Swing Joined: 7/29/04
Brooklyn
That is the worst show I've seen on a Broadway stage. I just got home, and it makes me so mad that people are giving that a standing ovation. Someone please tell me it is the performers they're applauding and nothing else.
Seriously, I'm just pissed off.
Updated On: 11/12/04 at 10:18 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
Glad you had a good time.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
it is the performers that they are applauding & nothing else...
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
I would applaud them more if they had the good sense to leave that turkey.
i liked bklyn alot. i thought it had a good story and great songs. i also thought the cast was awesome
I didn't want to post.. but here it is..
Many people love BROOKLYN, and the cast, songs, and everything about it. And yes, I love brooklyn too! :)
Yay for brooklyn!
haha
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
If you didn't want to then you wouldn'tve. We all know you love it to death. And can you please fix your signature?
haha... I love tinytoon posts on a thread that bashes BKLYN
Understudy Joined: 7/31/04
I have to respectfully disagree. I went to see Brooklyn with no predisposed notion and very little knowledge about the show. It was very good. I will agree that the strength of the show is the performers as vocally this was a very strong group.
I enjoyed the unique presentation and actually liked the book.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/03
I liked this show a LOT. But you know what they say "those who can DO, TEACH. Those who can't to anything, become CRITICS". (at least nowadays)
Yay! I now have someone else to add to my block users list...Tiny Toon - the most ridiculous poster to ever hit these boards - what a total shill - I will relish not having to ever see that insipid avatar of his/hers again...
Swing Joined: 7/29/04
"I enjoyed the unique presentation and actually liked the book. "
---What? What was unique about it? The book??! What book?!!? You mean the HORRIBLE lines between the HORRIBLE songs??
Having slept on it, I've come to some more realizations:
1. I felt embarassed for the performers... the book is atrocious. I give the performers props for doing such amazing jobs at trying to find some sort of heart in a completely soul-less story. It's clear that they've transported themselves to that magic headspace of putting all energy and heart behind the piece they're involved in - they've lost all perspective.
2. La-di-da-dah, dah-dah, La...da-di-dah... seemed to be the only hook in the whole show. How depressing. A show full of soul-less soul-singing.
3. Isn't the war story aspect of the show a little offensive to anyone who has been to war??? To play it so seriously and so lightly at the same time! I was offended, and I've never been to war. How ridiculous.
4. The Magic Man? What?! What's he for? Nothing... stupid song, too. Suddenly, the lead player from Pippin pops in?
5. Lyrics.... unimaginative, trite, and awkward....
Maybe I've been a bit harsh. But as a member of the NOW generation (I'm 24), I must say it appalls me that audiences seem to be loving this.
Remember RENT? Oh, what I'd do for another show like that.
And:
"I liked this show a LOT. But you know what they say "those who can DO, TEACH. Those who can't to anything, become CRITICS". (at least nowadays) "
-- I'm not a professional critic, I have my own wonderful life, thank you.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
To quote a brooklyn thread we have somewhere here (and Im too lazy to look for)
"when bad theatre happens to great performers"
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
Okay, I need to say:
I'm a Sondheim lover. I love the beauty of his works. I love William Finn. I love Ricky Ian Gordon. I love Adam Guettel. Jason Robert Brown. Thought-provoking works. And yes, I hate everything about 'Wicked'. I'm praying it closes tomorrow. But...
I thoroughly enjoyed 'Brooklyn'. Okay. It's nothing spectacular. It's not thought-provoking. It didn't make for an incredible night at the theater. But there is a lot of beauty to the production. It's visually stunning and incredibly creative. The idea behind it is simple, but the idea behind Lorca's masterpiece 'Blood Wedding' is simple, too. Possibly even simpler.
I wouldn't go as far as calling 'Brooklyn' trash. I wouldn't go as far as calling it a masterpiece either. But there is the simple beauty to it to really consider, I think.
I'll go as far, than.
It's a piece of crap. Ramona girl, come over here and let Matt_G write you a good piece of theatre.
Brooklyn is yet another musical that appeals to audiences who've developed lowered expectations. Brooklyn further lowers the quality bar on Broadway.
twogaab, actually the phrasing is
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, administrate" and on and on...
Beaver - thats amazing - and accurate. I just picked up a Backstage at lunch, and lo and behold - the critic actually LIKED Brooklyn...I was shocked. and decided not to put any stock in THAT review...lol...
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
I think what people are missing is the fact that this is Broadway now. Whether you want to admit it or not, this is the age we're living in. And nothing's going to be spectacular, but if you take it for what it is instead of setting a high standard (I mean, you can't put Sondheim and... I don't know. Boy George in the same group. They're COMPLETELY different.) and expecting it to beat it - you might find some beauty in it.
Leading Actor Joined: 7/2/03
That's a really dispiriting post. What, because we're living now, musical theatre is supposed to suck?
As far as your mention of Boy George, the Taboo score was a much more accomplished piece of pop musical theatre writing than the score for Brooklyn. Taboo was a mess of a show, but to my eyes and ears, had much more to recommend it than Brooklyn.
iluvtheatertrash...Are you honestly telling us that we should hold Broadway productions to a lower standard so that we can enjoy them? Being a theatre fanatic like the rest of you, we have seen many things and have come to expect a certain level of excellence from a production and when it's not there, there is nothing wrong with saying so. I haven't seen Brooklyn yet so I'm not commenting on it at all but only saying that there is nothing wrong with making judgements and having realistically high standards for the shows on Broadway. It is a sad day when we settle...and hell we wouldn't have this board if we did!
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