petition to rename Booth Theater after Lin Manuel miranda

I just learned that there is a theater named after Lincolns killer. I don't know why there is but I think they should rename it after Lin Manuel Miranda who bought equality to Broadway. I'm getting my school involved, if you should tear down confederate statues you should also rename booth theater. I have a petition here;

https://www.change.org/p/broadway-change-booth-theater-to-lin-manuel-miranda-theater

Please sign it!!!!

Oh, sweetie.

Is this real? Because as a social studies teacher, part of me dies if this real.

The Booth Theater is named after Edwin Booth, a prolific actor of the 19th century. It is not named after John Wilkes Booth, a prolific presidential assassin of the 19th century, who just so happened to be Edwin’s bro.

LMM is pretty rad, but not even close to being at “Name a theater after me!” level rad.

The OP just joined today. Just here to wind up the board.

i joined today because i just started doing this project at school, we had to choose an issue we care about.

They should at least renamed to edwin Booth theater because some people might think it's named for Lincoln's killer. but I think it really should be named after Lin who is more important to theater now.

Just curious if the OP is in grammar school, middle school, or high school. I have my ideas about which.

If we’re renaming the theater (which I think is completely and utterly pointless), why not for Cole Porter, or Oscar Hammerstein, or even Andrew Lloyd Webber? Perhaps after Jerome Robbins or Hal Prince? Lin isn’t even on my list of people that should have theaters named after them. I have enjoyed reading this thread though!

Updated On: 3/21/18 at 10:03 PM

You need an issue to be passionate about? Get an actual apology from Broadway League who decided it was cool to disrespect Jan Maxwell (may she rest in peace) just because non-theater people didn't know her name. Get more bathroom installed in some of the older theaters were women have to wait 15+ minutes to be able to pee in reallllly tiny cubicles. Do a study on what's keeping more female writer/directors from breaking into mainstream.

Many many actual problems to deal with - some with real tangible results possible. Lin's great at what he's doing, but even knows he stands on the shoulders of a LOT of men and women who came before him and paved the path.

savedalltheletters said: "I joined today because I just started doing this project at school, we had to choose an issue we care about.

...it really should be named after Lin who is more important to theatre now."

Okay, if you really aren't trolling and want to do a project on something important to you, you seem to support equality, so instead do something like racial or gender inequality on Broadway... Lin is not enough of an icon, and you are probably one of those hamilfans who could not name more than 10 musicals and one song in them without using google. William Finn should get a theatre named after him or the absolutely divine Andrew Lloyd Webber (Who wrote 2 very long-running musicals, Cats, and Phantom of the Opera). Try again, sport.

I don't post much at all here anymore, but I do lurk to read Whizzer's really articulate reviews of shows in previews, mostly. But I couldn't resist the following...

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Good luck with this one.

Up to two signatures! This thing has gone viral...