Darren Criss makes gross Caitlyn Jenner joke, low Hedwig sales cited in the Wall Street Journal
Neil Patrick Harris' run had weekly grosses near or above $1 million After he left, grosses (obviously and expectedly) dropped to a range of about $500,000 to $600,000 Grosses stayed almost entirely in that range with new Hedwigs (Andrew Rannells, Michael C. Hall, John Cameron Mitchell) But when Darren Criss started, the grosses dropped--the weekly grosses haven’t risen above $500,000 in the 8 weeks he's been in the part
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He made a gross Caitlyn Jenner joke during the June 23rd show:
Christine Delozier @running_races I can confirm Hedwig make a Bruce Jenner joke tonight. When she was talking about her fragrance "Atrocity" ..... 11:33 PM - 23 Jun 2015
Christine Delozier @running_races .....she was like "man, woman, man woman, woman man, Bruce Jenner, whatever you are." 😖 11:33 PM - 23 Jun 2015
Marc Lacognata @marclacognata Tonight, Darren Criss, as HEDWIG said, "man, woman, moman, wan, Bruce Jenner, whatever you are" and it was very distasteful. 11:48 PM - 23 Jun 2015
He also chucked an audience member’s phone for not cheering for him:
@DarrenCriss is a disgrace in hedwig. Wow. I'm so upset. Wow. I almost walked out. — Rachel Hanon (@rachhanon) June 24, 2015
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 13, 2020 8:39 PM
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The joke sounds exactly what Hedwig would say. The show is all about celebrating the large variety of human sexuality. Someone seeing the actor playing Hedwig as transphobic sounds like getting offended is a choice.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 24, 2015 6:35 AM
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Why is Caitlyn Jenner suddenly a taboo subject for comedians?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 24, 2015 7:05 AM
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The Viral is such a mess these days now that everybody gets it.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 24, 2015 7:39 AM
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That would be a funny thread, "Let's Name Caitlyn Jenners New Perfume"
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 24, 2015 8:08 AM
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Hedwig is pretty much sold out this weekend as all his boy "friends" are coming out to see him...come out and play Darren after you finish on Sunday ;O
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 19, 2015 1:56 AM
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How dare someone playing a trans entertainer make a joke in character about trans people!
No one is ever allowed to ever find trans people funny ever again!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 19, 2015 1:59 AM
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Oh, we're getting 5 year old posts. Someone's having a tantrum.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 13, 2020 8:39 PM
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