This is one of the most important shows I have seen in some time. It is a story that everyone must know - a show that everyone must see. It looks at the legacy of Jim Crow from such a brave perspective that you can't help but feel the impact it continues to have on all of us. And don't even get me started about the performances. I was simply astounded by the depths of talent on that stage! All of Philadelphia must see this show.
I second "leimichael" responding to WNAbrams, who clearly missed the point of the minstrel-show device. It is precisely BECAUSE the minstrel form was so offensive that it was used--satirically--to convey the sheer repugnance of white attitudes toward blacks and the indignities they endured in the Jim Crow South. How better to portray such indignities than to rub our noses in it? If your delicate sensibilities were "offended," W, then the play is doing its job! Everyone else, GO SEE THIS SHOW!
I totally understood the point of using the minstrel format. What better way to share a deplorable piece of american history than with what was at that time an acceptable (but deplorable form
of entertainment. I am a black man and I loved the show on broadway and can't wait for this Saturday when I will have an opportunity to share the experience with several friends.I wonder WNAbrams, had you heard of this shameful piece of history before seeing this show?
The cast was wonderful, the history that many became aware of because of to the play was important to share, the "minstrel" setting of the the play was totally offensive, if there was an intermission we would have left. There has to be a better way of telling the story rather than the offensive and insulting way it was told.
This is one of the most important shows I have seen in some time. It is a story that everyone must know - a show that everyone must see. It looks at the legacy of Jim Crow from such a brave perspective that you can't help but feel the impact it continues to have on all of us. And don't even get me started about the performances. I was simply astounded by the depths of talent on that stage! All of Philadelphia must see this show.
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I second "leimichael" responding to WNAbrams, who clearly missed the point of the minstrel-show device. It is precisely BECAUSE the minstrel form was so offensive that it was used--satirically--to convey the sheer repugnance of white attitudes toward blacks and the indignities they endured in the Jim Crow South. How better to portray such indignities than to rub our noses in it? If your delicate sensibilities were "offended," W, then the play is doing its job! Everyone else, GO SEE THIS SHOW!
nkcolman 4 weeks ago
I totally understood the point of using the minstrel format. What better way to share a deplorable piece of american history than with what was at that time an acceptable (but deplorable form
of entertainment. I am a black man and I loved the show on broadway and can't wait for this Saturday when I will have an opportunity to share the experience with several friends.I wonder WNAbrams, had you heard of this shameful piece of history before seeing this show?
leimichael 4 weeks ago
The cast was wonderful, the history that many became aware of because of to the play was important to share, the "minstrel" setting of the the play was totally offensive, if there was an intermission we would have left. There has to be a better way of telling the story rather than the offensive and insulting way it was told.
WNAbrams 4 weeks ago