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A queer Afro-Latina actor won an Oscar. A Deaf actor won an Oscar. A woman won Best Director for the second consecutive year. Let's not let that be overshadowed. Let's honor and celebrate that.

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I think I need to put this as plainly as I can, and I apologize for shouting: PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE LIVE PERFORMING ARTS AREN'T JUST 'NOT WORKING' – THEY ARE *PREVENTED* FROM ENGAGING IN THE WORK AND CAREERS FOR WHICH THEY WERE TRAINED.

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Just a reminder to everyone that "The Great Gatsby" enters the public domain at 12 am on Friday. Get your revisionist stage adaptations, including musicals, started now!

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Norman Lear lived to 101. Bob Hope: 100. George Burns: 100. Carl Reiner: 98. Phyllis Diller: 95. Don Rickles: 90. Still with us: Mel Brooks is 97. Dick Van Dyke is 97. Bob Newhart is 94. Suggests there's something invigorating and valuable in a lifetime of making people laugh.

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I just read of the passing of Christopher Plummer at age 91. Keep your Captain von Trapp – for me he was a brilliant Iago opposite James Earl Jones's "Othello" on Broadway some 40 years ago. Sorry to learn of his final bow.

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“I dim the lights And think about you…” Stephen Sondheim 1930-2021 #Sondheim

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So @laraspencer has apologized for her comments about Prince George and ballet via Instagram. I say that until it's on air on @GMA , with the same audience who heard her original statements, it's meaningless.

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4 years

"Hands out"? "Even Broadway actors"? These are people and families in distress. Live performing arts comprise a major industry brought to its knees. Do not dismiss what we do or our importance to the economy. This is shameful, @nytimes .

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6 years

Evidence of why @IanMcKellen has been one of my theatrical heroes for four decades. His message to audiences on missing a performance as KING LEAR yesterday.

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8 years

Here's @Lin_Manuel introducing a screening of MARY POPPINS at @UPTheatre_NYC just over an hour ago. He donated the new projector!

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"Somebody crowd me with love Somebody force me to care Somebody let come through I'll always be there As frightened as you To help us survive Being alive." – Stephen Sondheim 1930-2021

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It’s @Lin_Manuel ’s decade. How lucky we are to be alive right now.

Best of the Decade: Lin-Manuel Miranda on making history with 'Hamilton'

The creator and star of 'Hamilton' reflects on his decade-defining musical.

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5 years

Apparently I’m the only person on the internet who already knew Christian Bale is British and saw EMPIRE OF THE SUN in theatres.

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4 years

The last great figure of classic Hollywood, Olivia de Havilland, has passed.

'Gone With the Wind' star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104

Olivia de Havilland, classic star of Hollywood and two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday. She was 104.

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6 years

Wile E. Coyote: A Very Stable Genius

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Do other people smile at dogs as they pass them on the street, or am I just weird?

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6 years

I hope #JesusChristSuperstarLive proves to all concerned, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that live audiences are essential to making live theatre on TV work.

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4 years

THE ARTS ARE NOT EXPENDABLE, NOR ARE THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO WORK IN THE LIVE PERFORMING ARTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY, LIKE AIRLINES, LIKE LIKE PRO SPORTS. OTHER INDUSTRIES RELY ON THE ARTS TO DRIVE THEIR BUSINESSES.

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Ahem, @FilmUpdates . It's not a "stage adaptation." It's a play. Meaning it was written for the stage. Films are the adaptations. This is pretty basic stuff.

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Francesca Amewudah-Rivers to star as Juliet opposite Tom Holland as Romeo in Jamie Lloyd’s West End stage adaptation of ‘ROMEO & JULIET.’

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“I saw ‘Into The Woods’ at Encores” is the new “I saw ‘Hamilton’ at The Public.”

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1 year

As you watch the #TonyAwards , keep in mind that there are people and politicians who want to prevent both students and adults from performing some of the very plays nominated and honored tonight and elsewhere. We must speak out loudly for art & expression and against censorship.

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6 years

Actually, I think @cnn should decline to feature any guest whose commentary is constrained by the very person they have been booked to speak about. Jounalistic Integrity calls for this.

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Here’s @RoryOMalley 's 1st #Ham4Ham , with a “dab-off�� including @OakSmash , and a farewell from @DaveedDiggs :

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Last night, The Door McAllen Church in McAllen TX committed a blatant copyright violation by performing and live-streaming their own production of @HamiltonMusical , which is not licensed for any productions. They changed text and tacked on a sermon including anti-LGBTQ message.

