why actors can't always be perfect | Mickey-Jo's honest thoughts on the expectations of stage performances

Podcast: MickeyJoTheatre · MickeyJoTheatre

Opublikowano: 2026-10-05

Inspired by some recent social media discourse, Mickey-Jo has been thinking about whether audience members have the right to expect perfection from stage performers. Recent performances have come under intense scrutiny due to the propagation of bootleg recordings, but the truth is that onstage mishaps and mistakes are nothing new. From Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd to Billy Porter in Cabaret, Mickey-Jo is taking a look at some documented imperfect performances in order to ascertain which we critique more heavily, and under what circumstances it's truly fair to do so... ...