Jerry Springer - The Opera forced to stay off Broadway — Page 2

I played Mr. Applegate in our community production of Damn Yankees and was actually harassed by name on a Christian Radio Station. My integrity was questioned because I made people like and laugh at the Devil. These people are out of control.

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I can't say I'm disappointed b/c I hated the show!!!! and honestly I don't think it would have done that well on Broadway anyway...I don't find a man in a diaper singing about how he needs to poo in his pants to feel good very entertaining, and I doubt the middle aged women who make up the majority of the theater-going population will either.

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I think it would be a smash hit. Good reviews or not, it would run for years. Personally, I've only seen a video and heard the recording and I thought it was fantastically, amazingly hysterical. I don't understand how someone can find a fat man in a diaper singing about poo NOT funny. My favorite part is:

Chorus: Jesus is gay! Jesus is gay! Jesus is gay! Jesus is gay!

Jesus: Actually, I am a bit gay.

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Everyone would find the show stupid. That's why it's hysterical. Same with SPAMALOT and THE PRODUCERS, to many.

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It's stories like this that make me really question my faith! I find it disgusting that a charity was pressured into rejecting a gift. I hope that Christian group who is responsible replaces the funds that I'm sure are much needed. It's really revolting.

It is also disappointing that the show is facing so many road blocks. I love the cast recording. The book, lyrics, dialogue, and performances are all first rate. I can see why it won so many awards in London.

To the person who commented about a man wanting to poop his pants not being funny - is it any less funny than Gary Coleman selling his stuff on Ebay or the use of an Asian-American accent to generate a large portion of laughs - no. It's funnier! The story is very clever and it fits with the TV show. It's great. I hope it finds a way out.

To Christian Fundies - I have one thing to say: Jesus Loves You. Everyone else thinks you're an asshole!

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Updated On: 2/27/05 at 03:47 PM

Oh, the irony. Anyone looking at this guy's username? Please tell me you're being sarcastic.

Updated On: 2/27/05 at 04:12 PM

You obviously don't know the show if you're saying it's crap - it's fantastic.

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That's very strange, you sound like you're 85 years old. The only shows on Broadway that fall under your guidelines are THE LION KING and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Well, THE LION KING does feature shirtless males, does that not count?

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No, see, you're taking what I said and exaggerating it. I adored Caroline, or Change. It raised questions but it wasn't raunchy. It wasn't filled to the brim with cuss words.

I don't know. I'm an old far. An 18 year old fart.

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There are a lot of things I don't like in this world, so I just stay away from those things. I mean, is the show really killing or physically hurting anyone? Censorship is wrong!

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Yea, I was gonna post about that earlier, but it didn't seem like anyone was interested. IT's definitely coming to Broadway - HA!

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Tax the Fundies!

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"Your saying Christian Fundamentalists are the same as muslim fanatics might be a valid arguement but for 1 thing: I have yet to hear of fundamentalists beheading people & flying planes into buildings & killing thousands. Once they start doing this, I will agree with you 100 %"

Well, before we had commercial airlines, there were the lynch mobs and regular executions by the KKK supposedly in the name of Christ. We still have hate crimes which are encouraged by religious fanatics (the cases of Matthew Shepard and Jasper, TX). Heck, in Buenos Aires in the 70s, Christian fanatics literally BOMBED the theatre where Jesus Christ Superstar originally opened. Then of course, you have the Spanish Inquisition, the Third Reich and the Catholic/Protestant war in Ireland that has been waging for God knows how long. The motivation and actions can certainly be compared, though the frequency of these actions probably cannot.

The main point is, why would any producer be influenced by one minor religious group as if this is the first attack on a Broadway show deemed offensive? There is probably a lot more to the story than we can assume.

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