Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
#1Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 1:46pm
Thoughts on her recent interview? I think she has really shot herself in the foot in terms of working in musical theatre again...
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Debbie-Gibson-Reveals-Past-Struggles-with-Prescription-Drugs-Calls-Out-Theatre-Community-20161030
#2Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 2:02pm
Her mentions are kinda hilarious right now.
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=debbiegibson&src=typd
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Becky
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
#3Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 3:10pm
Her comments on context (and I don't fault her at all for speaking from her perspective on what she sees.)
http://debbiegibsonofficial.com/blog-oprah-where-are-they-now-interview/
#4Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 3:16pm
That makes more sense, but still, saying "half of Broadway" when you haven't been on Broadway since the previous Cabaret revival is a little sketchy.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
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#6Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 3:18pm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/debbie-gibson-broadway_us_58113921e4b0390e69ce21ac
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#7Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 3:37pm
My thoughts about the situation have become much less negative after reading that blog.
#9Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 4:03pm
That Debbie Gibson wanted to open up and share her journey and her experiences as an entertainer is fine she may reach others struggling with addiction that she chose to make a generalization about members of Broadway community was a serious mis-step.
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#10Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 9:42pm
Wasn't Ivy Lynn on Prednisone? Lol
Good going Debbie, now Skirts will NEVER get produced....
#11Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 10:08pm
Fame...I was thinking the same thing. I first heard of that drug on SMASH. To what extent is it used? It's one thing to use it...and a totally different matter when it's "misused."
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#12Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 10:13pm
The context about Prince make the comments make a lot more sense, but I still think she was tossing around some offensive generalizations.
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Becky
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
#13Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/30/16 at 11:15pm
"but I still think she was tossing around some offensive generalizations."
Perhaps. However, the Broadway community circles are small, so while generalizations should be taken as such, her perspective of what she knows/experienced could also be looked at as valid commentary. I think anyone who has learned to read any article with a critical eye would read "half of Broadway" and know that's a generalization - but her point being she has seen it used or abused in large numbers - not isolated incidents. Some may think she should "protect" the community by not voicing those concerns, but that's another story.
#14Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/31/16 at 12:00am
Slightly tangential, but do people really not know what Prednisone is? Smash (and to a lesser extant, Deborah Gibson in her interview) made it seem like an addictive death sentence. Yes, I'm fully aware that it can be misused and mis-prescribed, but the negative side effects seem to keep many people from using it too much.
Frankly, I'm skeptical when a performer says they've never take Prednisone/Prednisolone/Methylprednisolne. When I was on stage, it gave me the ability to help fight through illness, injury, and allergies more then once. I'm a teacher now and it's helped keep me in the classroom and out of bed.
But back to what Gibson said...I'm glad she's clarifying the context in which she was speaking, but I'm leery to support a generalization made by someone who isn't particularly involved in the field.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#15Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/31/16 at 12:20am
Prednisone is not something you should really be on more than maybe once a year unless you are chronically ill. The side effects is incredibly ****ty. They make you shakey, give you incredible insomnia, thin your skin out, cause you to bruise and bleed. It has amazing positive effects and I can see why performers rely on it so much because with them you can power through almost any illness. I place more blame on the 8 show week and public pressure on the performer to not miss shows than I do on the performers themselves.
Whats worse is having people going to doctors who don't dose prednisone properly. I work in a Pulmonology office and Prednisone is one of the main prescribed medications and our patients continually are given doses of just 50mg a day for a week from an ER or their Primary when it's incredibly not wise to have a person go from 50mg a day to nothing. You will be going through some fun withdrawal and the good that it once did will be out there window.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#16Debbie Gibson's Recent Comments
Posted: 10/31/16 at 12:43pm
At least she has enough sense to try and backtrack with an apology...
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