while we’re on the topic of #13TheMusical…… why tf did they use the PG version of the lyrics and not, y’know… PG-13? “love god” is a crime, as is cutting out “I want a dirt bike/I want to kill my mom/I want a mustache/I want a wonder bra!”
#13themusical was 1st of its kind on Broadway, designed especially to make young teens feel heard/represented. So wtf is up with changing the words? What happened to dad meeting a stewardess? Wanting to get rich, get drunk?
Tell me they dont also butcher Here Comes the Tongue...
it isn't "sexualizing kids" it's the genuine confusing mindfuck of beginning puberty and having these feelings and talking a big game about things you know nothing about
it was not explicit, but being 13 isn't like a disney channel movie. and this new version being SO stripped of any even reference to that stuff kinda sucks
i was 12 when i saw 13 the musical on broadway and something i really appreciated about it, was that it felt like they were really talking about things my friends and i were talking about. references to budding sexuality, that was funny and uncomfortable, but really genuine to me
The story is literally about wanting to grow up quickly and realizing you can still take time to be a kid. Your demographic was teens, not 8 or 9 year olds. Good job with inclusivity and casting-- but come on... Not good enough. Stop treating 13 year olds like toddlers. 2/2
So glad @NYCMayor gave NYPD 11 billion dollars and got rid of swim programs for low income kids. I feel so much safer now that we have the resources for 6 cops to arrest the teddy bear jazz guy.
Finally living an actual dream of mine and getting to see Notre Dame de Paris (@ndpofficiel) performed LIVE this summer at @LincolnCenter!!!!!!! I have been obsessed with this musical since we watched a recording of it in 11th grade French class!!!!!!! THIS WHOLE TWEET IS A YELL