Boy George in MR — Page 2

QueenTwinnied said: "Matt Rogers said: "Are the words "Moulin Rouge" seriously that difficult to type? People can blab and blab and blab but they are only able to type the initials of the show they are talking about?"

You sure blab blab blab a lot about something so inconsequential. Chill out"



Umm, excuse me. Merrilywe Rollalong.

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "There’s noteven another ‘MR’ on Broadway to get confused about."

I though BG (Boy George) was great in that hit revival of MR (Mr. Roberts).

I don't mind the megamix redo, if you're going to stunt cast, you milk it.

I hope that was just opening night, wow he was awful, even on his own songs. I also kept waiting for him to tumble backwards when they had him lifted up in the air. I hope future shows are better.

I heard it too. Truly shocking they went through with putting this man in front of people who paid money to see a Broadway show. What a JOKE

Updated On: 2/10/24 at 04:51 PM

ggersten said: "D'Amboise as Zidler?"

THAT would get me back in the theater.

Apparently, Boy George had AirPods in his ears today onstage during the performance. He claimed to have not realized they were still in.

BCfitasafiddle said: "Apparently, Boy George had AirPods in his ears today onstage during the performance. He claimed to have not realized they were still in."

Someone posted about it on Twitter this morning so I think it happened before today. Unless he did it again today...

Oh Boy…George.

What should’ve been an absolute slam dunk on paper was an absolutely bitter disappointment.

He is really just…there. There are no real character choices, the vocals lack any amount of power, and he seems to shuffle from mark to mark and it looks like the cast is guiding him around. Additionally, He went up on the lyrics in the opening number, but regained his place after the backing ensemble cued him back on track. Also, you could see he was visibly exhausted after any sort of dancing. “Chandelier” was a disaster - almost like bad karaoke

Frankly, the more times I see this show, the more I see how the original cast (with the exception of Karen Olivo) really had that something special that elevated otherwise pedestrian and lazy material. The only cast members I would give a pass on tonight would be Tasia Jungbauer (as Satine) and David Harris (as Duke). They both brought any life to the proceedings.

Gabe Martinez seemed like a very cartoonish Santiago, Andre Ward had trouble maintaining an accent, and worst of all - DEREK KLENA DOES NOT HAVE THE NOTES. I could hear him struggling and go into head voice quite a bit. I fear that MR is turning Christian into a Velma Kelly role - a small rotation of pretty white bots who sound like they are auditioning for a BFA program.

Updated On: 2/14/24 at 11:26 PM

quizking101 said: "Oh Boy…George.

What should’ve been an absolute slam dunk on paper was an absolutely bitter disappointment.

He is really just…there. There areno real character choices, the vocals lack any amount of power, and he seems to shufflefrom mark to mark and it looks like the cast is guiding him around. Additionally, He went up on the lyrics in the opening number, but regained his place after the backing ensemble cued him back on track. Also, you could see he was visibly exhausted after any sort of dancing. “Chandelier” was a disaster - almost like bad karaoke

Frankly, the more times I see this show, the more I see how the original cast (with the exception of Karen Olivo) really had that something special that elevated otherwise pedestrian and lazy material. The only cast members I would give a pass on tonight would be Tasia Jungbauer (as Satine) and David Harris (as Duke). They both brought any life to the proceedings.

Gabe Martinez seemed like a very cartoonish Santiago, Andre Ward hadtrouble maintaining an accent, and worst of all - DEREK KLENA DOES NOT HAVE THE NOTES. I could hear him struggling and go into head voice quite a bit. I fear that MR is turning Christian into a Velma Kelly role - a small rotation of pretty white bots who sound like they are auditioning for a BFA program."





Give Boy George his flowers…he’s a living legend and stepping into a long running show that’s not all that perfect in the first place.

We should always give our elders their flowers while they are still here…

George has been through a lot and survived.

The producers must feel proud to have him so enjoy the show or you get up there and I’m sure you’ll do better…?



Just Saying !!!

Malinda5000 said: "Give Boy George his flowers…he’s a living legend and stepping into a long running show that’s not all that perfect in the first place.

We should always give our elders their flowers while they are still here…

George has been through a lot and survived.

The producers must feel proud to have him so enjoy the show or you get up there and I’m sure you’ll do better…?



Just Saying !!!

"

I was a fan a Boy George from a young age since my parents raised me on his music. I gave my flowers when I purchased my ticket to go see and support him in this show.

He, unfortunately, delivered a middling and sleepy performance that was bereft of any real effort to create a character or even hit the notes of the few songs he has. For someone whose entire public identity is cultivated from “freaks and weirdo art types”, I expected a lot more of everything.

i think its clear that Boy George is not cut out to be doing what Danny Burstein or Eric Anderson did with Ziedler; the producers made a choice, and perhaps an unfortunate one, trading in the singing/acting chops for an Event. Did anyone think Boy George would show up and knock our socks off?

That said theres a clip of the closing megamix online from a more recent performance, and while the clip of his opening night was truly astoundingly and unacceptably bad, its clear that hes settled in a bit and isnt nearly as caught-in-the-headlights as he finds his footing. Not sure what people's issue with Klena is but I do suspect that its a close race between whose giving less on any given night, Boy G or Courteney Reed.

Malinda5000 said: "quizking101 said: "Oh Boy…George.

What should’ve been an absolute slam dunk on paper was an absolutely bitter disappointment.

He is really just…there. There areno real character choices, the vocals lack any amount of power, and he seems to shufflefrom mark to mark and it looks like the cast is guiding him around. Additionally, He went up on the lyrics in the opening number, but regained his place after the backing ensemble cued him back on track. Also, you could see he was visibly exhausted after any sort of dancing. “Chandelier” was a disaster - almost like bad karaoke

Frankly, the more times I see this show, the more I see how the original cast (with the exception of Karen Olivo) really had that something special that elevated otherwise pedestrian and lazy material. The only cast members I would give a pass on tonight would be Tasia Jungbauer (as Satine) and David Harris (as Duke). They both brought any life to the proceedings.

Gabe Martinez seemed like a very cartoonish Santiago, Andre Ward hadtrouble maintaining an accent, and worst of all - DEREK KLENA DOES NOT HAVE THE NOTES. I could hear him struggling and go into head voice quite a bit. I fear that MR is turning Christian into a Velma Kelly role - a small rotation of pretty white bots who sound like they are auditioning for a BFA program."





Give Boy George his flowers…he’s a living legend and stepping into a long running show that’s not all that perfect in the first place.

We should always give our elders their flowers while they are still here…

George has been through a lot and survived.

The producers must feel proud to have him so enjoy the show or you get up there and I’m sure you’ll do better…?



Just Saying !!!

"

Were the Weisslers "proud to have" Wendy Williams in Chicago? Or was she a means to an end? This is no different.