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'Best Summer Ever' — A Magical Musical Movie Milestone For Disability Inclusion forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Best Summer Ever Serves As Template For Disability Representation in Hollywood Antonio Ferme, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The opening musical number in “Best Summer Ever” ends with a kiss between protagonists Sage (Shannon DeVido) and Tony (Rickey Wilson Jr.), who fall in love at a sleepaway dance camp in Vermont. Executive producer Will Halby said he shared a realization with his crew while filming this scene. “I turned to our directors and said, ‘I don’t think that this is something that has ever been put on film before,’” Halby said. What’s unprecedented here is that Sage is in a wheelchair and is played by an actress who herself is in a wheelchair. In fact, it’s the first musical to star people with disabilities and the first SAG-registered movie in which more than half the cast and crew are disabled. ....
Best Summer Ever is a feel-good musical and a big win for disability inclusion David Oliver, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Imagine a world where people with disabilities didn t have to talk about their disabilities. A world where they re just people. That s the big takeaway from Best Summer Ever, (available now on DVD and on-demand) a musical rom-com in the same vein as Grease, High School Musical and Footloose that features a mixed cast of people with and without disabilities. The feel-good film stars Shannon DeVido ( Difficult People, Insatiable ) and Rickey Wilson, Jr. as its romantic leads, Sage and Tony. The pair meet at a summer dance camp before going their separate ways, only to end up at the same high school where their worlds collide in a chaotic but ultimately cathartic fashion. And of course, songs help tell the story. ....
'Best Summer Ever' celebrates disability inclusion in film usatoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usatoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.