Dylan Mulvaney cast as Anne Boleyn

It's supposed to stick up a middle finger to us.

I took my DD to see it and she loved the female empowerment of it. What a shame they can't see that. Maybe I'll take my ds to reaffirm to him that he owns the world.

Dames are very different to this.
The whole joke behind the dame is that everyone knows it’s a man.

With DM playing AB, it’s because we’re supposed to believe he’s actually a woman.

You haven't made a point to counter though? Your "point" seemed to be that people love the musical. They do - including many on this thread. Noone is denying that the musical is popular.

Or perhaps your point was that the "hysterical, knee-jerking responses" are "hilarious. First, "hysterical" has horrible, sexist roots so that's ironic, but secondly, that's also an opinion not an argument so nothing to "counter".

Would you like to try again with an argument about why Dylan Mulvany is, or is not, a suitable person to play Anne Bolyn?

This is what is annoying, the hypocrisy and double standards.

Oh sorry @porridgecake it wasn't you who claims you have to be trained to be able to tell a counter tenor from a soprano, that was someone else.

Yes, of course you can tell. I was just making a comment on a type of beautiful male voice. I went to see him at the Proms, and just thought I would share. (I go to a lot of French musical theatre and the range of male voices is amazing).

I probably shouldn't have put my comment in this thread. Nothing to do with Six or Dylan Mulvaney, tbf.

Of course he is going to play Anne Boleyn, not the mousy Anne of Cleves.

Yes, beautiful voice but you can still tell it's a counter tenor not a soprano. It would be even more obvious if a counter tenor would belt out one of the big soprano arias rather than the repertoire that was written for counter tenors.

This isn't a musical which sticks rigidly to reality. Three of the actresses are black, which Henry VIIIs wives certainly weren't. Theres no problem with that and I see no issue with DM playing a role.

Listen to Mark Chambers singing the Dr Who music
(David Tennant regenerating into Matt Smith). He is a counter tenor. Absolutely beautiful voice.

If they've been looking for 2 or 3 years for a trans identified man to play the role they must have been aware of men like Faye and Mulvaney chomping at the bit to play it.

I wonder what clinched it. Doesn't augur well if it's taken this long.

I'm almost interested to see if the Go Woke curse comes true.

Ok, @OneGreyKoala- here’s one for you. Arguing your point by making derogatory personal comments about the person with whom you disagree (in this case, stating we’re all stupider than the writers of “Six”) is ad hominem and a logical fallacy, which is essentially no argument at all.

Dismantle that.

I can't get worked up about this, especially if one of the writers is trans. It's literally just a man playing the role of a woman - for once the argument about how "people have been taking their kids to see pantomime dames for generations" actually holds some water.

And I know that he's "taken the role" from an actual woman, but that's theatre - they often place big names and crowd pullers above better performers. And TBF for all the things he's not (ie a woman) he is a talented performer (although I've never heard him sing)

I seem to recall some outrage from the trans gang when Eddie redmayne was cast in a "trans role". Apparently he was stealing it from those who deserve it because you know, actors shouldn't act, they should only be cast in roles that align with them IRL.

Anyway, obviously that obviously doesn't count in reverse does it?

Wtaf. Seen the film twice. Will not be going to theatre while he is in it.

Brilliant 😂😂😂

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There are a number of online TRAs who fancy themselves as Anne Boleyn. One was rumoured to be Shon Faye himself.

Yes. This is what I was thinking. Surely a show that is so reductive about women can’t be seen as feminist anyway? It’s written by a man who thinks “woman” is a costume. He never gave a shit about women.

I think it's the Broadway show he's cast in?