It looks like Nick Scott has a special chair but I don't see why Artie couldn't have a chair for dancing too.
Yeah, I mean, we've already got costumes and lighting and bands appearing out of nowhere. A dance chair would fit in fine.
All right, no one's killing folk today, on account of our very tight schedule.
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Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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Hil R. - May 20, 2010 11:46:43 am PDT #2534 of 8624
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
smonster - May 20, 2010 1:26:35 pm PDT #2535 of 8624
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
How so, smonster?
The disability blog posts I've read on the subject all point out how his legs fall to one side and that means it doesn't fit. Having had an ergonomics assessment done on my office chair, I can totally see this. I would think that especially not having leg mobility, it would be important to have the correct distance from seat to footguards, to avoid putting pressure on his joints. Hell, I'll bet it's even not good for the actor to be sitting in that chair all day.
Juliebird - May 20, 2010 2:09:34 pm PDT #2536 of 8624
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Oh my, "Dream On" was delish and oh so awesome, and "I Dreamed a Dream" was so powerful and apt and perfect. I cried.
I mean, there's the inherent power of the song, but it still needs to be done well, and it so so was.
erikaj - May 20, 2010 2:33:11 pm PDT #2537 of 8624
Always Anti-fascist!
Most people in wheelchairs on TV don't have things that PWD really have. Not that I can comment on this specific instance cause...I don't know, I find Glee kind of watch-from-the hall...it made me feel awkward. I don't know why.
Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2010 3:37:42 pm PDT #2538 of 8624
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Wow, community theatre auditions are never really like that.
Also, the woman singing Big Spender would make a terrific Mrs. Thenardier.
Hil R. - May 20, 2010 3:48:04 pm PDT #2539 of 8624
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Also, the woman singing Big Spender would make a terrific Mrs. Thenardier.
I was thinking the same thing.
Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2010 4:00:38 pm PDT #2540 of 8624
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Ok, I can't believe I am finding it completely unbelievable that they would not cast NPH as Javert with Will as Valjean. But, seriously.
Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2010 4:03:36 pm PDT #2541 of 8624
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
And, how is it possible for two unrelated people to look as related as Idina Menzel and Lea Michelle?
Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2010 4:09:39 pm PDT #2542 of 8624
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sorry for the play by play, but I am really sorry the writers didn't reseach actual wheelchair dancing, so the end could have been Artie realizing his dream, just maybe not he exact one he imagined. Rather than Artie, resigned.
smonster - May 20, 2010 5:01:18 pm PDT #2543 of 8624
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Sophia, yes.
I had a whole post with links, but my iPhone died and ate it, and I have a migraine and need to eat and do other stuff, so:
Here is the perspective of an actual wheelchair dancer on the "Wheels" ep: [link]
Here are the Feminists With Disabilities' posts tagged Glee: [link]
One reason I'm frustrated is that this show has proven it can do sensitivity and nuance in Kurt's story. I don't think it's a coincidence that the creator is a gay white male.