Motherf@*ker With The Hat Writer Blasts Casting Of White Actors As Puerto Ricans

Motherf@*ker With The Hat Writer Blasts Casting Of White Actors As Puerto Ricans

Stephen Adly Guirgis's play The Motherf@*ker With The Hat was hands-down the funniest play on Broadway this year, and actors Bobby Cannavale and Elizabeth Rodriguez were unforgettable as the story's two star-crossed Latino lovers. They were both nominated for Tony Awards for their performances, and Big Ben Brantley at the Times wrote that "the broken, jagged heart of this production belongs to Ms. Rodriguez and Mr. Cannavale, who turn their characters’ relationship into a bruising, tragicomic apache dance of love, betrayal and indecision." They're tough enough acts to follow for regional theater actors, but in Hartford the director has made matters worse by inexplicably casting two white actors in the parts. [ more › ]

Motherf@*ker With The Hat Writer Blasts Casting Of White Actors As Puerto Ricans
John Del Signore
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:59:00 GMT