Is Elsie Fest no more? Jul 27
2018, 06:42:03 PM
I’m going out on a limb to say Darren Criss probably doesn’t care about the theater world now that he’s seen real TV money.
Naming the costume designer instead of the actress in that sentence is one way to start.
It also points at another huge issue - costume designers who cannot design for fat people either because they don’t want to or they haven’t had experience from a lack of fat people on stage.
My out of the box (and slightly young) thought for Miranda would be Jenn Colella. It’s a different role for her, but I’d love to see see what she could do with it - and she could pull off just about anything.
I also think Cynthia Erivo and Idina Menzel could be good Mirandas if they do skew younger.
To get this thread back to the original topic - this kind of stuff is exactly why I’m tired of not only this board, but of society in general.
I go to theater so I don’t have to think about what is going on - that our president is a rapist and a criminal. That politicians want to take my rights away. For three hours, i could focus on artistry and beauty on stage. .
And for a while, I could get that here as well. I could argue about whether or not Idina was ac
Is it time for a mass exodus from Broadway World? May 10
2018, 08:16:08 PM
So now there have been two threads where someone has not only made people on this board uncomfortable but who has gone out of their way to bring it up because the old thread was locked.
Racism is racism is racism. And “hearing them out so you know where they stand” isn’t the answer. When you give even one a platform, it allows others to see they are not alone.
Is it time for a mass exodus from Broadway World? May 10
2018, 04:29:20 PM
The censorship with Patti Muringate lost us some of the best and now the refusal to delete posts with microagressions...this place is not what it was.
We've lately been having a bit of a discussion on the board on what can and cannot be said. Our users want more transparency on our end on why things are deleted.
While the opinions posted here absolutely do not necessarilyreflect my views or the views of the site and our team - we have to respect the fact that our users are entitled to them.
If we were to censorall opinions we don't agree with as a site, t
I cannot BELIEVE that a website like this would even think of allowing a thread like this, a thread filled with BLATANT racism and gaslighting, whole threads about silly Broadway drama like a Spongebob stagedooring stalker or Patti Murin’s sensitivity are deleted.
As a person of color, as a woman of color, as a human being, I am appalled and frankly if this is the type of environment BroadwayWorld and the m
Reply May 10
2018, 03:24:27 PM
I think it’s hilarious how those who don’t like TBV are labeled as “stupid,” or “shallow,” or “you just didn’t get it!”
I got it even though I had a very long blink toward the latter half. It’s not that hard to “get.” Art is subjective and just because someone doesn’t agree with you on something subjective, that doesn’t make them wrong.
VotePeron said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "If not, there is not justice. And I haven’t even seen the show. In the past few years, voters have been good at recognizing the well-crafted and boundary-pushing shows over the more commercial shows or ones with more touring potential."
Yet Great Comet walked away with nearly no awards last year, and instead the award went to the most cookie cutter musical of the year?"
Best Lead Actress Musical- Katrina Lenk (The Band's Visit)
Best Lead Actor Musical- Ethan Slater (SpongeBob)
Best Featured Actress Musical- Ashley Park (Mean Girls)
Best Featured Actor Musical- Gavin Lee (SpongeBob)
Best Revival of a Musical- Once on this Island
Best Revival of a Play - Angels in America
Best Director- Tina Landau (SpongeBob Squarepa
What would have made Frozen Better May 8
2018, 07:01:38 AM
A different cast, a better director, and someone willing to tell Disney they need some edge.
I think Caissie is a massive talent but both Elsa and Anna read so old on that stage - especially Patti, who reads at least 5 years older than Caissie.
Reflecting on Alex Newell not getting the Tony nom May 7
2018, 08:46:10 AM
If the award was for “Best performance of a song by a featured actor” he’d win. However, to compare what he does to what Grey Henson or Gavin Lee does every night (singing, acting, dancing, reacting etc) - it becomes clear why he wasn’t nominated. He’s present for maybe 5 minutes and then he seems almost bored and definitely thinks to highly of himself. Compared to Lea, who acts from the tips of her toes to the top of her head in every moment, it is abysmal.
My guess here is that Cursed Child focused only on getting tickets to Tony voters and not to every voter for every award there is - it's not like they need any awards.
