The Pirate Queen Snubbed- Page 3

[Kalimba]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 1:24pm

And to think that people were speculating that Linda Balgord would be nominated.

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 1:27pm

Seriously...I think one person doesn't like a show and it infects the minds of so many others

Nice way to discredit those who actually had valid reasons for disliking it.

Updated On: 5/16/07 at 01:27 PM

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 1:51pm

Really, VIETgrl. I couldn't possibly have an opinion of my own based on my own thoughts.

queenbee2 wrote, "It was abundantly clear in the press and in the Broadway community since the show opened in Chicago that PQ was never going to be given any love or respect, and for whatever reason (rich producers, successful FRENCH composers, a distaste for this genre of musical...who knows?) that this show would have to fight an uphill battle from the get go."

Or maybe it's just a crappy show in a season where there were many better?...






ETF bad punc.

Updated On: 5/16/07 at 01:51 PM

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 2:28pm

Time to do Grace's "Told-you-so" dance.

[bryan]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 4:44pm

i hope it gets a full cast cd not just highlight cd.

[WordedGrace]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 5:28pm

I don't think anyone is jealous of the producers or the composers, the genre of music... I think the fact the show wasn't retooled as it should've to make it work on Broadway. I also do think the age of really big epic musicals with 80's sound music is long over. The show wasn't good in Chicago and the flaws weren't corrected by the time it opened on Broadway. There's no need to insult all of the people who made up their own minds by seeing the train wreck that is the PQ in action. I saw it enough times to see that it should've scored nods for costumes at least but the actors were all trashed, so what can they do just do their jobs until it closes.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 5:28pm

Can we all at least agree that the minute bryan starts asking for a cast recording for a show, said show is a flop?

[jasonf]

Posted: 5/16/07 at 5:31pm

sorrygrateful -- love it :)

The only award I could even see it even REMOTELY being worthy of being nominated for was costumes. The choreography was NOT that great -- in fact, the "choreographed" sword fight was pitiful and alone should have been enough for it to not get the nomination.

The show is a mess all over -- it didn't get nominated for anything because it didn't deserve it. It has nothing to do with anti-producers/writers/actors or anything - it's just a BAD show.

[p.s.]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 9:13am

...and whilst the dancing was ok it was very repetitive as well as all been seen before.

Elizabeth's motto: "Semper Eadem" -- ever the same.


p.s. The producers would like all to take heed of the motto of the Order of the Garter: "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense", which is Old French for "Shame upon him who thinks evil of it".

pps: This is true. The mottos are printed on the curtain.

ppps: You may need a map to locate them.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 12:32pm

VIETgrlTerifa and SorryGrateful that's NOT what I meant...

One person says they don't like it, and people who haven't even seen the show say "Oh that show sucks!" (it happens for ALL shows), preconceived notions...

Take my school. We saw the show in Chicago (and I had already seen it twice). There were like 40 theatre students there and the professors. Honest people would have pointed out things they liked and disliked and some may have even said they loved it. But one of our professors (whom everyone is pretty damn afraid of and he really does know EVERYTHING) was trashing it,so no one said anything to the opposite. Except me.


Nobody likes to disagree.

I did not say that there are people who just don't like the show. OF COURSE there are. There will always be people who hate shows. Goes without saying.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 1:32pm

OK, I see your point now that you've clarified. It just came off as a bit snotty when you left it out there with nothing to qualify it.


"Nobody likes to disagree."

I disagree.

[WestVillage]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 1:49pm

I just saw PQ last week on the $35 Daily News promotion (and had fabulous center orchestra seats). I found the show to be not as bad as I had expected, but was glad I only spent $35. For $110, I would have felt completely ripped off. PQ never takes off; its so much of a mish-mosh. I couldn't stand Linda Balgord and her tweety bird voice, which I didn't think fit the character at all; I was not impressed with any of the men, and as for Stephanie ... she was fine, but like Laura Bell Bundy, I just don't see any charisma or star quality. She works very hard, but something is missing. Costumes were glorious, probably the best on Broadway right now, but other than that ... it was not snubbed ... it didn't deserve any awards or nominations. I felt like I was watching an excellent regional production, but in fact it was a mediocre Broadway production.

[TechEverlasting]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 2:56pm

"Costumes were glorious, probably the best on Broadway right now"

Obviously you haven't seen Spring Awakening. That's what I call impressive costumes.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 3:01pm

Funny
Tech

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 5:43pm

SorryGrateful--Sorry, I didn't mean to sound snotty!

and p.s. that cracked me up.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 8:25pm

I was hoping Linda Balgord would have gotten a nomination.

Was Hadley Fraser eligible?

Updated On: 5/17/07 at 08:25 PM

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 8:34pm

Fraser was eligible.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 8:37pm

Damn.