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David Byrne’s American Utopia On Broadway

Is this the white “Homecoming”? Yes, Beyonce stunned Coachella with a huge production featuring the ethos and activities of historically black colleges. David Byrne stuns Broadway with a big production featuring the ethos of the Caucasian art school experience of the last century. Now the Byrne story is not new, he’s been trooping this show […]

Hamilton In L.A.

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore And a Scotsman dropped in the middle of a forgotten Spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor Grow up to be a hero and a scholar? It might have been “We Will Rock You.” Or “Rolling In The Deep.” Or any hit of today. […]

Beau Willimon Responds

Bob, Thank you for amplifying and contextualizing this. As someone who started out in the theater, I can attest to how profound and necessary it is for us to gather in the same physical space and tell our stories. Like music, theater is one of our oldest forms of communicating with each other. It is […]

Sponsorship

Now I know where not to bank & who not to fly with. Actions like this create a culture of fear. We must support free expression, not punish. https://t.co/GYYs4Fw8TG — Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) June 12, 2017   UPDATE: @BankofAmerica joins @Delta in pulling sponsorship of @PublicTheaterNY over Trump-themed #JuliusCaesar. https://t.co/Ln2LBz7GpU — BroadwayWorld (@BroadwayWorld) June 12, […]