Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#1Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 4:40pm
The very talented non-binary ensemble performer, currently in Death Becomes Her, has been getting some boos and a drop in applause during their curtain call bows, so they've taken to their Insta to proclaim they have decided to not participate for the moment. This is Trump's America and I guess it's becoming Trump's broadway.
MasterThespian 2
Stand-by Joined: 3/22/22
#2Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 5:05pm
It’s like a fungus infecting more and more of America. This country is becoming less recognizable—and admirable—by the day.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#3Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 5:22pm
The crimson dunce cap of bigotry, worn by the damned, worshiped by the brain-dead, and crowned upon the unwashed masses of hate. They kneel before the Mango Sociopath, chanting lies, baptizing themselves in ignorance, and mistaking their cowardice for conviction.
MAGA isn't a movement, it's a plague. A festering wound on history, oozing hate, rotting morals, and reeking of failed ancestors. And when the reckoning comes, they'll weep, gnash their teeth, and realize too late: they sold their souls for a conman's circus act.
Despicable.
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Updated On: 3/16/25 at 05:22 PM
BorisTomashevsky
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/22
#4Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 6:18pm
But performing for them (and taking a paycheck from their ticket sales) is okay?
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#5Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 6:25pm
BorisTomashevsky said: "But performing for them (and taking a paycheck from their ticket sales) is okay?"
Girl, GTFO with your false (and stupid) equivalency.
#6Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 6:38pm
BorisTomashevsky said: "But performing for them (and taking a paycheck from their ticket sales) is okay?"
Yeah actually it is. They're there to perform, not be harassed. I don't know why you think Queer people should be destitute because they don't want to expose themselves to ****ty situations. They deal with more outright and unabashed Transophobia in their day to day lives, this is a situation that they can control.
#7Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 7:00pm
I feel bad for Kolton to have to go through this. However, after seeing the show yesterday, how would anyone know Kolton is non-binary just by watching the show? And considering how LGBTQ+ friendly this show is, why would anyone against this community insist on seeing the show?
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#8Kolton Krouse of DBH no longer participating in show bows
Posted: 3/16/25 at 7:07pm
BorisTomashevsky said: "But performing for them (and taking a paycheck from their ticket sales) is okay?"
You are an idiot.
merle57
Swing Joined: 9/9/24
#9Country is Changing
Posted: 3/16/25 at 7:25pm
The culture of the country is changing drastically. San Francisco's Gay Price Parade has lost several of its corporate sponsors (like Meta/Facebook), but also many local Bay Area businesses.
Trump and MAGA have given permission for hatred and prejudice to thrive, just as McCarthyism did in the 1950s.
Whoever thought Hammerstein's lyric from South Pacific would prove so relevant today: "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" to hate and fear ....
Why is no leader emerging to take the lead against this?
MasterThespian 2
Stand-by Joined: 3/22/22
#10Country is Changing
Posted: 3/16/25 at 7:36pm
Open hate and bigotry, which have always existed just below the surface in this country are quickly bubbling to the surface. Trump lovers now have full permission to infect America with their twisted views.
We’re watching it unfold in real-time. A once great nation is in undeniable decline. A nation that is watching its global respect and influence dwindle. A global pariah. A global laughingstock.
merle57 said: "The culture of the country is changing drastically. San Francisco's GayPrice Parade has lost several of its corporate sponsors (like Meta/Facebook), but also many local Bay Area businesses.
Trump and MAGA have given permission for hatred and prejudice to thrive, just as McCarthyism did in the 1950s.
Whoever thought Hammerstein's lyric from South Pacific would prove so relevant today: "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" to hate and fear ....
Why is no leader emerging to take the lead against this? "
#11Country is Changing
Posted: 3/16/25 at 7:51pm
This is very sad. We are in such a strange time where this is happening, but also Jinkx Monsoon is about to open in a leading role in a musical just blocks away. It's also still a huge win the Kolton has been booked consistently in tv/film and theater. When I was growing up I had never heard of or seen anyone that was non binary. I guess I'm just trying to cling to the positives.
BroadwayRox3588
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
#12Country is Changing
Posted: 3/16/25 at 10:31pm
ACL2006 said: "how would anyone know Kolton is non-binary just by watching the show?"
This part, tho.
#13Country is Changing
Posted: 3/17/25 at 12:41am
ACL2006 said: "I feel bad for Kolton to have to go through this. However, after seeing the show yesterday, how would anyone know Kolton is non-binary just by watching the show? And considering how LGBTQ+ friendly this show is, why would anyone against this community insist on seeing the show?"
This is the same thing I'm wondering. I'm not doubting that life is and will continue to be harder for people who are non-binary but I just can't imagine many MAGA people who would act despicable actually attending Death Becomes Her? Even if they're going to Broadway shows, it doesn't seem like they'd be at that show.... and then even if they were, they are fine with it all except to not applaud one performer? It all strikes me as a little weird...
#14Country is Changing
Posted: 3/17/25 at 3:18am
BroadwayRox3588 said: "ACL2006 said: "how would anyone know Kolton is non-binary just by watching the show?"
This part, tho."
Based on show photos and their Instagram page, Kolton presents as female both in the production and off-stage, and I imagine that most audience members - except perhaps for those in the first few rows - would just assume they are a woman. They also do not share their pronouns in their program bio...I am curious happened during their solo bow recently, as well as how anyone would even know their gender identity unless they went out of their way to find out. Sad and strange.
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