DIANA: THE MUSICAL On Netflix - News & Discussion Thread — Page 8

I wonder if Joe DiPietro actually said any of these lyrics out loud as he was writing them. It's one thing to write them on a page, and another thing entirely to have to try and make it work from a performance perspective. I would imagine he would have felt the cringe himself if he had to try and "act" through them.

Regardless, I'm sure they were trying to do a good job. It's just that intention and execution can end up being completely different. Also...a little blame must rest on the whole creative team for not calling out the lyrics or holding the writers accountable. Saying nothing led to what the piece is, unfortunately.

And that piece will live forever on Netflix.

CATSNYrevival said: "The lyric I find the most out of touch, is when she sings about having two baby girls as the answer to her prayers. Only a man would write that and that’s coming from me, a man. No one thought to change that? Did Diana actually say that?"

fact vs fiction

Tickets are not selling for this... do we think they might scrap the Broadway opening after this?

HogansHero said: No. There is too much svogmoney on the table. In the laudable rush to get money to the live performance sector, they failed to figure out how to establish parameters that avoid flawedincentives."

Rush? The program was approved in December 2020 and SVOG loans didn't start to trickle out until late June -- with most recipients not obtaining their approvals until July or August.

Because Netflix is seen around the world, it seems possible that when foreign tourists return in November, they might buy tickets for this.

I finished watching this earlier. It wasn't good, but it also wasn't as bad as I was expecting, given the reviews. I enjoyed the set design and the costumes were stunning. The performances were adequate, everyone did about as well as they could given the material's shortcomings.

As most everyone has already mentioned, the music was ho-hum, but the book and the lyrics are truly awful and there's no getting around it. The show comes off a clinical spark notes version of Diana's life - you're expected to already be invested in these characters and so the musical gives you not one reason to care about anything or anyone happening on stage. Everything wrong with the lyrics has already been said, but the book whizzes from life event to life event without ever giving us a moment to pause, absorb, or reflect on what's just happened. At this point I think the only thing that would help would be a full rewrite.

Updated On: 10/10/21 at 01:59 AM

Showhopper2 said: "It wouldn't be the first show hated by the media, but becomjng more and more popular by the audience.
And THIS what counts at the end. "

...except it's being savagely mocked by audiences all over social media, as well (its IMDB rating sits at a crummy 4.6/10). And, unlike most Broadway shows, this production is available to a worldwide audience, all at the same time. It has effectively nuked its own word of mouth.

Updated On: 10/10/21 at 01:43 PM

Kad said: "Showhopper2 said: "It wouldn't be the first show hated by the media, but becomjng more and more popular by the audience.
And THIS what counts at the end. "

...except it's being savagely mocked by audiences all over social media, as well (its IMDB rating sits at a crummy 4.6/10). And, unlike most Broadway shows, this production is available to a worldwide audience, all at the same time. It has effectively nuked its own word of mouth.

Reading on social media, it's definitely not mocked by all of them. Some hate it, some love it, and some think that it's bad but hilarious and enjoyable at the same time.

I also read that some people wouldn't be surprised if it's becoming the next cult- musical, bec it's big following all these "rules".

We will see in the upcoming weeks...

Kad said: "Showhopper2 said: "It wouldn't be the first show hated by the media, but becomjng more and more popular by the audience.
And THIS what counts at the end. "

...except it's being savagely mocked by audiences all over social media, as well (its IMDB rating sits at a crummy 4.6/10). And, unlike most Broadway shows, this production is available to a worldwide audience, all at the same time. It has effectively nuked its own word of mouth.

Reading on social media, it's definitely not mocked by all of them. Some hate it, some love it, and some think that it's bad but hilarious and enjoyable at the same time.

I also read that some people wouldn't be surprised if it's becoming the next cult- musical, bec it's big following all these "rules".

We will see in the upcoming weeks...

Kad said: "Showhopper2 said: "It wouldn't be the first show hated by the media, but becomjng more and more popular by the audience.
And THIS what counts at the end. "

...except it's being savagely mocked by audiences all over social media, as well (its IMDB rating sits at a crummy 4.6/10). And, unlike most Broadway shows, this production is available to a worldwide audience, all at the same time. It has effectively nuked its own word of mouth.

Reading on social media, it's definitely not mocked by all of them. Some hate it, some love it, and some think that it's bad but hilarious and enjoyable at the same time.

I also read that some people wouldn't be surprised if it's becoming the next cult- musical, bec it's big following all these "rules".

We will see in the upcoming weeks...

Kad said: "Showhopper2 said: "It wouldn't be the first show hated by the media, but becomjng more and more popular by the audience.
And THIS what counts at the end. "

...except it's being savagely mocked by audiences all over social media, as well (its IMDB rating sits at a crummy 4.6/10). And, unlike most Broadway shows, this production is available to a worldwide audience, all at the same time. It has effectively nuked its own word of mouth.

Reading on social media, it's definitely not mocked by all of them. Some hate it, some love it, and some think that it's bad but hilarious and enjoyable at the same time.

I also read that some people wouldn't be surprised if it's becoming the next cult- musical, since it's "different" and not followings the "rules"

Even critics mention this in their review

We will see in the upcoming weeks...

Updated On: 10/10/21 at 02:15 PM