tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post618312769674504546..comments2024-03-14T02:43:01.811-05:00Comments on Broadway & Me: Paying Props to Jerome Robbinsjan@broadwayandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871839027802882307noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-69845788140585869652008-06-22T18:29:00.000-05:002008-06-22T18:29:00.000-05:00Jan - So sorry to hear about your computer crashin...Jan - So sorry to hear about your computer crashing. I know from experience that it can feel like a major loss. So glad you're still able to post.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for you great story about the legendary Jerome Robbins, who himself could make perfect fodder for a musical himself (no, I'm not talking <B>Jerome Robbins' Broadway</B>, but particularly about what motivated him (and others like Elia Kazan) at such a volatile juncture of American history).<BR/><BR/>All I can say is that your post should inspire others to delve more deeply into the crosshairs of the fifties. I know you've done that for me.<BR/><BR/>Hindsight is always 20/20 and we all think we know how we would have responded at the time. But as awful as McCarthyism was, given what we know about Robbins and Kazan, I don't know I can say with any certainty how I would have responded other than to say I hope I would have done the right thing. I can't help but wonder if these two giants, and others like them, thought they were doing exactly that at the time.<BR/><BR/>Chilling, isn't it?!Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.com