Chad Kimball- Page 10

[poisonivy2]

joevitus said: "Kimball said he wasn't going to wear a mask seeing in church. Can't figure out how that would get him fired from anything except maybe the choir. He isn't going to be fired from any theater work because right now there is no theater work, so the argument is moot.

But my point in commenting in the first placewas that it offended me that someone here was told their friend's death was "poetic justice." Even on these very cruel boards, that seems a bridge too far.

"

I asked the mods to remove the post and they haven't. It's very cruel. Many people really trusted Donald Trump 100% and UNLIKE Trump these people don't have access to the very best medical care. The penalty for ignorance shouldn't be death.

I'm just saying covidiocy has cost people their jobs. Including Donald Trump's.

 

[Tag]

joevitus said: "Kimball said he wasn't going to wear a mask seeing in church."

I'm assuming you meant singing.  Regardless your statement is incorrect.  He never said he wasn't going to wear a mask.  He said he wouldn't let the Governor stop him from singing.

[HogansHero]

I agree about the bridge too far. 

Unless you believe there will never be theatre work again, the subject (it's not an argument, there are no "sides" is not moot. Contumaciousness is actionable. 

[joevitus]

For the record, I am okay with anyone choosing to boycott Kimball on the basis of either his politics or his comments (not that anyone needs or was waiting for my permission).

[morosco]

"I would just challenge everybody to be a little forgiving to opposite points of view."   -Chad Kimball

Actor won’t stop singing at church, says be ‘forgiving to opposite points of view’

[Owen22]

morosco said: ""I would just challenge everybody to be a little forgiving to opposite points of view."-Chad Kimball

Actor won’t stop singing at church, says be ‘forgiving to opposite points of view’"

I'm a little confused if you are posting this in defense of Chad? Cuz if you are, there are lots of other things analogous to "singing in church during covid" that one should not think of as just a forgivably opposite point of view, as they can cause sickness and or death. He is using this quote to sidestep the real issue, changing the subject to make us think this is an attack of his faith.

 

[morosco]

I'm a little confused if you are posting this in defense of Chad?



I am not defending Chad.

[ghostlight2]

From morosco's article:

"Kimball recommends that everyone be a bit more skeptical of the information they’re “being fed.'”

Hr just keeps digging that hole deeper.

[HogansHero]

he drank the kool-aid®

what else can you say?

[Alexander Lamar]

I admit....I’m out of touch. Kimball is a celebrity?

[VintageSnarker]

Kad said: "I went down a real k-hole trying to make sense of Clifton Duncan's politics, which can only be described as... smugly alternative."

Thank you for doing the confusing work for the rest of us.

[VintageSnarker]

Owen22 said: "Eris0303 said: "You mean his awful, demeaning performance?"

I thought he was brilliant his first year in the show butlater on, and what was caught on film for the movie broadcast...he had lost something."

I thought it was bad just listening to the album.

[WestEndGal]

This isn’t specifically about Chad Kimball but honestly, I’ve avoided theater twitter for the most part these past few months, because the amount of sanctimonious moralising on it this year (and especially in the run up to the election) is just wayyyy too much. For a community that loves to talk about how tolerant and kind and all about love it is, it ain’t half intolerant and even hateful of anyone and everyone who doesn’t have exactly the same opinions as it! 
 

Take Laura Osnes for example. She’s clearly someone who is religious and conservative but keeps that to herself (and I don’t blame her), and maybe she voted Republican this election, who knows! But even if she did, so freaking what. Shes never aired any hateful views as far as I have seen. She’s also clearly someone who has liberal values and supports the LGBTQ community etc too. I wasn’t aware that being religious or conservative nowadays automatically means that your career needs to be cancelled *rollseyes*! So to see keyboard warriors and even people in the industry  ‘cancelling’ her or at least being publicly shady about her is just ridiculous to me. What next, the theater community only allows people to buy tickets to a broadway show if they can prove they voted for Joe Biden, because that honestly feels like what it’s coming too?!

And I’d also like to add how hypocritical it all is. Randy Rainbow’s ACTUAL transphobic and homophobic tweets are unearthed, and yet because he is a gay icon in the community, any backlash for him seems all but forgotten and forgiven - and yes it’s because he’s liberal and posts anti Trump vids! 
 

I’m also saying this as someone who personally can’t stand Trump, and am ecstatic Biden has won. Just my 2 cents.

[WestEndGal]

This isn’t specifically about Chad Kimball but honestly, I’ve avoided theater twitter for the most part these past few months, because the amount of sanctimonious moralising on it this year (and especially in the run up to the election) is just wayyyy too much. For a community that loves to talk about how tolerant and kind and all about love it is, it ain’t half intolerant and even hateful of anyone and everyone who doesn’t have exactly the same opinions as it! 
 

Take Laura Osnes for example. She’s clearly someone who is religious and conservative but keeps that to herself (and I don’t blame her), and maybe she voted Republican this election, who knows! But even if she did, so freaking what. Shes never aired any hateful views as far as I have seen. She’s also clearly someone who has liberal values and supports the LGBTQ community etc too. I wasn’t aware that being religious or conservative nowadays automatically means that your career needs to be cancelled *rollseyes*! So to see keyboard warriors and even people in the industry  ‘cancelling’ her or at least being publicly shady about her is just ridiculous to me. What next, the theater community only allows people to buy tickets to a broadway show if they can prove they voted for Joe Biden, because that honestly feels like what it’s coming too?!

