I saw La Cage aux Folles on its initial run at a little arthouse theater in San Francisco, and recall being amused by the middle-aged man, obviously there with his wife, who got up and walked out about 15 minutes in. (she stayed)
He missed one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen in my life, and much as I love and respect Robin Williams, his remake doesn’t hold a candle to the original.
If you’ve never seen it, try to get the subtitled version rather than the dubbed version. I like getting the original actor’s voice and emotions useful even if I don’t understand the words.
Richard Grennell is a gay man who would have happily ushered "fellow homosexuals" up the path to the gas chamber and then been utterly surprised when prodded by guns and bayonets he, too, was forced to "bring up the rear".
And at its base this is why a lot of conservatives bash art (and don't consider artists people worthy of respect...or even people). The arts are one way that vulnerable minorities convey their voice and their visibility. Same ethos we had in media where for many years if you were Black, your only viable role was as a servant.
Great article and exposure of quislings like Ric Grenell.
First it’s the gay theatre and next it’s the esteemed Black plays like Raisin, works by August Wilson, James Baldwin or Toni Morrison. Or especially the reimagining of plays written by white playwrights with an all Black cast. Gypsy with Audra McDonald would never be allowed. Fences played by white peoples would a-ok.
hard to overstate either Fierstein's impact or guts, defiant and proud in the Reagan era as AIDS raged. so important to highlight the heroes who over decades have stood tall with integrity in their truth, in this era of appalling capitulations.
When I read the Grenell quote, I thought of Orwell's "we have always been at war with East Asia." Ha! Ha! Google wanted me to correct "Grenell" to "Grendel," somehow that seems appropriate, as anyone it the maladministration is a monster.
I saw La Cage aux Folles on its initial run at a little arthouse theater in San Francisco, and recall being amused by the middle-aged man, obviously there with his wife, who got up and walked out about 15 minutes in. (she stayed)
He missed one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen in my life, and much as I love and respect Robin Williams, his remake doesn’t hold a candle to the original.
If you’ve never seen it, try to get the subtitled version rather than the dubbed version. I like getting the original actor’s voice and emotions useful even if I don’t understand the words.
Who will want to perform at the Kennedy Center now that Trump’s taint has befouled it? Lara Trump? You couldn’t give tickets away.
And NO ALBEE!
Someone should, however, produce Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros” at the Kennedy Center. I suggest they market it as a children’s show.
This article made me want to watch all the films referenced again.
Richard Grennell is a gay man who would have happily ushered "fellow homosexuals" up the path to the gas chamber and then been utterly surprised when prodded by guns and bayonets he, too, was forced to "bring up the rear".
It astonishes me that anyone thinks there can be theater without queerness. It's built into the damn thing.
Certainly a comparable ‘othering'
Indeed! It’s a feature not a bug.
And at its base this is why a lot of conservatives bash art (and don't consider artists people worthy of respect...or even people). The arts are one way that vulnerable minorities convey their voice and their visibility. Same ethos we had in media where for many years if you were Black, your only viable role was as a servant.
Great article and exposure of quislings like Ric Grenell.
First it’s the gay theatre and next it’s the esteemed Black plays like Raisin, works by August Wilson, James Baldwin or Toni Morrison. Or especially the reimagining of plays written by white playwrights with an all Black cast. Gypsy with Audra McDonald would never be allowed. Fences played by white peoples would a-ok.
hard to overstate either Fierstein's impact or guts, defiant and proud in the Reagan era as AIDS raged. so important to highlight the heroes who over decades have stood tall with integrity in their truth, in this era of appalling capitulations.
When I read the Grenell quote, I thought of Orwell's "we have always been at war with East Asia." Ha! Ha! Google wanted me to correct "Grenell" to "Grendel," somehow that seems appropriate, as anyone it the maladministration is a monster.
Let's just hope we never have to face his mother.
And also Orwell's Animal Farm, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."