{"id":1454585,"date":"2022-04-26T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454585"},"modified":"2022-04-26T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:44:53","slug":"nyc-theater-abruptly-cancels-play-about-convicted-baby-killer-kermit-gosnell-citing-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-theater-abruptly-cancels-play-about-convicted-baby-killer-kermit-gosnell-citing-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Theater Abruptly Cancels Play About Convicted Baby-Killer Kermit Gosnell Citing Safety Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-theater-abruptly-cancels-play-about-convicted-baby-killer-kermit-gosnell-citing-safety-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-26-at-3.51.16-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A New York City theater has abruptly cancelled a play about an abortionist imprisoned for life for killing babies. Though the theater cited\u00a0safety concerns and content inappropriate for children, the writer behind the controversial show claims they are afraid of the story he is trying to tell.<\/p>\n<p>Playwright Phelim McAleer pointed out to The Daily Wire on Tuesday that Theatre Row has hosted a slew of other plays labeled inappropriate for children (including Hitler\u2019s Tasters, My Mother\u2019s Severed Head, and the production Satan and God) \u2014 and McAleer believes Theatre Row cancelled the show because it exposes the gruesome crimes of an abortionist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheatre Row claims to support the arts and a diverse array of views, but it\u2019s clear from their letter that they will not hesitate to silence artists who don\u2019t fit their narrative,\u201d McAleer told The Daily Wire. \u201cTheir letter is a complete fraud and they should be ashamed of themselves. This is so-called elites trying to cover up the truth. They are afraid of facts and real art. They are sham artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/unreportedstorysociety.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-qtydtz-l-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/unreportedstorysociety.createsend1.com\/t\/t-i-qtydtz-l-j\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1651084238299000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3mpRldh0LqJF2MOIayLsld\">Oh Gosnell: The Truth About Abortion<\/a>\u201d is a production billed as \u201cthe most controversial Off Broadway play this year,\u201d reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohgosnell.com\/\">taken verbatim<\/a> from the trial transcript of Kermit\u00a0Gosnell, who is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/12\/16\/justice\/pennsylvania-abortion-doctor-pills\/index.html\">serving multiple life sentences<\/a> in Pennsylvania\u2019s Huntington Correctional Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Gosnell was convicted in 2013 on\u00a0three counts of first-degree murder for killing babies by cutting their spinal cords with scissors at his Philadelphia abortion clinic.<\/p>\n<p>McAleer and his wife, Anne McElhinney, who investigated Gosnell\u2019s crimes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gosnell-Untold-Americas-Prolific-Serial\/dp\/1621574555\">their best-selling book<\/a>, have\u00a0talked to Gosnell over the phone many times and even visited the convicted murderer in prison \u201cwhere he veered from charming old uncle to really, really creepy,\u201d McAleer told The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The show is set to launch on the same night as J.J. Abrams\u2019 and Ilana Glazer\u2019s supposed abortion comedy, \u201cOh God: A Show About Abortion.\u201d It will now be performed at The Chain Theatre instead, McAleer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThey laugh about it \u2013 we tell the truth about it,\u201d the Unreported Story Society\u2019s website says. \u201cGosnell was a serial killer abortion doctor who was convicted of killing babies and women patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Theatre Row, an \u201cOff-Broadway multi-theater complex in the heart of the Theater District,\u201d did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire. The complex is operated by Building for the Arts NY, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/unreportedstorysociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LTR-Unreported.pdf\">April 21 letter to the Unreported Story Society<\/a>, Building for the Arts NY, Inc.\u2019s legal representation claimed that McAleer\u2019s organization withheld \u201cmaterial information\u201d from the theatre company in a manner \u201cconstituting fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur nonprofit mission is public record,\u201d the letter said. \u201cThe Play\u2019s content violates material terms of the executed agreement including, without limitation, the subject matter inappropriate for children and the resultant disrepute suffered by the Licensor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Theatre will not be able to exercise reason in granting many, if not all, of the approvals required,\u201d the letter continued. \u201cThis should have been obvious to the Licensee. Upon information and belief, there are numerous deficiencies, breaches and violations regarding good standing, insurance, and attendant rules, but this letter is not meant to set forth a comprehensive list of reasons. We are concerned for the safety of our staff and our neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter warns the\u00a0Unreported Story Society that the theatre has \u201cinformed security and local law enforcement that there is no property left in the building and no reason for your return to the premises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKindly do not contact any individuals at Theatre Row as you have been made aware that they have engaged litigation counsel,\u201d the letter said. \u201cDirect all questions or other communications to this office. Your deposit is being returned today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McAleer told The Daily Wire that the theater company is \u201cafraid\u201d and that their claims have \u201cno basis in reality,\u201d calling the letter \u201cthe best piece of fiction they have ever produced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said he finds it ironic that the company would consider a play about abortion as \u201cinappropriate for children\u201d when \u201cplays like the one produced by Hollywood Producer J.J. Abrams are deadly to children every day in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur play uses fact, evidence, and testimony, and humanizes babies,\u201d he added, noting that \u201cJ.J. Abrams, Ilana Glazer and their pro-abortion cronies like to joke about destroying babies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are two different views of the world,\u201d he emphasized, asking, \u201cshouldn\u2019t the public hear both?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York City theater has abruptly cancelled a play about an abortionist imprisoned for life for killing babies. 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