Skip to comments.
Broadway hit Hamilton under fire after casting call for 'non-white' actors
The Guardian UK ^
| March 31, 2016
| Nigel M Smith
Posted on 03/31/2016 5:01:53 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning Broadway musical, has faced criticism for an open casting call seeking only “non-white” actors.
The hip-hop musical, which has been praised by Michelle Obama and which won a Grammy, features a diverse cast that reimagines the origin story of founding father Alexander Hamilton. The majority of the cast is multiethnic as well: African Americans play Aaron Burr, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, while a Chinese American portrays Hamilton’s wife, Eliza. Miranda, the show’s creator, is of Puerto Rican ancestry.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 2016election; broadway; diversity; election2016; hamilton; linmanuelmiranda; michelleobama; newyork; nonwhiteactors; race; thearts; trump
The updated ad calls for “men and women..."
What about those confused by gender identity? Oh, the horror! /sarc.
To: ConservativeStatement
I’m surprised they don’t have Jefferson slaves played by the white people
2
posted on
03/31/2016 5:03:26 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
(King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
To: ConservativeStatement
What about age discrimination????
3
posted on
03/31/2016 5:03:30 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
To: ConservativeStatement
A call for “Men and women. Penis optional.”
4
posted on
03/31/2016 5:06:24 PM PDT
by
deadrock
(I is someone else.)
To: ConservativeStatement
Sometimes, when you hear that phrase ‘diversity’ thrown around to, fro and sideways, it really means ‘anything but “white males, conservatives or, of course; Christians!
“Are you a ‘below the poverty line, south vietmanese -twice-transgendered Wiccan? Come On Down!!”
.
To: ConservativeStatement
Liberals are demonstrably insane. All of them.
L
6
posted on
03/31/2016 5:12:27 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: tophat9000
The left has to ruin everything.
7
posted on
03/31/2016 5:16:59 PM PDT
by
Third Person
(Andmoreagain)
To: ConservativeStatement
Cultural appropriation!!!! Someone needs a beatdown!!!
8
posted on
03/31/2016 5:20:16 PM PDT
by
fr_freak
To: ConservativeStatement
9
posted on
03/31/2016 5:20:30 PM PDT
by
SoFloFreeper
(Just say no to HRC)
To: ConservativeStatement
Sounds like a modern Bible or Jesus miniseries
What if realities
10
posted on
03/31/2016 5:22:05 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(is Cruz last name a coincidence or a blessing or is he the anti Christ)
To: ConservativeStatement
Well, if actors feel so bad, they can appeal to Actor’s Equity. That’s about all they can do except boycott and call attention to this.
11
posted on
03/31/2016 5:42:08 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
To: ConservativeStatement
It the show is any good it shouldn’t matter whose cast in the parts as long as they can carry them.
12
posted on
03/31/2016 6:04:46 PM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: fella
The show is amazing. The music, lyrics, choreography...all very nicely done.
Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius. Such talent!!
13
posted on
03/31/2016 6:08:45 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
To: ConservativeStatement
African Americans play Aaron Burr, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, while a Chinese American portrays Hamilton’s wife, Eliza....yea verily these people live in their own fantasy world - no wonder they're scared and offended by such trivialities as someone's named chalked on the sidewalk......
To: ConservativeStatement
That is not true, they did cast call for white actors. White females to play the hookers and women of ill repute that Hamilton liked to visit.
Got to have some white women don’t you know! (Shout out to Undercover Brother)
15
posted on
06/13/2016 4:13:59 AM PDT
by
wbarmy
(I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson