Category: Theater and Film
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Jane’s Rallying Cry
Jane Fonda, wholooksamazing, gave a rousing speech at the SAG Awards last night that defined actors and show biz..and SAG.. as creating empathy for change in this perilous time. WE are the beacons of hope to win this war. “Woke just means you give a damn about other people.” Empathy is the key. Empathy is…
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Lin, I See you Too. I’m Right Here.
Bobby. That’s me. I think around 5 years old in our living room in Waukesha, Wisconsin. So, a bill was recently passed in Florida.. the “Don’t Say Gay” bill as it’s been called. Or the “anti-grooming” bill.. which I’m sure is not a tribute to the beauty secrets of gay people. Although, I think maybe…
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WSS2.0
I decided to make my first visit in nearly 2 years to a real live movie theater and see the remake of “West Side Story”. It felt good and weird to be in a movie theater again… wearing a mask, for me, is not an inconvenience… but for something I so cherish.. movies and theater……
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If Covid, tribalism and identity politics doesn’t kill Broadway “Diana” the musical might
Well, who knows? I made it through “Diana” the musical on Netflix. I was determined. I have never uttered “Oh, my God” seriously and alternately chuckled while putting another wrinkle between my eyebrows while watching a musical. I think ever. It’s a good thing that audiences are required to wear masks in the theater when…
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09/17/2021
Today is September 17th, 2021. A placeholder in the fresh “Broadway’s Back!” blitz that’s sweeping the Arts sections of major newspapers and mainstream media and certainly my Facebook and Instagram feed because I pretty much only know people in the Arts. The best people. I’m so moved by the videos of curtain calls in the…
Robert DuSold 