I Refuse To See a Musical! Yuck! — Page 3

I don't care if someone dosen't care for musicals.

It bothers me when I hear statements like "musicals suck" and "that's stupid!". This is a blantant disregaurd for an art form many find great beauty in.

And I feel the same way with every other genre of art. People who are above pop/rap/etc music annoy me to no end.

That's my stand, I may not like certain genre's, but I will always respect them.

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Personally I just ignore it. If that stubborn then there's no point in changing their mind. I just think they're stupid for missing out on the brilliance and quality of the songs found in musicals.

In my mind it's something written by Stephen Sondhiem vs. something written by Fifty Cent... If you had that choice why the hell would you pick Fifty Cent?

I kind of feel the same way a lot of the time I suggest a straight play to anyone on here who asks about things to see. Some are receptive, others are like "Um...no." Or my favorite. "There's no music in that!"

People have different tastes. That's all.

I hadn't thought of Broadway as anything but musicals before I moved up here and discovered how the straight plays can actually move me MORE than musicals.

Do I think people should give each a chance? Of course. But I know there are things I won't enjoy, so I allow others that freedom too.

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I agree that there's no comparasion between a pop artist and a theatrical vocalist or any true vocalist. I can't really think of anyone in the pop field who compares to the Jason Danieleys or Audra McDonalds of the theatre. But they are also two entirely different types of music and performers.

However, the beauty of theatre is that there's a place and something for everyone. It's non-discriminatory in the entertainment of its audience. A musical doesn't have to be of a more traditional flavor like My Fair Lady, Curtains, or Corem Boy (which I thought was wonderful). It can be Pop or Rock like Rocky Horror, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys, Xanadu, or Legally Blonde.

I enjoy plays as well as musicals and the local park playhouse productions in the summer sun are a blast! In the end, this person is only denying himself the full richness of theatre's live performance by limiting his experiences to plays. If that's what he wants - so be it. Me, well I'm greedy -- I want the whole pie, not just a piece.

I wouldn't exactly say that Broadway musicals are suffering from unpopularity. Both Broadway and the West End are smothered with musicals - the ratio of musicals to plays in both cities is very top heavy at the moment. The fact is that most tourists would prefer to see a musical than a straight play. The majority of theatre revenue comes from tourism and most tourists prefer to spend their money on musicala. Maybe because musicals are generally seen as an "event" and somewhere that you can SEE where your money has gone. I think that this is a real problem on both Broadway and West End. Producers need to start countering the imbalance.

What are other peoples' opinions on this?

"I say rip up his Gay-Card.
No more princess points."

Maybe no one taught the GWM the secret handshake yet.

Updated On: 7/31/07 at 10:46 AM