July 18, 2023
Why the FUNNY GIRL tour casting is disappointing... | The argument for authenticity behind the drama
MickeyJoTheatreAbout this episode
Last week's announcement that Katerina McCrimmon would lead the upcoming US Tour of Funny Girl as Fanny Brice was met with a sizeable backlash.McCrimmon, who is not Jewish, is to depict the Jewish comedienne succeeding a line of Jewish performers who have played the role in the recent Broadway revival.In today's new episode, find out exactly why this matters to a community of fans and what we ought to value about authentic casting.•CHAPTERS:00:00 | introduction03:04 | how is the show usually cast?07:18 | why is this important?10:25 | has this happened before?• more thoughts on this from Jewish voices:https://twitter.com/ItsRainingBen/status/1678863522153873410?s=20https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyhufford/video/7254679726021774634https://www.tiktok.com/@its.raining.ben/video/7254728053987888430https://www.jta.org/2023/07/14/culture/funny-girl-national-tour-casts-non-jewish-actor-as-fanny-brice-reigniting-jewface-criticism About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 95,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.