Bush II, Part II: What’s the Theater to Do?
Bush II, Part II: What’s the Theater to Do?
#0Bush II, Part II: What’s the Theater to Do?
Posted: 1/19/05 at 9:16pmhttps://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=2006
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#1four more years!
Posted: 1/19/05 at 9:24pm
weep.
wail.
moan.
whine.
b*tch.
not necessarily in that order.
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#2Papa
Posted: 1/19/05 at 9:47pmPapa- While I respect your views you must admit that the MAJORITY of people involved in theatre are liberal.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#3Papa
Posted: 1/19/05 at 11:51pm
while I would agree with the statement "the MAJORITY of people involved in theatre are liberal." I would say that the majority of people who SEE theatre, are tourists from all over the country, which primarily voted for Bush. The only reason theatre exsists is to entertain AUDIENCES. Another thing, I have loved many celebrities, ESPECIALY the talented ones. However, when they start sharing their unwanted opinions all over the freakin place, it totaly turns me off to them. Its a shame alot of people dislke actors like Sean Penn, and Susan Surandon (sp?), as tey are VERY talented actors. But when they go and ruin their image with these opinions and **** it gets on my nerves.
Same could be said for Broadway actors/writers. For example, I loved Avenue Q. As soon as they made the "george bush is only for now" my opinion of the show fell down a notch (let it be said now, that its still my favorite thing on broadway currently"...
I know NOBODY is going to agree with this, but i needed to rant, like the rest of yall.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#5Papa
Posted: 1/20/05 at 3:12am
It's funny. We don't mind our celebrities doing telethons for terrorist attacks or tsunamis. We don't mind our celebrities performing for the troops. We don't mind our celebrities performing at patriotic rallies. We don't mind our celebrities doing Public Service Announcements.
But HOW DARE our celebrities speak out in opposition of something! HOW DARE they!!
Because we should like support the President, y'all. Cuz like--he's the President ya know? And we should like support him and believe and do anything he says. And we should like not have any thoughts of our own or speak out.
VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#7oh happy day!
Posted: 1/20/05 at 7:27ami'd say it's a plus for the theatrical community as it will afford it a plethora of material and a feeling of intense solidarity. what can i say, it's swearing in day, and i'm as giddy as a schoolgirl!
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
FrontRow
Stand-by Joined: 5/16/03
#8politics
Posted: 1/20/05 at 3:20pm
The idea that actors -- or any group of people -- should shut up about political issues because they're actors is...well, there are a lot of adjectives one could use but UNDEMOCRATIC is probably the best. No one should be denied or discouraged from speaking out because they belong to a demographic, you know, like blacks or gays or women...
I still want to know how Schwarzenegger got elected if so many people -- primarily righties, Republicans -- object to Hollywood celebrities involving themselves in politics. Huh????
And one last thing: Let's throw out a few names of famously lefty celebs: Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Bruce Springsteen...
Now a few famously righty stars: Schwarzenegger, The Rock, Britney Spears, Pat Sajak...
Has anyone besides me noticed a bit of a discrepancy in the talent pools???!!!!
Stand-by Joined: 12/31/69
#10politics
Posted: 1/20/05 at 6:22pmI find the fact that your opinion of AVENUE Q "fell" after hearing the line "Bush is only for now" rediculous. Theatre is the most political of the arts; all plays are political to some degree. The very foundation of western theatre -- the Greek performance tradition -- is steeped in politics. How can you hate a show that makes a political statement on the side, and still love theatre as an artform? To strip theatre of its politics is to kill it.
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#11politics
Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:31am
theaterguy2--did u support that there was criticism of Chenowith?
Because if you didn't, you may want to rethink your last post.
But if you did, than fine. But the overall point is that it goes both ways AND you can't gripe about hollywood getting into politics when it's the GOPs who have Reagan and The Terminator.
#12politics
Posted: 1/21/05 at 12:44am
I;m not even gonna click the link.....
get over it...he's president...make the best of it instead of complaining...
Besides, why would you rather have Kerry?
"I think Harvey [Fierstein] wishes he were a black woman. I say he's the largest black woman in the show. I wish Harvey were straight, cuz I'd do him in a minute. I like big burly mother f***ers like him." ~Mary Bond Davis on Harvey Fierstein Thanks to Mistress @ spouzic.com
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