Oh my God.
I have never not liked a show so much EVER.
I saw Spamalot last night, and I found it to be one of the most unfunny, unclever, just plain bad things I've ever seen on a stage.
I went with two friends, one who LOVES the Monty Python movies, and one who thinks they're okay. I myself, find them pretty funny, but they're not my favorite. We all sat there, shellshocked. Nothing was amusing. I tried to find things funny a few times, but couldn't. I wasn't impressed with any of the performances at ALL, especially not the three male leads. If I had gone into this show with the lowest expectations possible, I would've walked out disappointed, I think. All three of us just stared at each other at intermission. It was like watching a movie being translated to the stage, with nothing added, and famous actors badly doing impersonations of the originals. The songs weren't clever, and they were also practically non- existent. "The Song That Goes Like This" was the definitive high point in what is one of the worst shows I've seen all season. I feel sorry for Christian Borle and Christopher Sieber, who I have loved in most everything else they've been in. The chorus seems to be one of the least hard- working on Broadway, no zany characters to perk up the background, and certainly no choreography to work with- I see that easy choreography is the point, but it wasn't even clever or funny! I felt like I was watching a 3rd grade play... done by non- native speakers... who have just discovered their legs and arms. The thing was, I couldn't even hate the show! I just sat there the whole time, trying to like it, and feeling very... numb. I would rather see Good Vibrations, Brooklyn, or my next door neighbor's cat performing a variety show than ever sit through Spamalot again. It was the first show I've ever seen in the theater where I literally felt nothing.
[title of show] on Broadway. it's time. believe.
