NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
#1NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 2:08am
NYTIMES:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/theater/07final.html
Reportedly, people are leaving the Cort Theatre mid-show at Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America... for reasons of the wee-wee?
Updated On: 2/7/09 at 02:08 AM
#2re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 7:00amThat is tasteless.
#2re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 8:10ammaybe they need to get Gary Beach to play the role so they won't walk out? It worked for the Producers!
I once heard someone describe her (Ruthie Henshall) singing as sounding as though she's trying to swallow a whole meatball slightly larger than her windpipe. (The same person compared Michael Ball's singing to sounding as though he's sitting on a washing machine on spin cycle and Colm Wilkinson's to a man with a paralyzed lip trying to eat cottage cheese.) --- Schmerg_The_Impaler
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#3re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 8:15amDid Gary Beach show everyone his wang in THE PRODUCERS?
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miss pennywise
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#4re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 8:44amDCR, what is "tasteless"? The penis projection or people walking out in the middle of a show?
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#5re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 9:12amThe projection.
#6re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 9:26amIf done cleverly enough, nothing can be tasteless. When something is genuinely funny it tends to excuse a lot of other things.
CurtainPullDowner
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#7re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 9:29amWow that's a lot of penis mentions in one New York Times article!
Rypm25
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#8re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 9:47am
Please! There are a lot more tasteless things happening in Broadway theaters than a projection of a penis.
Updated On: 2/7/09 at 09:47 AM
#9re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 10:21amthey should know what they are going to see if they're buying tickets to see will ferrell. i thought it was hilarious. some people are too sensitive.
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#10re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 10:28amIf these people were offended by the projection of a penis on a screen and walked out, how did they react when the actual Bush, another giant dick, appeared on their televisions?
#11re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 11:01amfrogs_fan85 , that made my day! Haha!
#12re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 12:32pmgreat question frogs_fan85.
miss pennywise
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#13re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 1:46pm
SIX people have walked out. That means that how many have STAYED?
This is just "news" that's going to bring a lot more people into the show!
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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#14re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 2:01pmAnd I'll bet any amount of money that if a huge photo of a pair of breasts were shown, there would be no story here.
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#15re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 2:21pmWait... six people only? When I saw BKLYN: The Musical more than half a dozen left in the middle of the show, and I'm sure we were all begging to see someone's penis to make the evening better!
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#16re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 2:34pmJust six people? Oh god, there were times when that would've been considered a great day at my last job (Second Stage). And you're right, Pippin, in general penis offends people enough to leave a theater, whereas girly parts are perfectly fine.
miss pennywise
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#17re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 4:25pm
Yes, the NY Times article says that "so far" six audience members have left. Big woop.
It's about time men's body parts are exploited and objectified! You're all so right. What a double standard!
P.S. DCR, re: tasteless I knew what you meant. I was making a "statement." 
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#18re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 4:42pmMore walked out of Take Me Out when there were ACTUAL PENISES on stage. When I was there one older lady screamed out "OH MY GOD!" during the first shower scene. She didn't leave her seat though, she just constantly craned her neck to get a better view!
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#19re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 4:56pm
"This is just "news" that's going to bring a lot more people into the show! "
Agreed...This sounds to me like what Frank Wildhorn & Crew back from "Dracula, the musical". Remember when Kelli O'Hara had that extremely brief nudity scene (away from the audience from what I remember), but they tried to make it seem like a big deal...remember the "G-rated" matinees or whatever (HAHAHA); I guess whatever you try to do to get people see the show...!
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#20re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 5:03pmSNAFU, that is HILARIOUS!
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#21re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 5:42pmYeah, Miss Pennywise at one point I had to say, " Stop it mom you are embarrassing the HELL out of me!"
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
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#23re: NYTimes: Walk-Outs at The Cort Because of Prez Pee-wee
Posted: 2/7/09 at 6:27pm
"This sounds to me like what Frank Wildhorn & Crew back from "Dracula, the musical". Remember when Kelli O'Hara had that extremely brief nudity scene (away from the audience from what I remember), but they tried to make it seem like a big deal...remember the "G-rated" matinees or whatever"
She was upstage, and facing upstage, apparently nude (she wore a g-string). While it was briefly discussed, there never were "g-rated" performances. It never changed.
