The thin red line

Posted on 03 Mar 2011 at 6:24pm

Musical parody '->-bleeped-<-' toys with controversy but (sort of) rises above it

STEVEN LINDSEY  | Contributing Writer

http://www.dallasvoice.com/thin-red-line-1067505.html

It's amazing how two little letters added to a word can make such a big change. By taking the legendary Broadway musical, Annie, and putting a simple "TR" in front, a small-town theater has created a parody that will forever change the way you look at cute little red-headed moppets singing about mañana.

Despite what a lightning rod the mere word "->-bleeped-<-" is to controversy, in the context of this new musical, it's a necessary evil in order for the whole gag to succeed. It's never made completely clear whether the title character is transgender or a ->-bleeped-<-, but the orphan's search for her two dads and meaning in the world defies most labels. Except funny, which would apply wholeheartedly.

If only I lived in Texas... 

If only I lived in Texas

What?  Was hell booked solid?

Quote from: tekla on March 04, 2011, 09:30:05 AM
If only I lived in Texas

What?  Was hell booked solid?

Nah I was quoting from "Top ten things you'll never hear me say" 

How is that I'm in the backyard of Atlanta, the San Francisco of the south, and Texas beat us to ->-bleeped-<-?

I clicked expecting "Austin".