NYC Today- "Adults Only" showing of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
10/02/2005
New York, NY
This hillarious hit comedy apparently has a darker, if not more adult themed, side that the cast and director wanted us to see. On the night of October 2nd 2005, such a production was held on Broadway. In this article we get a direct quote from Jay Reiss who played vice principle Douglas Panch in which he tells us that he had come up with a bit of raunchy material in rehearsals and that we might get to see some of it in this particular production. The article also gives us a summary of the plot as well as a list of featured cast members. No specific time is given other than Sunday evening.
Hair
Opened April 29th, 1968
Opened April 29th, 1968
Closed July 1st, 1972
Biltmore Theatre
This is the Internet Broadway Database's entry for the original broadway production of Hair. This article gives us an opening date, closing date, location, total number of performances and a complete cast and crew list. This does not give us a plot synopsis or a description of the nude scene that makes this peice fall into the naked broadway category.
Gay BroadwayNaked Boys Singing
This article is about the controversy over the casting of the risque play Naked Boys Singing. This article tells us facts such as the local news paper placing it in the B columns and referring to it as a male revue. We also get some dialogue from a phone conversation between the casting director and the news paper editor.
Racist Theatre-
Showboat
1927
This article tells us about the different problems that arose from Showboat's start in 1927 to present day. The article discusses the use of non-socially acceptable language as well risque subject matter. This article also approaches the idea of Showboat being the first integrated musical.
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