The Fairy Princess is home.
As should we all be – unless we are essential workers.
She did have to go to the grocery store a few days ago, and while she hates to recount it – she was “Karen-ed’ by a lady walking down the other end of the aisle. Both of us in masks, she looked at TFP’s features and yelled “I JUST DON’T WANT TO DIE” when TFP misread the arrows on the floor and turned the wrong way.
TFP was the only AAPI in the store.
There were plenty of men in the store who were breaking all kinds of arrow spacing and the woman didn’t yell at them. It should be pointed out here that none of the other people in the store spoke up to Karen, or advocated for TFP (which yes, included POC) – TFP realized it was up to her to decide whether or not to ‘clap back’.
Later that trip to the store, the ‘Karen’ herself, turned the wrong way, and TFP just stood in her way and eyeballed her until she ducked her head and whispered “Sorry” and ducked by.
Mistakes can be made.
We are all doing the best we can.
But Karen…
MOVING ON….
The Lucille Lortel Awards were announced yesterday, considered the TONYS of Off Broadway, there were, very rewardingly, POC and Women in many categories, and honestly, Off Broadway is what the world looks like.
Go on, STRANGE LOOP with your 7 nominations!
SOFT POWER, written by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori, received 5 nominations – Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Choreographer (Sam Pinkleton), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (Francis Jue), Outstanding Scenic Design (Clint Ramos), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (Conrad Ricamora)!
This is DHH‘s FIRST Lucille Lortel Nomination – so TFP is sure he is feeling pretty great right now.
Francis Jue scored another nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his work in Lauren Yee‘s CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND, a category where he is not the only AAPI nominated – also a nod went to Ken Narasaki for his work in GREATER CLEMENTS.
In more good news, Aaron Yoo was nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play for his role in THE HEADLANDS written by Christopher Chen.
Janelle McDermouth was nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical for her work in Young Jean Lee’s WE’RE GONNA DIE.
The ceremony will be presented online on May 3 – Congrats to all the Nominees, especially great to see AAPI stories up there.
May there be many more.
Remember that SOFT POWER is having a cast listening party on 4/17 at 8pm raising funds for the @aaldef & @PublicTheaterNY –
WHICH IS THIS COMING FRIDAY!
Here is some fun, at home, entert-tain-ment that TFP is super excited about –
THE ORIGINAL CAST OF OUTSOURCED IS GETTING TOGETHER TO DO A READING OF THE PILOT ONLINE!!!!
It has been…wait for it, A DECADE since these brilliant faces have been on the television weekly – and TFP for one, has missed it.
Coming together for charity, in this case, charities, during this COVID-19 crisis are:
Ben Rappaport, Anisha Nagarajan, Diedrich Bader, Parvesh Cheena, Pippa Black, Rebecca Hazlewood, Rizwan Manji, Sacha Dhawan, Guru Singh, Matt Walsh and Shawn Parikh.
With Directors, Ken Kwapis, Victor Nelli. Co-Executive Producer, Alex Beattie, and Writer, Robert Borden reuniting with the cast to partake in the virtual reading.
That is THIS COMING FRIDAY!!!!!
Mark the date!
A LOTTA LISTENING/WATCHING ON FRIDAY!!!
Outsourced drops on YouTube at 1PM EST, and SOFT POWER At 8pm EST!
Finally, on May 3rd – during AAPI Heritage Month – Lauren Yee’s CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND will be releasing their Cast Recording on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and wherever music is sold.
You can pre-order it at www.yellowsoundlabel.com
There you go – some fun things to do.
While you cannot leave.
Might as well support!
TFP out.