The play is supposed to be really good. I look forward to seeing it out here in the regions. That said...(sorry, I just have to respond to those who responded to me)...
I know. We know. Anyone - white or non-white - who is a socially conscious adult knows all of this. The semantics of racism versus prejudice really became a thing a year or two ago, and the systemic racism by whites upon which the Western world is essentially built have been discussed at length since all
First of all I'm a woman. And if a man is using his XY chromosomes to abuse and harass women it's absolutely fine for me to hate him for his abuse of power.
But I see we've gotten to the straw man part of the argument, where white people are so determined to convince themselves that there is indeed racism against white people that they say "but I need to get tan!!!!" As if getting a tan were anything close to the systematic ra
Personally, I think that once a Broadway show has closed, bootlegs are actually a good thing - people who didn't get see it can see at least get an idea of what the show was like, and those who did see it can relive their memories of it. It's also basically free advertisement for the actors, who of course will always be looking for the next job. While the show is still open however, I do think it's morally wrong, since they do need to sell tickets. Not that that stops me from
Plays Every College Student Should Know Dec 8
2019, 07:51:48 AM
A issue we face now of course is what feels like the sudden realization that almost all of classic (Western) theatrical literature is written by white men. Depending on what school you teach at, you may get a lot of backlash if you teach only these works.
Ultimately though, students must also educate THEMSELVES. Despite having both a B.A. and an M.F.A., I have learned - and continue to learn - about theatrical works and authors both past and present on my own.
Anais Mitchell blames the patriarchy for people wanting perfect rhymes in theatre songs. Seriously. Dec 7
2019, 12:38:48 PM
Ummmm...what? I also dislike the term “feminine ending,” but a perfect end rhyme has nothing to do with whether the final syllable is stressed or unstressed. A perfect rhyme just means that it’s a “true” rhyme, not a “half” rhyme, aka “slant” rhyme or “false” rhyme, as is often used in pop music.
I’m all for taking down the patriarchy, but the idea that identical phonemes have anything to do with male orgasms is more than a bit of a stretch.
Plays Every College Student Should Know Dec 6
2019, 08:53:16 AM
It looks like Drewboy made the most comprehensive list ever nine years ago...As a theater teacher myself, I think that if you want to have a career in the theater it is important to be well educated in the greatest classic works, but to also know the most important modern plays. It is just part of being a well-rounded artist.
College cancels ADDING MACHINE musical for being too Dec 3
2019, 08:45:08 PM
In fairness, this is true. It’s not Carnegie Mellon or U. Mich, but its BFA musical theatre program is relatively well know and respected. Just slightly less respected by me right now...and hopefully other people who find the only truly “disturbing” thing to be the behavior of some of these students and the faculty members and administrators who bent to their misguided mob mentality.
GavestonPS said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "...I can’t wait until he’s out of office and extremism on both the right and left dies down a bit."
Baritone, I agree with everything else in your excellent posts in this thread, but I wish you'd rethink the facile equivalence of the statement I quoted above.
With the dramatic increase in terroristic acts (not to mention lawlessness by the highest members of the GOP)by the Far R
College cancels ADDING MACHINE musical for being too Dec 1
2019, 02:03:54 PM
I haven’t seen the show in ten years, but based on my memory of that as well as the last time I listened to the cast recording, Mr. Zero says (I think) the N-word and talks negatively about “the Jews.” I don’t remember any anti-gay slurs, although I think the character of Shirdlu (sp?) is implied to be gay?
Guess they can’t do Ragtime either, since they seem to think that depicting racism is the same thing as supporting it. Ugh.
If these students aren’t willing to do a show as
College cancels ADDING MACHINE musical for being too Dec 1
2019, 09:41:05 AM
As a high school drama teacher, this whole thing really astounds me, and frankly makes me really angry and concerned, but after thinking about it, there’s this important thing to remember: these kids were in high school during the rise of Trumpism. As young people who barely new life before the US turned into a political dumpster fire, their entire world view has likely been colored by the craziness that’s been going on for the past five years. I can’t wait until he’s out of office and extremism
Alex Kulak2 said: "There are a number of racial slurs in the show,so I could kind of understand if a school didn't want to do a show with that kind of language, but a school cancelling a show because it scares them is just stupid."
I thought that could be the reason - there’s like one or two lines where Mr. Zero complains about “the Jews,” but...again, he’s not supposed to be a good guy. He’s a racist murderer. If Park Point is
College cancels ADDING MACHINE musical for being too Nov 30
2019, 12:50:52 AM
Ridiculous. I saw the original and there is nothing offensive in this show. The lead character is not a nice guy, and it’s dark and strange, but a 200 person town hall and subsequent cancellation is a laughable over-reaction.
Broadway actors moving to California Nov 28
2019, 03:24:07 PM
Many actors are “bi-costal,” but I’ve noticed that after some Broadway actors hit a certain peak, i.e. they’ve played Elphaba or gotten Tony nomination or whatever, they move to L.A. presumably because they really have nowhere to go but sidewise career-wise in N.Y. and they can always fly back as needed for auditions, workshops, and the occasional role. Some actors who have been on Broadway also (wrongly) believe that going back to doing regional theater is “beneath” them and would rather pursu
Large cast plays are seldom written anymore, mostly for economic reasons. They’re too expensive to produce professionally. This can make finding plays for schools hard (I’m a middle and high school drama teacher). As the list indicates, your best options are Shakespeare, Chekhov, and certain plays from the mid 20th century like The Crucible, The Man Who Came To Dinner, etc.
In terms of contemporary plays, look at shows where people traditionally play mult
brettarnett said: "The Other One said: "The original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? had an alternate matinee cast for George (and all other roles). The first Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha had a matinee alternate for Don Quixote.
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Was there a specific reason why Woolf had an alternative cast?"
The play is three hours long and very emotionally draining on the four a
The statement reads to me as, "If seasons 3 and 4 do well enough that season 5 and 6 get officially greenlit, Imelda Staunton will be Elizabeth." So I'm guessing she has been cast...if the series continues as planned.
