What are you thoughts on Wicked?
-I think it's a good show. It is a brilliant idea, American people are very familiar with the story of The Wizard of Oz and they buy that. I don't get the hype, it's a good show, but not even in my top 10.
Why didn't you like The Drowsy Chaperone and Sweeney Todd?
-I was sure I'd love Drowsy, because i like Sutton and i love period shows, but at the same time the show seemed offensive to me. Bob Martin(i think that's his name), plays this gay guy which is a total stereotype of what "musical queens" are supposed to be. I don't think i act like him at all. It frustrated me. Also the Lestat joke was a cheap shot. It's people losing their jobs...very bad taste, also i usually dislike "funny" musicals, i didn't enjoy DRS or The Producers, or Spamalot. I find them tacky, maybe they would work as a film, but why add music to a story with no depth? Before the show started "I hope i am not wasting my time or money by coming to see this" the narrator says, some people laughed, i didn't because i do think that same thing every time i go to the theatre, luckily i just wasted my time that night, because i had comps. Thanks D!
Sweeney Todd was just boring and i felt it was disgusting, just gross. I don't like the music. Everyone was getting killed one by one, it was too predictible. I didn't enjoy it, and yes, i say it despite the reaction of BWWers, because this is a free country and im entitled to say what i think, and i paid for my ticket! A lot of regular "non-BWWers" agree with me about Sweeney Todd. I was hoping to love Sweeney, because Patti Lupone was in it, and she is a fantastic singer.
When you go to the theater do you only look for fun?
No, I love to be entertained, but also i like theatre that makes me think. Just because i like Bombay Dreams, people think im into fluff, but the character of Priya in this show, is a girl, who instead of wanting to be a "stupid girl"(like P!nk says), is a film maker who wants to show the real people of Bombay, and not the glamour of Bollywood films.
The Wedding Singer is also fluff, but it has a beautiful love story behind it. My favorite musical is Kiss of the Spider Woman and im a big Rent fan, but it is easier to attack me and say i am a Bombay Dreams lover, because no one is familiar with the show and the name of the show sounds like it's a horrible show. It would have worked better with a different name probably.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Updated On: 8/4/06 at 04:02 AM