HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
#1HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/6/13 at 8:40pmI am going to be in NYC next week and looking for a matinee to see. Would people recommend KINKY BOOTS or HANDS ON A HARDBODY (which is on TDF)?
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#2HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/6/13 at 8:44pm
Do you like big flashy gay-ish drag spectacles with music by Cyndi Lauper, or do you like to watch a bunch of people push a truck around a stage for two and a half hours, accompanied by tunes from a Phish band member?
Updated On: 3/6/13 at 08:44 PM
#2HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/6/13 at 8:46pmKinky Boots.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Up In One
Broadway Star Joined: 5/27/04
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/7/13 at 5:56amBoots. (the early response to Hardbody is very weak)
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GilmoreGirlO2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/05
#5HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/7/13 at 10:09am
I have not seen “Hardbody,” but I saw “Kinky Boots” in Chicago and I think you take the chance on “Hardbody”. It seems that the vote is split on “Hardbody” – you either love it or you hate it. And, at least for me, “Kinky Boots” is a generic musical and may be the “safer” choice (you will most likely, at the least, have an enjoyable time at the theatre), but, if you end up being on the side that loves “Hardbody,” I think you could be seeing something really special. For me, the risk of disliking “Hardbody” would be worth even just the possibility of loving it over “Kinky” (which, for me, is not something special).
Just my two cents. Enjoy the show, whichever you choose!
#6HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/7/13 at 11:40amHaving seen Kinky Boots in Chicago, I'd say it really depends on the type of show you want to see. Kinky Boots was okay, but I agree with GilmoreGirlO2 that it was pretty safe and generic.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
wicked4l
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/06
#7HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/7/13 at 11:53amKINKY 100%...Having seen both this past week. I'd rather be entertained with fun costumes, a funky score, and cool set than bored watching a car be spun around by as cast.
jetts7
Leading Actor Joined: 5/22/11
#8HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/7/13 at 12:26pmI havent seen Kinky Boots but I did see Hands on a Hardbody and I didnt enjoy it. I would say go see Kinky Boots!
#9HARDBODY or KINKY BOOTS
Posted: 3/7/13 at 2:31pm
I haven't seen "Kinky Boots," but I did see "Hands on a Hardbody," and for me, it was the most boring, trite, and uninspired musical I have ever seen. And I saw the Boston tryout of "101 Dalmatians."
***POTENTIAL SPOILERS***
For example, there's a joke about an older gentleman drinking a juice box. In addition to bad jokes, the show features overly preachy generic "sitcom" characters, and fails to provide a score that is worth watching them drop out and go away one by one. The most exciting moment in the show is when they honk the horn of the car. The show's penultimate statement is, "if you want something, don't let it go." The cast does their best, but in my opinion, the material is just not salvageable.
Just my opinion, but if I were given a choice between "Hardbody" and pretty much anything else on or off-Broadway right now, I'd pick the latter.
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