The Lights WILL Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers — Page 4

#76

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:20pm

Feel free to use this anyone, I don't have a twitter but for some reason I just love this quote!

"I'd rather see a bad play, than a great movie."

-Joan Rivers

#77

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:24pm

I think the League is going to have no choice but to at least address the backlash it's receiving over this.

#78

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:25pm

I think Ms. St. Martin is taking a personal attack. What did Joan do? Spit in her face? Tell her she needed a new hairstyle?

#79

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:31pm

Just like AEA AGMA SM, I too had neutral feelings about her. But, I am wondering if they aren't going to dim the lights for her, could it be more because of the bad taste she left with the Broadway league than anything else?

I wonder if they are going to justify dimming the lights for Williams because he was on Broadway much more recently that River's was.

#80

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:38pm

I think you're mistaken, Jordan. The League is an entity unto itself, and has demonstrated time and time again how little they care about what other people think.

I don't think the personal attacks against Charlotte St Martin looks help the effort to have the lights dimmed for Joan, in fact, I think it solidifies their decision. So much of Rivers' career was about mocking others' looks, and I do believe that negativity factored in the decision to not have the lights dimmed for her. The honor is for those who are supportive, not those who tear down.

I don't think Robin Williams had anything to do with this, and I don't think the League will reverse its decision - and no way in hell is Charlotte St Martin stepping down over something as trivial as this.

#81

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:39pm

Well, asking that she step down is ridiculous. But asking that she get her head out of her ass is not.

#82

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:41pm

This petition is almost 1/3 of the way to it's goal. Again, who knows what will come of it but it can't hurt to sign it.

#83

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:42pm

F*CK 'em.

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#84

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:44pm

Honestly if we petition or bully the League into dimming the lights with some media backlash, is it really still an honor?

Ha, maybe it's the Joan Rivers way!

#85

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:45pm

I don't give a damn about Joan Rivers one way or the other, but the personal attacks on Charlotte St. Martin in this thread are completely uncalled for. Relax people- in the grand scheme of things, who really cares? It isn't as if Rivers hasn't been receiving a host of tributes from other sources. Let it go- or at the very least, dial back the rhetoric.

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#86

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:46pm

Lauren Bacall was not IMO synonymous with Broadway either, her film work was by far her greatest achievement. She also, by their standards, wasn't on Broadway recently. I guess a Tony win gets you the dim, but a nomination does not. I think someone is trying to make a name for themselves, albeit, a bad one! The important thing is to let the icon rest in peace. I do not agree with the decision at all, so I signed the petition!

Updated On: 9/8/14 at 05:46 PM

#87

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:48pm

Tag, I would say it would be even MORE of an honor since it's her fans who would have made it happen.

#88

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:51pm

The League made the right call.

#89

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:52pm

#90

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 5:54pm

"Relax people- in the grand scheme of things, who really cares?"

Thank you. Jesus Christ. Get a life.

#91

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 6:08pm

I liked Joan Rivers well enough and all, but I don't really think she needs the lights dimmed for her. However, there have been many others just as qualified that got the lights dimmed so they ought to to be fair. They shouldn't pick and choose but make exceptions all the time.

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Updated On: 9/8/14 at 06:08 PM

#92

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 6:09pm

Thank you, Broadway World.com That's one classy logo you have up there right now. :)

#93

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 6:21pm

Thank you, Broadway World.com! The logo is fantastic!

#94

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 6:32pm

Thanks BroadwayWorld, the logo is classy with a capital C.

#95

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 6:36pm

Playbill's 12 Reasons Why The Lights Should Be Dimmed

#96

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 6:37pm

Wait, it has been longer then a minute! Favoritism!!!

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#97

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 6:59pm

Almost 800 Signatures!

#98

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 7:05pm

Simply disgusting.

#dim4Joan

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#99

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 7:07pm

I wasn't a huge Joan fan, but I am becoming more and more appreciative of her after her death. The lights should absolutely be dimmed. I gladly signed the petition.

#100

The Lights NEED To Be Dimmed For Joan Rivers

Posted: 9/8/14 at 7:12pm

Cyndi Lauper just said - "Broadway should really dim the lights for Joan tomorrow night. No one has supported Broadway like Joan did, and we love her so much"