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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Posted by: HunterHailey 12:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - TheBroadwayMaven 12:03 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| Umm . . . nothing you talk about is "censorship" in the slightest. These are officially licensed versions created with the input of the authors or other rights holders to give schools and other groups a choice to use a version they feel more appropriate for the age group. Every single example you give are very reasonable adjustments for youth productions. | |
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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 06:26 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - HunterHailey 12:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| “looney bin” is reasonable? | |
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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Posted by: HunterHailey 08:52 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - KingSpeed 06:26 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| Yes. That’s change I’d think was just as much sbout that reference being so outdated that it would mean nothing in a jr production | |
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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Last Edit: EvFoDr 04:13 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 04:12 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - HunterHailey 12:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| The OP does say "or just being changed (illegally) by individual directors." But if all of the examples given are from versions officially approved by the authors/rights holders, then there isn't much of a story here. One could dislike any of those official changes. But I am glad they exist to give schools the chance to present these shows in a legally altered way. Of course not all shows are created equal. Avenue Q is so packed with adult, dirty, and prurient content it does seem to veer into "is this really a strong choice of a show for kids", even if there are author sanctioned changes. On the other hand, sometimes you have one word or one line in an entire show that would cancel it for kids, and it seems especially worthy to have an alternative. In high school we did (mostly plays) with scattered dirty words and had to sub them for softer words. I suppose this was done illegally. Neil Simon's Rumors comes to mind. This was such a fun farce for the cast and the audience that really doesn't have any questionable content, except one of the characters says "Fuck a duck" as a sort of tossed off exasperation. So we took that F bomb out. |
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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 01:53 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - HunterHailey 12:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| This person literally only advertises here. They don't post anything for discussion. | |
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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 04:26 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - Ncassidine 01:53 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| But that doesn't mean we can't discuss. This is actually a viable topic, unlike some of the dreck they post. | |
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| It's not "censorship" when licensed by the rights holders. C'mon. (nmi) | |
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| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 01:19 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - HunterHailey 12:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| Sorry, HunterHailey, that should have been threaded under the so-called "Maven"'s post. | |
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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Posted by: Zelgo 01:08 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - HunterHailey 12:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| Having seen many a grade school version of Bway shows, ALL shows that want to have a life after Bway need to do this. School productions are extraordinarily lucrative. The authors tone down the language and cut the dialogue so the shows don't run more than an hour (thankfully!). Character development goes out the window, but at least grade school kids get to perform. |
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| re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) | |
| Posted by: HunterHailey 08:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Censored high school musicals (should shows be cleaned up for kids?) - Zelgo 01:08 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| There are tons of schools out there that just don’t have the time or resources to do a 2+ hour musical. While I obviously prefer the full length version in nearly every case (Seussical, being an exception – I think the 70 minute version is far better) these really expand the reach of theater in many circumstances. | |
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