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Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/04
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#125
Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:49pm
"When is the last time you heard a tune from Anything Goes on top forty radio?"
"Are you forgetting the song that used 'If I Were A Rich Man' from Fiddler, or the rap version of 'Hard Knock Life'?"
I suggest you re-read your own comments. The "song that used from Fiddler"..."The rap version" of Hard Knock Life.
Are you expecting me to be grateful because someone took those theater hooks and used them in this fashion? You've got to be kidding me. If you want to impress, show me the last time a song such as "One Night in Bangkok" made it to the top of the Billboard pop charts on it's own as it's own single. A song directly from a Broadway show written for the stage in the show style and not one that was deconstructed and cut to pieces with the melody lifted because it had a great hook.
There is nothing snobbish, ignorant or arrogant about wanting to leave the theater humming something that doesn't give me a headache or sound like what they play at Woodstock with a bunch of muddy frat boys stage diving throughout the performance.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#126
Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:51pm
products that have been assembled, not written
I am so stealing this line.
Joined: 12/31/69
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#127
Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:55pm
Forget pop tunes. When is the last time a song written for a Broadway musical got onto the US dance charts? Lauper's "Sex Is in the Heel" dance single got to #6 last year, and it got one of the loudest ovations at the performance we saw last night.
Even in the pop charts, it's been a long time since a show tune crossed over. "No Matter What" was 1996 for Boyzone. "Any Dream Will Do" was a UK hit in 1991. "One Night in Bangkok" was 1985.
You'd have to look to TV or film for any more recent book musical hits.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#128
Posted: 4/6/13 at 2:34pm
Thanks, After Eight. At my age, though, Standing Room isn't a good option anymore for me. Guess I should kick myself in the keister because I waited so long. But thanks for your consideration.
Guess my only option is to pray for a cancellation on the day of a performance. Not really gonna' happen, but it's my last straw in the wind to cling to.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#129
Posted: 4/6/13 at 2:42pm
Good comment, about "product being assembled," as this show felt that way from the very first scene (and why have a kid who absolutely could not sing?) And speaking of singing, yes, at the Tuesday preview, I wondered if Billy Porter had laryngitis and was holding back, or is that his natural voice nowadays?
And no, although the score was pleasant, not a single song stood out. All pretty much sounded the same. And this deserves a Tony award? Pretty sad state...
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#130
Posted: 4/6/13 at 4:50pmI am just glad that a new musical got decent reviews and was not totally trashed.
Leading Actor Joined: 7/28/07
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#131
Posted: 4/6/13 at 5:31pm
When was the last time a Broadway song made it as a single?
Last Summer?
http://broadwaysbestshows.com/buzz/news/2012/09/06/cyndi-laupers-sex-is-in-the-heel-scales-billboards-dance-chart/
Leading Actor Joined: 7/28/07
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#132
Posted: 4/6/13 at 5:31pm
Is there an echo in here? Sorry... Double posted for some reason.
Updated On: 4/6/13 at 05:31 PM
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#133
Posted: 4/6/13 at 8:12pmRe music/songs to remember--my 34yo niece,working Mum, sees many musicals that visits her city.We recently saw the same show-I commented that there was no memorable music-her response-she didn't care-she had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the show and thought it was $100.well spent.Maybe that is what todays' composers are doing--just trying to give the audience a good time-if a song happens to live outside the show--that's just a bonus.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#134
Posted: 4/6/13 at 9:32pmIf you want to go to the Billboard Charts (and the Billboard Dance Chart is admittedly a strange place to go in that regard, or at least a niche place to go) let's not forget that last year THE BOOK OF MORMON reached #3 on the Album Chart (territory unheard of since HAIR...) or that, shudders to think it nevertheless, season 3 of GLEE sent both "Somewhere" and "You Can't Stop the Beat" into the Hot 100 Singles Chart.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#135
Posted: 4/7/13 at 7:06pm
Charlie Sutton is so beautiful that he makes me feel downright heterosexual.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#136
Posted: 4/7/13 at 7:11pmI was just flipping through the photos of the robe ceremony. I wasn't paying attention to the names on the pictures. I actually thought the pictures were of a woman. He is beautiful.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#137
Posted: 4/7/13 at 8:24pmHe is. I saw the show today and I couldn't keep my eyes off him. But he was also the only one who had no idea what the lyrics were, and he wasn't even trying to sing for most of the numbers. Because of that, I assumed he was the swing we had today who maybe hadn't had enough rehearsal time before going on, so the fact that he is a regular Angel is actually kind of disappointing.
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#138
Posted: 4/8/13 at 11:31amAll the angels are stunningly beautiful especially Kyle Taylor Parker! Do any of them play other roles in the ensemble?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#139
Posted: 4/8/13 at 11:37amSutton reminds me of Julie Newmar. And that's a good thing.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#140
Posted: 4/24/13 at 9:56amIs Billy Porter considered Leading or Featured?
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#141
Posted: 4/24/13 at 4:39pmJordan, I literally just got out of the show, and he HAS to be a lead. He's every bit as much the lead as Stark Sands.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#142
Posted: 4/24/13 at 4:39pm
Jordan, I literally just got out of the show, and he HAS to be a lead. He's every bit as much the lead as Stark Sands.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#143
Posted: 4/24/13 at 4:46pmDid you like it? I just saw it and I couldn't believe how much I fell in love with it and with Porter. I wanted to throw roses at the stage after his last song.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#144
Posted: 4/24/13 at 4:49pmFor anyone who's interested, Robert Pendilla is currently playing the Joey Taranto track (an Angel, the wrestling emcee etc) as Joey's injured. Has anyone seen Robert or any of the swings in the Angels tracks?
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#145
Posted: 4/24/13 at 6:55pm
Jordan we LOVED it. I went back and looked at the pans written by Teachout , Matthew Murray and Robert Feldberg to see if I could understand what planet they are living on. I couldn't.
I'd have a tough time choosing between this and Matilda for the Tony, but I think it would be KB based on the score.
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#146
Posted: 4/27/13 at 7:49amDoes anyone know who's temporarily replacing Joey Taranto as an angel? I saw a tweet yesterday they were brining someone in while he was recovering from a broken leg
KINKY BOOTS Reviews-Talkin' Broadway review#147
Posted: 4/27/13 at 2:45pmI saw it last night and noticed two covers listed on the understudy board. There was an insert for Timothy Ware who was on for Eugene Barry-Hill, but no slip for the Angel cover. I think it was Robert Pendilla on for Joey, but I can't be sure.
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