Official Kickstarter to get Spring Awakening to perform on the Tonys- Page 11

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/1/16 at 8:36pm

haterobics said: "So, post-Muringate, I guess BWW doesn't have to be nice to producers of shows? Only the cast members? "

 

Do you have anything to actually contribute to this thread?

[haterobics]

Posted: 6/1/16 at 9:13pm

MinnieFay said: "That horse is long dead, no sense in continuing to beat it, pal."

No way this thread hit 11 pages without a lot of dead horses.

neonlightsxo said: "Do you have anything to actually contribute to this thread?"

Sure, I posted the letter the show sent out to its fan club this afternoon earlier.

[GreenGables]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 10:10am

90k, 9 days to go?  Not looking great.  I wonder if the 'donation' is going to come in all at once or if we're going to see a few 10 and 5k orders pop in on the last few days/hours

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 10:36am

My assumption is that the current total has already been juiced with "donations" all along the way. This feeds the narrative and also (as anyone, but especially see PBS, knows) encourages joining in through validation and goal enthusiasm.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 12:20pm

I have no doubt this will be miraculously fully funded in the 11th hour, before their campaign ends (...mere hours before the Tonys dress rehearsal on the morning of 6/12).

I'm glad donations have slowed and more and more people are questioning this campaign. It is disingenuous at best and sets a bad precedent for closed shows attempting Tony performances in the future, and a bad precedent for producers in general.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 12:25pm

Ha, I saw Michael Arden on the street yesterday and considered asking him what he thought of this whole mess, but I think that would have been inappropriate for a variety of reasons. 

[smidge]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 12:33pm

playbill-love said: "I just think that like as someone very young, the same age as some of the cast members, I would have a lot of trouble with saying no to someone who is essentially my boss telling me that I will have this excellent once in a lifetime opportunity and it might not happen if I don't promote it enough. 

Marlee Matlin has been promoting the Kickstarter campaign on Twitter also. I understand her motivation to want an opportunity to showcase diverse casting. The actors may just be choosing to ignore the more unseemly aspects of the campaign.

 

 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 12:34pm

Agreed. I can totally understand why an actor wouldn't want to say anything against the idea of another actor (or themselves) performing on the Tonys.

Also, this was a fun takedown: 

http://pattyandemily.com/2016/05/episode-67-shyster/

[Kad]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 12:37pm

Actors probably wouldn't want to bite a hand that could feed them, either.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 12:44pm

In their private lives, many actors are questioning this practice (I say that because I know some), and yeah, they don't want to say anything on Twitter because they don't want to make anyone who could hire them mad.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:02pm

The idea of anyone who is receiving a paycheck from Mr. Davenport would speak up is ludicrous. The onus shouldn't be on them anyway. It should be squarely placed on Mr. Davenport's shoulders, along with the Board of Directors at Deaf West. As someone who has served on multiple governing boards for non-profit entities, I'm still somewhat shocked they allowed this. If they had done any due diligence, they would have foreseen the negative optics and questionable practices. 

[NJ_BroadwayGirl]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:13pm

I'm looking forward to the response when the Tony performance lineup is announced.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:22pm

Oh, the blizzard of subtweets will be delicious. I'm ready to screencap!

Also, I'm starting to doubt Deaf West has a board at all.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:24pm

Lizzie, I was thinking the same thing. It doesn't seem like they have a board or anyone who actually works there?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:26pm

Hmmm...

http://www.guidestar.org/ViewPdf.aspx?PdfSource=0&ein=95-4315054

[Kad]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:29pm

Wow, I've never seen such a vague homepage for such a prominent theatre company. No staff page? No mission statement or about the company page? No company history? No past productions? They don't even list an artistic or executive director!

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:30pm

Kad said: "Wow, I've never seen such a vague homepage for such a prominent theatre company. No staff page? No mission statement or about the company page? No company history? No past productions? They don't even list an artistic or executive director!"

 

My point precisely.

 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:31pm

Their 990 lists no employees.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:33pm

LizzieCurry said: "Agreed. I can totally understand why an actor wouldn't want to say anything against the idea of another actor (or themselves) performing on the Tonys. Also, this was a fun takedown:  http://pattyandemily.com/2016/05/episode-67-shyster/"

I'm 35 minutes into this episode right now and it's delicious.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:34pm

The only name I'm finding on that Guidestar page is David Kurs. I wonder if he is still the artistic director?

This contact page is the weirdest part of all.
http://www.deafwest.org/contact/
Updated On: 6/2/16 at 01:34 PM

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:36pm

When is the Tony performance lineup generally announced? What what I'm seeing, the Tonys announced performances last year on June 3, 2015. Should we expect the lineup to be revealed potentially today? Tomorrow?

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:42pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "When is the Tony performance lineup generally announced? What what I'm seeing, the Tonys announced performances last year on June 3, 2015. Should we expect the lineup to be revealed potentially today? Tomorrow?

 

"

The Tony's were on June 7th last year. This year, they're a week later on the 12th. So, probably around June 8th. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:44pm

Ooh, that makes sense, Hairspray! Forgot about the calendar change. Thank you!

[Kad]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 1:44pm

I'm sure we'll see a headline saying: 2016 TONY PERFORMANCES INCLUDE CASTS OF HAMILTON, WAITRESS, AND- PROVIDED THEY'RE FUNDED BY 11:59 ON 6/11- SPRING AWAKENING.

Updated On: 6/2/16 at 01:44 PM

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 6/2/16 at 2:01pm

Hmmmm....look what I just found:

https://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2013/03/why-the-veronica-mars-movie-backers-got-screwed.html

Interesting read...