A friend of mine said that when Barack Obama was running for president, there was a whole generation of white kids who are used to looking up to a black person center stage speaking. And that's because of hip-hop. So there was no adjustment. A person of color in authority at times is very startling to people. But as time goes on, it becomes less startling.
Most musicals are informed by very rigid archetypes. If you get a very sophisticated mind writing them, you sense something else, but it's a folk-art… - George C. Wolfe
Most musicals are informed by very rigid archetypes. If you get a very sophisticated mind writing them, you sense something else, but it's a folk-art…
- George C. Wolfe
I'm dancing to the music of the madness inside me. - George C. Wolfe
I'm dancing to the music of the madness inside me.
Every play is rhythmic control. If you want an audience to go on a journey, it's rhythmic control. You're crafting when they lean in, when they push … - George C. Wolfe
Every play is rhythmic control. If you want an audience to go on a journey, it's rhythmic control. You're crafting when they lean in, when they push …
Any time there is a cultural breakthrough in which this culture transcends what it's supposed to be, there's a violent reaction. So we had a black pr… - George C. Wolfe
Any time there is a cultural breakthrough in which this culture transcends what it's supposed to be, there's a violent reaction. So we had a black pr…
A friend of mine said that when Barack Obama was running for president, there was a whole generation of white kids who are used to looking up to a bl… - George C. Wolfe
A friend of mine said that when Barack Obama was running for president, there was a whole generation of white kids who are used to looking up to a bl…
I think musicals are a lowbrow, populist art form. And I don't mean lowbrow in a condescending way at all - they are designed to create delight, wond… - George C. Wolfe
I think musicals are a lowbrow, populist art form. And I don't mean lowbrow in a condescending way at all - they are designed to create delight, wond…
With music, you can create instant trust with an audience. You can hear three notes, and you surrender to it, whereas it takes you about ten minutes … - George C. Wolfe
With music, you can create instant trust with an audience. You can hear three notes, and you surrender to it, whereas it takes you about ten minutes …
The hardest thing about a musical is making sure everybody is working on the same damn show. That is the monster. - George C. Wolfe
The hardest thing about a musical is making sure everybody is working on the same damn show. That is the monster.
I'm watching the show and I'm watching the audience watch the show. Because once you leave the rehearsal room, you have space and you can see it. You… - George C. Wolfe
I'm watching the show and I'm watching the audience watch the show. Because once you leave the rehearsal room, you have space and you can see it. You…
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