Sounds like this was one of those terrible “open secrets”. Happy to see the first of many steps towards justice for the victims.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Annoyed that some news outlets are choosing to glorify and up-play his Broadway credits rather than depict him as the predator that he is. Broadway.com did not even mention sexual assault in their headline. Despicable. Another old white man being praised for his accomplishments and not being reprimanded for his disgusting acts.
broadwaydreamer24601 said: "Annoyed that some news outlets are choosing to glorify and up-play his Broadway credits rather than depict him as the predator that he is. Broadway.com did not even mention sexual assault in their headline. Despicable. Another old white man being praised for his accomplishments and not being reprimanded for his disgusting acts."
Even his farewell speech was a gloating tribute to his accomplishments and triumphs.
This is becoming the new normal.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
This article paints a more thorough picture of the history of allegations against Eric, the culture he fostered at Signature, and how senior staff and board were actively complicit in minimizing his actions and keeping him in his position of power. Hopefully this is the start of a reckoning in DC theater, because Eric is not the only one.
And yes, the arrogance and tone-deafness of his resignation statement are breathtaking.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
The independent investigators hired found the filed complaints unfounded - take it as you will - so I suppose since that's the case, it makes sense Broadway sites wouldn't mention them in news reports of his resignation.
I've seen some members of the theatre community expressing dismay at the "resignation" so I think more folks than we realize choose to side with Schaeffer and Signature's findings.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
everythingtaboo said: "The independent investigators hired found the filed complaints unfounded - take it as you will "
There were no "investigators." They tasked a lawyer to investigate, and that lawyer failed to interview witnesses who had relevant information. Justice should be blind, but investigators cannot be. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around...
HogansHero said: "everythingtaboo said: "The independent investigators hired found the filed complaints unfounded - take it as you will "
There were no "investigators." They tasked a lawyer to investigate, and that lawyer failed to interview witnesses who had relevant information. Justice should be blind, but investigators cannot be. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around..."
Yes, yes, yes.
"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim
Iain Armitages(who is apparently Eric’s godson) parents have been using Iains Instagram page to portray Eric in a positive light. I find this to be absolutely disgusting and selfish. They should not be using their child’s platform to further their own agenda.... If you don’t remember who Iain is he was famous for his Iain loves theatre reviews and he plays Sheldon on Young Sheldon. His parents are Euan Morton who plays KG3 in Hamilton and Lee Armitage who is the daughter of former diplomat Richard L Armitage.
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LizzieCurry said: "They've also been deleting comments."
Not only that. They have also been blocking anyone who comments negatively about Eric.
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Signed,
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Always glad to see a predator lose status, but the comments about how "disgusting" he is for not owning that he's a predator, and friends of his trying to make him look better...I mean, what world do you live in? OF COURSE guilty people most often insist on their innocence, and their friends try to balance the picture. That's reality. Only in little school lessons on fair play do people always cop to their wrongs, and their friends demand their wrongs be highlighted. Most people defend themselves. Most people have at least a few friends who will defend them. I'm not sure why this inspired disgust. The important thing is to distinguish between a snow job and the actual facts, not to get outraged when the guilty refuse to acknowledge their guilt.
LizzieCurry said: "It works for me. Would there be a reason you might'veblocked, morosco? (I don't mean that with any malice.)"
I was logged out of my Facebook when I clicked the link, and it didn't work for me. But when I logged in, it worked. Morosco, if you don't have a Facebook, you might not be able to see it.
I was logged out of my Facebook when I clicked the link, and it didn't work for me. But when I logged in, it worked. Morosco, if you don't have a Facebook, you might not be able to see it.
Ah. That explains it. I don't have a Facebook. Sorry for the confusion on my part.
joevitus said: "Always glad to see a predator lose status, but the comments about how "disgusting" he is for not owning that he's a predator, and friends of his trying to make him look better...I mean, what world do you live in? OF COURSE guilty people most often insist on their innocence, and their friends try to balance the picture. That's reality. Only in little school lessons on fair play do people always cop to their wrongs, and their friends demand their wrongs be highlighted. Most people defend themselves. Most people have at least a few friends who will defend them. I'm not sure why this inspired disgust. The important thing is to distinguish between a snow job and the actual facts, not to get outraged when the guilty refuse to acknowledge their guilt."
I understand this, but my comment was about how disgusting it was that Iains parents were hiding behind his Instagram account to support Eric. That’s wrong. If they want to come out in support of Eric they should use their personal accounts. Not their child’s.
In our millions, in our billions, we are most powerful when we stand together. TW4C unwaveringly joins the worldwide masses, for we know our liberation is inseparably bound.
Signed,
Theater Workers for a Ceasefire
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