Posts tagged Maria Kopke
'In The Heights' & Avoiding Hollywood's "Single Story" on Latinx Representation

“The statement Lin-Manuel Miranda released regarding the criticism towards In The Heights indicates that he understands that his choice to leave out some stories is a direct result of his biases and blind-spots. That would be less of a problem if more people, with different biases and blind-spots, were also telling uplifting stories about the Latino community.”

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'Passing Strange': Looking at travel narratives through a fresh lens

“Passing Strange is refreshing from the get-go because it is conceived and voiced by black artists in an industry dominated by white people. It is refreshing because it’s a show where non-white characters aren’t reduced to stereotypes like they are in The Book of Mormon, and they also aren’t reduced to their trauma and tragedy, like they are in Miss Saigon.”

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"Best of Wives and Best of Women": The Role Eliza Plays in the History of 'Hamilton' and America

“Without Elizabeth, much of the existing information regarding Alexander Hamilton might have been lost, and thus it is difficult to tell his story without telling a bit of hers. Even though Alexander is evidently the protagonist in the musical, one can speculate on the reasons why, instead of using his full name for the title, Lin-Manuel Miranda chose to use only his last name- the name that he shares with his wife, Elizabeth.”

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