2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade- Who gets to perform? — Page 5

Miles2Go2 said: "You’re flying overseas to see one show and half of another? Wow. You must really love MFL.

Update: oh wait, I just saw you’re only seeing 50% of MFL too. I’m confused."

Sorry for confusion. My trip to NYC was for two reasons, to see My Fair Lady and The Cher Shows. That’s what I meant by 50/50, sorry.

Anyway I got up there two hours ago to catch 8am flight and said why am I bothering. The Cher Show I can catch next summer and My Fair Lady looks dreadful.

So i’m now back in bed, flights cancelled, hotel cancelled. It was too weak a season I don’t know why I booked in the first place.

A conservative group claims ''The Prom's'' lesbian kiss on the Macy's Parade has ''broken the innocence'' of ''millions of small children.'' Twitter users answered with love (and withering wit) …

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conservative-group-gets-shredded-over-macys-same-sex-kiss-criticism_us_5bf7f08ee4b0eb6d930dc92c

I keep going meta and wondering if the controversy was partly planned by the show producers for publicity and to extend the run. (of a show where the Broadway folks use a small town controversy to extend their careers)

Sondheimite said: "Delete the link of that video.

The more views/attention it gets, the more money it makes."

You're right, my bad.

Scrolling through Twitter, I've seen just as many people say that they're "boycotting Macy's for such a horrible political stunt," as I have seen people say that they "didn't know The Prom existed, but want to buy tickets ASAP."

I think they knew it'd get attention is the big takeaway, and I'm really glad they performed and, well, "went there" like others have said. I hope this keeps their grosses moving upwards over the course of the next few weeks! :)

Gizmo6 said: "I'm traveling from europe 2moro to see 50% My Fair Lady and 50% The Cher Show.

The My Fair Lady song was awful. The accents. She didn't get across that she was mocking the upper class people at the Opera house or it didn't sound aspirational.

What journey does Eliza go on if this is how she starts?"

I've never thought of that song as mocking them, it's an early version of the "I Want" song. At least that's how I've always interpreted it. Still have to play your character honestly, and genuine "want" is the way to do it. But let's be honest these performances are to sell more tickets, and that's all. But I'm 1000% with you on the accents....for being Laura's #1 dream role of all time, I'm shocked at how bad her accent was. I was perfectly willing to wait and see Laura finally knock this off her bucket list, but that one did NOTHNG to make me want to see it anymore, it did the exact opposite. I still love her anyway, regardless.

everythingtaboo said: " Can someone tell Casey Nicholaw it doesn't always have to be at an 11?"

It is the finale of the show-it's the place where it's appropriate for Casey to go an 11.



It's worth noting that, as soon as Vasthy mentioned the kiss online on Monday night, I knew that this would probably insight quite a bit of reaction, both for and against, online. And my thoughts have been proven exactly. I went and saw the show again yesterday afternoon, and found Dori, their lead producer, at intermission, to thank her and the team for doing what they did on the parade. She stressed that it's from the support of NBC and Macy's that this was able to happen, so go support those companies this weekend.

Some people I've pitched the one-line descriptor of the show to have shrugged it off, questioning if the plot is still relevant. The Interweb's reaction to the parade performance shows just how important, and still relevant, the message of this show is.

JennH said: "Gizmo6 said: "I'm traveling from europe 2moro to see 50% My Fair Lady and 50% The Cher Show.

The My Fair Lady song was awful. The accents. She didn't get across that she was mocking the upper class people at the Opera house or it didn't sound aspirational.

What journey does Eliza go on if this is how she starts?"

I've never thought of that song as mocking them, it's an early version of the "I Want" song. At least that's how I've always interpreted it. Still have to play your character honestly, and genuine "want" is the wayto do it. But let's be honest these performances are to sell more tickets, and that's all.But I'm 1000% with you on the accents....for being Laura's #1 dream role of all time, I'm shocked at how bad her accent was. I was perfectly willing to wait and see Laura finally knock this off her bucket list, but that one did NOTHNG to make me want to see it anymore, it did the exact opposite. I still love her anyway, regardless."

I understand what the song is about I was just trying understand what Laura was trying to do because the accents were all over the place. It definitely put me off. For the introduction to the character heck the opening number it had little passion.

I don’t know maybe it was just out of context and not in the theatre. I’d love to see a revival of MFL but I’m really glad I didn’t pay $200 for a ticket.