And I’d also like to add how hypocritical it all is. Randy Rainbow’s ACTUAL transphobic and homophobic tweets are unearthed, and yet because he is a gay icon in the community, any backlash for him seems all but forgotten and forgiven - and yes it’s because he’s liberal and posts anti Trump vids! 
 

I’m also saying this as someone who personally can’t stand Trump, and am ecstatic Biden has won. Just my 2 cents.

[WestEndGal]

This isn’t specifically about Chad Kimball but honestly, I’ve avoided theater twitter for the most part these past few months, because the amount of sanctimonious moralising on it this year (and especially in the run up to the election) is just wayyyy too much. For a community that loves to talk about how tolerant and kind and all about love it is, it ain’t half intolerant and even hateful of anyone and everyone who doesn’t have exactly the same opinions as it!   
 

Take Laura Osnes for example. She’s clearly someone who is religious and conservative but keeps that to herself (and I don’t blame her), and maybe she voted Republican this election, who knows! But even if she did, so freaking what. Shes never aired any hateful views as far as I have seen. She’s also clearly someone who has liberal values and supports the LGBTQ community etc too. I wasn’t aware that being religious or conservative nowadays automatically means that your career needs to be cancelled *rollseyes*! So to see keyboard warriors and even people in the industry  ‘cancelling’ her or at least being publicly shady about her is just ridiculous to me. What next, the theater community only allows people to buy tickets to a broadway show if they can prove they voted for Joe Biden, because that honestly feels like what it’s coming too?!

And I’d also like to add how hypocritical it all is. Randy Rainbow’s ACTUAL transphobic and homophobic tweets are unearthed, and yet because he is a gay icon in the community, any backlash for him seems all but forgotten and forgiven - and yes it’s because he’s liberal and posts anti Trump vids!    I’m also saying this as someone who personally can’t stand Trump, and am ecstatic Biden has won. Just my 2 cents.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Well you can return your 2 cents, there’s a coin shortage

[Alexander Lamar]

Posting it thrice won’t make us care more darling.

[yankeefan7]

"Take Laura Osnes for example. She’s clearly someone who is religious and conservative but keeps that to herself (and I don’t blame her), and maybe she voted Republican this election, who knows! But even if she did, so freaking what. Shes never aired any hateful views as far as I have seen. She’s also clearly someone who has liberal values and supports the LGBTQ community etc too. I wasn’t aware that being religious or conservative nowadays automatically means that your career needs to be cancelled *rollseyes*! So to see keyboard warriors and even people in the industry ‘cancelling’ her or at least being publicly shady about her is just ridiculous to me. What next, the theater community only allows people to buy tickets to a broadway show if they can prove they voted for Joe Biden, because that honestly feels like what it’s coming too?!"

There is another thread about Laura Osnes (Hallmark Movie) and in the thread, poster "Ol Blue Eyes" mentions that she has said that she has been auditioning for 2.5 years without any luck, her last show was "Bandstand". Nobody can say she is not talented enough (lol) so it does make you wonder why. 

 

[LizzieCurry]

LOL, WestEndGal... you're spot-on about the Randy Rainbow part, though.

[HogansHero]

re Osnes, have a visit to the concept of causation. Two observations: (1) for what roles was she passed over? (There is no link but what are these auditions? And do we know for a fact that she did not take all this tv/movie work because she wanted the money?) (2) she has been a fairly regularly presence at 54 Below. That strikes me as inconsistent with being "cancelled."

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

WestEndGal's post is example of willful ignorance at worst or naivety at best and all-around privileged to be able to compartalmentalize one's political opinions from one's person as if the former has no affect on people's lives. However, she is spot on with Randy Rainbow.

[Owen22]

HogansHero said: "re Osnes, have a visit to the concept of causation. Twoobservations: (1) for what roles wasshe passed over? (There is no link but what are these auditions? And do we know for a fact that she did not take all this tv/movie work because she wanted the money?) (2) she has been a fairly regularly presence at 54 Below. That strikes me as inconsistent with being "cancelled.""

I assume she was passed over for Marian in The Music Man. At least I know (she made clear on Twitter) she really wanted the role!

[HogansHero]

Owen22 said: "I assume she was passed over for Marian in The Music Man. At least I know (she made clear on Twitter) she really wanted the role!"

Well lots of people want lots of roles but if the competition is Sutton Foster, are you really suggesting she had a chance (much less that it was a political decision)? [I am guessing you are not.] And this is especially true considering that Rudin discriminates only against making less money.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

It is odd that Laura Osnes hasn't done a show since Bandstand. Based on her About the Artists profile, she almost never does regional theatre. I know it is seen as "beneath" Broadway actors who have reached a certain level, but...work is work? Anyway, I'm sure she gets offers for things all the time, but turns them down with the hopes that a Broadway role will come her way instead.

In the meantime, according to her IMDB, since Bandstand closed she has done several film projects. Maybe she is focusing on that, and will continue to since Broadway isn't coming back for a while.

As for Chad Kimball, I do find it strange how one tweet can change one's life forever. I will never join Twitter because I'm sure I'd tweet something really dumb one day and my life would be over. It's kinda scary.

[Kad]

Headlining a flop when you’re still trying to establish yourself as a “name” doesn’t exactly open you a lot of doors.