I also love how he treats American theater and the Tonys like pieces of **** compared to London and the Oliviers. Yes te Tonys have issues with being politically and monitarily motivated, but at least its voters are qualified unlike the Oliviers panel of 7 random people....
Also American theater especially musicals are held to a higher standard. What does it say when the only places in brittan where "great" plays are written are Domar and the National...? On the note of musicals, when was the last British musical created with substance over spectacle...or how many are their in general? The only one that comes to mind is Billy Elliot, which relied greatly on spectacle. And to those who mention LesMiz...it was originally written in French and premiered in Paris. The West End has ever created a In the Heights, Next to Normal, or RENT... musicals that have sustance of that of a play...answer is never. Yes this season may not of been a great showcase, but in general the clear difference between Americal musicals and British muiscals is the American musicals choose substance over spectacle, while British musicals choose te later of the options. ALW vs Sondhiem has a clear victor...
Updated On: 6/8/12 at 05:57 PM
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