Adam Pascal sounds off on the haters! — Page 4

Do we realy need a new thread every time someone flubs a line in a show? It's live theater for cryin' out loud. When I "pay good money" to see a show, it's with the knowledge that I'm seeing a live performance where anything can happen. Wasn't there a thread a while back where people shared examples of mistakes they had seen on stage. It was lighthearted and not meant to point out the deficencies of the performers. But starting a thread specifically for one performance is pretty lame. Pascal will move on with his life, but I think he is right that the kind of people who do this are the kind of people who nitpick other performances or restaurant meals or ice cream cones...or every little thing in their lives. We all know them. We work with them. We're related to them.

With regard to the term "bullying," some overzealous legislative bodies would have us believe that pretty much any comment that hurts someone's feelings is bullying.

No one said he doesn't have the right.

In fairness, Renart, the original thread wasn't so much about Pascal's flub as the general poor state of CHICAGO as a whole.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/95111/2005-wrap-up-resolutions/

"My resolution is to stay away from all Broadway chat rooms and message boards!!! They're deadly, and the kids are vicious."

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Lol, so has a history of reading the boards. I love how he made it sound like he decided to randomly check the board and surprisingly came across about a post about himself. I bet he checks this site daily.

Updated On: 6/5/13 at 04:31 PM

"Thats complete crap. You might not like some of the things he says but he is definitely not a hack. He is a tony nominated Actor and has clearly has made a great name for himself in the Broadway community. To call him a Hack is outrageous."

Constantine Maroulis is also a Tony nominated actor.

He hasn't originated a role on about ten years. His Broadway appearances are sporadic and often replacements in long running hits.

When someone starts a rant by mentioning that rarely check the boards you can bet money that person in a very frequent visitor.

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He sounds like his screen name could be AfterEight

lousy post. i took it back

Updated On: 6/5/13 at 04:38 PM

I'm also pretty sure he posts here.

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I think the phrase you're looking for is "completely ridiculous."

When I saw the show, he peed on stage. I don't start a thread about it because that would have been bullying.

Lordy. Talk about mountains out of molehills.

Anyway, I guess I'm on Adam's side. Because he might be more sensitive to negative criticism than what you ticket-paying people consider worthy of being on a stage, I think you are unreasonable. He's on the stage because he's talented. So what if he felt like venting.

And his venting is warranted. You paid for a ticket so you are totally offended that someone in the show forgot a line? WHAT ARE YOU NUTS?

And comparing a surgeon messing up a procedure to an actor forgetting a line - WHAT ARE YOU NUTS?

I don't know any actors who haven't gone up on a line. I think you people who are complaining that he's too sensitive and doesn't belong in this business, or that you PAID for a ticket and expect every single iota of it to be perfect, get off your high horses and get a grip.

It's obvious to me that most of you CAN NOT do what he does because if you could, you wouldn't be complaining and whining. You'd totally understand because you probably would have gone up on your lines at least once.

Rant over- this really got me going!

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