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You keep raising the straw man argument that if white people did this, it would be considered racist. The fact that you keep returning to this point makes me consider that you don’t really get the point at all. 

Whenever I need to figure out if it something is racist, I use the formula discrimination + power = racism. So when someone is discriminated against based on their race and that discrimination feeds into reinforcing a power structure. The power structure in Amer

Wow, was that a great night of theater! Did everything work? No, but they threw a lot of interesting concepts out there and, if this production had more time to develop, I think it could evolve into a definitive version. As it stands, it has highs and lows. This unevenness did not distract me as it’s almost part and parcel of all Encores productions. 

 

I wish the girl playing young Eva had more to do, I liked the idea of her moving throughout but ea

While it’s true Eva is always played by two actresses(younger childhood Eva and adult Eva), the interplay of the two, with the younger acting as a invisible commentary, is a new concept that I’m very interested in seeing play out. 

EDIT* my memory of the movie is stronger, did thy include the funeral scene with the father in the stage musical because all I can remember is Ricky Martin’s wispy mustache. A child plays her at the funeral, but doesn’t have

I truly think there’s no “unworkable” show, with proper thought anything can be made to work. It’s just so difficult to get right, especially on pricklier shows. I’m really curious to see the new Millie because they’ve signaled that this production will address the uncomfortable racism that sits at the show’s core. I think the key is changing the power dynamic of the disenfranchised class or group. If the group who is being mocked is somehow in on the

Kiss Me Kate at the Roundabout was, I think, the strongest way to currently present that piece. It’s a tricky one, but the buoyancy of the score and that cast were able to keep things moving. 

Every one of these scenarios is a case by case, highly nuanced conversation, the kind of conversation most people want to avoid. This year, the high school I teach at is doing the Drowsy Chaperone. As one of the few Asian staff members, and the only minority woman with any involvement

Plenty of productions hide because providing a well executed, true-to-spirit update is extremely difficult. It requires nuance, a strong familiarity with the work, deep knowledge of current society, and creativity. If a production contains a scene so anachronistic to current societal norms or values, to the degree that it’s so jarring as to remove the audience from the piece, then the scene should be seriously reconsidered and revised. 

 

Of course people kn

As it was said before, art is not created in a vacuum. Any art is a reflection of the society in which it was created, a reflection of both its flaws and strengths. To ask that revivals remain static flies in the face of what makes good art, because it’s mirroring back a time and place that is so far removed from current society that modern audiences can’t conn ct. 

 

Also, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with cutting a part of a musical th

Unless youre very close to Kelli O’Hara these comments seem tone deaf and very strange. Is it a reference to the shows she chooses or how she chose to portray Kate’s physicality onstage?  Not sure how the actress sees her place in the universe is relevant to her Tony odds. 

 

I loved her portrayal of Kate in the first act but not so much in the second. Not sure if that’s a fault of her or the material. SJB seems unlikely for a win, I&rs

I absolutely loved Amber Grey’s performance. Did it feel like a retread of some of her Great Comet work? Yes. But when it’s that good, I can’t think of a reason to care. I thought “Our Lady of the Underground” dragged a bit, however Amber had the energy to carry it and keep the party going. She brings just the right amount of sadness for this broken, hedonistic party girl, and even during her wilder moments there’s always this underlying hurt. I&r

When discussing art, its not about who DESERVES to see it. Containing any form of art behind a paywall is like holding water in a canvas bag, its gonna get out regardless of what you do. I've watched my fair share of bootlegs and am glad they exist. It's a grey area if there ever was one. By trying to make it black and white you're vastly oversimplifying the issue and its frankly coming off very shrill. 

 

Yes, in the particular circumstance at Waitres