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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 16 March 2019
Imagine Dragons' leader on Oprah and brushing off the haters

By MESFIN FEKADU myself and a disservice to
Associated Press my time here on earth."
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine In his post Reynolds wrote,
Dragons' Dan Reynolds is "How it could possibly make
brushing the haters off his a kid feel 'not cool' listening
shoulders. to Imagine Dragons. I hate
The Grammy-winning rock that thought. Wondering
singer posted a lengthy if my kids will be made fun
note on Instagram two of as they grow older be-
weeks ago, calling out cause someone thinks my
bands like Slipknot, the band isn't cool." He also
1975 and Foster the People wrote the negative vibes
for taking shots at Imag- his band has been hit with
ine Dragons, a band that has "added to the depres-
has dominated the rock sion I've dealt with since
and pop charts since they youth."
emerged on the main- What's provided solace for
stream music scene in 2012. Reynolds? In a way, Oprah
"I just feel like as artists we Winfrey.
have so much. We're in- "I just sat at this seminar
credibly lucky to be doing here in Utah listening to
what we're doing. We have Oprah speak about how
a finite amount of time she got where she is, and
while we're here to create it's all about intention. Her
change and to do great main point was intention
things, to do big things. It's In this Nov. 4, 2018 file photo, Dan Reynolds, of Imagine Dragons, winner of the award for Holly- about how (and) where do
wood documentary for "Believer," poses in the press room at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly
just, to me, counterproduc- Hills, Calif. you spend your time and
tive to all of us as artists to Associated Press how do you spend your
engage in menial, self- words? And here's our finite
indulgent conversation, something I've ever done ated Press. I really don't have anything amount of time on earth
even for myself, even re- before," Reynolds said in an "I said my peace — that's else to say on it because I and what are you doing
sponding to it, which is not interview with The Associ- what I had to say about it. feel like it's a disservice to with it?" he explained.q

How Kelli O'Hara honors her late friend onstage every night

By JOHN CARUCCI in "Ragtime" some eight
Associated Press times and Mazzie replacing
NEW YORK (AP) — Kelli O'Hara in a revival of "The
O'Hara was devastated by King and I" on Broadway in
the recent death of fellow 2016.
Broadway veteran Marin "We've been friends over
Mazzie, so she decided to the years. Her loss is devas-
honor her friend quietly on- tating. And I think of her ev-
stage as she performs one ery night," O'Hara said.
of Mazzie's old roles in the "Kiss Me, Kate" joins a long
latest revival of "Kiss Me, list of Golden Age musi-
Kate." cals that are beloved, yet
"I have her with me every not politically correct for
night. I make my entrance the times, especially dur-
in the hat she made her en- ing the #MeToo era. The
trance in," the Tony Award- latest revival about a love-
winning actress said Thurs- hate relationship between
day at the opening night of two headstrong actors has
the musical. been edited for a 2019 au-
In addition to the hat, dience, including excising
O'Hara and actress Steph- a spanking scene.
anie Styles offer fans an- O'Hara said the edits were
other special gesture, even one of the biggest chal-
if they may not be aware lenges of staging the musi-
of it. Both actresses fight This combination photo shows Broadway actresses Kelli O'Hara at the Tony Awards in New York cal. The creators evaluated
over a dress onstage — the on June 10, 2018, left, and Marin Mazzie at the Drama Desk Awards in New York on June 3, 2012. everything to "take away
same one Mazzie wore in Associated Press the things that just are ugly
her final scene. and misogynistic. We kept
"So, Marin Mazzie is on our Mazzie, a three-time Tony revival of "Kiss Me, Kate," an. I wanted to play that the ones that are funny
stage with us every night. Award nominee known the same role O'Hara is strong character, and that we can learn from."
And her life made such an for powerhouse Broadway playing now. O'Hara re- Marin was definitely one Co-star Will Chase said the
impact on me, so I carry performances, died in Sep- called seeing Mazzie play of my biggest inspirations," challenge was to fix the
with her every night. She tember of ovarian cancer. it and calling it "one of the O'Hara said. show, which boasts a Cole
was one of the strongest She was 57. most inspirational things I'd O'Hara and Mazzie's paths Porter score, but "not to go
women I know," O'Hara Among her most famous ever seen." crossed often, with O'Hara crazy and whitewash the
said. roles was Lilli in a 1999-2001 "I wanted to be that wom- seeing the older actress hell out of it."q