Profile for joevitus

Bobster159 said: "joevitus said: "No, it's purely coming from a place on intolerance and offense, which has very little to do with discussion. There isn't much back and forth in an exchange of ideas, and apart from something like the Gary Coleman reference being dated, no one's explaining why the show as it was written can no longer work in performance."

Have you looked at the lyrics lately? Offensiveness is largely not the problem; it's

TheatreFan4 said: "Rentaholic2 said: "
Exactly. Like many other shows that were set in "present day" when they came out (Rent, Hair, Bye Bye Birdie, etc. etc.), it should be treated like a period piece now, because it's too rooted in that specific time and place. It's not just about changing a few lyrics - you'd have to change a principal character (whose lines and interactions are all very much specific to that particular real-life person), replac

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "I saw the original Broadway production with both Chita and Vanessa and will admit, though the musical is beautifully crafted, my only interest in the musical has always been, and remains, the Aurora sequences. I always zoned out during the rest of the show just waiting for the Aurora numbers. For this, I enjoyed the film adaptation. Didn’t have to slodge thru those endless non-Aurora numbers, which to this day, I can&rsqu

Scarywarhol said: "EricMontreal22 said: "Scarywarhol said: "She did pretty well with what she had. It was completely misconceived on a creative level as an adaptation and as a film, and it alienated what little existing audience there was without courting a new one. The obsessive vitriol aimed like a laser at Lopez is getting weird all over the place. Or got weird years ago."

It is weird, although I didn't find it completely misconceived (an

darquegk said: "It's in part a fetish thing (which is driven home by Shock Treatment, in which the dressup-fetish subplot is brought to the forefront repeatedly), and in part an act of transgression and rebellion. Remember, Tim Curry camped it up for the film, whereas onstage he played the role of Frank as a macho, aggressive rocker who just happened to be dressed in lingerie.

Remember what was going on in pop culture at the time, divorced from the show's nostalgia

CarlosAlberto said: "QueenAlice said: "I suppose there is a small niche audience who still sees ROCKY HORROR as cutting edge and / or embraces the show as a symbol for weirdopride that lives in us all - but - to get real - the show is 50 years old and as much a popular staple at regional and community theatres as Rodgers and Hammerstein is.

The show, like Grease was written in the 70s as a nostalgic parody of the 1950s -in the case of The Rocky Horror Show, the po

One can of course cast a trans person in a non-trans role, but to be clear, Frank is not himself trans--never identifies as such--and therefore it should not be a requirement for a trans person to be cast. Ideally, if a trans person should be cast, it should be a transman, as Frank is gendered male explicity (it's the only way the line "You're a hot dog" works, and his name being rather phallic in nature also supports a male identiy--the stage directions also consistent

Bette's Turban said: "joevitus said: "DAME said: "Well; yesterday I received my "for your consideration" screener. And for the life of me I just do not understand why they send out this media in such poor form. These screeners are always in 2 channel sound and without proper mixing. It also has airline quality feel to the image. How is anyone even going to consider voting for this? And that is the way most screeners come. I don't get it. Spend a li

EricMontreal22 said: "Scarywarhol said: "She did pretty well with what she had. It was completely misconceived on a creative level as an adaptation and as a film, and it alienated what little existing audience there was without courting a new one. The obsessive vitriol aimed like a laser at Lopez is getting weird all over the place. Or got weird years ago."

It is weird, although I didn't find it completely misconceived (and I haven't noticed that

George in DC said: "EricMontreal22 said: "MerchMan said: ""Fumbles"? That's a nice way of saying bomb!!! Lopez is box office poison! Failed movies, failed albums, failed tour and a failed marriage!!! Her delusional arrogance is a turn off to audiences for a movie that really didn't have an audience to start off with!"

She's not to blame here though--well except for the fact that she didn't bring in audiences like they h

DAME said: "Well; yesterday I received my "for your consideration" screener. And for the life of me I just do not understand why they send out this media in such poor form. These screeners are always in 2 channel sound and without proper mixing. It also has airline quality feel to the image. How is anyone even going to consider voting for this? And that is the way most screeners come. I don't get it. Spend a little money. Have a little pride in your product. Glad I got

PipingHotPiccolo said: "disagree with most of what Joevitus wrote but just to be clear-- youre suggesting that because I looked up Lachanze's credits and was impressed with what I saw, i have "become her fan in retaliation" to the ugly musings of gibson? This feels beneath you.

Of course people can speculate about whatever they want, and others can then point out the baseless fantastical nature of those speculations. doesnt seem complicated to me but alas her

I mean, isn't becoming someone's fan in retaliation against an online strangers post (rather than, you know, on the merits of their talent) sort of on the same level as the original post? For what it's worth, Gibson didn't accuse LaChanze of always casting her daughter, only speculated that they think nepotism is rife on Broadway and in this instance, she might have wanted to cast her daughter contray to the wishes of the other producers. I agree there isn't any c

Jordan Catalano said: "Just to clarify - I didn’t actually make an appt to watch this. The person behind me was watching it when I was watching grainy black and white old Tennessee Williams, a few months ago. But I could see it in my monitor and I was constantly turning around to catch glimpses of bits of it. The quality was bright, crystal clear, multi camera (I’m 99.9% sure) and looked absolutely gorgeous."

Is it okay for me to grumbe that they did this