Why is Scott Rudin coming back to Broadway? | The history of the cancelled producer and his comeback
Discomfort bubbles quietly among the New York Theatre community as producer Scott Rudin's controversial, and forewarned, Broadway return is announced.
The industry giant, ousted from the community and the industry after allegations of abusive, violent behaviour emerged in 2021, has announced plans for his comeback, with a new play starring Laurie Metcalf set to open later this year at the Booth Theatre.
In today's theatre news recap, Mickey-Jo is talking through the history of Rudin's cancellation and accusations as well as the details of his upcoming comeback and his thoughts on industry toxicity and public condemnation...
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00:00 | introduction
02:42 | the cancellation
10:59 | the comeback
20:57 | the new show
27:41 | cancel culture
34:13 | the show must go on...
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As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
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Join Mickey-Jo from MickeyJoTheatre as he reviews the latest show from the West End, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-West End, Edinburgh Fringe and across the globe.As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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