I have a feeling there gonna get a lot of ticket sales!
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
For the bazillionth time, we don't know that the production was cancelled because of homosexual themes. That quote is from the director who accused the principal of it, not something the principal actually said.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
I feel bad for the principal if he had legitimate reasons/concerns for blocking it (what they are, I don't know), but is now having words put into his mouth by the director, whom he can't discipline or fire for fear of it looking like a cover-up. (Again, IF this happened.)
This show is now getting attention for the wrong reasons, I'm afraid.
I have to say, that based on everything I've read and the interviews that I've had with students, parents, and others involved that the Principal is the real "villain" in this story.
The Principal wasn't interested in reading the script until the media uproar. That really brought her around.
Is that verifiable? Or is that more of the "the princiapal said one thing but we really know she felt ______"?
Many students don't believe Principal Asrani and expect there is more to the story that she isn't telling. "Even with the victory of getting RENT approved, the next battle is bringing justice to the comments exchanged in the meeting," one student told me today. Several other students and parents suggested Asrani's troubles may not be over.
Phyllis, I read that as a vague reference to other things that had, according to a wide array of sources, been going on within the school. I have read many comments about how there had been an increasing level of homophobia within the school and that Principal Ansari, though approached and asked to do something, had refused to act on things, essentially saying the behaviors were 'okay' by not taking action. I am sure that now with press exposure, some people would like to take action on certain things. I don't think the drama teacher's story is much of a stretch at all. I can easily see a principal saying that. Clearly, if indeed, an objection was the 'depiction of prostitution', the woman had no idea truly what Rent is about. Once again, not surprising. It is also completely plausable that the director did not yet have a copy of the script to let the principal read, should she have truly wanted to, and when he said he would have to order one, she could have said "I want it tomorrow or it's a no go."... We shall all see, I am certain.
Very little of what's written in that blog is verifiable. The "article" the poster linked is his blog, not a legitimate news source. Updated On: 2/26/09 at 10:51 AM
How is the School Board or the Principal not equally biased? You choose to side with the administration here, because you seem to really love authority. I choose to side with the students and teachers, because i know how horrible school administrations can be. Especially this one, that fails to punish students for threats of rape and murder.
You just said that your piece is biased. So its more of an editorial. If it was fair and balanced, you would have taken an effort to get the administrations side of the story, as well as the opinions expressed in your article.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
"Martin said that Asrani questioned the portrayal of homosexuality and prostitution in the play -- although he said there is no prostitution in the toned-down school edition of the production -- and requested a copy of the script. He told Asrani that he did not have a script at the time and that there would not be enough time for her to review it and to obtain clearance from the licensing company. Asrani then opted to cancel the show, Martin said.
Asrani and the school district confirm that she asked for a script to review, a common practice, and that Martin told her he could not provide one. However, they and other school officials say the decision to shut down the show was Martin's. "
That pretty much sums up the event.
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka