tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175731571680674348.post4015235276490371150..comments2024-03-16T03:58:59.468-07:00Comments on Good Life Northwest: A Review of "Oklahoma!" at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre — Oh, Not Such a "Beautiful Mornin'"Candace Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010940176539330697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175731571680674348.post-41359145347362853332012-02-14T23:54:56.670-08:002012-02-14T23:54:56.670-08:00I loved Jud as a black man. It completely changed...I loved Jud as a black man. It completely changed the dynamic of the entire play. It forces us to confront our own fears of that angry black man and demonstrates in absolutely clear terms *exactly* what would have happened at Curly's trial had Black Jud actually been killed by White Curly in 1906 Oklahoma.<br /><br />There are very few times I would describe something that happens in a theater production as "brave," but that casting choice took serious stones.Jerome O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223188670530630360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175731571680674348.post-70010651141954541432012-02-14T23:19:13.404-08:002012-02-14T23:19:13.404-08:00A friend posted your article on my Facebook wall i...A friend posted your article on my Facebook wall in response to my status update about Oklahoma! as my reaction had been much like yours.<br /><br />When a white guy is holding a rope and singing about how a black guy ought to hang himself, it is real hard to "see past color and revel in storytelling" as Paula suggests earlier in the comments section here.<br /><br />And what was with the freak-dancing Chippendale's-style men's chorus line? Okay, so they had jeans under their chaps, but for all the pelvis thrusts written into those dance routines, they may as well have been wearing G-strings. <br /><br />When it came time for intermission (just after the epic rape fantasy nightmare orgy thingy) I was so depressed I wanted to hang myself, but opted for a much-needed drink instead.<br /><br />Definitely lots of WTF? and "what *were* they thinking?" moments in this production.<br /><br />Thank you for not feather dusting around the elephant in the 5th Avenue lobby like some other reviewers have done on this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175731571680674348.post-79077604107551225332012-02-14T14:53:25.058-08:002012-02-14T14:53:25.058-08:00Will we ever learn to see past color and revel in ...Will we ever learn to see past color and revel in the storytelling, performance, and talent instead?Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669783351877677661noreply@blogger.com