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Ocelot II

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9. Maybe they could also host a production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro,"

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 12:29 PM

May 20

in which the character of Cherubino, a teenaged boy, is sung by a woman (mezzo-soprano) dressed as a man, and in which the "boy" Cherubino dresses up as a woman. Double drag!

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No more drag by t decree at Kennedy Center. Check out the drag line up. [View all] cbabe May 20 OP

Oh, my god, do you think they know? Biophilic May 20 #1

Shhhhhh! Also proves new director is not a theatre person and is totally incompetent like all t appointed. cbabe May 20 #4

"No more drag" Docreed2003 May 20 #2

"Mrs. Doubtfire" is all drag for the whole show! Ocelot II May 20 #3

Also add "The Birdcage." vanlassie May 20 #5

Now THAT would leave a mark. MuseRider May 20 #7

I LOVE the theater. MuseRider May 20 #6

Republicans have not always been against drag. Norrrm May 20 #8

Maybe they could also host a production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," Ocelot II May 20 #9

Also most of Shakespeare. cbabe May 20 #10