“A community theatre in Arizona is facing backlash today over canceling a show due to a complaint of racial discrimination over the removal of a non-Mexican-American performer cast in a role written for that heritage.”
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“There’s nothing worse than showing up to an audition fully prepared to be brilliant and then letting the holding room jungle sabotage you.”
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“Is it worth having middle schoolers and high schoolers do Shakespeare shows when they are not introduced to the opportunity of doing the scansion and leaning into poetry correctly?”
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“Folks, most of us in community/school theatre know this, but please be honest when letting a director know that you’ll accept any role. It can be a huge help in casting a show and throw an enormous kink into it if someone is lying about that.”
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“It is believed the violence was triggered by someone in the audience asking another to stop talking.”
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“While I’m sure there are plenty of those who think this is a great idea or don’t see a problem with developing a campy musical surrounding events from more than 300 years ago, it doesn’t sit well with me at all.”
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“It’s hard to find the words to describe such a legendary career and the impact that she made for generations of performers. But I’ll try.”
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“This wacky and confusing action is being considered at Montclair State University where college president Jonathan Koppell is considering closing the L. Howard Fox theater.”
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“This decision comes a month after the company faced a controversy due to an onstage protest by actors supporting Palestinian rights during the Israeli-Gaza conflict.”
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“With the closing of The Phantom of the Opera and the announced closing of Bad Cinderella, Broadway will not have an Andrew Lloyd Webber show playing for the first time in over three decades. It feels only fitting to kick this series with the Mt Rushmore of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows.”
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“Durang’s brilliance lies in dichotomy. He takes the nastiest bits of the human experience and lets us in on the joke of it all.”
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“While there will surely be tribute and platitudes to celebrate Charlotte St. Martin’s work, I could not be more happy to see her go. Seriously, if she needs someone to come and help pack up her office, I’ll gladly volunteer.”
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