Industry professionals giving shade to one another

[TazTarney]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 6:20pm

I've always felt the Broadway community was a relatively small community. So with a small community, is there any shade being thrown? From One director of a show to the other? Or an Actress giving shade to another Actress? Here are some of the ones I can remember:

- Patti Lupone's big blow up with Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- The community giving shade to Karen Olivo for missing WSS performances.
- Hunter Foster's big tony award rant.
- Pati Lupone's feelings towards Glen Close.
- The community giving shade to Laura Benanti for missing performances of ITW.
- The community making Spiderman the big joke of the year.
- Patti Lupone's dig at Betty Buckley for singing HER song. ( Meadowlark).
- The rumors of Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.
- Anthony Rapp throwing shade at everyone who didn't like the Rent movie.
- Jeremy Jordan's words on Arthur Lawrence.
- The odd relationship between the community and Disney theatricals.
- That whole Raven in Sister act thing.
- Alice Ripley saying something homophobic. ( still not sure what that was all about.)
- The community giving shade to Alice Ripley for taking the subway.
- Patti Lupone Vs. Audience member at gypsy.
- Patti Lupone's rumored battle with Bernadette Peters ( pretty sure its fake though)
- The whole Rebecca production fiasco.
- Evan Rachel wood not shutting up about Les Mis's live singing.
- Rita Moreno being put in the supporting actress category for The Ritz
- Zero Mostel being pissed that he didn't get to play Tevye in the Fiddler on the rood film.
- Julie Andrews not getting cast in the My Fair Lady film because of Jack Warner.
- Audrey Hepburn being pissed at Jack Warner for not letting her sing in the My fair Lady film.
- Rex Harrison calling Audrey his favorite leading lady,
- Barbra Streisand taking screen time away from other actors in the Funny Girl film.
- Barbra Streisand and Walter Mathau hating each other on the Hello Dolly set.
- Annie orphan's Mothers going crazy.
- Smash throwing shade at Erin Dilly.
- Aaron Tveit being mad he didn't receive a tony nomination for Next to Normal.

Hmm.




Updated On: 9/18/14 at 06:20 PM

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 6:26pm

Brandon Rubendall threw shade to one of the swings on the Wicked tour, which he was on, for being terrible. Isn't it a coincidence he hasn't worked on Broadway since?

Updated On: 9/18/14 at 06:26 PM

[TazTarney]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 6:28pm

That's sad to hear.

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 6:29pm

Updated On: 9/18/14 at 06:29 PM

[TazTarney]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 6:32pm

What were the tweets saying?

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:02pm

Can Grandpa get a clear definition of "throwing shade".

Being upset that you didn't get a Tony nomination doesn't seem to qualify unless you are really nasty to those who WERE nominated.

On the other hand, when Jerry Herman received a Tony for his score to LA CAGE (over SUNDAY IN THE PARK), he said in his speech that it was a triumph for tunes you can hum (or words to that effect).

In my experience, the theater community is surprisingly congenial, given how competitive it can be; but its history contains plenty of feuds, snarks and sniping. Anybody seen ALL ABOUT EVE (or APPLAUSE)?

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:18pm

Patti LuPone throwing shade at the stage manager of Noises Off because it had been agreed that only Peter Gallagher would remain onstage after the curtain call to make a request to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. And Patti was the only one that walked offstage, making it look like she wasn't interested.

I don't know if it's considered throwing shade, but I don't think the Broadway community supported Toni Collette enough during The Wild Party when Mandy Patinkin was getting a bit too Method with his role.

Valerie Harper versus Melissa Gilbert splitting the acting community over who should be the Grand Poobah of the union.

[evic]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:27pm

Bob Fosse sleeping with chorus girls, then not hiring them. Lauren Bacall slapping everyone.

[TazTarney]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:27pm

Throwing shade is to give/throw attitude.

Example: "I saw the bitch in the club last night, and she threw me shade."

[TazTarney]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:30pm

"I don't know if it's considered throwing shade, but I don't think the Broadway community supported Toni Collette enough during The Wild Party when Mandy Patinkin was getting a bit too Method with his role."

Please elaborate.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:31pm

Elaine Stritch saying Carol Burnett didn't have the life experience to sing I'm Still Here during the Follies concert.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:37pm

"Please elaborate."

In The Wild Party, Mandy Patinkin and Toni Collete played lovers who were violent. Mandy started getting rougher with Toni to a point where it crossed the line and she was uncomfortable. She reported him to Actor's Equity, but the director George C. Wolfe should have never let it go that far.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:39pm

So if I understand Taz correctly, "throwing shade" involves actively insulting someone, not merely being disappointed that he got a role you coveted.

Betty Bacall bought her shade at Costco and shared it generously with everyone, in my experience.

[TazTarney]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 7:43pm

Yep. You gotta give the attitude or else it isn't shade. Like, Kanye West gave shade to Taylor swift for beating Beyoncé.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:01pm

Ned Beatty throwing shade at Jason Patric and Ashley Judd.

[Tag]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:03pm

Patti LuPone vs. the Tonys for not having an orchestra in the pit.

[TazTarney]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:06pm

Haha lots of Patti Lupone stories... God I love her.

[Tag]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:11pm

Broadway Anonymous vs. Marty Thomas. Google it.

Which led to a Streisand effect-like scandal. Updated On: 9/18/14 at 08:11 PM

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:24pm

One of the most recent ones that I remember on this board is the Morgan James twitter critique of "Into The Woods."


Morgan James

Updated On: 9/18/14 at 08:24 PM

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:31pm

Tag, I Googled it, and this thread popped up as a result :). But really: wow...

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:33pm

Megan Mullally throwing shade at Patton Oswalt thereby cancelling the production Lips Together, Teeth Apart.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 8:42pm

Can someone elaborate on the Rubendall shade?

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 9:18pm

Olivia de Havilland to Bette Davis: You could be working with Joan Crawford.

Bette Davis to Olivia de Havilland: You could be working with Joan Fontaine.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 9:33pm

Broadway Anonymous vs. Marty Thomas. Google it.

What's the point of this thread then, if we have to Google the info ourselves? Otherwise, it's just a list of things.

Also, it'd be nice if people elaborated for folks like me who don't really follow Broadway. For example, what was "the whole Raven in Sister Act thing">

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 9/18/14 at 9:50pm

Allow me to summarize, based on a NY Daily News article turned up in my search:

Someone started a Twitter account called "Broadway Anonymous" that posted so-called blind items about Broadway stars. The tweet that got Marty Thomas' panties in a knot was "Which Avenue Q cast member gave Marty Thomas crabs?" Unlike other Broadway stars who shrugged it off, Marty sued to uncover the identity of the person responsible for the Twitter account. The account itself was both very blase and very snotty about the possibility of being held responsible: "Before 'damages' even become relevant, you have to prove something was libelous or slanderous in nature. So if someone posts something that is actually true, or posts it in a way that doesn't assert it as a fact, then it isn't libel, or slander. It just means that you have to stop acting like a moron if people finding out about it damages your career." I can find no follow-up beyond the threat to sue, however.

The Raven situation I dunno about.