Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Mamma Mia's first black Donna
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#1Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 8:59am
Well, Mamma Mia has its first black Donna.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1EgLc6ANQ
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#2Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:17amI don't speak Austrian, but judging by ages, it seems to me that all three possible fathers and Sophie are white. I'm fine with color-blind casting, as long as it's done appropriately.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#2Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:20amIf it's only done "appropriately" then can it really be called color-blind casting?
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#3Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:40amA black woman and a white man could produce a child who could appear "white."
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#4Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:46amYes, but...usually not, let's be honest. But it's a musical - an ABBA jukebox musical at that, so realism isn't really required I guess.
#5Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:00amAnd their Harry is Middle Eastern. Go Vienna!
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#6Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:07am
If it CAN happen, and in the world of this production, it did.
And it can happen. Look at Rashida Jones.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#7Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:19amIf race isn't an issue, then it isn't an issue. In the Mamma Mia movie, it's very unlikely that Meryl Streep (5'6") and any of the possible dads (all 6'2" or taller) would have produced a daughter as petite as Amanda Seyfried. However, I heard no protests about casting such a short actress.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#8Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:20amIt's Mamma Mia. Are we really that concerned about "realism"?
sparepart973
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/12
#10Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:47amWho cares if she is a wheelchair bound little person... girl can SING!
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#12Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 3:38amWhy is Sky 75 years old?
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#13Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 4:08amI want me some Sky---Some little corner of the Sky--Don't care if I don't understand a word he's saying.
#14Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 6:22amMy Brother is 6'6 and his ex-Girlfriend is 5'6. their daughter is 5'2- so stranger things have happened.
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iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#15Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 8:23am
Of course, they speak German in Austria. See what happens when you post without drinking coffee?
I think of color-blind casting more for situations like the recent STREETCAR revival. Or like ROMEO & JULIET. But it always irks me when families don't look anything like families.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#16Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 8:53amTHAT'S RACIST! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN GENETICS! YOU AND YOUR WHITE PRIVILEGE!!!
#17Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 12:44pm
Gosh, you're a dipsh!t.
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#18Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 2:37pm
Excuse me? You're the kind of self-righteous pseudomoralist I was making fun of.
Updated On: 12/11/13 at 02:37 PM
#19Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 2:43pm
Oh, I realize that, dipsh!t.
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#20Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 3:02pm
Considering your biggest addition to this thread is that Rashida Jones "looks mixed. And hot.", perhaps you're not the best candidate to deride others.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 12/11/13 at 03:02 PM
#21Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 3:06pm
You're so sanctimonious, Kad.
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#22Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 8:26pm
I'm white and my wife is Latina. If my kid looks as lily white as me, I'll be very surprised. It's 10th grade biology folks: dominant genes and probability.
That said, I've been on this board for ten years and have had enough with the colorblind casting debates. Forgive me for trying to have a little fun.
#23Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 10:06pmBut what you said isn’t quite true. I can think of MANY biracial children who can easily pass for White that I know personally- why, I’m pretty light myself considering how dark my father is. LOL, and have played White on stage many a time.
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#24Mamma Mia's first black Donna
Posted: 12/11/13 at 10:11pmIn fact, I have a couple of biracial kids that have Blonde hair and blue eyes in my own family.
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