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nytimes.com - 25 days ago

Group Criticizes Helen Keller Casting

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The selection of the Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) for the role of Helen Keller in this winter’s Broadway revival of “The Miracle Worker” has drawn sharp criticism from an advocacy group for deaf and blind actors, which said that one of their own should have been ...

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popeater.com - 25 days ago

Casting of Abigail Breslin as Helen Keller Angers Deaf, Blind Groups

— 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, ...

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news-briefs.ew.com - 24 days ago

Abigail Breslin to star as Helen Keller on Broadway

— news-briefs.ew.com — Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) will be making her stage debut as Helen Keller in a 50th anniversary revival of The Miracle Worker, with Alison Pill (The Lieutenant of Inishmore) costarring as Annie Sullivan, according to a ... Abigail Breslin to star as Helen Keller on Broadway

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gossipteen.com - 25 days ago

Abigail Breslin Is Helen Keller In Broadway Debut

— gossipteen.com — Super cute Abigail Breslin is set to play Helen Keller, who was a deaf and blind author and activist, in the Broadway revival of ‘The Miracle Worker‘ this winter. Abigail Breslin Is Helen Keller In Broadway Debut

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Group Criticizes Helen Keller Casting
Oh No They Didn't! — ... that he would consider casting a deaf or blind actress as Ms. Breslin’s understudy. But Sharon Jensen, executive director of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts, said the issue transcended Broadway economics, arguing that a deaf or blind actress would be able to imbue the role of Helen with her experience. Did Mr. Richenthal think for one second that maybe there are no well-known deaf and blind actors because people refuse to give them work? Weak. :/ source

Abigail Breslin Is Not Blind Or Deaf Enough To Play Helen Keller
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid — ... ? That's when we really needed them. The producer of the revival told The New York Times that they had to cast a big shiny name in the lead role in order to get investors to fork over cash for the $3 million production. He said that they might cast a deaf or blind actress as Abigail's understudy if she's " qualified ." A rep for the advocacy group says that isn't enough. They think that an actress who can see and hear could never accurately portray Helen Keller. This is the thing. Jakey G played a down-low peen lover in Brokeback Mountain and he..... Oh, um. Well, ...