BROADWAY SECRETS: Wherein we confess our controversial opinions — Page 14

I really do not get the love for Hugh Jackman. Yes, he's attractive and charming but I do not understand the praise for his singing. I find it very average and his vowels make me crazy. He's gotten better about the vowels over the years (listen to Beauty and the Beast) but it's still not great.

I don't think the revival of OTTC is laughably bad but it is quite boring at times and the material just isn't great. The lyrics are very repetitive and no one is really able to give a great performance because there's not much in the material (and what's there is convoluted and contradictory) for them to play. Kristin was better in The Apple Tree.

I like a lot of songs from Side Show but it's a very flawed show and if they really wanted to fix it, they almost need to start from scratch, not just change lyrics here and there. In fact, I'd welcome someone else's attempt to write a musical on the Hilton sisters.

I would welcome a remake of Brief Encounter.

I really dislike Patti LuPone.
I love Megan Hilty, but I hated her take on Glinda in Wicked--it felt very hammy and lacked depth.
Spring Awakening was boring.
I tried very hard to like Cabaret, but hated it nonetheless.

Updated On: 3/23/15 at 02:11 PM

"Kelli O'Hara - I wish she would stop using accents in her performances."

Her accent is all over the place on the Bridges cast album.

I don't know if that's such a controversial opinion, skies. A lot of people think ASSASSINS is great, myself included.

Updated On: 3/24/15 at 10:25 PM

Ok, that was funny.

LOL, I'm embarrassed.

You can judge me.

ASSASSINS.

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Updated On: 3/24/15 at 10:56 PM

I think Ramin Karimloo's genre of "BroadGrass" sounds terrible. I like country (shocker, I know) and I love Broadway and I think they can mix. I just think he sounds bad when he sings in that style.

Also, the Assassins things was very funny.

I agree with the Annie confession. I loved the sets from production still I saw and Lilla Crawford + the other little girls were mega talented. The OBRC made those worn out songs feel so fresh

Kristin Chenoweth is a fabulous vocalist, but her acting skills are extremely limited. If she wins awards for 20th Century I will be sick. Lol

I think it would've been fun for Chris Pine to get a Golden Globe nod for Into the Woods.

John Doyle's Company was the only show of his that worked.

Karen Cartwright > Ivy Lynn. Although I do prefer Hilty as a performer- I'm strictly talking about their characters.

I like Ramin Karimloo enough, but I don't think he's the Lord's gift to musical theatre- no matter what Tumblr thinks.

That one musical that desperately needs a film remake is A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum- and Jim Parsons gets my vote for Pseudolus.

"Can That Boy Foxtrot!" is one of Sondheim's greatest songs.

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-I'm not a huge fan of Ramin's Valjean. I love him as a person and he's not like horrible but I'm not a fan either.
-I loved the Phantom movie.
-I like Wicked enough but I think it's overrated.

I wouldn't attack you VintageSnarker! :)

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"I can't find any way not to be entirely creeped out by Phantom."


That's not bad; if anything, I worry for anyone who DOESN'T find the story creepy. After all, the original book was written as a mystery/horror, not even a romance.

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Updated On: 3/26/15 at 11:48 PM

Thanks, Elfuhbuh and Sutton! Both your answers are helpful.