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| re: Waverly, Choir Boy, Ferryman and a question | |
| Posted by: kess0078 08:28 pm EST 01/03/19 | |
| In reply to: Waverly, Choir Boy, Ferryman and a question - MikeP 04:05 pm EST 01/03/19 | |
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| Re: Choir Boy - saw it last night and agree it is excellent with beautiful performances. And we shouldn’t let the heart-wrenching music, and gorgeous movement by Camille A. Brown go unmentioned! I think it DOES cover new topics, though - the specificities of a young black man’s experience coming of age and coming to terms with his sexuality - in a specifically black environment - haven’t been seen on Broadway before. (I can’t think of any other examples but I will happily stand corrected.) There are specific manifestations of homophobia/ hyper masculinity within African American culture that were poignant and sad to see portrayed so accurately and with such fine writing. My partner, a black man & a dancer who came out of the closet while still in high school, left the theater saying it was so refreshing to see a play, on Broadway no less, that told a story he could relate to so closely. We had a great discussion on the train home. I hope “Choir Boy” opens to raves - I feel like this one will slip by on many folks’ radar in this mid-winter stretch, so I am happy to share my accolades and encourage you all to see this one. |
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| re: Waverly, Choir Boy, Ferryman and a question | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 08:43 pm EST 01/03/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Waverly, Choir Boy, Ferryman and a question - kess0078 08:28 pm EST 01/03/19 | |
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| "I think it DOES cover new topics, though - the specificities of a young black man’s experience coming of age and coming to terms with his sexuality - in a specifically black environment - haven’t been seen on Broadway before. (I can’t think of any other examples but I will happily stand corrected.) There are specific manifestations of homophobia/ hyper masculinity within African American culture that were poignant and sad to see portrayed so accurately and with such fine writing." I completely agree, based on the Off-Broadway production, and I'm very surprised to hear (or read) anyone say otherwise. |
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