“With the country in turmoil right now, many are scrutinizing the many wealthy players that contributed to Donald Trump’s presidency, which include one of Broadway’s largest theatre owners.”
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“With almost 100 years of content, it’s more than fair to say that Disney has had some missteps in their past and some of the material hasn’t aged well through a 2020 lense. Comedy group, socia(lites), points this out in a video they recently posted to their Youtube channel.”
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“On Monday, production stage manager Cody Renard Richard posted some of the racist experiences he’s endured while working backstage on Broadway productions. They’re shocking and appalling.”
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“It’s time for the creators of ‘Hairspray’ reverse their statement that allows for all-white productions of their Tony-winning musical.”
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“In a video posted on his Facebook page titled, “Broadway is Racist”, Mr. Matthews details the racist treatment he encountered behind the scenes during his musical, Invisible Thread(which was later retitled Witness Uganda).”
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“Even with all these recorded performances, people can enjoy while they’re quarantining, this pandemic has taught me that we will never take the physical togetherness of experiencing live, intimate moments in artistic spaces for granted ever again.”
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Youtuber Amy Lovatt recently watched the musical Firebringer and her reactions are priceless!
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“It’s okay to concentrate on your health. Theatre will always be waiting for you when you’re ready for it.”
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“Nowadays whenever someone runs for public office, their past is rightfully scrutinized and investigated. It doesn’t matter if it’s for president or local PTA officials, what you put on social media could be called into question. And a Florida actor running for Actor Equity’s National Council is finding that out after some problematic tweets from his past have been discovered.”
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“As someone who vaguely knew one Cher song — “Believe” — prior to the show, I went only because my southern friend was visiting New York for the first time — this was his trip to my backyard, so he could do whatever he wanted and I would suck it up and go along. Little did I know, my outlook on life (and Cher) would change drastically after stepping into the Neil Simon Theatre on 48th Street.”
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“While many consider Meredith Wilson’s classic one of the greatest musicals of all-time, it’s worth taking a look at because it could also be a cautionary tale. It’s basically the story of a con-man who cheats people in Iowa with empty promises and gets away with it. But along with stealing money, he breaks down a woman who should be a championed female character in musical theatre history to a standard cliche.”
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“Bad Boys. The ones our mothers warned us away from, but we can’t resist. The world of musicals has a knack for creating male characters we hate to love, giving us eye candy and attitude all in one. But what is it about them that we can’t get enough of?”
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