Adam Pascal Quote in NYTimes: Ew, Ew, Ew! — Page 2

I actually applaud this man for putting a stop to any possible CRAP that anyone would try to produce because they can get him to star. This is the problem with theatre today. It's no longer art because everyone takes and makes jobs just to "get money". If anything of quality was produced (like those Off-Broadway and other productions produced around the country), more audiences would appreciate it and would much rather spend money and time.

442, Nobody's dying for Pascal to star in their show. He never gets good reviews, does he? Maybe one from Cabaret? He's no Kristin Chenoweth, who at least has a track record with reviews.

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 07:16 PM

Ruprecht..right now..in the next 5 minutes..tell me 5 (of the many) musicals that have RECENTLY opened and are STILL playing on Broadway that are of ANY good quality. I can guarantee you cannot do it, unless you are blatenly lying out of your ass.

Go ahead...

Oh yes, and by "original and creative" I mean that they are ORIGINAL and CREATIVE.....Don't even TRY Spamalot.

from the last season? only new?

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Spamalot
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Light in the Piazza

Taht's just last season. NOt bad. I can name 8 or 9 more older ones that are quality. And don't bother telling me why YOU don't agree they're quality. It's beside the point. Adam Pascal should be lucky enough to star in any of them.

Orange, I'm just asking.. What have you seen him act in? Did his movie come out yet?

"Oh yes, and by "original and creative" I mean that they are ORIGINAL and CREATIVE.....Don't even TRY Spamalot. "


Because Aida was SO original and creative! This man is STRIVING for a better Broadway!

442, you are a nasty, bitter piece of work. I didn't copy/paste anything. Honestly, I would have included Little Women but you asked me to list shows still open. (And don't even bother telling me how much that show sucked cause I DON'T CARE about your opinion.)

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 07:25 PM

Ha. Ha. I'll take your word for it :)

Why would you list Little Women??? It's closed because it's not good, it's not original, and it's NOT creative!!! I'm not saying that theatre or film has to be MIND BOGGLING or AMAAAAZZZINNGGGG or FANTASTIC or LIFE CHANGING or anything...but there are so many untold stories out there...why would anyone want to sit through Julia Murney singing a song by John Lennon for 2 hours?? Adam Pascal is 100% correct and orangeskittles and colleen lee seem to be the only posters on here who have ANY clue or ANY taste whatsoever. Case closed. Ruprecht...you have SERIOUSLY ruined your chances at being and intelligent or artistic person. Bye bye

I repeat: Nasty, Bitter.

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 07:29 PM

Thanks for posting that, Elphie. I was going to.

This is ridiculous. His comments can make him look stupid, but he isn't stupid. He's RIGHT. Yes, that's a harsh thing to say, especially to the New York Times, but he isn't wrong. The way he says things sometimes make him look like he isn't thinking, but there's a different between blatant stupidity and just not being able to know when to shut your mouth - the latter of which Adam is guilty, sometimes.

His comment reads two-fold. A lot of the theatre is crap. And a lot of the theatre that has music that would be suitable to his voice is crap. The good stuff, things like Piazza, etc - those aren't for him. It's a statement about his style, and a statement about the state of theatre. Trust me, I don't think Adam is someone who thinks he's far too equipped to be making scholarly statements on the state of American musical theatre. It's not as nasty of a comment as people are thinking it is.

Ruprecht's defenses about Adam's reviews are going to fold fast. He wasn't reviewed for Cabaret. He got decent reviews for RENT and mixed ones for AIDA (some negative, though.) What have you go, two? That's really something to call a "track record." HE isn't very young, but his career is not huge yet. And as a musician before anything else, his career isn't dependent on people running after him with theatre offers. And even if he's not the best actor, if you've watched anything of his career, I dare you to deny that he hasn't at least improved. I've seen him act his ass off. Comparing him to Justin Timberlake is one of the biggest insults I've ever seen anyone use against him. Excuse me whilst I vomit.

I can't sit here and watch people say he's a jerk because he's honest. You all KNOW that even though film is no more original than theatre, there's a far wider range of things that end up on film than end up on a Broadway stage. Use your heads and stop throwing stones. You all know I'd fight to the death for him.

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Updated On: 9/4/05 at 07:32 PM