"13" Revisions: From First Preview To Press Preview- Page 3

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 6:12pm

From what I've heard, it seems to me that the show has changed a lot in terms of its offensiveness. Since everything else in the show now is pretty innocent, I didn't mind the terminal illness jokes. Also, I think people are talking up that one song too much so that even before a person sees the show, they already know they're going to be offended by the song. Maybe give it another chance?

~Steven

[TomMonster]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 6:33pm

I, personally, was more offended with kids saying "i'm gonna get all up in her biddness!"

The whole show just made me uncomfortable.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 6:36pm

Agreed, Tom.

It's kinda just an altogether awkward experience...

[Parks]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 6:46pm

I hadn't read anything about the show before seeing it--except that was "good" or "bad". Nothing about the actual content.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 6:51pm

Well, I do admit that hearing one of the kids saying "I got drunk" was a little cringe-worthy. So young?

~Steven

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 7:03pm

You're pretending like that doesn't happen every day... it does.

[jake6970]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 7:07pm

All of this happens to really 13 year olds...to portray it any other way would be untruthful, imo.

[TomMonster]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 7:09pm

I agree, sadly, but I still don't think of it as "funny" or "entertaining" in a musical comedy.

[jake6970]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 7:13pm

And it's impossible for everyone to love a show...thankfully what you find boring I find entertaining.

[TomMonster]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 7:27pm

Sorry, Jake, I was referring to MrMusic and CatsNY posts RE: the "I got drunk" line; not your post!

[jake6970]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 7:33pm

no problem haha.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 10/5/08 at 8:01pm

By the way, Lucy on the CD says that she got diagnosed with an eating disorder. She no longer says that. Instead, she says something like, "I went up a dress size."

~Steven