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Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
#50re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:08pm
I literally fell asleep during the second act of Notre Dame de Paris. I was bored out of my mind during the Goodman production of Moonlight and Magnolias. But the worst was a production of The Designated Mourner at Steppenwolf. Three people sitting at a table delivering monologues about literary social classes.
ZZZZZZZ......
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#51re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:10pm
I was nodding off during the second act of 42nd street, loved the show overall. But it just felt repetitive.
I fell asleep on my mother's lap after "Rich Man's Frug" in Fosse and didn't wake up until the finale. I still feel really bad about that...
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#52re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:18pm
Hey, freeadmission: was "The Importance of Being Frank" a spoof in any way of "The Importance of Being Earnest?"
Yes, but no. Here's my short review/synopsis that I posted on my xanga:
"Play #1 -- The Importance of Being Frank by Mark Smith-Soto
Yes, like The Importance of Earnest because Oscar Wilde has an integral role in this play about a young, bisexual, Jewish, struggling actor (Frank) who’s girlfriend (Crystal) breaks up with him after finding out he slept with another man (Conner). Thanks to the efforts of Frank’s inner Oscar (that would be Oscar Wilde, who is also our narrator), Frank leaves his desires for men behind, tells a pregnant Crystal that he loves her, and everyone live happily ever after. Yay.
All in all, a mediocre - almost forced - plot. The character of Oscar Wilde is really the only reason to watch the play as the playwright penned his lines keeping the wit and idiosyncrasies of the real Mr. Wilde delightfully at the front of his mind. There’s nothing really to draw from it, though, except the simplified and overdone moral: Love and truth conquer all. Very blah."
#53re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:19pm
When I saw Little Women in January, I hated it and was so bored...I couldn't wait for it to end. After I bought the CD, (since I buy all cast albums) I found that I actually enjoyed the music. I went back to see the closing performance and really enjoyed myself. I'm glad I gave it a second chance.
I almost fell asleep during The Frogs...so awful!
#54re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:20pmI was so tired from jet lag that I briefly fell asleep at one of the most brilliant pieces of theatre I have ever seen. I couldn't help it! I was soooo tired.
#55re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:23pmthe most brilliant piece of theater I have ever seen was Doubt...I hope you are not talking about that show.
NYC_or_Bust
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/8/05
#56re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:26pmI fell asleep in Rent, Wicked, My Fair Lady and Candide at Carnegie
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
#57re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:50pm
Blood Brothers: The touring show in SF with Cassidy brothers and Petula Clark -Booooooooring. I can't even remember specific scenes as examples!
Titanic: Again, SF tour, CLIMAX of the show was a remote controlled 2 foot long miniature ship against a black drop running into a miniature iceberg on stage. Drop curtain for intermission. Cue audience members laughing and gathering up coats to leave.
Phantom: SF, sitdown cast -HIGHLIGHT? After watching the chandelier fall for a good 5 minutes, I was more interested to find out how the actors managed to continue looking "surprised" the entire time the thing was coming at them!
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
BwayBaby18
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/19/05
#58re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 2:56pm
Phantom
Les Mis
I closed my eyes for a couple seconds in Streetcar only because i couldn't hear amy ryan ~ But i LOVED the show
Broadway_freak
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/04
#59re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 3:02pmOur Town bores me!
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#60re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 3:11pmIve never gotten extremly bored... but occasionly the ADD has kicked in during a preformance....
#61re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 3:14pm
The Invention of Love, The Sunshine Boys, Noises Off, Bring in the Noise Bring In The Funk, Beauty and the Beast.
Keep in mind I was in middle school and early high school when I saw most of these.
"This ocean runs more dark and deep than you may think you know...I'll be the fear of the fire at sea."
-Marie Christine
#62re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 3:28pmJCS--only because it was a sad excuse for a community theatre production. I love the songs in that show..I need to see a pro theatre do it
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
#63re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 3:36pm
Dracula. I found myself longing for the next scene change when I could see which direction/angle Tom Hewitt would fly in/out from.
It still amazes how fiercy claws can be used on this board (first page of this thread). ::again, steps off of my soapbox::
Have a GREAT Pride Week!!!
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One Song Glory
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#64re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 3:59pmOnly a few minutes during Lion King.
I'm not a gay stereotype. I'm a coincidence.
#65re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:15pmaida- only show i've ever seen where i wished it would END because it was god awful crap
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
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#66re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:18pm
Cats. I was 7 years old and oh gosh it was just awful. I think I fell asleep during act 2.
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Updated On: 6/27/05 at 04:18 PM
stylinbohemian
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/05
#67re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:21pmCats (it kinda makes me sleepy) and South Paciffic (3 good songs)
Jwaa
Broadway Star Joined: 11/28/04
#68re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:28pm
Chess
Phantom Of the Opera
125th Street
Beautiful and Damned
#69re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 4:42pmNYC_or_Bust, both Wicked and Rent bored you to the point of drowsiness?
"Will the world remember you when you fall?" Les Miserables
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Leading Actor Joined: 2/16/05
#70re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 5:30pm
Grand Hotel (touring company with Brent Barrett, 1991)
Rent on B'way (with Adam and Idina, 1997)
Miss Saigon (touring company, 1994)
#71re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 6:00pm
The Lion King
Enchanted April
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Good Vibrations
Brooklyn
Dracula
Bye Bye Birdie (City Centers)
Never Gonna Dance
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Into the Woods (revival)
The Music Man (revival)
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#72re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 6:05pmAIDA- walked out at intermission...Dreadful book and dreadful songs.
"It does what a musical is supposed to do; it takes you to another world. And it gives you a little tune to carry in your head. Something to take you away from the dreary horrors of the real world. A little something for when you're feeling blue. You know?"
#73re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 6:07pm
phantom both times I saw it, I was snoring mid of act 1.
The Care taker revival, not sure why but i was out.
"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#74re: Have you ever gotten bored at a play or musical? If so, what was it?
Posted: 6/27/05 at 6:09pmNight Mother.
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
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