Broadway twitter bashing

[My Oh My]

So she's giving back what people give her. More power to her.

Just kidding!

Nah seriously, I guess I'm not familiar with the whole drama and wasn't aware of all that was said, but still, cut the chick a break. I just know there's a little Pollyanna in all of us, LOL.

*goes away*

[Leadingplayer]

and it's not like Broadway people forget things easily....we are still debating what Hal Prince said about Madelene Kahn!

[Leadingplayer]

and it's not like Broadway people forget things easily....we are still debating what Hal Prince said about Madelene Kahn!

[smallworld]

I personally think that Morgan James and Rachel Potter just need to get over themselves. It seems to me like they are both reaaally into themselves with no reason to be.

[Citygirl.grace]

I think a lot of the problem is just the way she said it. It's okay to tweet your opinions and stuff (if its in an appropriate way) but she was bashing the actors and the production and used language that was probably not the appropriate way to describe it. That's not okay.

Also... What did Rachel Potter say about Elena Roger?? I must of missed that one. I met her at the Stage Door and she was one of the nicest actors I've ever met..? Maybe not. What did she say about Elena??

[dramamama611]

I don't know if this was what the other poster meant, but she tweeted a line from a review that praised her at the cost of her castmate. It was pretty tacky.

[Mercades]

Though I do think miss james' tweet was in extreme poor taste and I think she is going to wake is this morning really regretting those 140 characters, I think it's ironic she sits in judgement before THE most judgmental bunch of people who sling mud at the expense of actors and productions alike. The only difference is she doesn't hide behind a screen name.

[dramamama611]

I think there's a big difference. She is bashing producers, directors, and actors that she, likely, would want to work for/with in the future. Its in bad taste and not smart professionally. It's tacky.

No one is saying she can't have an opinion, but tact goes a long way.

[Mercades]

Yes, I totally agree. And if she was smart she would do some damage control and issue an apology.

I just think the (metaphorical) clutching of pearls and gasps of "how could she"!? Is just a little much from this lot.

It's more of a case of she shouldn't have. We've all said something we regret on line or in a public forum.

[dreaming]

I'll reiterate-she is entitled to an opinion. However, and this is a big however, she needs to exercise great caution about how and where she posts this opinion-especially if she wants to have a career working with anyone in this cast/creative team (or not-no one wants to work with someone who is not supportive of others in the community-and it is a community)

[CaissieFan101]

WAIT!! She just apologized....

[LizzieCurry]

WOW

G'morning twitterverse... S'pose I should apologize for offending so many people. Did not mean to make so many people angry

http://twitter.com/morganajames/status/228107776554065920

[wdwfreak]

morgan james ?@morganajames
G'morning twitterverse... S'pose I should apologize for offending so many people. Did not mean to make so many people angry
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Sorry.. don't know how to get the photo.

[LizzieCurry]

Screencap + upload to tinypic.com + enter direct URL into "Optional Image" field

[PalJoey]

Can somebody clarify for me what she meant by "The prod/dir was offensive (sexually)"?

EDIT: Never mind. Just read the other thread.

[wdwfreak]

Production/direction was sexually. In the review thread, they said one scene could be taken that way.

[Mercades]

well-lol-

that wasn't REALLY an apology. but ok.

*sigh* kids...

[Hairspray0901]

Not sure what Rachel Potter said about Elena via. twitter but her website had an interesting quote from a critic:

“Rachel Potter is a blessed oasis performing one of the show’s strongest tunes “Another Suitcase In Another Hall.” You’re tempted to assume that the main reason Evita tosses out this mistress of Juan Peron is simply because Potter has a much better singing voice.”
- Michael Giltz, The Huffington Post

I get it, your website is supposed to make you look good...but it's not supposed to make you look better than your cast members.

[PalJoey]

Sooner or later, the generation that has been growing up in this digital age is going to have to learn that just because you CAN post something on the Internet doesn't mean you SHOULD.

There are consequences to every action, including posting 140 characters on Twitter. Yes, you have a "right" to your opinion, but, no, you don't have the right to demand that others "like" that opinion.

In a personal situation, that opinion may make you seem to be an asShole.

In a professional situation, that opinion may make you unemployable.

As Sondheim said, Where is forethought? Where's discretion of the heart?"

"Forethought" is thinking before you speak or act. "Discretion" is subsequently choosing not to speak or not to act.

If Ms. James is smart, she just learned both. I fear she learned nothing.

[dramamama611]

It's certainly not suppose to make you look good at the EXPENSE of your castmates.

[followspot]

Morgan James' "The prod/dir was offensive (sexually)" comment was her ineffective attempt to backpedal away from her original (quickly deleted) "Question: HOW can you f-ck up "into the woods"?? I fear musicianship is dead in musical theatre. And acting, for that matter. #horrified"

Twitter is so appropriately named, no?

[Harpz2006]

lol now she's retweeting people saying she shouldn't need to apologize.

[Wynbish]

^ One person

Okay, now two.

I feel like some of this is getting very high school cafeteria. "No, you can't sit here. Who do you think you are? Oh, you're walking away now? That's so funny. Look at her, walking away. I bet she's going to cry. I bet she'll cry to a teacher. Pathetic."

Yes, I may need to talk to someone one day.

[Harpz2006]

Well, i think "be who you are and say what you feel, because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter" counts too...

[PalJoey]

That's my point, Wynbish: You can't Tweet to one person. When you Tweet, you Tweet to an ending number of people. Even if you subsequently erase your Tweet, it still is out there, making you look like an asShole to dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions.

So she didn't Tweet to "one person." She Tweeted to everyone.

[PalJoey]

That's my point, Wynbish: You can't Tweet to one person. When you Tweet, you Tweet to an ending number of people. Even if you subsequently erase your Tweet, it still is out there, making you look like an asShole to dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions.

So she didn't Tweet to "one person." She Tweeted to everyone.