CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY OCTOBER 21, 2022
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS HAS COME TO BROADWAY AND I DON’T MEAN A SHOW BY THAT NAME, THOUGH ONE COULD BE FUN IF IT WAS PRODUCED BY THE SATIRICAL BAYLON BEE.
AFTER A SHUTDOWN, THEN A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL PATRONS SHOW VACCINATION CARDS, MANDATORY MASKING, CANCELATIONS WHEN HALF THE CAST DEVELOPED COVID, BROADWAY IS BACK TO NORMAL, SORT-OF.
THE WASHINGTON POST REPORTS BROADWAY SHOWS NOW FEATURE TRIGGER WARNINGS.
TAKE THE AUDIENCE ADVISORY FOR THE BROADWAY REVIVAL OF THE MUSICAL “1776.” THE PRODUCTION’S WEBSITE WARNS ABOUT OCCASIONAL STYLIZED REPRESENTATION OF RADICALIZED VIOLENCE. IT WAS A REVOLUTION, WASN’T IT?
THERE’S MORE, INCLUDING MY FAVORITE — FOR WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS BROADWAY’S FIRST “GUN NEUTRAL PRODUCTION”: FOR EVERY (GUN SOUND) THAT APPEARS IN THIS “OKLAHOMA,” THE PRODCERS PROMISE TO MAKE A MINIMUM $100 DONATION TO NONPROFITS WORKING TO TAKE ILLEGAL FIREARMS OUT OF CIRCULATION, OR SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS IN AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF GUN VIOLENCE.”
I THINK I’LL STICK WITH LISTENING TO ORIGINAL CAST ALBUMS. I’M CAL THOMAS.
