A Gay/campy chronicling of daily life in NYC,with individual kernels of human truth. copyright 2011 by The Raving Queen
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Broadway Needs A Pooper Scooper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This shit, darlings, is literally, the kind that cannot be made up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It started at a casting call for the musical "Magic Mike," at the Pearl Studios, on 500 Eighth Avenue, in Manhattan. A woman stepped in something, back on February 26, and, after exclaiming, "Oh, shit!," discovered that was, literally, what she had stepped into!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone is defecating in some of Broadway's best known rehearsal studios. It happened, again, on March 6, at the Ripley-Grier space, not far from the Pearl.
The question is who, and why????????????????????
The why is easier. There is some contention, among Equity actors, with whom I agree, that too many touring companies use non-union actors. Now, I have nothing against non-union actors; after all, everyone who goes into theater starts out that way. But once the Equity card is earned, that should matter, only it seems less so these days.
So, someone is using this to make a statement. I think going to Equity administrators, and talking it out, would be better, but, to be sure, this method has caught the media buzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am telling you, I am now afraid to walk into a rehearsal studio!!!!!!!!!!!!
The question is who? My first suspicion was Lauren Ambrose, who did such a crappy job in "My Fair Lady," and feels disgruntled that Broadway did not welcome her with opens arms. It did, however, and I speak for myself, here, welcome her departure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am convinced this is done by some vulgar, straight man, who has a beef with Equity, or maybe not being seen for "Magic Mike." I want to know who this guy is, and I hope he is caught soon. This goes way beyond being a publicity stunt for a show not yet up and running!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For his punishment, he should be given an Equity Pooper Scooper, and made to clean up all the shit all over Manhattan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Especially his own!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh--one final word! I was not able to get them on here, but catch the two brilliant video spoofs of this incident. The first parodies 'SVU' calling it 'SPU--"Special Pooping Unit." The one who plays Olivia perfectly nails Mariska Hargitay's non- acting dourness.
The second, featuring the cast of the wonderful musical "The Prom" sets the whole thing to music, based on a number from "Into The Woods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Priceless, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actors being actors, you knew someone would spoof it!!
ReplyDelete...equity chorus calls are particularly heinous ...
ReplyDeleteVictoria,
The spoofs are hilarious!
I cannot wait to find out who
the culprit is!