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I read that Erivo was essentially blacklisted from the Broadway stage due to her behavior during The Color Purple. Does anyone know if that's true?

Oh my goodness, Park Jin-joo is in the current production? I LOVE her singing! Edit: I recognize Hong Ji-hee too! I didn't know she sang.

I want Will Blum cast as Floyd just because of that video, lol. I might have to trek out to NYC to see this! Or is there any chance it could tour, do you think?

Yes, good point about "Defying Gravity." Opera also takes into account the weight of the singer's voice and works with it, so high notes that need to be sung as light and floaty can be sung that way, as opposed to musical theatre where mics allow audiences to hear high notes that aren't sung the way high notes are *supposed* to be sung in terms of vocal health and technique.Like, "Glitter and be Gay" is brutal, but at least those high notes are light, flexible, and (for the most part) staccat...

For women at least, I wouldn't even say that it's so much high notes as BELTING high notes, or a mixture of belting with high "legit" soprano notes. Or the high notes are sustained in a way that makes them very difficult to sing consistently (the famous example being Christine's cadenza in Phantom of the Opera).

Tangled is not only my favorite Disney movie next to BatB, I also really enjoyed the cruise show far more than I thought I would (I watched the filmed version back during COVID). I think that, while it needs work, it would serve as an excellent foundation for a full stage production.Also, are Derek Klena and Taylor Louderman available? Lol

It didn't give rise to the original KKK, but it led to a revival of the KKK in Georgia. That's what I meant by what I said, not that the case started the KKK.

Listener said: "Having only seen the show once, I probably missed the obvious - so be patient with me here - but who were the antisemitic characters and how didantisemitism factor into what unfolded with Leo?I do know he was called a "Jew!" at one point during the trial, and made to seem pervy (is that an accusation regularly hurled at Jewish men?) but mostly I was struck by the fact that the prosecutor wanted to pin the murder on someone and there were only 2 men at the scene who were the li...

Will this make Parade more likely to get a national tour?

Parade ALWAYS performs "This is Not Over Yet." I want to see another scene from it

Yeah, I recently rewatched some eps from season 1 and I wish there had been more continuity between the two seasons. Like, what happened to Schmigadoon? Are they still the same people or do they just happen to look the same? I find the loss of those characters, to whom I had grown rather attached, rather sad. Season 2 paid some lip service to that but never really showed it any consequence.Also Schmicago just doesn't feel like a town that would really exist outside of Melissa and Josh, wherea...

Apparently I'm the OPPOSITE of Melissa because I got all of the references this season so far. I can't wait for the JCS references to start. Also, damn, that infertility storyline hit hard. One thing, though: who is the cop based on? I read Javert in an article, but Javert is from the 1980s British spectacle musical era, not the 1970s.

TellZ said: "People of Atlanta was replaced by Hammer of Justice."Ah, that's kind of what I figured. Too bad - I far prefer "People of Atlanta."

Yeah, it's about 90 min I would say.I don't think there are gunshots, just a very loud "whipping" sound. I'm very squeamish and never had issues with JCS, including this production. They throw glitter when he's whipped, which sounds silly but is pretty cool when you're watching it. It's all very stylized and you can tell it's staged, not real. It's not like Passion of the Christ or anything.g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "Which is odd when one considers the show was originally written with the notion tha...

I saw this several months ago and it was honestly the best production I've seen. The guy playing Jesus was PHENOMENAL. This is the first time I felt like Jesus actually was the star, not Judas.

It's also important to include "Rumblin' and a Rollin" imo because the Leo Frank trial had pretty big implications for race relations in that area. It was the first time a white man was convicted on the testimony of a black man. In fact, the people were convinced that Conley couldn't be lying because they thought a black man wasn't smart enough to consistently provide false testimony. But the fact that this white man was Jewish, of course, adds a far bigger layer of complexity. Speaking of th...

Yeah, in real life Leo Frank's interpersonal manner (specifically, he came across as nervous) contributed to the perception of his guilt. I do think Parade really exaggerates his foibles and alienation from the south, but he's not supposed to be a guy who inspires warm and fuzzies.

Does it have a romance? I'm assuming from the synopsis that it does...

Anti-Semites and Neo-Nazis are convinced that Leo Frank did all of the horrible things the prosecution said he did during the trial, including making sexual advances towards his younger employees. So that's why they're saying this musical glorifies a "pedophile," they consider Frank to have been one. They're probably protesting this shows and not others because it's about Frank, and they are VERY hung up on him specifically.It's actually really disturbing: if you search the Leo Frank case onl...

As a mental health professional, I don't think that Next to Normal handles its subject matter well at all. But I guess you could still argue it fits because it is about a serious social issue, even if it mishandles it, and it's entertaining.Does Dogfight count, even though it's off Broadway? IMO it does a better job with portraying a mental health diagnosis than Dear Evan Hansen and N2N.But, of course, my votes would always go to Cabaret and Ragtime. I might also throw in Once On This Island ...