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localonecrew says:

1. it was a done deal

it wasn't when Bway.Com reported it as fact...just like MANY of your "scoops"


2. if you don’t want this info to get out, tell the people involved to keep quiet

this is where the naive part comes in, but it would be nice if "word in the theatre" stayed just that, the way you wouldn’t go around posting info about family matters...that's how I view the people working in the theatre, as an extended family, PROTECTING each other from unnecessary gossip...I guess you don't agree

3.if you are upset by information being released too early then I suggest you write to every newspaper and TV station around the globe cause it happens everyday.

so, that makes you feel better about doing it? I'd like to put you in touch with anyone who had to learn ANYTHING about his or her life and/or livelihood from reading it in the paper. It's not a very nice feeling.

How about you post your name along with all your precious info?

xoxox

Marc

Updated On: 2/11/04 at 09:27 PM

1. i didnt report it when bway.com did. i waited until it was a done deal

2. i do agree it would be nice if people kept quiet, however they dont. if there is one thing i have learned its that theaters are huge gossip mills. dont blame the messenger.

3.my intention was not to hurt anyone, just to post something that was common knowledge to alot of peopple and was going to be public information moments after i posted it anyway


as to my name it would mean nothing to you anyway as i told you when you asked me in a PM.

relax, it isnt that big a deal. i love your work and hope you continue to prosper.

Updated On: 2/11/04 at 11:33 AM

Craig,

If you're so worried about information being properly released, maybe you shouldn't be working for a website that encourages people to spit out any piece of knowledge they know, confirmed or not.

Just a thought.

Paul

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Just to give some perspective to Local One crew and his "inside information", remember this post?

"the producers of the off-broadway production of raisin in the sun have booked the Shubert Theater starting in April. Guess the gypsy folk realize its not gonna run after bernadette leaves."

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Marc,

Can you please document, say, five unfactual reports from Broadway.com in the last month that you've had to clarify on here? Unfactual is the key word.

McKean was in talks, Jack O'Brien meeting or not. So that one doesn't count.

P.S. I'm allergic to group hugs with anonymous people!

Paul

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Updated On: 2/11/04 at 12:25 PM

C'mon Craig...it is a click away...Paul could be gone! DO IT!! And I thought Namo was an idiot.

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Updated On: 2/11/04 at 12:43 PM

Not to join the fray, butI don't think that story WAS premature. Broadway.com wrote that McKean was IN TALKS. Not offered. Not HAD the part. Just in talks. Turns out he got it in the end and they wrote another story saying so. That's fine by me.

What I find far more upsetting are people who post reviews the first night of previews on message boards. Let's talk about that!

He's the editor of Broadway.com

Im sure all the big boys here can play nice.

-Christina

Updated On: 2/11/04 at 12:45 PM

Fine. Just avoid words like "infactual" when describing my site. At what point the McKean deal was at when the story went up is up for a lot of discussion, but it's pointless. I had a solid source and it wound up being true. And the original story did NOT say anything untrue. Sure we could have written two or three other stories about people in talks for the role, but I knew McKean was your man.

Broadway.com adheres to and spreads the love of theater 100% of the time. Writing an excited, factually-correct story about the new leading man in your Broadway musical? What's not to love about that?

Movin on,
Paul

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See we can move past our troubles, we are FAMILY, I've got all...uh sorry. The magic of a shared communtiy of theater loving folk and the addictive nature of this forum is making me really want to move out of my parents basement and make it in the big city. I always enjoy the features on your site Paul, but as a steady date Rob and Craig put out way more, and Mr. Marc FAB Shaiman look for one of my beloved buttkissin' PM's soon! Seriously, no more early casting dish, no more nasty, here's to some more "above board posting"! Ever since I did it I've gotten, two bootleg cd's, three dinner dates, and one case of something the cortizone won't make go away! HERE'S TO THE THEATER!

"Movin on,"

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I understand that, but all he does is yell at people when they talk about his site. Whenever Bway.com is mentioned, he pops out of his hiding place.

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Updated On: 2/11/04 at 01:02 PM