Posted: 11/14/15 at 2:41pm
If anyone attends the show today, I'm curious if anyone in the cast says anything or if any acknowledgment is made for what happened in Paris yesterday.
Updated On: 11/14/15 at 02:41 PM
Posted: 11/14/15 at 2:44pm
I was wondering the same for Les Miserables as well.
Posted: 11/14/15 at 2:51pm
Probably nothing, since people go to theater to escape reality. But may have to acknowledge it since they are breaking the 4th for BC/EFA after curtain call...
Posted: 11/14/15 at 2:59pm
For the very little it's worth, they did write on their Facebook page last night.
But honestly, I disagree with the above poster. I can't imagine they won't say something briefly at curtain call.
Updated On: 11/14/15 at 02:59 PM
Posted: 11/14/15 at 3:12pm
At the matinee at the Met, the following happened:
What a beautiful moment to stand with the wonderful chorus and company of the Metropolitan Opera as we sang La Marseillaise to the conducting of Placido Domingo. The audience responded by shouting "Vive la France"! I hope our energy crosses the Atlantic and brings at least a little comfort to our brothers and sisters on the other side of the pond. Vive la France!
Posted: 11/14/15 at 3:23pm
At Berkeley Rep, "Disgraced" had its opening night last night. This happened. http://www.sfchronicle.com/performance/article/Islam-at-center-of-cathartic-storm-in-6632194.php?t=e203a345e3&cmpid=twitter-premium
"As the applause died down, the actors stared straight ahead, fumbled for each other’s hands and bowed their heads for a simple, prolonged moment of silence. The packed, still house joined in unstated but explicit shared humanity and solidarity with the people of Paris. And, I believe, with freedom for art, thought and life itself. Yes, I wept."
Posted: 11/14/15 at 3:26pm
ggersten said: "At Berkeley Rep, "Disgraced" had its opening night last night. This happened. http://www.sfchronicle.com/performance/article/Islam-at-center-of-cathartic-storm-in-6632194.php?t=e203a345e3&cmpid=twitter-premium
"As the applause died down, the actors stared straight ahead, fumbled for each other’s hands and bowed their heads for a simple, prolonged moment of silence. The packed, still house joined in unstated but explicit shared humanity and solidarity with the people of Paris. And, I believe, with freedom for art, thought and life itself. Yes, I wept."
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I cried just reading that.
