What do you want out of 2014 in the theatre world?- Page 2

[Blactor]

Posted: 12/24/13 at 4:09pm

Growl,

"Soon" may mean two years from now, or 25 years from now, but there is a growing awareness of the need for, and absence of, inclusion. Younger staff that are in assistant admin positions at theatres recognize the gaps in programming, and will rise to prominence, creating opportunities for the savvy but under-represented artists they are building connections with right now. The roadblock is that the people who can make the most change as far as diversity is concerned are the least qualified to make it happen.

Darquegk,

No! You are NOT clutter! Please keep creating! You are one of a slew of non-white artists who have important things to say that doesn't revolve around a specific ethnicity or culture. But you also say that your heritage doesn't have a "huge" impact on your writing, so I can only assume that it has at least a touch...a little can go a long way in terms of mould-breaking.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/25/13 at 3:52am

Darquegk, you'd be hard pressed to find many Latino, Asian or Middle Eastern playwrights/composers/librettists/lyricists/directors on Broadway today, regardless of whether their art is about "social issues" or not. I get what Blactor is saying in that it'd be nice if there was some kind of surge in this regard.

[dreaming]

Posted: 12/25/13 at 8:19am

There is also a dearth of women in the creative fields. It is, sadly, still very much a boys' club.

My wish list:

Fun Home transfers to Broadway
We get more Shakespeare from the Globe-because it's like being back in the Elizabethan era and it's a neat experience
Women and other groups underrepresented in theater find a voice and are represented
A revival of Anyone Can Whistle starring Donna Murphy-who was utterly incredible as Cora

Posted: 12/26/13 at 4:16pm

It would be great to see more female composers / lyricists. There are only a few well known women in those fields currently, and they have been few and far between in the past as well.

[darquegk]

Posted: 12/26/13 at 4:24pm

Coincidentally one of the composers I work closely with IS a female composer/lyricist of some note in the fringe theatre world of New York.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/26/13 at 8:25pm

Fun Home and Strictly Ballroom Broadway transfer

Hoping the horrible Disneyfication of Broadway shows stops. There are way too many Disney shows showing, coming, and being developed. I know they have all the money in the world, but it's obnoxious and screws the original, smaller, and better shows who can't compete financially.

[Theater'sBestFriend]

Posted: 1/1/14 at 11:59am

"There is also a dearth of women in the creative fields. It is, sadly, still very much a boys' club."

But 2013 did see women sweeping the Tony's as directors of both plays and musicals, as well as winning as both composer and lyricist, for the first time. Plus there is a new woman director at the Metropolitan Opera, while they are underrepresented in orchestras globally. These are reasons to be proud of theater in New York, as are George Wolf, Lin Manuel Miranda, and many others.

There is progress (even if not quick enough), and hope.
Updated On: 1/1/14 at 11:59 AM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/1/14 at 12:29pm

1. Aladdin to live up to it's full potential.
2. Hello, Dolly revival.
2. LCT King & I revival.
4. A big name to join After Midnight for the spring/summer.
5. Steve Kazee to return to Once.

[The Glenbuck Laird]

Posted: 1/1/14 at 12:31pm

More Anne-Marie Duff please, special this one.

And there is a Donmar Warehouse Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston showing in London at the moment. I think this could be just as successful in a Broadway transfer