Adam Lambert Cabaret 1/22 Matinee Audience Behavior- Page 2

[Theatrefan2]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 1:04pm

People are either in denial, or wilfully ignorant if they think a lot of antisemitism isn't coming from certain groups of the left. While being Jewish, and isreal, are two different things, that doesn't stop people from equating them as the same and targeting them all as one in the same.

The left is equally as capable of being dangerously idiotic, just like the MAGA crowd. Some parts of the left have gone so far left they are becoming right wing.

[Kad]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 2:30pm

You know, as a Jew, I just love being treated like a hot potato being bounced around in debates of which side of the political spectrum hates me more.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 2:33pm

Kad said: "You know, as a Jew, I just love being treated like a hot potato being bounced around in debates of which side of the political spectrum hates me more."


Well, I love you.

[LucyEth]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 3:28pm

I was in the audience for a performance of "The Buddy Holly Story" the night the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade.  When the actor playing Buddy came out for the final big concert, he brought a sign that read "Abortion is Healthcare."  Apparently he'd corralled the cast into "making a statement."  Needless to say, not something that would have ever happened in 1959.  The audience and management were not happy, to say the least.  This is what your social media platforms are for, people, leave your personal feelings off the stage!

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 3:47pm

I mean... in the context of Cabaret nothing Adam said doesn't make sense. This isn't like they did it during a performance of Sunset Blvd...

Updated On: 1/23/25 at 03:47 PM

[LucyEth]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 4:04pm

TheatreFan4, I respectfully disagree.  Given the political climate at the time of the original show, the Emcee would actually expect his audience to laugh at the joke.  And they would.  That's what makes it so chilling.  To step out of character and tell the audience (which is ostensibly the Kit Kat Club audience) not to laugh is absurd.  I wonder if more would be achieved if a modern Emcee were to laugh with the assholes in the audience, in a sense aping them to try to get them to see how ugly they are.  

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 5:45pm

Theatrefan2 said: "People are either in denial, or wilfully ignorant if they think a lot of antisemitism isn't coming from certain groups of the left. While being Jewish, and isreal, are two different things, that doesn't stop people from equating them as the same and targeting them all as one in the same.

The left is equally as capable of being dangerously idiotic, just like the MAGA crowd. Some parts of the left have gone so far left they are becoming right wing."

Sure thing, hun. Keep telling yourself that. 

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 6:25pm

Worth not

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 1/23/25 at 6:31pm

Worth noting that the last Trump administration was very pro-Israel and yet we saw a stark rise in anti-Semitism. Also, the Elon thing is straight out of their playbook: do something that sure as hell looks like a bad thing, say it isn't a bad thing, reap all the benefits from people who support the bad thing without ever distancing yourself from them and score points by "owning" the people who are reacting negatively to the bad thing by pointing out how sensitive they are. This happened over and over last time, too. Judging by this small sample size, looks like it's already working on some people.