"Naked Boys Singing" Officially Disapproved of by GOP

[BurtWorm]

'Naked' said unsuitable for GOP delegates

http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2004/08/26/naked_unsuitable_for_delegates/index.html

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By Timothy Williams



Aug. 26, 2004 | NEW YORK (AP) -- The Statue of Liberty. Bloomingdale's. The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. A stage full of naked guys singing. Oops! The city's tourist bureau has pulled an off-Broadway show called "Naked Boys Singing" from a list of discounted offerings to visiting Republican delegates, after the Republican National Committee complained it wasn't suitable.

The gay-themed show, billed as a musical revue that "celebrates the splendors of male nudity in comedy, song and dance," has received generally good reviews and hasn't created much of a stir since it began its run six years ago. Its 2,127 performances make it the 10th longest-running off-Broadway show.

So, when NYC & Company placed the production among the theater offerings for its "Come Early, Stay Late" program designed to get delegates to spend an extra couple of days in the city, nobody thought much about it.

But this month, when members of the RNC's Committee on Arrangements began to review the list of offerings, the show's title caught their eye, and they asked that it be removed from the tourist bureau's Web site.e

"The Republican Party selected what we felt were offers that would best suit our audience," RNC spokesman Leonard Alcivar said Wednesday. "We thank the producers for offering their generous discount, and wish them continued success with the show."

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Time to station the video cameras outside that theater! I bet there'll be some interesting audience members next week, discount or not!

[pagerbear]

1. I just wonder how many delegates will be seen

...coming out of the Gaiety Theater on 46th St!

Not that I know anything about that theater. Just get that idea out of your head!

[terrya]

7. Well, *I* know about the Gaiety.

Dougie and I went there when we visited your fair city a few years ago. A good time was had by all.

[pagerbear]

14. YOU VISITED MY FAIR CITY AND DIDN'T CALL ME?!!!!!!

[terrya]

15. Sweetie, this was before I knew you.

3 years ago.

Had I known you, of course I would have called! :-)

[pagerbear]

19. You should have called anyway, dammit!

[JohnKleeb]

2. Thats too bad

I always felt the GOP needed to experiment a little.

[tandot]

3. a lot of those closet-Republican delegates will be very disappointed

and the straight ones can't visit hookers because of the rumor that someone encouraged prostitutes with STDs to do it with Republican delegates without condoms.


:evilgrin:

[BurtWorm]

4. It's gonna be a cold time in the old town next week.

Poor wittew Webuwickins.

[eyesroll]

5. Hey Nostamj!

Is ?W Revue offering RNC discounts?

[terrya]

6. Oh, COME ON. What a bunch of tightasses.

Jesus, can we give new meaning to the word "prude" here?

"Naked Boys Singing" is just that...naked boys...SINGING. It's not on stage blow jobs, for Christ's sakes. "NBS" is almost...wholesome. :-)

[JohnKleeb]

8. This is the same party who fucks for strictly business purposes

Are you surprised? The differance between dems and repubs is that dems fuck to fuck, meaning we fuck because we enjoy fucking, and they fuck strictly for business purposes if you catch my drift.

[BurtWorm]

9. Well fuckin' said, John!

:toast:

[JohnKleeb]

10. thanks

[nikatnyte]

11. But they've kept "Swiftboat Boys Nakedly Lying"

[BurtWorm]

12. Ha ha!

Welcome to DU! That deserves a toast: :toast:

[JohnKleeb]

13. yeah but its the double standard

besides, its not as if Admiral Hoffman is coming on TV naked and lying, now that would scare me.

[MadHound]

16. I heard about this little 'Pug faux paux this morning on NPR

They said that about a dozen or so tickets had bee sold before the RNC yanked them. So, it sounds like there's going to people at least a dozen 'Pugs who are in for an interesting time.

[BurtWorm]

17. And I bet all the purchases were by Republican women!

:eyes:

[matcom]

18. dupe

posted this morning ;)