Morning Ethics Warm-Up, 1/16/19: Blacks With White Privilege, A Home Trump Derangement Test, Defending “Hamilton,” And More…
Is a politically correct “Family Guy” still the “Family Guy,” and other puzzles….
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A New Way To Be Unethical On An Airplane, Courtesy of “The Hamilton Effect”
Let’s call this ‘The Hamilton Effect”…
Note To Conservatives On The “Hamilton” Cast’s Harassment Of Mike Pence: I’ve Got This. You’re Not Helping.
The problem is that, as you might guess, Trump-supporting Republican and conservatives are as ethically clueless as the Democrats attacking them.
Opening The Door, Tit-For-Tat, And The Drunk In The “Hamilton” Audience
Those advocating that this kind of audience abuse become accepted need to pay attention. Theater cannot survive these proposed rules. What the drunken audience member did was wrong, but the cast was begging for it.
The Last Word On The “Hamilton” Cast’s Harassment Of Mike Pence
In the end, after several posts and a large number of comments about this incident, I am convinced that, more than anything, it shows how little the American public, even well-educated, culturally-engaged members of the public, and even participants in the entertainment profession understand and respect the importance of live theater. This, at least, is … Continue reading The Last Word On The “Hamilton” Cast’s Harassment Of Mike Pence
“Hamilton” Ethics Follow-Up: Somewhere In The Multi-Verse, I Am In The Audience At “Hamilton” When The Cast Decides To Abuse Its Position And The Audience’s Trust By Harassing Mike Pence, And This Happens…
If your cast tries to ambush and harass any member of an audience I’m in, I swear to you I’m going to be out of my seat and participating in the “conversation” at the top of my lungs…
Mike Pence Goes To “Hamilton”
It is wrong for performers to presume that the fact that they are performing for an elected official entitles them to abuse that position to press a partisan or personal agenda.
I Can’t Decide Which Is Worse, That “Hamilton” Is So Greedy, Or That They Won’t Admit It
Producers of the smash hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” soon to sweep the Tonys in historic fashion, have raised the top premium seat price to a record-obliterating $849. The previous high for Broadway show’s ticket prices was $477 for the best seats to “The Book of Mormon.” The producers are taking advantage of the … Continue reading I Can’t Decide Which Is Worse, That “Hamilton” Is So Greedy, Or That They Won’t Admit It
Ethics Quote Of The Day: Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
Alexander Hamilton had a dilemma to face in 1800..
Yet More Casting Ethics: “Hamilton’s” ‘No Whites Need Apply’ Open Casting Call
f the race of the actor is an important feature of a stage work’s success, then it is neither racist, unethical, unreasonable nor inappropriate to make that particular race a requirement of casting—and saying so.
Ethics Alarms 