Ustadance, you are entitled to your own opinion and not everyone is going to like the same show but to MOST people, if you put shows like Rent and Wicked in the same category as Brooklyn, they will laugh at you. Again, some fans and theatre critics didn't like Wicked but the box office speaks for itself and many people love the show and walk away raving about it. By NO means do I think the show is perfect or the BEST on Broadway but I can give credit when it's due and the show is a success because no matter how flashy a show is or how big the stars are, it can't save a show from tanking if it's bad. You say Wicked's only successful because it's a backstory to a popular known tale but if they had done such a crappy job with it, people wouldn't buy it or be interested it in the least. Have you read THe Wizard of Oz the book? The book is really different from the movie, so like what Wicked the musical did to Wicked the Book, the same thing happened with THe Wizard of Oz the movie and the book. But you knew that right? Because you know everything :rolls eyes::: I also think any show, movie, book and etc that can change your perspective on a well known tale is doing something right.
Rent, you dont have to like it but crappy shows don't win the Pulitzer Prize. Plain and simple. People don't have to like Hair or A Chorus Line but you can't deny what these shows did for Broadway. You quote one line, "We're not gonna pay" and think you're proving a point, a rather laughable one at that.
Your comment, "sorry kiddies," seriously get off your high horse because I don't even know what made you think YOU can even be on one. I'm not even going to get into Dracula but shows like Rent and Wicked didn't come to Broadway claiming to be the Best show ever in Broadway's history. Brooklyn created a lot of hype around itself and it wasn't deserving of it. Then you had the fans that completely ruined it for some people by hyping it up way too much espeically the story and the music, which seem to be the two main aspects being torn apart. If you really want to make your point, I wouldn't compare Brooklyn to the two shows that people said it was going to outdue. It was suppose to be the next Rent. It was going to be the next mega hit like Wicked... your post only proves the point that Brooklyn is failing to live up to all the hype that surrounded its opening.
And another thing, in a different thread you said:
"Dear Blueroses, rKrispyt and Eyemakeup 3 - not to diminsh your opinions by any means, because, after all, we're all entitled, and your opinions mean as much as anyone else's, I'm sure, but I was wondering: The names of the musicals you have written, choreographed, arranged, costumed, conducted, stood center stage and sang your faces off or starred in are called....? You seem to be so astute, I was just curious."
Words can't describe how ridiculous you sound there. How many musicals have critics written and yet, when they voice their opinions, they aren't asked how many musicals they've done, so why are you asking it here? Are you trying to sound intelligent? Because you don't. Oh, and since you're the genius about shows, enlighten us. You critized "we're not gonna pay" but please do tell us how to make it the better line? Since cleary in your opinion, to be able to trash shows, you would have written some yourself and are well known because of it.
Updated On: 10/20/04 at 12:50 PM
