Who’s He Talking About?

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 4:21pm

Todrick is interacting with someone who called out his past behaviors on BroadwayWorld’s Instagram post about him choreographing London’s Burlesque. He took accountability but said that when a “known racist” made their Broadway debut a few months ago, the comment section didn’t look as brutal as it does for him. Who is said racist?

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 4:25pm

God...who cares?  Todrick is a liar and a drama queen.  Foolish to believe a single word that comes from his mouth. 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 4:34pm

Am i supposed to know who this todrick is? 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 5:02pm

Robbie2 said: "Ami supposed to know who this todrick is?"

You are so lucky you don’t know who he is. Please keep it that way.

Updated On: 5/3/25 at 05:02 PM

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 5:24pm

He's referring to the dog who understudies Chowsie in Gypsy, who is a former Proud Boy and has fascist tattoos under his fur. The producers have really kept it hush-hush because it would really put a damper on the historic nature of the production. 

jk this would require there actually being an individual he's referencing and not a hypothetical pulled out of the air to serve a deflection. 

[pagereynolds]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 5:30pm

verywellthensigh said: "God...who cares? Todrick is a liar and a drama queen. Foolish to believe a single word that comes from his mouth."

100% this. 

[darquegk]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 5:49pm

The most iconic superhero actor of the last twenty years supposedly had ties, not to MAGA/Republicans, but to the libertarian fringe (he was long rumored to write the Crazy Days and Nights blog, and was even an early suspect of being Q). My guess is Todrick is assuming that if this recent Broadway star is even remotely on the right he's an avowed, out-and-proud racist.

We've never had any reason to suspect that to be the case, thankfully.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 7:07pm

Why is he still relevant. 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 8:16pm

He's super annoying but his Beauty and the Beast parodies had me howling back in the day

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 8:34pm

Didn’t realize, but he’s choreographer AND director of Burlesque. I’m assuming the show is looking to eventually transfer, so it’s interesting that they chose someone so polarizing.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 8:49pm

Honestly surprised Todrick still has a career.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 9:09pm

So toxic.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/4/25 at 2:03am

The Burlesque producers should reconsider for him as the director/choreographer.  

[Huss417]

Posted: 5/4/25 at 9:40am

When he was was at Sunset BLVD he seemed very excited to go backstage to the point where I don't think a row near him wasn't aware of that fact.

Updated On: 5/4/25 at 09:40 AM

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/4/25 at 10:05am

Huss417 said: "When he was was at Sunset BLVD he seemed very excited to go backstage to the point where I don't think a row near him wasn't aware of that fact."

Makes sense as he emits a lot of theater kid energy - the good and bad.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/4/25 at 10:14am

DramaTeach said: "Didn’t realize, but he’s choreographer AND director of Burlesque. I’m assuming the show is looking to eventually transfer, so it’s interesting that they chose someone so polarizing."

He has a few songs in the show with others like Aguilera etc.  He was IN the show originally.  Not sure why the original, more qualified, director left.  The book writer is also the producer....

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/4/25 at 8:53pm

Mr. Wormwood said: "He's super annoying but his Beauty and the Beast parodies had me howling back in the day"

He stole the idea from Wendy Ho who did it years earlier. He apologized to her when she called him out. 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 5/4/25 at 10:54pm

Yes. He has, many times, been known to rip off and steal from other artists leading to apologies, monetary payments etc.  He's had "legal troubles" regarding this behavior.