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| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 08:10 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - singleticket 05:54 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| I don't think it's a cop out because all that they are doing is reiterating the facts of the character as expressed in the show. And also because from the first production, with the casting of Ally Sheedy, they established that Hedwig could be played by performers of different genders. In this case, the trans activists haven't done the work to investigate the story that is being told, which is as important as the activism - in the face of the typical blowhard regressives like we see above - to demand that we create more space for actors who don't come from the traditional mold (because, of course, the "actors can play anything" argument is almost always about letting white, straight, able-bodied actors play all of the roles, and rarely goes in reverse... as evidenced by the outcry that often results from these same regressives when there is an attempt at casting someone outside of the tradition, where it's bemoaned that the work is being mangled by the casting choice). | |
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| re: Oy Vey! | |
| Posted by: ryhog 09:32 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - Singapore/Fling 08:10 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| "with the casting of Ally Sheedy, they established that Hedwig could be played by performers of different genders." May I ask for a minor edit of this: "with the casting of Ally Sheedy, they ATTEMPTED TO ESTABLISH that Hedwig could be played by performers of different genders." Poor Ally was a trainwreck for the ages, not because she was a woman. Lena Hall, otoh, DID establish this. |
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| re: Oy Vey! | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:57 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - ryhog 09:32 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| I didn't say she was good in the part ;-P I agree with you, she was rather lost, but whether she was able to perform it is, I think, secondary to the act of casting her and making a case for a Hedwig as a role that isn't limited to one gender. |
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| Posted by: ryhog 10:13 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - Singapore/Fling 09:57 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| yes. I just thought it was important to memorialize one of the biggest fiascos in casting history (and that's saying a lot). "Rather lost" is either an understatement or a euphemism. Sorry if it made such an impression on me that I can't unsee it. lol | |
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| re: Oy Vey! | |
| Posted by: OriginalTopherP 07:29 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - ryhog 10:13 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| ...and for anyone not familiar with the fiasco, here's the NY Post article detailing what happened. | |
| Link | https://nypost.com/1999/12/17/weird-ally-quits-hedwig/ |
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| Posted by: Quicheo 10:59 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - ryhog 10:13 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| On the night I saw her, she had Yitzhak sing over half of Hedwig's songs. Some of the monologs worked--she has a magnetism--but this certainly wasn't her role. And fiasco is certainly an apt word. | |
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| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:15 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - Quicheo 10:59 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| I guess I got lucky - we didn't see a fiasco, more like a competent understudy in the star part. | |
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| Posted by: singleticket 09:10 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oy Vey! - Singapore/Fling 08:10 pm EST 11/20/20 | |
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| because, of course, the "actors can play anything" argument is almost always about letting white, straight, able-bodied actors play all of the roles, and rarely goes in reverse... Yes, agreed. |
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