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Post by ali973 on Dec 1, 2017 18:42:10 GMT
Buckle up kids...
A New York Times expose on sexual misconduct by Broadway directors (and director/choreographers) is coming out either on Sunday, though there are reports it will be pushed until Monday.
From the list I saw, just about all of them have (or have had) shows playing on Broadway and West End. One of them is English.
It'll be interesting to see how the community responds.
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Post by forb4 on Dec 1, 2017 18:52:42 GMT
Where did you see the list?
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Post by ali973 on Dec 1, 2017 19:00:44 GMT
A friend of mine knows people in the industry in the States who have told him. The cat is out of the bag and people know who the men are at this point. The story was being verified fully which pushed it until Sunday, but I believe the Monday push is now because there are more people speaking up.
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Post by ali973 on Dec 1, 2017 19:01:09 GMT
Also, Lea Salonga has been Tweeting about it.
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Post by 49thand8th on Dec 1, 2017 21:27:16 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Dec 1, 2017 21:36:00 GMT
Oh dear this isn’t good.
This snowball is just getting bigger and bigger..
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Post by ali973 on Dec 2, 2017 5:41:39 GMT
49thand8th yes, there's that but there's another story coming up. Names we actually know far too well.
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Post by lonlad on Dec 2, 2017 8:34:56 GMT
Well, there are two Tony winning English directors who are no-brainers to feature on that list ..... oh dear ....
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Dec 2, 2017 9:44:20 GMT
The latter is offline until Monday. Legal reasons? On the subject, it is about time. It reminds me, in a way, of the political edifice in Eastern Europe in the early nineties. A system where power led people to feel powerless that took just a few cracks to lead to the entire edifice crumbling. |
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Post by lonlad on Dec 2, 2017 12:27:54 GMT
I assume the English one is a currently very well employed (self-employed) director of major repute?
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Post by steve10086 on Dec 2, 2017 12:34:11 GMT
I assume the English one is a currently very well employed (self-employed) director of major repute? “Of major repute”... Bill Kenwright is in the clear then! |
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Post by lonlad on Dec 3, 2017 0:41:54 GMT
Hah, that's for sure LOL !!!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 3, 2017 11:14:40 GMT
Not just Broadway. The reports about James Levine are rocking the opera world big style
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Dec 3, 2017 12:27:56 GMT
Lilely held back until Monday now because of the continuing disintegration of the US government and subsequent good copy.
On Levine, it’s depressing seeing the number of people online showing no surprise and saying it’s about time, well if you knew about it why didn’t you say/do something!?!
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Post by ali973 on Dec 3, 2017 16:42:35 GMT
There are so many reasons why a people haven't said anything.
First of all- we don't know if they did or didn't. As has been reported, top decision makers are knowledgeable of these things, but have fostered a culture that either brushed it off or deliberately protected predators. And that's exactly why people chose not to say something, if at all: decision makers or HR is compliant. Their actions could either cause their own dismissal or end up being blacklisted, shamed or pushed to the side.
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Post by foxa on Dec 3, 2017 17:00:17 GMT
As ali973 says, the way complaints have been handled in the past hasn't encouraged people to come forward. In 1993 a group of women came forward to complain about the playwright Israel Horovitz's treatment of young women. The women were dismissed as being 'tightly wound' (i.e. neurotic.) Now this, 24 years later : variety.com/2017/legit/news/israel-horovitz-sexual-midsconduct-1202627067/Even Horovitz's son says he believes the women. |
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Dec 3, 2017 21:21:05 GMT
I know, I know, and it’s the perpetuation of those power structures that makes me angry. As someone who has been guiding young people into the business for decades, though, I’m particularly angry at the hushing up that left us in the dark.
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Post by anthony40 on Dec 3, 2017 21:40:28 GMT
Not just Broadway. The reports about James Levine are rocking the opera world big style I am actually aware of an individual who I knew briefly through association who is currently under investigation in the Australian Opera for inappropriate behaviour which leads to an investigation not only against the man involved but also Australia Opera who has payed a part in covering it up. And not only covering it up, but for doing so for so long. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 3, 2017 22:01:04 GMT
I am reminded of the conviction of Robert King - one of the leading choral conductors of his generation - for 14 counts of boys (including some minors)
All aspects of the performing arts are in some way affected.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:41:15 GMT
If this piece is actually published, could someone please post it here?
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Post by The Lost on Dec 4, 2017 13:06:53 GMT
Did this come out today / is it coming out?
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Post by tonyloco on Dec 4, 2017 20:20:54 GMT
Not just Broadway. The reports about James Levine are rocking the opera world big style I don’t know why allegations about James Levine should be rocking the opera world right now since his sexual predilections have been widely known throughout the classical music business for many years, but up till now the powers that be have managed to keep the lid on the situation. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 23:01:58 GMT
Not just Broadway. The reports about James Levine are rocking the opera world big style I don’t know why allegations about James Levine should be rocking the opera world right now "He doesn't look the type" said no-one ever. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 4, 2017 23:07:17 GMT
I think part of the 'rocking' is the revelation that many people knew and did nothing - and now their inactivity has been exposed as well as the original alleged wrong-doing.
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Post by tonyloco on Dec 5, 2017 0:08:55 GMT
Good point, oxfordsimon. I think you are probably right.
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Post by Jan on Dec 5, 2017 13:59:17 GMT
Well, there are two Tony winning English directors who are no-brainers to feature on that list ..... oh dear .... You’re going to have to narrow it down a bit for us: Tony for play, or musical ? Or both ? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 15:35:52 GMT
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Post by loureviews on Jan 7, 2018 18:52:05 GMT
What happened to the NYT expose?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 21:57:38 GMT
I've been informed it's not actually one big article, it's an array of smaller ones, and they're going through some serious legal processing before they can be published. I've also heard that Ben Vereen is self-confessed garbage: ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/109047288.html |
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Post by The Lost on Jan 23, 2018 16:17:45 GMT
I hope this comes out soon, I hate the thought that I might be blindly supporting people who have committed sexual assault. I'm also very wary of people who come forward and say "I'd like to confess to not treating women with respect in the past", makes you feel like they're trying to pre-empt possible allegations.
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