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what were/ are the best kid friendly productions on broadway?
Nov 12
2017, 07:10:00 AM
The Play that Goes Wrong.
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Paulson expose On Great Comet controversy
Aug 30
2017, 09:15:12 PM
GavestonePS said:
And if one is a person of color who faces daily disrespect from shop clerks, bus drivers and police officers, perhaps it isn't so easy to recognize that THIS ONE TIME it isn't about skin color.
Actually, I'm getting REALLY sick and tired of random POCs speaking on behalf of all other POCs. Even the usage of "POC" is offensive, reducing entire demographics and subcultures composed of countless unique individuals
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Award Winning Playwright Almost Slaps a Theatre Patron (and what that apparently says about our theatre)
Dec 20
2015, 02:08:10 PM
Ridiculous, nonsense "article" by an entitled, self-righteous twit.
So you went to the theatre and experienced some rude old people. So what. Happens to the best of us. Our ancestors fought through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow, and here you are b*tching because some lady GAVE you a ticket and took exception to your responses to a show. And how ironic is it, her complaining about privilege, when she is an award-winning writer, who has received
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THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Nov 14
2015, 11:49:47 AM
promisespromises2 said: You are extremely ignorant, and I feel sorry for you. Ok, Master, who has more to offer in this discussion--you, or an African-American performer who has spent more than 30 years interacting with and living among and performing before people from his own demographic? Who is more ignorant, some guy insulting me on a message board, or a guy who's observed exactly the kind of behavior that is being discussed for DECADES?
Sorry
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THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Nov 14
2015, 10:53:54 AM
Yes, different cultures do react to theatre in different ways. On the whole, serious theater-going is NOT a part of Black American culture, unless a touring "Chitlin' Circuit" show comes to town. They simply don't have years of experience and education as far as etiquette. Of course, I stress that this is speaking in generalities (although it should be quite obvious).
As a performer it is a double-edged sword. Sometimes a majority Black audience can
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THE COLOR PURPLE Previews
Nov 14
2015, 10:32:33 AM
I know it offends our Liberal and Progressive sensibilities, Evic is absolutely right:
The Black population, generally, does not go to the theater regularly, and thus is unfamiliar with theatre etiquette. It isn't racist to point it out, and reflexively labeling such commentary as "racist" is a surefire way to make sure that nothing ever gets done about it.
I applaud Iluvtheatertrash for actually standing up to this woman and saying som
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AMAZING GRACE Previews
Jun 29
2015, 07:35:25 AM
Stepping in as yet another defender of Whizzer--easily one of the most astute commenters here.
If you disagree with Whizzer's assessment, and it hurts your feelings, so what--no point in penning a novella and shouting at the world about it. Just state your case and don't try to police someone else's opinions. Or urge them to use "less caustic language". This is a public forum, not grade school.
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London's Gillian Anderson STREETCAR cinecast
Sep 18
2014, 08:55:48 PM
Eric:
Although I hate to compare apples to oranges, there were a couple of moments in the Streetcar film that REALLY stood out to me in Vivian Leigh's performance (and I wanna preface it by saying that I was really turned off by Leigh at first, but she won me over eventually and by the end she left me devastated):
1) In the scene where they're waiting for Mitch, who will never show, Stanley makes a remark about Blanche taking forever in the bathroom, and Blanche replies with "I
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London's Gillian Anderson STREETCAR cinecast
Sep 18
2014, 02:12:37 PM
Having only seen the film, and having read the script a long time ago, I was excited to see this acclaimed production thanks to NTLive's screening.
I guess I'm in the minority that wasn't blown away by the production; I don't quite understand why so many superlatives are being heaped upon it. I thought it was solid, solid work, but it seemed a stronger directorial hand may have been needed.
Being both a former southerner and a HUGE X-Files fan, I was initially in awe of Gillain
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HOLLER hollerin' away?
Jun 25
2014, 02:59:00 PM
Newintown,
As someone who used to listen to a LOT of hip-hop (I find it pretty boring these days), I see where you're coming from in terms of the label of Producer vs. Composer. As has been stated already, typically in the Hip-Hop world the "Producer" is understood as the person that COMPOSED the beat/track that the lyricist is rhyming over.
