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Warning: The following blog post is going to make me either incredibly popular in the theatre community or incredibly unpopular in the theatre community, broadwayworld message board. And so on and so forth, until I found myself in a career where it legit revolves around what other people think.

The simple thought of the theatre chat boards like BroadwayWorld or TheatreBoard is enough to send writers, directors, performers and producers running screaming into the night. If producers had magic powers, they would make these boards vanish, but why, why do they have such a bad rap? I have been a member of the Broadway World chat board for well over a decade, I have seen everything you can see from smartly written reviews, bitching and fighting, gossiping and paid shills more on that later. Over the years my mind has flipped back and forth on the idea of these message boards, are they simply a way for theatre fans to express and share opinions, or do they do more harm to the industry than good? Here is the thing though, with all the drama that can happen on these boards, they also contain members who I think offer a valuable contribution to the art form, ones who give smart critiques of shows, often far better reviews than the critics themselves.

Broadwayworld message board

Reply Chat Boards. Theatre Board is currently the only chat board I use to discuss theatre, and I'm pretty happy and satisfied with that as it's completely brilliant. This means that, obviously, I'm not a member of the BroadwayWorld chat board - and I know many on this board are. I'm not sure whether people have heard about this, but actress Patti Murin who was due to be in Broadway musical 'Nerds' that was pulled at the last minute as financing fell through has "taken on the chat boards" - specifically BroadwayWorld - campaigning against the negativity and snarky comments on there. Her blog post is a pretty interesting read, as are some of the comments left below it, and I'd be interested to know what people's thoughts on it are, as this board can get heated but it's still a lovely place to be and, as I said, I'm not a member of the BroadwayWorld chat board, but I sometimes feel that the same can't be said over there. I'm afraid I have no idea who Patti Murin is, but this blog post makes her sound terribly unprofessional. Cardinal Pirelli Member. I occasionally check Broadwayworld but, more often, talkinbroadway. The latter can get petty but the former often has a flippant nastiness that is quite distasteful. As for Murin she just verbalised what many in the business think; not that people on chat boards don't always like stuff because that's a given but that blatant untruths, mangled gossip and spurned 'fans' vitriol are given equal prominence. In a way I wish that more people verbalised it; as with any form of personal abuse, if ignored it does no good. Jon Star Performer. In the case of BWW, the trolling and general bitchiness had got out of hand and they've finally gotten around to doing something about it. Theatreboard and the old board are pretty mild in comparison, only certain threads like the Bend it like Beckham thread have been heated enough for mods to close it. Coated Ensemble.

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Oh wow, this post started out so friendly! For anyone else reading that thread and having no prior knowledge of your joke about mental retardation, it reads as cruel, harsh and an attack on an innocent, and also incredible, man. However I remember a time when that board was more popular and too was looked at with scorn by many. Obviously an informed and highly researched opinion. Replies: 53 Views: 6, As Americans head to the polls in , the very future of our country is at stake. I rarely frequent message boards because the negatively bothers me more than it should, which is probably unresolved issues from being bullied for really stupid shit — being smart and being tall — when I was a kid. Pingback: InternationalDayofAwesomeness. It is not, in fact, a positive action. I act of love, not fear.

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It's a problem with people. Having said that, the new board seems to be a very positive place to date. Replies: 4 Views: 1, The comment about Glinda's high C is quite funny. And they often post these types of remarks on message boards under anonymous names. For full disclosure: I did once write a story for Broadway World. I have heard several in the industry say the message boards are toxic, that the members hate theatre, they just want to bring a show down, and that is simply not true. However, one of the things the message boards are most notorious for are reviews from the paying public, starting straight away with the first preview performance, and the industry HATES these. Yes, like every message board regardless of topic it has some bad apples, some who just go there to cause drama, but this is nowhere near the majority. Because as angry as we are, we choose love. What's funny is the entire Nerds thread was the most civil, understanding, and sympathetic show-closure-related thread I had seen in a LONG time, and I've been reading that board since its inception. Just a thought. However, that does not and should not apply to message boards where members will review the show from the first preview onwards. Out and out cruelty, for utterly no reason.