BE MORE CHILL (Broadway) Previews — Page 8

getupngo said: "100% Whizzer. I don't think penguin understands the meaning of adaptation vs original"

Of course I know what an adaptation vs original is. I’m not stupid. I work in this industry.

but to the lay man, Elizabeth Spencer’s novella/an obscure out of print for years 1950s film that runs on TCM every once in a while, that gets turned into a musical called “Light in the Piazza” is not a known property they would immediately gravitate to unlike a Lion King or School of Rock.

I mean come on, I’m sure there are Sondheim fans out there who still probably don’t know who Ingmar Bergman is and A Little Night Music is Smiles of a Summer’s Night.

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Of course I know what an adaptation vs original is. I’m not stupid. I work in this industry.


But does your husband work in the area??

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "I’m not stupid. I work in this industry."

I'm sure people can be stupid AND work in this (or any) industry...

Rushed the show last Friday. Having seen the show off broadway and not being too crazy about it I can very much confirm that this production is MUCH better. I'd go as far as to say Im a bit of a fan but the fans of this show have such a bad reputation (rightly so) that I wouldn't want people thinking I was like that. ALSO it was Troys first show and let me tell ya, he is incredible! I have a feelings many of us on this board are underestimating Be More Chills potential! The Stans have won!

Updated On: 2/20/19 at 07:50 PM

From what I've heard and read here...It sounds that most everyone prefers this Troy Iwota dude over Salazar as he looks and is much younger 27 than Salazar will be 33 in March (looks much older) and Troy is a far better singer and actor. I wonder if they may replace him?

Personally, not a fan of Salazar from what I've seen him in.

Updated On: 2/20/19 at 08:40 PM

_(•_&bull_/ said: "Troy would have a better shot at winning a tony then George.

George just doesn't look like a high schooler, and I feel bad since he has been with the production for so long, but he just seems so burnt out."

I have a hard time believing whether George looking like he's in high school would be a deciding factor for tony voters...

_(•_&bull_/ said: "You really love pulling stuff out of context to fit your narrative don’t you?"

You mean quoting the bit I find interesting to comment on?! Not sure how else to do it...

After Eight said: ""George just doesn't look like a high schooler"

Nor did other cast members when I saw the show off-Broadway. I felt that was a real detriment to the show. Thisproblem seems to occur again and again inthese high-school musicals. In some cases, thestudents look so old that they could be teachers.



That’s how I felt about Ben Platt in Dear Evan Hansen ...he looked too old. Taylor Trensch was more believable to me.

"On one side of me there was a fan dressed in one of the character’s costumes who screamed, hooted, hollered and sobbed through the whole thing (it seemed to be about making it all about herself than anything else)""



I certainly understand how such behavior can affect another person's enjoyment of a show adversely.

My question, however, is this:

Why does behavior of this sort by a fan at Be More Chill merit rebuke, while at the same time equally obnoxious whoo-whooing at numerous shows and ostentatious weeping and wailing at shows like Sunday in the Park with George and Bridges of Madison County are deemed not only acceptable, but something to boast about with pride on a theatre chat board?

After Eight said: ""On one side of me there was a fan dressed in one of the character’s costumes who screamed, hooted, hollered and sobbed through the whole thing (it seemed to be about making it all about herself than anything else)""



I certainly understandhow such behavior can affect another person'senjoyment of a show adversely.

My question, however, isthis:

Why does behavior of this sortby a fan at Be More Chill merit rebuke,while at the same timeequally obnoxious whoo-whooing at numerous shows and ostentatious weepingand wailing at shows likeSunday in the Parkwith George and Bridges of Madison Countyare deemednot only acceptable, but something to boast aboutwith pride on a theatre chat board?
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Well, I can only speak for myself, but when I hear obnoxious woo-hooing and ostentatious weeping at wailing at shows such as the two you mention, I want to run for the hills because those people are trying to make the show about THEM, which happens frequently at Sondheim shows especially.

As to this old saw about bringing a new generation to musical theatre, what a load of hogwash. Somehow throughout history shows that aren't about tweens and teens have managed to bring in new generations and the shows that brought them in weren't pandering to the Internet and a demographic.