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FIRE Wants Answers on Brandeis Lenny Bruce Play
Inside Higher Ed In an open letter to Brandeis University President Ronald Leibowitz, free speech advocates are calling on the university to answer more questions about how the staging of a play about Lenny Bruce and his comedy, originally scheduled to debut at the … Brandeis University dishonors Lenny Bruce Marni Soupcoff: University cancels play about censorship… because it was too offensive FIRE addresses play dispute |
Why Brandeis University Cancelled A Lenny Bruce-Inspired Play – Forward
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Why Brandeis University Cancelled A Lenny Bruce-Inspired Play
Forward A production of Michael Weller's “Buyer Beware” at Brandeis University was cancelled following objections to its Lenny Bruce-inspired content, The New York Times reported on Monday. Weller, best known for his plays “Moonchildren” (1971) and “Loose … |
Lenny Bruce Play Canceled at Brandeis After Students Protest Racial Content – Playbill.com
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Lenny Bruce Play Canceled at Brandeis After Students Protest Racial Content
Playbill.com Weller's Buyer Beware takes place on the Brandeis campus and follows a student named Ron who finds audio recordings of stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce from the '60s and plans a routine in the style of the controversial comic. In the play, obtained by The … |
Now the campus censors are silencing a play about Lenny Bruce – New York Post
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Now the campus censors are silencing a play about Lenny Bruce
New York Post Under that stage name, the late Leonard Alfred Schneider paved the way for George Carlin, Richard Pryor and the future of stand-up comedy. His blend of satire, comedy, vulgarity and philosophy eventually made him the target of a landmark free-speech … Brandeis Cancels Play About Lenny Bruce After Protests Protests at Brandeis University Force Cancellation of Lenny Bruce Play |
Brandeis Cancels Play About Lenny Bruce After Protests – New York Times
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Brandeis Cancels Play About Lenny Bruce After Protests
New York Times Brandeis University canceled an upcoming play about the comedian Lenny Bruce after some students and faculty expressed outrage about its content, the school announced on Monday. The play, called “Buyer Beware,” was written by Michael Weller, … Now the campus censors are silencing a play about Lenny Bruce … Protests at Brandeis University Force Cancellation of Lenny Bruce Play |
Is Lenny Bruce Too Much for Brandeis to Handle? – Inside Higher Ed
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Is Lenny Bruce Too Much for Brandeis to Handle?
Inside Higher Ed Lenny Bruce made a career of transgressing traditional social mores with his stand-up routines, culminating in his conviction for obscenity in 1964. Now a production of a play based on Bruce's comedy at Brandeis University has been canceled, after … University's statement related to the Creative Arts Award and 'Buyer Beware' |
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Brandeis cancels campus play amid student protests of its black … – The Boston Globe
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Brandeis cancels campus play amid student protests of its black …
The Boston Globe The notion that the staging of a play about comedian Lenny Bruce would be held up over incendiary content seems too ironic to be true. Or like the setup for a … Students Were Offended By a Play That Mocks Political Correctness … Playwright says Brandeis treated the cancellation of his play in a 'dangerous and corrosive way' |
Brandeis cancels play amid protests over racism — and gets more backlash – The Boston Globe
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Brandeis cancels play amid protests over racism — and gets more backlash
The Boston Globe The notion that the staging of a play about comedian Lenny Bruce would be held up over incendiary content seems too ironic to be true. Or like the setup for a scorching joke Bruce would have told. But half a century after Bruce's death, the social … Students Were Offended By a Play That Mocks Political Correctness, So Brandeis Cancelled It Playwright says Brandeis treated the cancellation of his play in a 'dangerous and corrosive way' |