I would claim there is a real practical reason why discussions should still be continued. If we assume that there is genuine racism going on here (there are so many posts I'd have to know which specifically you are referring to - I assume you wouldn't suggest the following is racist because if so that in itself justifies a discussion I think: criticism of affirmative action, or a vision that unless a role calls for a specific race, people should be treated as individuals and the
Agent complains: Minorities are 'putting talented white performers out of work ... and it stinks' May 9
2018, 04:03:38 AM
Of course that is an issue - when I used the phrase “best person for the role” I think we both understand I am referring not to the subjective whims of an individual but a more of an objective best in terms of talent. Easier said than done I acknowledge. But I can’t see how the answer is with affirmative action. This seems to lead to a whole bunch of problems for all involved, no less by individuals and/or audience and/or colleagues that feel they are cast tokenistically. I personally think the
The vision should always be unless a role specifically calls for a race, cast the best person for the role regardless of race. Same for the workplace.Maybe easier said than done though. It’s interesting because it felt like ‘affirmative action’ type ideas went out of fashion 10years ago but are now coming back full force. One of the unintended consequences is it does cause people to question whether you only got the job because of race or other factors such as gender. Th
Is it possible to reclaim the Hellinger... May 7
2018, 02:13:17 PM
But the church is an amazing establishment that is part of an amazing wider system leading to humanitarian outcomes such as banning abortion, persecuting gay people, denying scientific truths and feeding the next American soldiers of God (aka Republican Party members). Why would we ever want to see it repurposed as a Broadway house?
This production has been a great success (more than I think any of us would have imagined) and IMO is a great theatre experience, though it pretty much has killed any chance of Broadway revival for the next 5-10 years I imagine. Is there a closing notice? I wonder if it'll be the longest running production of Sweeney Todd in New York, ever. If not #1, it'll certainly be (and already is) #2.
I'm already getting sad that it feels like Bernadette's run in Dolly is coming to an end! So far, it has been an amazing success all around. Great reviews, what seems to be great word of mouth and good sales. Still no word on a recording! It would be amazing if they got both Bernadette and Donna Murphy back into the studio to re-record over the original tracks. Otherwise, I guess it will remain one of those "you had to be there" moments
adamgreer said: "My main worry would be that they would just award males at a disproportionately high rate (look what happens in Best Director).
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Well this would be the ultimate test of sexism because, at least in terms of musicals, I’d predict the opposite. With exceptions, males are boring in musicals.
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/22/18 Apr 25
2018, 07:07:22 AM
Not even revival, in my opinion. Can we really find any examples of a struggling revival that clearly had a longer life from the award? It seems less clear than Best Musical, which is probably the single greatest thing a Producer(s) could hope for to ensure financial success.
It’s a 7 hour trashy soap with some moving moments. It should run off-Broadway but I don’t personally think it deserves a commercial Broadway run either for commercial or artistic reasons.
We *cannot* start to turn this conversation and further divide by cultural identity once we accept we should divide by ethnicity. That leads to a whole bunch of impossible situations to deal with, for example:
* it would mean only Japanese heritage people should be in Pacific Overtures, or Thai people in the King and I. Practically impossible and of course no one would think this. Ethnicity of south East Asian should be sufficient. * it would mean that only Canadians can play
MrsSallyAdams said: "I'm thrilled this episode happened but wish it had been better done. I'll be curious to see if this inspires more high school productions ofCarrienext year."
I honestly wondered whether this whole episode was just a marketing effort to get more amateur revenue through the door! The creatives need their retirement fund filled.
CARRIE on RIVERDALE (4/18) Apr 23
2018, 01:23:44 AM
This Riverdale episode makes the recent revival seem like Shakespeare. In hindsight I’m glad the Margaret songs were largely ignored because the actress can’t sing.
Kiss of the Spider Woman with Alan Cumming as Molina. I have a feeling it would go down as one of 'the great' musical performances (whatever that means, but still). The pairing with Steven Pasquale also sounded so perfect. I could take or leave Audra - there are a whole bunch of people that could pull it off so not too fussed.
