Dame Diana has earned the right to express her high standards.
A few years ago an entirely inadequate actress was cast as Eliza in London, missed a huge amount of performances and was highly disrespectful to other very capable cast members. Basically she took on a role she wasn't able to sustain. Plenty of prominent actors called her out for this. She now sells yoghurt on TV.
If Ms Ambrose has taken on a job she cannot do fully, why shouldn't Dame
'Chicago' should be setting the gold standard for treatment of its cast.
This needs a very urgent and very transparent investigation and very clear statements and procedures in place preventing such bullying in the workplace as described now by multiple witnesses.
There used to be quite a few people who specialized in Noel Coward-style renditions of Cole Porter classics- Peter Skellern springs to mind as the kind of person who used to do this.
The egg-heads at theatreboard may well remember- I think a West End or cabaret artist is most likely.
I feel the difference between THE WIZ and DOLLY is the score. THE WIZ's score is specific to the black community. Can white actors sing it. Yup. But not with as much soul as the show calls for and is intended to have.
Isn't it racist to make generalized statements based on ethnicity?
Two wrongs never make a right. Inequality of opportunity can never be justified.