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8 years

“ @Lin_Manuel Miranda: “Life’s a gift, it’s not to be taken for granted.” From his session w high school teachers:

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THOSE WHO WORK IN THE ARTS ARE NOT SECOND CLASS CITIZENS. THEY ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, THEY ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITIES AND TOWN IN WHICH THEY WORK AND LIVE, PUMPING DOLLARS INTO THE ECONOMY AND OFFERING THEIR TALENTS TO ENRICH THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY.

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YES, THERE IS ONLINE CREATIVITY, BUT MUCH OF THAT IS VOLUNTEER, CREATIVE ARTISTS LITERALLY BURSTING TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH YOU AS BEST THEY CAN, MOSTLY FOR FREE. UNTIL SUMMER 2021, THEY HAVE TO TRY TO GET WORK IN OTHER FIELDS TO PAY BILLS AND FEED THEIR FAMILIES.

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Stephen Sondheim passed away two years ago today. His words, his music and his shows are with us always.

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4 years

And by the way:

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Someone on this subway car is blasting the original Broadway cast recording of “Into The Woods” through their EarPods loud enough for me to hear, making me want to 1) let them know I support them in their musical theatre passion and 2) warn them about the dangers of tinnitus.

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Yes, I’m wearing an N95. Yes, I sent my staff home. Yes, my eyes are watering. Yes, it’s like science fiction, but it’s real. Please everyone: take it seriously, take care, and be safe.

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4 years

ASK ANYONE WHO OWNS A RESTAURANT OR A PARKING GARAGE OR A SHOP NEAR A THEATRE HOW THIS HAS AFFECTED THEIR BUSINESS, EVEN IF THEY'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO REOPEN. THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW HARD IT IS TO STAY AFLOAT WITHOUT THE ARTS DRIVING TRAFFIC TO THEM.

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4 years

I will return to my normal voice to say that everyone, whether they love the live performing arts or not, must recognize that this is no small industry, no frivolity. We are just like everyone else in this country, we work for our livings, we have regular lives.

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I cannot express how much I'd like to go to a matinee today.

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Michelle Yeoh at the BAFTA Awards. !!!!

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WE DON'T NEED PICTURES OF DARK MARQUEES – THOSE ARE BUILDINGS. WE NEED OUR POLITICIANS, OUR LEADERS, OUR MEDIA TO MAKE THIS NOT ABOUT EMPTY REAL ESTATE, BUT ABOUT WORKERS IN CRISIS. NO GLITZ, NO GLAMOR, NO GREASEPAINT. PARENTS, CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, WHO ARE LEFT HIGH AND DRY.

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3 years

Today's theatre shoutout goes to understudies, standbys, swings, and covers, who are as educated, trained, talented, and capable as the people for whom they may substitute. They deserve nothing but respect, appreciation, love and applause, whether they go on or wait in the wings.

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This is lunacy and must be stopped: “Under Senate Bill 1142, if just one parent objects to a book it must be removed within 30 days. If it is not, the librarian must be fired and cannot work for any public school for two years.”

Oklahoma bill gives parents the right to have a book removed from a school library

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to give parents the right to compel public school libraries to remove books that contains objectionable content of a sexual nature or addresses

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In The Heights: I was either crying or grinning and often both at the same time throughout. Not kidding. So much to say. But for tonight, thank you @Lin_Manuel , thank you @quiarahudes , thank you @jonmchu . I needed that. We all need that. #InTheHeights

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Congrats to @leslieodomjr and @Lin_Manuel on their Emmy nominations for HAMILTON!

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"Three tickets for 'Merrily We Roll Along,' please."

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IT'S NOT AS IF THEY CAN JUST SHIFT TO OTHER FIELDS, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT IS HIGH. KEEP IN MIND: WITHOUT WORK, THEY LOSE HEALTH INSURANCE, JUST WHEN IT IS PERHAPS MOST NEEDED. IF THEY CAN KEEP IT, IT COSTS A LOT, WHEN THEIR INCOME HAS DROPPED TO NOTHING.

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3 years

Big surprise from @nypl : no more late fines for overdue books and all existing outstanding fines are wiped away.

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2 years

I am seeing a number of obituaries for Angela Lansbury which neglect to mention her 2022 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement and just want to remind everyone of it, because her first love was the stage and by god did the stage love her back.

