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I mean... had Kathy done any stage work between being in the original cast of Wicked and Titanique? I can't really find much? Feels like she cares less about stage work and more about just just getting her face out there for social media clout? But then again, why would anyone care about the commentary from someone who has one credit in the last nearly 20 years?

TotallyEffed said: "TheatreFan4 said: "Isn't that not called a revival and just... another production? Revival has a specific connotation..."


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Am I being crazy? Do we call all productions of a show a revival now?

Isn't that not called a revival and just... another production? Revival has a specific connotation...

malcs98 said: "Seriously both The View and GMA performances do not do this productionjustice whatsoever…here’s hoping that their Tony performance is 1000% better,and imma keep saying it we better get a cast recording announcement within the next few weeks or at least the days leading up to the tony ceremony"

I enjoyed the GMA performance, but not The View. I'd like to see more medley on The Tonys.

 

Im getting anxious about that... we need to get a move on.

EDSOSLO858 said: "
16 Broadway shows closed in January 2009 alone, some of which were planned limited engagementsand seasonal runs. Lest we forget, the theatre industry was also surprisingly resilient during the Great Recession. There were hits and other solid WOM shows to be found whichopened in that time."

Whatever happened to that girl who got on camera and cried about that? How is she doing? 

The reality of almost any business is that they're going to donate to whoever is in charge (or who they think will be) in an attempt to curry favor. Business has no morals.

iluvtheatertrash said: "I once sat next to a woman at Wicked who took her sweater off and watched the show in her bra because she was warm. My view wasn't obstructed, but should we normalize this too."

Yes we should.

So Onya is now saying that the large reason she was let go was because she was expected to do her own makeup. Is anyone aware if this is the whole truth to the situation. Also, does anyone if doing their own makeup was standard on the other tours of this show?

John Adams said: "
P.S.: Prior to our conversation, my introductory "history lesson" re: Ballroom culture was the documentary, "Paris is Burning" which featured drag, and drag performers more heavily than (apparently) Jellicle Ball does. E.g., PiB's Wikipedia page mentions the judging criteria to include: "Contestants are judged on criteria including their dance talent, the aesthetic beauty of their clothing, and the "realness" of their drag - i.e., their ability to pass as a member of the stereotype, gender, or sex they are portraying."

Additionally, the Wikipedia page on "Ball culture" cites: "The Ballroom scene (also known as the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or just Ballroom) is an African-American and Latin underground LGBTQ+ subculture. The scene traces its origins to the drag balls of the mid-19th century United States, such as those hosted by William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved Black man in Washington D.C.. By the early 20th century, integrated drag balls were popular in cities such as New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Philadelphia."

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The vast majority of the people that are the stars of Paris is Burning are Transwomen, not Drag Queens. Drag as it's used in a ball, is not particularly how you would use it to refer to Drag Queens. Anything you wear or portray is your Drag. 

John Adams said: "
P.S.If there are no drag queens in Jellicle Ball, doesn't that make the show an example of cultural appropriation?

In keeping with the theme of this thread, here's an additional, unpopular opinion:

If the show shouldn't be mistaken as an example of cultural appropriation, and wants to respect the "queer lens and Ball culture", shouldn't all those cats be performing "in dog"?

I think this show just goes to show that Kristin isn't a name to sell a show when the show isn't really any good...

He used to post himself and Jonathan going to The Eagle back during the Downtown run, go try your luck there!

Love Adam and he'd have been great, but I doubt he'd have moved tickets on his name (not that I think Luke Evans either, but not the point). I literally met him in my local dive gay bar in Brooklyn at 3:00am on a Saturday night and nobody even cared that he was there.