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Copyprotecting musicals
Man, are those Rodgers and Hammerstein descendants killjoys or what? First they try to stop a black high school kid from playing Huck Finn in Big River, and now they're after the gays: The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization has asked co-writer/director Justin Tanner to remove the parts of his play that reference the musical Oklahoma!... which may be a bit tricky since his play is titled Oklahomo!
Described by some observers as "very gay," the play-within-a-play is about "marginal West Hollywood theater types putting on an unauthorized gay adaptation of 'Oklahoma!' "
Sound familiar?
Posted by carrie on 08/25/2005 | Permalink
Comments
When the theater turns against the gays, what is left?
Posted by: Charles | Aug 25, 2005 6:49:19 PM
Yes, even Rodgers and Hammerstein must submit to the gay agenda, which judging by this looks to be aimed at setting gays back 50 years.
Posted by: Jim | Aug 26, 2005 9:07:30 AM
And yet somehow Cannibal!: The Musical made it all the way to DVD.
Posted by: Jesse | Aug 31, 2005 11:18:32 PM
Uh, Jim, you're wrong about setting back the gay agenda 50 years - it's a great play about relationships and small theater egos - and it's hilarious. Looks to me like you didn't see the show. I did, and it's a great show by a really talented writer.
Posted by: Molly | Sep 28, 2005 5:03:17 PM