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More yaay, @leslieodomjr , @Lin_Manuel and @DaveedDiggs ! #SAGAwards

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5 years

The day after Halloween, on the NYC subway.

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4 years

And by the way: the people who may survive this best are people of greater or independent means, and consequently elitism within the field will be further privileged at a time when we are poised to truly embrace equality and representation in the field.

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Today’s theatre shoutout is for parents: who take kids to shows, see their kids in shows, support their love of theatre & the drama programs they're in, who understand when theatre becomes an educational pursuit & a profession – & those in the field we share with their families.

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2 years

Given the Sweeney Todd news, it seems an apt moment to resurrect this particular bit of whimsy.

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8 years

Anthony Ramos and @Lin_Manuel at #Gram4Ham

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3 years

I think it's fair to say that the release of @intheheights is a superspreader event. It's spreading musical theatre, joy and Latinx pride.

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Reminder that the Tony Awards were created to honor the memory of Antoinette Perry, an actor who went on to direct 19 Broadway shows, in addition to volunteer leadership at The Wing during WWII. She is at rest in The Bronx. I paid my overdue respects with a visit last summer.

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The live performing arts will, eventually be back, but without targeted, meaningful support, that return will be ever harder, ever slower. And how many people might we lose in the interim? Not just in the field, but in this life. The arts are, always, about people. Thanks.

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We lost Stephen Sondheim one year ago today. These were the marquees of Broadway going out in his honor, on 45th Street, on 12/8.

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5 years

So at @freestylelove tonight, @Lin_Manuel played a zombie and came off stage and “bit” me on the neck twice. How was your evening?

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4 years

As Shakespeare wrote, "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" We are all in this together, we are all fundamentally the same, no matter how we have chosen to make our way, our lives, in this world. The arts need compassion – and help.

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@HayesBrown Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared in “Little Shop of Horrors” at Harvard with @MoRocca . Oh for the video!

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It's Anton Chekhov’s birthday. Long for the life you don’t have. Engage in unrequited or doomed love. Yearn for Moscow. Praise art. Drink vodka. If you introduce something in the first act, be sure to use it before you finish. Write sad comedies. Inspire other artists.

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This is not about shows shutting down. This is about people fighting to stay afloat, like so many others in the country, in the world. I'm not saying to elevate us above others in need, but please remember that those in the live performing arts have the same needs. And we hurt.

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Note for musical theatre Twitter, amidst an international crisis: Anatevka is located in Ukraine. Perchik was from Kyiv. “Fiddler on the Roof” may be fiction, but places are not and the people are under threat in real life.

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@petermarksdrama INTERIOR. NIGHT. Wide shot. A cell gate is slammed shut in the foreground, while the interior, in blue light, is out of focus, until it shifts to reveal a figure in an orange jumpsuit, huddled in the corner, long hair amiss on balding pate. For the very first time, he is afraid.

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I'm not quite an hour into the movie “RRR” on Netflix and I'm not certain I can stand quite this much fun in a single sitting. I know I have to dash out to grab some popcorn and Raisinets to keep watching.

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I feel like this cannot be said often enough.

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@BCDreyer Until this moment, I had no idea that this happened at any home other than ours. Mind blown.

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Here it is! @Lin_Manuel , and the cast of @HamiltonMusical & company members from @WICKED_Musical with The Return of #Ham4Ham , September 14, 2021

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Three years and 899,000 views ago, @Lin_Manuel brought forth upon 46th Street a new vision of @HamiltonMusical , conceived in parity, that all actors are created equal, at #Ham4Ham

HAMILTON Ham4Ham 1/3/16 with The Ladies of HAMILTON

Lin-Manuel promised to pull out all the stops and the ladies of Hamilton certainly threw down, but did not throw away their shots at an epic #Ham4Ham show.

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Patti LuPone & @Lin_Manuel said yes to cellphones (today only, on the street) as she sang at #Ham4Ham :

HAMILTON HAM4Ham 5/18/16 with Patti LuPone

Cellphones were welcome, but only on the street, as Patti LuPone sang "Give My Regards To Broadway."

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"No one's gonna hurt you No one's gonna dare Others can desert you Not to worry, whistle, I'll be there Demons will charm you with a smile For a while But in time Nothing can harm you Not while I'm around." – Stephen Sondheim 1930-2021

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4 years

If everyone in the live arts don't get meaningful support to make it through this, they will return even more stratified and exclusionary than before. I'll go into that further in another thread. Thx again.

