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| re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 07:16 pm EST 02/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - singleticket 06:54 pm EST 02/16/22 | |
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| FINIAN'S RAINBOW is most unwoke, but has such a marvelous score. I have the DVD of the film version, and nothing beats Al Freeman, Jr. delivering a mint julep. Brilliant. | |
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| re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. | |
| Last Edit: singleticket 07:21 pm EST 02/16/22 | |
| Posted by: singleticket 07:20 pm EST 02/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - Pokernight 07:16 pm EST 02/16/22 | |
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| I love FINIAN'S RAINBOW as well but I wouldn't say it was un-woke... I would say it is an anti-racist musical from 1947. Blackface has been historically used by a lot of white left critics of racism in theater pieces... whether that's an appropriate thing to do is another question. | |
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| Tell that to YIP | |
| Posted by: stevemr 09:43 am EST 02/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - singleticket 07:20 pm EST 02/16/22 | |
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| YIP Harburg would certainly take issue with the suggestion that Finian is un-woke. But I'm sure he'd come up with a marvelous rhyme using semi-made up words to respond. | |
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