American Psycho Preview Video- Page 2

[UrNotAMachine]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 8:22pm

While I agree that video was less than comforting, everything else I've heard from this show is pretty great and incredibly fitting with the source material. The Duncan Sheik demos are fantastic (especially the finale song, "This is Not An Exit". The "stupidity" of the lyrics is very fitting and purposeful as it's a satire and meant to express the shallow world of the story. I remain excited for this show.

Updated On: 2/18/16 at 08:22 PM

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 8:35pm

I LOVE "You Are What You Wear" from the demo. Not a fan of the changed lyrics, but I think the song is genius 

Posted: 2/18/16 at 8:55pm

WOW!  That looks terrible... like a second rate GHOST!

 

[SNAFU]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 8:57pm

Yeah...this video sort of sold me on not to bother. Yes the card song was crappy, even satirically crappy. To those who questioned why businessmen would be so obsessed with cards, obviously aren't old enough to remember the "Carding Parties" of the early eighties at the Palladium.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 9:02pm

Snafu I'm old enough but it doesn't make it any less absurd and that is what the song is representing. I think some people might be missing the point of this when it comes to lyrics and music, that makes me fear for it's life in America. It was totally understood here in the UK and was a killer production. 

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 9:18pm

id say the sets/costumes etc will better inform whats going on here, also to be fair they have only been in rehearsal for about a week.... lots of time for changes/dance work, etc to be made 

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 9:32pm

I'm still a bit eager to see this.  Thanks for the input, songanddanceman.  I bought a ticket based on what I had heard about the reception it got in London.  It seems like a very different type of show with some rather unorthodox music (by comparison to standard Broadway fare).  It could end up surprising, despite the lackluster video offering here.   We'll see, I guess.  I'm seeing it the second day it's open in previews.

Updated On: 2/18/16 at 09:32 PM

[devonian.t]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 4:23am

Maybe the songs work better in the context of the show as a whole, but as a piece of promotion, that video makes the musical seem ham-fisted and like the early days of 'Carrie' all over again, (no, SADM2, I am not being complimentary ). Maybe having lived the hideous 80s, I'm not ready to laugh at them yet?

 

The commercial prospects for this show are bleak.  It prospered at the tiny Almeida in London because it was such a limited run and starred Dr Who.  I think it's a model they should have followed for America.  Make it a cult succes d'estime.  

 

 

[Keiichi2]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 5:38am

Like most, I don't like to judge too harshly just on this, but...Honestly, I can't imagine ever paying to see it just on that small sample.  I have a hard time seeing this playing past the summer. 

[tazber]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 5:55am

It looks like a parody of a bad musical.

 

Like "A Streetcar Named Desire - the Musical" from The Simpsons.

 

 

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 6:07am

Oh dear with these comments it will prob die a death in America, hopefully it comes straight back to the uk where we appreciated and understood it. 

Also to the person who said they were not ready to laugh at the 80s yet as they lived through it, then this show clearly ain't aimed at you.

[tazber]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 6:42am

songanddanceman2 said: "Oh dear with these comments it will prob die a death in America, hopefully it comes straight back to the uk where we appreciated and understood it. 

 

Also to the person who said they were not ready to laugh at the 80s yet as they lived through it, then this show clearly ain't aimed at you.

 

"

Or maybe you just have less discerning tastes.

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 7:14am

RW3 said: "Also, Benjamin Walker looks fine as hell."

 

Wait....really? Did we watch the same video?

[devonian.t]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 7:59am

SADM2, it's me who said it!  Surely you remember me?

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 9:05am

Folks who saw this in London: How would you describe the tone of the book?

Reviews suggest that it's not aiming for the gross-out horror of the 2000 movie, or a tragic tone like Sweeney Todd. Rather it's going for social satire. Is it sort of like a bloody How to Succeed in Business...?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 11:01am

If you've seen the movie a lot of Patrick's inner monologue is the same, likely lifted directly from the novel. His dark sense of humor is the same and the opening monologue about his morning skincare routine sets the tone a bit which is very much the same as the film.

[theatregoer3]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 11:33am

UrNotAMachine said: "While I agree that video was less than comforting, everything else I've heard from this show is pretty great and incredibly fitting with the source material. The Duncan Sheik demos are fantastic (especially the finale song, "This is Not An Exit". The "stupidity" of the lyrics is very fitting and purposeful as it's a satire and meant to express the shallow world of the story. I remain excited for this show."

 

I fully agree. They nailed the tone of the source material. I was actually really impressed. The question is whether or not Broadway audiences will find it appealing. It's an intriguing book but simultaneously difficult to read. The movie camped it up a bit. I'm curious to see how this all plays out. I do want to buy a ticket but I'm waiting to see how the first few previews go...

[mamaleh]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 11:37am

I was disappointed by the song snippets in the video--not very interesting or melodic.  It does indeed seem like a parody of how 20-somethings who are not theater fans envision musicals.  It also looked cheap and tinny, like it's meant for Off-B'way with a ticket price maximum no more than $59---not B'way prices.  Perhaps the finished product will be better.  I will wait and see.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 11:42am

I promise that the satire of the story is understood in America, where it comes from. I don't think that satire is an excuse for what appears to be really poor craftsmanship in the writing, which is what has people concerned about the musical here. 

Updated On: 2/19/16 at 11:42 AM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 11:43am

I guess Bill T. Jones can think about what a profound influence he's had on Broadway choreography, or something.

 

The first number with the women and the Manholo namecheck looked like it came from the original production of Carrie.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 11:46am

Exactly, Scarywarhol. It was just a lame excuse to put down Americans.

It does look too "on the nose" somehow. And that choreography was terrible. Srsly? Thriller?

I was very excited for this one, but those clips dampened my enthusiasm. Maybe it isn't representative of the show as a whole. Here's hoping.

[Kad]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 11:48am

songanddanceman2 said: "Oh dear with these comments it will prob die a death in America, hopefully it comes straight back to the uk where we appreciated and understood it. "

But not enough to bring it to an open-ended commercial run, apparently. 

 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:16pm

I'm going agree that this doesn't look promising....but as I'm taking a group to see it in April, I'll continue to hope for the best.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:22pm

"The Bitch of Living in The Eighties (At The End of The Millennium [You're What You Own])"

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:23pm

...Fals From the Sky."