John Tartaglia Is Hosting On Sirius XM on Broadway...And Throws Some Gentle Shade At BWW

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 4:23pm

Hello all. John Tartaglia is hosting a new show (on Sundays) on Sirius XM on Broadway. It runs from 2 p.m.--8 p.m. CST. As I was driving, I heard some of his interesting views concerning theatre chat boards. He was real nice about it. He's generally a nice and positive individual, I think. Basically, he mentioned that there are quite a few mean-spirited folk in theatre chat boards (I guess he's talking about ATC. teehee). I guess that includes BWW. He calmly asks people to be nicer, as theatre professionals do wade into our chat boards from time to time. Something that struck me as (slightly) funny was a quote that he attributed to Julia Murney. According to John Tartaglia, Julia Murney calls theatre chat boards... "the devil's spawn." Those were his exact words. (Oh... Bonnie Franklin is singing "Applause" on Sirius XM right now. Sigh.) Anyway, while I do agree that there are some real mean people in here, I wouldn't describe us (BWW and that other site) quite so colorfully as Julia Murney did. One other thing that he mentioned was that those "meanies" in theatre chat boards hide behind their anonymity and inflict their mean spirited comments. I would like to say that although there are quite a few people who derive great pleasure in (sometimes) unfair personal comments, not all BWW members are like that. Well, just in case John Tartaglia or some other theatre professional is reading this, my name is Roman Castillo Jr. from Austin, Texas...and I approve this message. P.S. This gif is for you Johnny boy.

Updated On: 8/11/13 at 04:23 PM

[best12bars]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 4:55pm

This is ... Mrs. Norman Maine.

[N2N Nate.]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 5:41pm

"According to John Tartaglia, Julia Murney calls theatre chat boards... "the devil's spawn." "

I can see why.

Posted: 8/11/13 at 7:14pm

That's nothing compared to what we call that slag Julia Murney.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 7:31pm

Every time someone whines about anonymity on a website, a kitten gets poked in the eye.

Posted: 8/11/13 at 8:42pm

But really I've never read any anti- John Tartaglia or Julia Murney diatribes. I remember a couple "He's so cute" threads that drew some "I beg to differs" but those two get nothing compared to The Creature Known as Patti LuPone or ever Kristen "MO Botox!" Chenoweth, let along shows like Memphis or Wicked.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 9:41pm

Gosh, I wish I could afford satellite radio to hear such deep and original insights. Groundbreaking stuff.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 10:48pm

I'm not understanding the problem here. The internet has now given every person on Earth a microphone, not just a privileged few. The internet is the great equalizer. Don't like what they say? Don't tune into their station.

And I've never seen John Tartaglia or Julia Murney perform.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 10:58pm

I hate Julia Murney. I've never heard a recording or seen her perform, but I just hate her. I think it's her name.

All my love,

Damian Thorn
666 Park Ave.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 8/11/13 at 11:04pm

I happen to like Julia Murney. Though I've never had a chance to see her perform live, there are quite a few videos out there of her. I can understand why Broadway performers might be hesitant to visit our little community. I still remember how some people in this forum were extremely mean towards Nick Adams.

[Lousy]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 3:36am

Excuse my newbie-ness, but what was the issue some posters had with Nick Adams?