Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#1Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:02pm
http://www.broadway.com/gen/general.aspx?ci=544871
They're more annoying than usual in this one.
#2re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:04pmDo you have some personal vendetta against Word of Mouth?
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#2re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:05pmYes, they're all annoying people.
gymdudeva
Broadway Star Joined: 1/29/07
#3re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:05pmHahahahah Scott's occupation is "mortician/dad".
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#4re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:06pmthey are really annoying
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#5re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:07pmTo me they are the people who matter when it comes to show reviews
#6re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:08pm
I was just thinking the same thing.
I HATE word of mouth.
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#7re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:09pm
Um, FutureAladdin, I think you're thinking of critics. Yes, critics are the ones who matter. Not random schmucks picked up off the street.
One of them's a mortician for cryin' out loud. How random is that?
#8re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:09pm"...it encaptures ya!"
#9re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:09pmGod I can not stand those people
#10re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:11pmI don't hate them THAT much, but they are quite annoying. And why must they be so damn positive about everything?
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#11re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:41pmIt's as if they hate nothing. And they loooooooooooved High Fidelity and The Times, They Are A-Changin'. God, pan something for once.
#12re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:51pm
That's the point. Broadway.com replaced its real critic with Word of Mouth because the Word of Mouth people are enthusiastic about EVERYTHING. Broadway.com sells tickets; it would be counterintuitive of them to have anything but raves on their website if they're in ticketsales. Why is that so hard to comprehend? I don't agree with it. I think that in theory it's a good idea, because a lot of people are very wary of critics, but once they abolished their real critic altogether, the idea lost its integrity for me. But even if I don't agree with it, I see the reasoning behind it. It's not hard. Yeah, they're annoying but what would be the point if they weren't enthusiastic?
Also, if they're going on and on about how much they like Hairspray, that's going to help the show. It's not a "victim." These people may be very annoying, but their comments are going to help sell tickets.
#13re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:51pm
Haha D2 I was going to say the same thing.
"encaptures" is not a word Audrey, 63, Nurse!
#14re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:54pm
I don't get the sense that they have enough theatre experience to pan anything. You can't pan something without a frame of reference.
And I'll never forgive Broadway.com for dumping Ken Mandelbaum.
#15re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 7:54pmIsn't she the one who like, stuck out and wiggled about her tongue when she talked about Raúl Esparza?
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#16re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 8:04pm
Ugh, please don't remind me of that horrifying experience. 
Wishes come true, not free.
#17re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 8:07pmThat was indeed her, Emcee.
#18re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 8:08pmOHMIGOD YOU GUYS, she's my favorite! That was horrifying in the funniest possible way.
#19re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 8:09pm
And, I just had a horrible flashback.
Thanks for that Em.
#20re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 8:10pm
I'm sorry, I'm flying on painkillers. Horrifying old ladies with flailing tongues are really, really funny to me right now.
I WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN.
#21re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 8:20pm
a. Was the little boy dropped from the thing?
b. did the old woman comment on the scandelous issues?
#22re: Hairspray becomes another victim of the dreaded Word of Mouth
Posted: 3/7/07 at 9:18pm
What's so wrong with them? I find them entertaining 
#23Broadway's Biggest Scandal!
Posted: 3/7/07 at 9:21pmAudrey must be sleeping with the camera person. I don't think I've seen one without her.
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Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#24Broadway's Biggest Scandal!
Posted: 3/7/07 at 9:32pm
but once they abolished their real critic altogether, the idea lost its integrity for me.
Amen. I've realized that as many jokes are made about critics being bitter fault finding failed artists, that's really not all that true and they do serve a VERY important purpose in an artform.
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