Profile for Kad

Wicked received mixed critical reception overall- certainly not a response that would indicate a generational megahit but also not a dragging over the coals- and over time that has morphed into “Wicked got panned!” 

As for working on a bad show or a flop: we all work jobs we don’t like, for companies we don’t really believe in, etc. People in theatre have to do the same. This is not an industry that could function if people only worked when it was

The first iteration of the musical back in 2014 didn’t even have “Wind,” so clearly its inclusion now was an acknowledgment of reality.

But, again, the lack of the movie’s music is not what I think is keeping people from buying tickets. That would be something spread via word of mouth, not generally known ahead of time.
 

The advertisements make no effort to clearly link the title to the film (or the novel, but I think the novel is a tot

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Kad said: "Even with apparently dismal sales, I would be surprised if it does not make it to opening. Shows just don’t really close in previews anymore (when was the last time it happened?) and opening night plans are already set with the various venues, vendors, press, etc.

I’m not even sure that the lack of the movie’s songs is even the main issue here. The average ticketbuyer wouldn’t really know that. The

Even with apparently dismal sales, I would be surprised if it does not make it to opening. Shows just don’t really close in previews anymore (when was the last time it happened?) and opening night plans are already set with the various venues, vendors, press, etc. 

I’m not even sure that the lack of the movie’s songs is even the main issue here. The average ticketbuyer wouldn’t really know that. The poor sales from the jump suggest a lack of interest in the

Was it the song in the comic shop about him running away from things?"

Yeah that's the one. Was gone last night."

That's a surprising

Was it the song in the comic shop about him running away from things?"

Yeah that's the one. Was gone last night."

That's a surprising cut, especially since his big act two song with the superheroes is a direct respons

quizking101 said: "Kad said:” Iguess if you really wanted to crank the queer lens up to peak magnification, you could make an argument that the show, by making the true antagonist’s stated goal be to create a traditional family structure, is depicting non-heteronormative family structures as preferable. But I think that’s projecting a lot onto a show that doesn’t really make that case in a way that isn’t extremely superficial.

This is a se

I really did not find this production particularly queer or homoerotic, and I say that as somebody who is very queer. 
 

Sam’s queerness is never made totally explicit and is largely played for laughs (in the “the audience can tell but the characters can’t” way).

 

I wish that there was a bit of a romantic triangle between Michael, David, and Star, but that kind of  dynamic between Michael and David just isn&rsq

blaxx said: "itsahopi said: "blug said: "Sometimes I thinkthat perhaps the Broadway musical, as an art form, needs a nice 10-year rest. No musicals for ten years. Let creative minds recalibrate because there's a LOT of mush being put out there by seemingly smart people that feels unfelt, over-meddled with, or not thought out and sometimes, paradoxically, all threeat once.

Did we need a musical of Beaches, Smash, Tootsie, Pretty Woman, The Bodyguard, T