Incepting NYC in 2026
You might like The Lost Boys more than you expect to. I went in on a TDF ticket expecting it to suck, but I was surprised by how much I liked it. There are some very good things in it. I hope you enjoy.
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re: Musicals that SHOULDN'T be done in high schools...but have...
Of course there have to be modifications. But remember, ‘Let Me Entertain You’ is performed first as a child’s song … no change in lyric that I can recall when Gypsy does it later as an adult. Even Baby June wants the audience’s “spirit to climb.” As I recall, the only article she removes in her first ‘adult’ performance is a glove. No, I don’t think a high school production needs to show her progression to near nudity, of corse not! But it can show her growing confidence as a singer, a dance...
re: Musicals that SHOULDN'T be done in high schools...but have...
As a teacher and administrator in a Catholic high school for several decades, I think there are very few shows that can’t be done. I’ve seen excellent high school productions of Pippin and of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, even with its sort of raunchy references to “courtesans and eunuchs.” Gypsy seems ok to me, too … consider the 1962 film which is definitely PG. What I think I’d start to question are cases where language has to be altered. How can Spring Awakening be done ...
Service Dogs in Theaters
Two experiences as an audience member, both very positive. I think most in the audience are happy to see them. The dogs were better behaved than some audience members, though one of them briefly (and quite charmingly) felt compelled to "sing along" to the "Phantom" medley in "The Prince of Broadway."
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