American Psycho - if you LIKED it, post here
Jun 6
2016, 04:04:23 PM
Count me in as someone who loved the show. Went in blind - haven't read the book or seen the movie - but had an idea of the basic premise. My friends and I all loved the music, performances, and the staging. And since we all hadn't read the source material, we had a lively discussion after the show regarding the ending. LOL
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American Psycho - closing week audiences
Jun 5
2016, 02:30:31 PM
Alice Ripley tweeted a link to an interview she gave with Stage Door Dish: http://stagedoordish.com/alice-ripley-opens-up-about-her-experience-in-american-psycho-her-hopes-for-the-musicals-legacy-and-working-on-unattached-with-emily-skinner/
It's an interesting read. Quoting a (lengthy, sorry!) portion below. I understand where she's coming from when she said the producers could have exploited her track record and Tony to get more people to watch the show but I have to disagree. I don't think the show could have been improved if she had her own song (wouldn't really have fit into the show. Unless they added a flashback with a younger Patrick, maybe?) and while I'm a fan of hers, I don't think her name would be a draw to tourists who aren't exactly musical theater nerds.
That said, it's a shame that the show is closing so early. Like most of you, I hope it gets a cast recording -- the London recording is so different from the show I saw.
I could not agree more. When I went to see it, it was a full house. It’s also what I would consider the most talked about show of the season. People really want to discuss it. It genuinely surprises me that you are closing.
I’ve enjoyed this experience from the beginning. Even before it started, I enjoyed my audition. I think my favorite part of it so far is how the audience is behind us right now. It feels so good because, honestly, we all do it for whoever’s in the audience. It’s all been great. I think there are a lot of pressures for a Broadway house these days and a lot of them involve money. Sometimes there’s nothing they can do, and you just have to cut your losses and pull out. It was also a very competitive season. In a different season, this show would have ruled. In all fairness, it would have been nice to have my own song. I have definitely earned that. I don’t feel slighted at all because I don’t have it but it would have only made it better.
I agree. One of the critiques I hear most frequently from people is, ‘Alice Ripley is so underutilized in this production.’
We’re here to be candid, so I’ll be that way with you. Let’s be honest, this is a job in my hometown. I’ve been on the road for a number of years. Not only is it a Broadway show, but of course I want to be involved in something new with people that I know and respect. Why wouldn’t you say yes? If there was a promise that they would develop the role, that makes it even better. In this case, there was actually a promise, and it wasn’t really developed. To be in their court for a minute, this is the London production. That sets the tone for everything afterward and that’s what you fall back on. It’s not really 100% brand new but to me it is.
Again, I love being part of the ensemble. I love not having to sing 38 songs and carry the show. It’s a nice break, and I know how to be in the ensemble. It’s just, to be candid, it would have benefited everybody if they had given me my own song. It doesn’t take rocket scientists to figure that out. I’m not saying the show would have run any longer or anything would have been different, but the fans would have enjoyed it. I’ve seen some of the other shows in town. You can see when a song was written for a singer. It can still be there to tell the story. First of all, with any musical, it’s absolutely imperative. There’s no time to linger and show off. If you want to show off, you have to tell the story at the same time. When you can hit that at the right moments in the course of the arc of the show, then you’ve got it, if you do it earnestly and in a way that doesn’t insult the audience’s intelligence. I would never want them to do anything like that. Don’t you agree?
I definitely do.
I never would have mentioned it if you hadn’t brought it up. I’ve been perfectly happy, and I mean that, but when you look at it from a business perspective on how to get people into the theatre, I do have a track record and a Tony award. They should have exploited that. I haven’t said this to anybody yet. This is pretty personal, but since we’re closing, I might as well be honest.
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To listen to the cast recording or not
Jun 5
2016, 12:11:07 PM
I generally don't listen to the entire recording but I watch clips on Youtube of guestings or promo reels to see if the show would be something I'd be interested in. That said, I went into Hamilton blind and was shocked at how long the show was. I was sick and jetlagged when I saw it so I had to keep pinching myself during the second act to keep myself from falling asleep. (I was successful, FYI. LOL) It didn't keep me from enjoying the show though. Weeks after, I'm still
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