by Puerto Rican artists instead of Europeans on the outside looking in. If we want fresh perspectives, it should be from the Latinx point of view and not the white one again. I felt the same way about getting a woman’s perspective of My Fair Lady and Carousel. I at least hope it’s cast appropriately.
I saw this on Sunday (Rachel was in, Alexandra was out).
I have to say that I had such a fun time at this show. I had a silly grin on my face from start to finish. Great cast, great all-female band, great design, great choreography... I haven't had this much stupid fun since Xanadu. I'm rooting for this one and I'll definitely be making a return visit.
I'm excited to hear the new orchestrations JRB wrote (adding a string quartet, getting rid of the synth). I've heard great things from people who went last night.
CallMeAl2 said: "I think it would work fine until Eliza gets to Ascot and the Embassy Ball. The whole point of those scenes is that she is able to "pass" as upper class with some degrees of success. A woman of color would never pass, regardless of her diction.
Higgins whole point is that only language and graceful behavior separates class, but that is only true as long as we are talking about white people. Once race enters the picture, forget language. The entire
HEAD OVER HEELS Previews Jun 22
2018, 11:28:18 PM
Peppermint is a NYC drag queen who’s been around for a while before making it big on the national level as the runner-up of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 9. She’s also a trans performer, so her performing in this show on Broadway is something to celebrate.
Best Actor/Actress this season Jun 16
2018, 04:21:13 PM
Special shoutout to Kenita R. Miller who took a bit role and made it a standout. No small feat.
