Stevie Van Zandt of Sopranos and E-Street Band fame is known for being a solid guy from New Jersey who speaks his mind. Van Zandt, who identifies as a left leaning independent, has penned over a half dozen articles in the Huffington Post. In response to last week’s dressing down of Mike Pence by the cast of Hamilton, Van Zandt lays out why the cast violated the spirit of theater and in fact bullied Pence – a perspective I hadn’t even considered. Having performed live for hundreds of thousands of people over many years, Van Zandt is no stranger to proper decorum when it comes to the arts.
A guy comes to a Broadway show for a relaxing night out. Instead he gets a lecture from the stage! Not a level playing field. It's bullying. https://t.co/x4XKq86YN0
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) November 19, 2016
It was the most respectful, benign form of bullying ever. But bullying nonetheless. And by the way, human rights must be won, not asked for. https://t.co/JfN4yjq8jM
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) November 19, 2016
Hamilton made a mistake. Audiences shouldn't have to worry about being blindsided like that. Theater should be sanctuary for Art to speak.
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) November 19, 2016
Seems like a good fella, though I don’t think Mike Pence needs a safe space.
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that event was an act of incredibly bad judgement, instigating, could have become unsafe quite easily. shameful.
How about that racist bitch Gigi hadid last nite ?
Fuck you AMA. Nobody watched that garbage anyway.
And fuck green day and their shit music
I hear that all Broadway theaters will be handing out ear plugs to those easily offended by the piercing words of actors.
Meanwhile, news reports document that General Flynn, who is hated in the intelligence community, supported the Turkish Coup before he was paid to be against it. That dude understands pay for play.
Anyone attend that alt-right confab in D.C? Heard there were Heils flying left and right.. Scratch that..just right. Make you proud?
Wolf, you know it, saw that shit too. Confession, thanks for the lecture. We do need ear plugs for Green Day. Fuck that trash.
I work in show business, and I saw Van Zandt’s point immediately and intuitively. I agree with Van Zandt with a distinction… had the show been known as a contemporary political work it would have been fine. However they broke the fourth wall, and did it personally towards one member of the audience.
Complaining about “the most respectful, benign form of bullying ever”? lol
Fucking libtards. What is it they do not understand about being a decent human being? Oh that is right. Spirit Cooking is normal. Say goodbye to the left it is finished for decades.
“solid guy from New Jersey”
Your President-Elect so far has attempted to strong-arm the Argentinian president into helping a stalled Trump construction project and asked British officials to not install wind farm close to his golf course in Scotland. And that’s not crooked? Not pay to play? And of course his DC hotel people are contacting diplomats about staying at Trump’s new hotel.. wink.. wink… favors. The corruption will be YUGE!