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NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them.
Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 09:15 pm EST 02/15/22
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 09:14 pm EST 02/15/22

It’s bad enough that on the political right, a degree of comfort with book-banning seems to be taking hold. An idea from the left that good art must seek social justice strikes me as a not entirely different quest to erase the past... A New York Times OpEd looks at Encores!:
Link	Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them.
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Thread:	Can someone explain why they changed the character's weight? - mikem 03:19 pm EST 02/17/22 (3) pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity - Chazwaza 04:44 pm EST 02/17/22 (2) re: pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity - Singapore/Fling 06:41 pm EST 02/17/22 (1) re: pretty ironic given their supposed intention to prioritize inclusivity and diversity - Chazwaza 10:25 pm EST 02/17/22 re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - singleticket 06:54 pm EST 02/16/22 (5) re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - libbymaebrown 11:03 am EST 02/17/22 (1) re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - singleticket 12:32 pm EST 02/17/22 re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - Pokernight 07:16 pm EST 02/16/22 (2) re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - singleticket 07:20 pm EST 02/16/22 (1) Tell that to YIP - stevemr 09:43 am EST 02/17/22 re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - richmurphy 10:44 am EST 02/16/22 (3) re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - singleticket 06:33 pm EST 02/16/22 (2) re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - richmurphy 08:06 pm EST 02/16/22 (1) re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - singleticket 08:16 pm EST 02/16/22 re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - AnObserver 08:40 am EST 02/16/22 Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - ShowGoer 06:30 am EST 02/16/22 (15) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - theOtherJames 04:37 pm EST 02/16/22 (14) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - Pokernight 07:20 pm EST 02/16/22 (7) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - Seth Christenfeld 09:53 pm EST 02/16/22 (6) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - keikekaze 04:18 pm EST 02/17/22 (1) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - Chazwaza 04:58 pm EST 02/17/22 re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - AlanScott 12:26 am EST 02/17/22 (2) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - ChattaMatta 01:54 pm EST 02/17/22 I recall that a student production of CHICAGO was done at my college in 1991... - MeredithChandler1973 07:25 am EST 02/17/22 re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - KingSpeed 11:33 pm EST 02/16/22 re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - KingSpeed 07:03 pm EST 02/16/22 (1) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - theOtherJames 07:17 pm EST 02/16/22 re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - ShowGoer 05:15 pm EST 02/16/22 (3) re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - gcarl44 08:20 pm EST 02/18/22 Happy endings and Diapers - toros 10:46 am EST 02/17/22 (1) re: Happy endings and Diapers - FinalPerformance 07:25 pm EST 02/18/22 finally - Chazwaza 10:03 pm EST 02/15/22 (13) re: finally - Musicals54 08:08 am EST 02/16/22 (4) Encores! mission. - portenopete 10:00 am EST 02/16/22 (3) re: Encores! mission. - hanon 08:49 pm EST 02/16/22 (1) re: Encores! mission. - portenopete 11:20 pm EST 02/16/22 another HUGE Amen. - ShowGoer 11:14 am EST 02/16/22 re: finally - IvyLeagueDropout 10:14 pm EST 02/15/22 (3) re: finally - Delvino 08:04 am EST 02/16/22 (2) Does anyone still serve up 'Tea and Sympathy'? - WaymanWong 04:56 pm EST 02/17/22 (1) TEA AND SYMPATHY -- the Play vs. the Film (Spoilers, I Guess) - BroadwayTonyJ 06:05 pm EST 02/18/22 re: finally - scoot1er 10:09 pm EST 02/15/22 (3) re: finally - steven_carter 09:23 am EST 02/16/22 (2) re: finally - FinalPerformance 10:42 am EST 02/16/22 (1) Does art reflect its time? - peter3053 05:14 pm EST 02/16/22

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