"HIIIIII BROADWAY HUMANS!!!!! I'm taking a pre ib history class and a big part of the first semester is an assignment called the historical investigation. It's basically a 2000 word essay and I want to write about something theatre related. I need a research topic/question. They have to be something like "to what extent was art censored in Nazi Germany". I need a very juicy and topic question to dig into. Anything involving theatre from Butoh to Musical theatre (t
" Besides people texting and being loud, what are some crazy/rude/strange/WTF things you've seen happen in the theatre. (Talk about rude ushers, mean box office people, etc.)"
"Brigadoon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Kiss me Kate. Id like to see Bart direct Funny Girl and Carousel there. He's already doing My Fair Lady at a Nederlander theatre soon"
""No wonder everybody from Patti LuPone on down is complaining that nobody knows how to behave anymore: If you dress like a child, chances are you’re going to act like one." Dress-code I have no problem with those who wear cargo shorts, flip flops, wife beater shirts to shows. Just don't stink or annoy me with your cell phone and noisemaking snacks."
"So talking to someone tonight about diversity in the theatre and Roundabout came up, in the last decade they have only produced TWO new plays by non-white writers (this past seasons Little Children Dream of God by Jeff Augustin and The Language Archieve by Julia Cho in the 2010-2011 season) , they have had EIGHTY productions in the last decade, for a theatre company whose marketing tagline/message is Its About You, thats so unbelievable, granted we have had this discussion before, but hell even MTC has produced more diverse work in the last decade (Ruined, Choir Boy, The World Of Extreme Happiness,all spring to mind as recent examples) why specifically is it so BAD when it comes to Roundab out (and this isn't a casting rant) but more so why are they so afraid to produce non-white work, even in their off broadway spaces (seriously in the last decade only one play by a black writer was produced in their off-broadway spaces). "
One of the reasons I wrote this post. Was because one of the facebook posts about the Noises Off Cast was Roundabout Theatre Company
That's a lot of white people. You will be awesome as always- but man, that's a really really white production
Amazing diversity. This is why my Yale degree means nothing in NY Theater.
What's with all the white people? No people of color available.
I just found comments on the facebook page to be quite strange. One of the comments is "its a very white cast"" They're not strange. They're right. Seeing a sea of white faces is very glaring and very much same-old, same-old. Even if it's something like you like and/or has a writer you like or a cast member you like. Which was one of my impressions of Dear Evan Hansen, which I rather enjoyed. The only non-white people you saw on stage were part of the (necessary) crowd noise shown on projections."
I just wonder if the Roundabout does not have the foresight that Nicholas Hytner had when he put Audra in her TONY award winning role. I am not saying that having great actors on stage is not good. But when there are so many diverse actors on stage I wonder about the casting. It just reminds me why the Public wins so many awards because it has foresight and new ideas. Which is further enhanced by diversity.
I was kind of suprised to hear that many people found the cast of Noises Off to be not diverse. Is this a common issue with non for profits. But I would think that its people making hooplar over nothing. But I do wonder if the Rounderbout is not inclusive ?
Not the Roundabout thetare but I have seen a lot of productions with diverse and inclusive casting and have always found broadway and west end to be inclusive and non discrimimintary. From a story of the blind dancer in chicago, to people with disabilities like Katie Finneran. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/theater/katie-finneran-takes-on-annie.html?_r=0.
I have also found that many productions deal with race in a positive way and accepting people for who they are like the last revival of You Can't Take It with You and Hairspray , to fighting adversity like Billy Elliot and Courious .
I do think however good writers and directors do need to go beyond skin colour and race and find ways to protray the wide spectrium of issues and people that is found in United States and a roudn the world.
New York Opera Jul 23
2015, 03:34:56 AM
I know this a Broadway site and while there seems to be much talk and debate about theatre. On and Off Broadway theatre and regional theatre. There does not seem to be much or any talk about opera? ballet? or other fields of dramatic art ? Does these repertoire not deserve the same respect same recognition as Musicals and Plays ? or have I got it all wrong and the people on this forum believe that it should not be ran on a Broadway site ?
