Good Read: NY Times Parental Guidance Feature

[EugLoven]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 2:59pm

NY TIMES put together an entertaining and enjoyable Parental Guidance feature today. Outside of the Disney musicals, it provides pointers on what parents should know about the other Broadway musicals and whether they are appropriate for the kids they're bringing along.

READ HERE:
Broadway for Big Kids, Beyond Spoonfuls of Sugar
by Robin Pogrebin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/theater/21youn.html

VISUAL AID:
This is fantastic. Provides the DRAWS and CAVEATS of each show... very accurately and sardonically. I got a kick out of "conformity" as a warning in Grease

SEE HERE:
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/03/21/theater/20080321_YOUNG_GRAPHIC.html
Updated On: 3/21/08 at 02:59 PM

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 3:07pm

I certainly hope parents don't take some of the caveats seriously.

We're trying to build Broadway up, are we not?

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 3:08pm

Updated On: 5/7/09 at 03:08 PM

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 3:09pm

Omg, that visual aid is HILARIOUS!!!!

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 3:41pm

Yeah, the caveats, I think for the most part were supposed to be funny. But I could see some parents taking them seriously.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 4:31pm

The Xanadu one made me laugh.

[george95]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 5:26pm

Since I take my high school students to shows all the time, I have some rules in mind in terms of what's appropriate. I only let the juniors and seniors see Spring Awakening and Avenue Q, but otherwise, all the other shows (that my students would want to see) are pretty much all ages.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 3/22/08 at 10:12am

The caveat for Legally Blonde: Pink, lots of pink.

ROFLMAO.