Any while it's true that many hip-hop producers don't have a background in composing, or even music theory (not that that has stopped
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Krysta Rodriguez Exits How I Met Your Dad SPINOFF
Mar 25
2014, 03:35:12 PM
Matt,
I would say the same thing about many of the posters here!
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Krysta Rodriguez Exits How I Met Your Dad SPINOFF
Mar 25
2014, 01:45:12 PM
JR,
Not sure if this is what you're implying, but NO actor would leave a series regular role on a network television show to work on Broadway. It's drastically reduced visibility and--more importantly--a VERY drastically reduced salary.
It's more likely that she just wasn't right for it, at the end of the day. They're testing actors for the role right now as I type this. This kind of thing happens all the time during pilot season.
I also think it's interesting that po
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Cabaret previews
Mar 21
2014, 12:54:06 PM
Play Esq--
The original NYT review didn't care for her either. Thought the show was brilliant but savaged the lead actress. I don't know if her career ever recovered from it. I like her just fine on the recording, but that could be more a testament to the brilliance of Kander & Ebb than anything else.
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A Raisin in the Sun Previews
Mar 19
2014, 09:41:25 AM
I wouldn't say Brando's skill and stage presence was what imbalanced the original Streetcar production; he was still a young actor at the time and Elia Kazan had to work with him just to get him to project to the back of the house.
Funny enough I just read the original NYT review the other day, which gushed over Tandy and barely mentioned Brando. From what I've read, what Brando did was generate a lot of laughs as Stanley, and audiences began to pay more attention to and SYMPATHIZE WIT
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A Raisin in the Sun Previews
Mar 19
2014, 02:10:19 AM
I don't think any actor is going to win a Tony for playing Walter Lee, simply because this play is about the women, each of whom are KILLER roles for good actors.
Poitier's autobiography is interesting in that he talks about the conflict between himself and Claudia Mcneil, because Poitier thought the play was about Walter while McNeil believed it was about Lena. I dunno if it's about Lena specifically, but IMO the women are far more compelling in this play than Walter Lee is.
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Aladdin Previews
Mar 8
2014, 09:58:41 AM
Also it's worth noting that in the film, Jafar uses magic to continually force the Sultan to do his bidding. Was this element not in the stage show?
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KUNG FU - Signature - review
Feb 10
2014, 03:53:17 PM
This thread is hilarious on so many levels.
Bruce Lee is a figure that is close to my heart, so I probably went in knowing more about him than the average audience member--certainly more than the average NY theatre-goer.
The audience I saw the show with freaking loved it, and I think this show will do very well, especially assuming that they iron out the wrinkles in what looks to be a generous preview process. The staff I spoke to (Signature, on a side note, has EXTREMELY fr
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Audra McDonald nominated for Black Reel Award for SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE
Jan 8
2014, 09:48:41 PM
Dave19:
I'm a young black person.
Firstly, I must applaud you for airing your views on the Race Problem. Many white Americans aren't anywhere near as candid.
That said: the last thing that I--or anyone that looks like me--needs, is "advice" from someone who, by accident of birth, will never, ever walk a day in my shoes.
To presume, even jokingly, that you, and you alone, have the answer to this society's ills is not only condescending in the extreme, it is al
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What do you want out of 2014 in the theatre world?
Dec 24
2013, 04:09:40 PM
Growl,
"Soon" may mean two years from now, or 25 years from now, but there is a growing awareness of the need for, and absence of, inclusion. Younger staff that are in assistant admin positions at theatres recognize the gaps in programming, and will rise to prominence, creating opportunities for the savvy but under-represented artists they are building connections with right now. The roadblock is that the people who can make the most change as far as diversity is concerned are the least
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What do you want out of 2014 in the theatre world?
Dec 24
2013, 01:18:42 PM
What I want--and what I know is coming, maybe not this year, but soon--is a surge of theatre created by non-white artists (that actually gets PRODUCED) that breathes some much-needed life into the increasingly antiquated and socioculturally benign thing we call "American Theatre".
I want Asian, Black, Latino, and Indigenous actors to be used for more than just diversifying Broadway ensembles. I want them to be given better material than sh*tty jukebox musicals and frivolous revues, so
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