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PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Sun, Apr 10, 2005 7:47 PM I have a feeling it has a lot to do with America's growing fascination with "child prodigies"; i.e. you MUST be flabbergasted by anything produced by a sub-adult artist. Hasn't it seemed to you that in recent years we've been barraged with an onslaught of mediocre talent (and I use that word loosely...) by whom we're supposed to be astounded merely because they are hovering somewhere around puberty? Seems to me if they can fill up more than one episode of Mini American Idol or Biddy League Star Search, the "prodigy" part becomes moot. I worked in children's theatre for years...snotty little kids who can bellow like Andrea McCardle ain't all that rare!

I have a feeling it has a lot to do with America's growing fascination with "child prodigies"; i.e. you MUST be flabbergasted by anything produced by a sub-adult artist. Hasn't it seemed to you that in recent years we've been barraged with an onslaught of mediocre talent (and I use that word loosely...) by whom we're supposed to be astounded merely because they are hovering somewhere around puberty?

Seems to me if they can fill up more than one episode of Mini American Idol or Biddy League Star Search, the "prodigy" part becomes moot.

I worked in children's theatre for years...snotty little kids who can bellow like Andrea McCardle ain't all that rare!

Post #152117 by purple jade on Sun, Apr 10, 2005 7:47 PM