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Treating the performing arts, whether commercial or not-for-profit, as if they are a frivolity looking for a handout diminishes accomplished professionals around the country. Using the arts as a flip coda to a political lede is insulting, @nytimes .

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8 years

Rehearsing his @HamiltonMusical intro at #Gram4Ham , it's @StephenAtHome

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“I don’t ever want to take live theatre for granted again. Ever.” — @Lin_Manuel in his curtain speech at @HamiltonMusical tonight. (Photo by me; couldn’t take pix in theatre)

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2 years

Congratulations to @Lin_Manuel for his #Oscars nomination for Best Original Song for “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto”!!!

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If I ran the world, 100 million people would watch a live musical together once a year, and during intermission, some folks would come out and play a 10-minute football game.

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Remembering Hal Prince, born on this day in 1928, whose influence on musical theatre is incalculable. She Loves Me Cabaret Company Follies A Little Night Music Candide Pacific Overtures On The Twentieth Century Sweeney Todd Evita Merrily We Roll Along Phantom of the Opera Parade

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2 years

Had a great time watching “RRR” last night, so what’s my follow up? Could be in same vein or total change of pace. Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu are my only streaming choices.

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I would watch this so hard.

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3 years

Sending my thoughts and my love to everyone at @CompanyBway and ASSASSINS at @classicstage who must and will go on tonight in the wake of Stephen Sondheim’s passing. But what greater tribute than to sing his songs? They will be sung forever.

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Minor rant: every time I see theatre people tweeting about reopening Broadway, I'm planning to add a corollary tweet, a reminder – all theatre is in the process of reopening, not simply Broadway.

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9 years

Tonight's #Han4Ham mob, 15 minutes before the show

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He promised to pull out all stops & @Lin_Manuel certainly did – with The Ladies of @HamiltonMusical :

HAMILTON Ham4Ham 1/3/16 with The Ladies of HAMILTON

Lin-Manuel promised to pull out all the stops and the ladies of Hamilton certainly threw down, but did not throw away their shots at an epic #Ham4Ham show.

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"I am very good at the sportsball." - @Lin_Manuel Miranda at #Ham4Ham

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Sutton Foster as Marian opposite Hugh Jackman in THE MUSIC MAN. This is not a drill.

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Today’s theatre shout-out goes to anyone who will report to a theatre today — including seven Broadway shows — to bring a show to eager audiences craving the electric thrill of live performance. Thank you for giving up a quiet day for many people for the entertainment of others.

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"Hard to see the light now Just don't let it go Things will come out right now We can make it so Someone is on your side No one is alone." – Stephen Sondheim 1930-2021

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FYI: Sigourney Weaver is at North Bergen High School’s ALIEN THE PLAY.

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Dear America: please get vaccinated as soon as you can, so that we can all see @Lin_Manuel & @quiarahudes 's @intheheights together in movie theatres as it was meant to be seen. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Note: if you’re finding my Twitter account for the 1st time because of this thread, know that my primary goal is to build up theatre and those who make it and love it. But I’ll always stand for the rights of theatre artists against those who would manipulate or steal their work.

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And Andrew Rannells makes a “Boys in the Band” joke that flies over the heads of the majority of parade viewers. But not the drama club kids, past and present.

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Update: @nytimes has removed the word "Even." But the sting lingers. People who work job to job, in a field that will be the last to come back from the pandemic, are hardly the same as banks.

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Today is the first day of my life that I awake to a world without Stephen Sondheim in it, but I take comfort in knowing that however long I live, I will never be in a world without his words and his music.

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Actual TV listing from the Sunday Herald in Scotland

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Hey @Lin_Manuel : I just spotted you in an ad for the @usopen , looking happy as usual.

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You go, Stephen Sondheim!

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Among the lessons to be learned from viral spread of news about the scofflaw “Hamilton” in McAllen TX: 1) artists deserve to be & must be compensated for their work, whether novices or household names, and 2) if you think you can get away with something, well, you will be found.

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Tonight's #Ham4Ham show audience panorama, 15 minutes before showtime.

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“It has the breath of of autocracy and facism about it." – Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer prize-winning author of “Maus,” on @CNN discussing the banning of the book by a Tennessee school board. “I think of it as a harbinger of things to come.”

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