AMERICAN PSYCHO CLOSING — Page 8

And P.S., Annie,

The hyping doesn't wane with time, either. Did you notice what show is being given a gala performance at City Center this fall? The Sound of Music? No, no, no, no. Plain and Fancy? No, no, no, no. High Button Shoes? No, no, no, no. None other than ---- Sunday in the Park With George! 

 

You see, the more things change...  the more some things don't change.

 

Wonderland and Bonnie and Clyde were Wildhorn shows so it was a given they would close early. None of the other shows you mention had seats priced equal to the GNP of the EU. Seeing it 5 or 6 times takes away from money possibly used for other shows. Who knows and really who cares. Sorry AP is closing but that is life. I never got as close as people today do for certain shows. Now I see a show and that is it. It stays open , great. If not, that's life.

What was that thread where After Eight and others were going on and on about how they don't go into threads for shows they don't like just to dump on them? 

Has anyone heard any rumblings of a Broadway cast recording?

so profound, too!

"What was that thread where After Eight and others were going on and on about how they don't go into threads for shows they don't like just to dump on them?"

I also remember a thread where he accused someone of trolling merely for saying something positive about "Hamilton" in a "is anyone else tired of Hamilton" thread.

That's different, of course. Because when AE does it, he's just speaking for the oppressed Masses™ - whereas everyone else is just trolling to fool people into thinking that a Bad show is Good. 

In greater seriousness, it's quite clear that consistency and self-awareness - and critical thinking, and an understanding of the basic realities of living in a diverse world - have never been among AE's strong points.

"when will A8 understand that some people simply like shows he doesn't and there is no conspiracy going on"

If he hasn't figured it out by now, chances are good that he'll never figure it out. 

I mean, I actually find it kind of hilarious that he genuinely seems to have fallen for his own lies. He really, sincerely seems to believe that no one actually derives pleasure and enjoyment from any show he doesn't like and that all the passionate and heartfelt appraisals over the last 10-20-50 years are really just part of a long-standing conspiracy to fool the masses.

I mean, I guess that kind of thinking could almost make sense - if you've never actually interacted with other human beings.

Updated On: 5/27/16 at 07:30 PM

" Love a good debate with people who have differing but valid perspectives,"

To debate, you have to be willing (and able) to listen to the other party.

"If he wants to continue to reply to my posts then he'll be talking to himself."

"Hi, myself! How are you?"

"Fine, thanks! And you?"

"Couldn't be better! Just thinking about the day I saw Tovarich."

"Why, so was I! Wasn't that wonderful?"

"Sure was!"

"Nice talking to you!"

"The pleasure was mine."

 

It's defending some kind of artistic integrity when you bring up Sondheim unprovoked just to bash his work in every thread, but talking about the pop writer of a widely-panned borderline-illiterate score in a thread ABOUT that show is sad? Okay, got it. No cognitive dissonance there. 

Updated On: 5/27/16 at 08:26 PM

They also should have marketed the show, like, at all if they wanted it to run. 

The TV spot was very cool, but I never actually saw it air. The poster was stylish, but it was not very recognizable or eye-catching. Awareness just seemed really low to me. My non-theatre friends were shocked that it existed if I mentioned it. 

My two cents:

1. Not surprised at the haters, that's what they do. I am, however, heartbroken that the show is closing - definitely getting a fourth viewing in before it closes. 

2. Someone keep us posted if there's a cast recording/dvd in the works, please.

 3. Hidden among all the other mind-boggling moments in the show was an overlooked gem; I didn't appreciate it until the third viewing - but an extra-special nod to Jennifer Damiano's "A Girl Before." Absolutely beautiful - thank you, Jennifer.

4. I'll miss all the fun and the madness so much - this was a show that truly caught lightning in a bottle. My deepest thanks to cast and crew for sharing their astonishing talents with us.

Updated On: 5/27/16 at 09:10 PM

Any idea why they skipped 2nd stage? I will say, seeing the current production, I think it's too big for for 2nd Stage, but how was it in London? Was it the same production basically? I think this was just too off-beat for Broadway, same with Bloody Bloody. Great shows, but just not what people want to see. 

After Eight said: ""Yes, it is easier for a show that already has mainstream appeal on paper to succeed."

I think it's time to reevaluate the term "mainstream." What we have traditionally thought of as "mainstream" no longer applies, because it is now the powers-that-be that CREATE the mainstream, using the overwhelming power of the megamedia monolith to aid and abet them. The shows that one might have thought of as "risky" are anything but, because they are critics-guaranteed, awards-guaranteed, media elite-guaranteed from the outset. Working together relentlessly and inexorably, these forces use their power to impose their will upon the public. Did anyone ever think for a moment that things like Fun Home, Hamilton, or Book of Mormon could ever possibly have gotten a bad review, lost an award, not be hyped to the megamax? Those now ARE the mainstream because the powers-that-be have had the power to make them so.

American Psycho did not benefit from those iron-clad guarantees, and thus falls by the wayside.

 

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