Posted: 6/23/15 at 1:51pm
How many people ended up being gay on Glee? I don't want to see Nick Arnstein transitioning into a woman in Act 2.
Besides sounding wildly offensive, unless it's been announced Ryan Murphy will be adapting a new book for Funny Girl, one thing has nothing to do with the other.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 1:57pm
"Now that I think about it, I'm not worried at all if Lea does do Funny Girl. It's Ryan that I'm more concerned about. "
My thoughts in a nutshell. Lea is very smart and her portrayal of Fanny on Glee was not Lea's portrayal, it was the director's portrayal. I think she is better at dramatics but I think she is an amazing actress, comedy or otherwise. People just need to start shedding the image of Rachel from Lea. ESPECIALLY Ryan.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 1:58pm
"If you notice, Barbra never sings anything from it- never mentions it or refers to it in any way."
Huh, now that you mention it, she never has sung anything from it live (or on her live albums). She still sings On a Clear Day. I have heard she didn't have a good time filming Hello, Dolly! but I absolutely love the movie (even though it is so damn long).
"Just look at On the Town...soo not funny."
Did you see On the Town, Philly? It's a funny show. Maybe you don't know what funny is.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:01pm
Pinto is just bitter On The Town is still opened and beat out side show for a revival nomination. Pay him no mind.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:03pm
"Besides sounding wildly offensive, unless it's been announced Ryan Murphy will be adapting a new book for Funny Girl, one thing has nothing to do with the other."
It points to the fact that Murphy puts agenda over storyline.
We're supposed to believe that in a small Ohio town that the following number of high school students are openly gay: Kurt, Santana, Brittany, Blaine, Karofsky, Quinn. And that there would be no reaction to a person like Unique or transitioning of the Phys Ed coach?
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:03pm
""If you notice, Barbra never sings anything from it- never mentions it or refers to it in any way."
"Huh, now that you mention it, she never has sung anything from it live (or on her live albums). She still sings On a Clear Day."
Literally, her last two albums had songs from Funny Girl.
Back to Brooklyn (2013), track 11 - "Rose's Turn/Some People/Don't Rain on My Parade"
Partners (2014), track 2 - "People (Duet with Stevie Wonder)"
I don't know why people don't fact check anymore.
Updated On: 6/23/15 at 02:03 PM
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:06pm
We were talking about songs from Hello Dolly. I don't know why you don't read all the comments
Updated On: 6/23/15 at 02:06 PM
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:06pm
I mean, like Lea or not, her performance of My Man was prettty spectacular: https://youtu.be/v174jK3BSVE
Cinders, they are talking about Hello Dolly.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:07pm
Sorry, I just assumed that we were talking about Funny Girl. You know, because this is a board about Funny Girl...
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:08pm
"I don't know why people don't fact check anymore."
If you read what I was quoting you would have seen we were talking about Barbra never singing anything from Hello, Dolly! Bad job to your reading comprehension.
Also, on the Lea Michele note, similar to how I feel about people belittling her when discussing her as Elphaba, if she played Funny Girl, I agree with Bilbo3 that you would know she would go into that show and sing the score like a champ. She was frequently mildly funny on Glee due to the writing, I wouldn't ever ask her to be a stand-up comic or anything, but now that I'm trying to cite specific instances of her being funny, I can't do it. But she would slay the songs.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:09pm
On the Town was not funny. So outdated. Jackie Hoffman was the only funny one cause she ad libbed and figured out a way to make the old jokes funny
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:10pm
If it wasn't funny when I saw it 3 weeks ago, why did I laugh so much?
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:10pm
Jessie Mueller and Bart Sher for Funny Girl revival!!
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:25pm
First- gotta get Barbra off my chest- yes, she did sing When The Parade Passes By at MSG for her farewell- not- tour in 2001- but that was the only time I heard her reference that movie or any of the songs- as for Sherr- he does a good job with reviving classics- South Pacific was great and so was Golden Boy- which did not get much attention- but was excellent. As for Jessie- Waitress might be a turning point for her- if she kills it- her career could explode- then maybe a movie version of Beautiful. We will have to wait and see. I hope Jessie has what it takes to break big- she was a spot on Carole King- and if she can establish a completely different persona in Waitress that is as compelling and watchable as she did in Beautiful, she just might be the next big thing.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:25pm
You didn't answer my question, but okay...
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:32pm
idk maybe they got better? I saw it in November
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:34pm
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Updated On: 6/23/15 at 02:34 PM
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:35pm
"as for Sherr- he does a good job with reviving classics- South Pacific was great and so was Golden Boy- which did not get much attention- but was excellent. As for Jessie- Waitress might be a turning point for her- if she kills it- her career could explode- then maybe a movie version of Beautiful. We will have to wait and see. I hope Jessie has what it takes to break big- she was a spot on Carole King- and if she can establish a completely different persona in Waitress that is as compelling and watchable as she did in Beautiful, she just might be the next big thing. "
I completely agree with this!! However, in Waitress she is playing a person in a bad relationship who is trying to get out. It might be a little similar to Beautiful...
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:42pm
""In Waitress she is playing a person in a bad relationship who is trying to get out. It might be a little similar to Beautiful..."
Not to mention it's also similar to Funny Girl.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:46pm
it can be her signature!
Pigeon holeeeee
I also want her to play Eliza in the My Fair Lady revival. Bart and her need to team up! I would also love to see her play Amalia in She Loves Me which she did in Chicago!! I think Jessie can easily do classic and contemporary
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:48pm
In FG- she is not trying to get out- she is trying to stay in- but she just cannot make it work- and all the drama and angst stems from her having to accept that Nick is not who she wants him to be.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:50pm
okay well whatever it is then. But you literally just described Beautiful too :)
Posted: 6/23/15 at 3:00pm
True- we don't know what Jessie might want to explore long term- she might want to do drama, comedy, stretch herself after two big musicals. I wonder how versatile she really is- can she belt? Can she sing Arlen or Porter? She is charismatic- but so was Alice Ripley and she went nowhere. I thought she was headed for the big time after NTN.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 3:22pm
It points to the fact that Murphy puts agenda over storyline.
For a running original series set in the present. Again, unless there has been some announcement that he is adapting a new book for Funny Girl, the comparison is asinine.
We're supposed to believe that in a small Ohio town that the following number of high school students are openly gay: Kurt, Santana, Brittany, Blaine, Karofsky, Quinn. And that there would be no reaction to a person like Unique or transitioning of the Phys Ed coach?
In the world of Glee, why not? It's not as if anything else on the show was portrayed realistically. So, how many openly gay high school students are there now in Ohio towns? How did you want people to react to a transitioning coach or a trans-identifying student? Would shock and/or abuse have made you more comfortable?
How sad that an "agenda" for a fictional camp comedy series (or any other series, for that matter) must include the old tropes to be considered accurate or believable. I guess we should go back to having at least one gay character always die of AIDS as well.
Posted: 6/23/15 at 4:32pm
I guess it is just a matter of opinion. I would find myself laughing out loud while watching Lea Michele as Rachel Berry. Her character is absolutley ridiculous and extremely annoying, but there are people who are just like her. People who will literally stop at nothing to become a star, that's what I thought was so brilliant and hilarious about her portrayal. I thought it was very real.
