"Fun Home" on The View

[ucjrdude902]

"Fun Home" on The View#1

Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:45am

Next up! Just happened to flip the TV on and see they were performing after the break. 

[jacobsnchz14]

Re:#2

Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:47am

Did I miss something? lol. Hope to find a video of the performance online later today, then.

[ucjrdude902]

Re:#2

Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:49am

Michael is being interviewed now, I'm sure BWW will have a video up soon.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Re:#3

Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:54am

The kids were singing Come to the Fun Home

[ljay889]

Re:#4

Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:54am

OH, I love Twitter.

Emmett Cobb ‏@Nat1831Turner  53s53 seconds ago

#TheView Should a little boy be gyrating like that on daytime TV? Where's the lady who went nuts about @WhoopiGoldberg toilet humor?

mani Elizabeth ‏@imanielizabeth  2m2 minutes ago

In other news: WTF is going on on #TheView...? What are these children doing?

Cheryl Bargo ‏@CherylBravo  1m1 minute agoGeorgia, USA

@TheView wierd seeing kids sing about the funeral home. #TheView

[Tag]

Re:#5

Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:04pm

Could they not find 2 boys who could sing? 

[tazber]

Re:#6

Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:06pm

I'm lol-ing at those twitter posts ljay.

....but the world goes 'round

[wonderfulwizard11]

Re:#7

Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:08pm

It's probably a good thing that they didn't choose this song for the Tonys- I can't imagine the reaction it would get, even though it's one of the most purely entertaining moments in the show itself.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

[tazber]

Re:#8

Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:12pm

Oh, just wait until the twitter storm after Lucas performs Ring of Keys on the Tonys.

....but the world goes 'round

[ucjrdude902]

Re:#9

Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:14pm

I thought the boys were lackluster. Maybe it's just me because I haven't seen the show and the number was out of context?

[ACL2006]

Re:#10

Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:31pm

yeah, I wasn't exactly excited about the number, before or afterwards. I don't think it did any good for the show, especially considering the two boys can't sing.

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[ljay889]

Re:#11

Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:54pm

I agree, I don't think that performance will sell tickets. But I also don't think  "Ring of Keys" will sell many tickets either. 

[Sutton Ross]

Re:#12

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:22pm

That happens a lot, they hurt the show more than they help it.  I remember Rocky's performance at the Tonys last year, and how bad it made the show look.  Also, they picked the most boring song from Violet to feature on GMA last year.  I don't get it, but I figured they didn't think "Ring of Keys" was appropriate?

Updated On: 5/28/15 at 02:22 PM

[NEW_MusicalsForever]

Re:#13

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:23pm

Here is the Video!!!!

 

COME TO THE FUN HOME Performed on The View from Broadway's FUN HOME

[dramamama611]

Re:#14

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:37pm

To those criticizing the boys, I think they are suppose to sound like kids, not b'way stars.  (That being said, they are a little off here.)

As I've said in another thread, I don't think any of Fun Home's songs work well out of context. Which makes these kind of appearances difficult.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[FindingNamo]

Re:#15

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:42pm

I forgot how every time there's a performance from any Broadway musical on here people are saying it's bad for the show. It lacks the context, of course, but it was a fun and energetic performance.

 

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[Sutton Ross]

Re:#16

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:45pm

They dont work well out of context at all, and the show seems to be selling really well without any television appearance necessary.  But those Twitter comments...ouch.

[FindingNamo]

Re:#17

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:48pm

Do you have as many Twitter identities as you do here?  You "all" could reply.

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[Mr. Nowack]

Re:#18

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:54pm

Why are truncated performances of "It All Comes Back" or "Welcome to Our House On Maple Avenue" never considered?

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[mpd4165]

Re:#19

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:55pm

I took more issue with the the annoying "rhythmic" clapping the audience felt compelled to do than the kids.

[jcitybone]

Re:#20

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:57pm

I thought it was a fun performance with cute kids.  I did think the boys were better when I saw them in the show though.

[FindingNamo]

Re:#21

Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:57pm

Our culture, she is not so great in her response to the sight of butch women.

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[Jane2]

Re:#22

Posted: 5/28/15 at 3:32pm

I wasn't impressed with the boys in any way.

<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES

[macnyc]

Re:#23

Posted: 5/28/15 at 3:39pm

Sydney seemed a bit nervous at first, but she seemed to recover. I liked the boys' performance. They seem like real kids, playing a pretend game. Of course the show sets it up better, how they're simultaneously comfortable in the funeral home and spooked by it too.

 

[UnwoundFantasies]

Re:#24

Posted: 5/28/15 at 4:34pm

I agree that none of the songs work too well out of context but how come they never consider variations of the opening numbers? Especially with Older Alison narrating? Still enjoyed today's performance though!