Thursday, April 08, 2010
Theater Talkback: Politics and Show Tunes
NYTimes.com: "There was a time when heads of state were considered entirely appropriate subjects for American musicals. The Founding Fathers jigged their way to a Tony Award 41 years ago in “1776,” and “Fiorello!,” the 1959 portrait of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York, won a Pulitzer Prize; so did “Of Thee I Sing,” the 1931 Gershwin-Kaufman-Ryskind satire about the road to the presidency."
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I think this is really interesting how theater works there. Its interesting how he commented on how sponsors in america should look in their back yards instead of going to south america. While there are people here who need sponsoring, I think its more important to spread and share theater around the world.
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