contactmusic.com - 24 days ago
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The casting of child star ABIGAIL BRESLIN as a deaf and blind girl in a Broadway revival of THE MIRACLE WORKER has been met with disapproval by an advocacy group for...
popeater.com - 25 days ago
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popeater.com —
It was announced Wednesday that 13-year-old Abigail Breslin
will play Helen Keller in the Broadway revival of
'The Miracle Worker' this winter. But the news is being met with extreme opposition by blind and deaf advocacy groups, simply because of ...
Casting of Abigail Breslin as Helen Keller Angers Deaf, ...
allieiswired.com - 24 days ago
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allieiswired.com —
Abigail Breslin is a fledgling actress with an
awesome resume, at only 13-years-old. She most recently starred
as “Little Rock” in “Zombieland” and was inspiring in a world filled with chaos and uncertainty. Not everybody is thinking that Abigail is the ...
Abigail Breslin Angers Deaf & Blind People
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 26 days ago
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The current Broadway season is shaping up to
be a celebrity-packed affair. Following news this week that
Scarlett Johansson, Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes will soon be appearing on New York stages, today comes word that 13-year-old actress Abigail ...
Abigail Breslin to star in 'The Miracle Worker' on Broadway
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Abigail Breslin Angers Deaf & Blind People
Allie Is Wired! —
... The Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts has a problem with the casting director’s choice of Breslin for the role. They’re basically peeved that the producers of the show didn’t actually choose a deaf and blind actress for the lead role. ...
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The Wrap RSS 25 days ago
By the New York Times Two weeks after a group of deaf actors protested the choice of a hearing actor for a deaf role in an upcoming Off Broadway production, the issue has surfaced again: Should producers have chosen a deaf or blind child actress ...