Is a "bitter queen" is someone who has standards and who knows what good theater is, then count me in!
It seems that we homosexuals see more theater than the average heterosexual, and as a result, know what goes into making a show good. We also know what we like and dislike.
I'm tired of inferior works being presented on Broadway and passed off as "art". Sorry, but "art" they ain't.
There was a time when a show stood on its own merits--and (perhaps) a good review in the New York Times. However, we live in an era of hype. Where the news media picks up a soundbite and within seconds the whole world knows that Rosie threw a hissy fit and that Raul went home to take a bath. All of this is publicity. Negative publicity, but still PUBLICITY. People who have no interest in the theater scene know about a show called TABOO and that Rosie is involved with it in some manner. The same can't be true of NEVER GONNA DANCE, which may be an honest and more entertaining work all the way around.
I see through the hype. I see the shows I want to see and see them trhough eyes that have viewed over 3,000 Broadway productions since the 60's. I've seen really good productions and some that smelled like flounders n the August heat. However, I made my mind up for myself and wasn't taken in by grandiose special effects or clever marketing campaigns.
If this makes me a "bitter queen", then: "So let it be written; so let it be done!"
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
