LESTAT - The New Carrie!- Page 10

[.LittleWing. 0224]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 1:25am

what surprised me most about this show was the sexuality of it! i literally walked out thing... "what a strange little gay vampire musical"! I don't think that's what the director's want audiences to leave with... or maybe they do, who knows.

Also... and i apologize for not reading through the first half of this thread in case this was touched on.... why was the music at times randomly very pop/Elton John sounding? It didn't fit AT ALL. And on top of that... music from act 1 and act 2 seemed vastly different! to the point where i wondered if there were two composers. I haven't quite gathered all my thoughts on this yet... but it was... an interesting night at the theatre!

[Shawk]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 1:29am

It's kind of distressing how much these comments reflect the same things people were saying in SF. In SF I found Act I kind of lyric and long and boring, musically and otherwise, while Act II was kind of pop and camp and more entertaining. At least until the nonsensical ending.

There was some criticism in SF that there wasn't enough sexuality, so it looks like they addressed that, for better or worse.

[ken8631]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 7:31am

Just saw "Three Days of rain". It ranks JUST above this in terms of entertainment value, which isn't saying too much. Two plays where you have to think too much to try to figure out whats going on. "Doubt" and "Pillowman" were MUCH better dramas, and just about ANY other musical was better than Lestat (even "Good Vibrations, which isn't saying much!!!!)

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 9:30am

OK, I have a question.

What was the point of that last post?

This thread has nothing to do with Three Days of Rain.

We can't even debate Lestat in a civil manner, apparently. Why bother bringing in more negativity?

[ken8631]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 10:00am

Point was that Lestat is just bad, and even below "Three Days of Rain", which is also not that good. Saw both plays within two days of each other, disappointed by both. Was hoping for more from each of them.

[jimnysf]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:17am

"Why bother bringing in more negativity?". You're kidding, right? He has the same right to be "negative" as you do to be endlessly supportive of this trash. Just because he is expressing a different opinion than yours about "Lestat"(and his is the majority), does not make him, or anyone else, negative. He simply stated he saw two shows and both were bad. That's his opinion and I said before, in America we are still sort of allowed to express our opinions, yourself included.

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:19am

I didn't say that he couldn't express his opinion, but there's a difference between discussing the creative merits of a show and calling it trash.

[jimnysf]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:20am

Yes, but my trash is someone else's treasure and that's what makes all this so interesting.

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:23am

I saw the show last night.

It was absolutely ridiculous.

I mean RIDICULOUS.

I don't even really want to review it, but the show has 2 things going for it: Carolee Carmello and Allison Fischer (Fischer being by far the production's biggest asset).

It was SO insanely silly at some times, that I couldn't believe my eyes.

But, it wasn't IN MY LIFE bad, it was somewhere between Jekyll and Hyde and In My Life, with a hint of Dracula and a hint of Aida.
Updated On: 3/30/06 at 11:23 AM

[ken8631]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:37am

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, especially those who paid to see the play.....

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 12:54pm

You know I already mentioned this before, but why the hell are you guys sticking around and constantly beating the **** outta this production if you say it wasted 3 hours of your life?

JimnySF, because it was such a huge waste of time for you, then why are you wasted MORE time but spending so much time on this thread?

[jimnysf]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 12:59pm

Why does it matter to you so much where I spend my time? I will spend my time where I please warning others to STAY AWAY while you endlessly spend your time posting wonderful things. Perhaps you should be asking yourself why you are posting and spending so much time here?

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 1:01pm

There seems to be the need for a seperate thread for those who LIKED Lestat. The two varrying opinions clearly can't co-exist in this one.

[jimnysf]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 1:06pm

"There seems to be the need for a seperate thread for those who LIKED Lestat."

That would be a very short thread! :)

[fishergirl819]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 1:07pm

*shrugs* I really liked it, and I'm fine with you all who didn't like it/post about how much you didn't like it.

My only hope is that if any of you who saw it in SF get the opportunity to see it in NY, you go and see the NY production. Because, as I've only seen the NY version, I'm genuinely curious to hear the thoughts of someone who has actually seen both, to compare the changes for the good and the bad.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 4:48pm

Even bad shows are fun to talk about -- often moreso than the good ones!

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 4:51pm

The thing is, I've yet to read ONE intelligent post on this thread saying why they thought Lestat was a bad show.

It's not.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 4:52pm

Can someone else please take that one? I'm tired.

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 4:55pm

MYB,

Just because you didn't understand/enjoy the show doesn't make it a BAD show, per se.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 4:57pm

Well, I don't know Walt...those sound like pretty good qualifications for "bad" to me.

On the other hand, since you're wise enough to understand -- and therefore LIKE -- the show, you think it's good.

Which is just fine by me. Hug?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 4:58pm

Which is just fine by me. Hug?

And a juice box?

[ken8631]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 4:59pm

It was bad for me because I was bored and like to spend my $$ on something that is more entertaining (to me, anyway). I was disappointed, that's all. It wasn't horrible, I just didn't like it. Wife has the same opinion. Many will probably love it, more power to them!

[Shawk]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 5:00pm

Uh... this thread is called "LESTAT - The New Carrie!" The naysayers aren't gate-crashing a "LESTAT love" thread or something.

No one is saying that people can't love the show. But because people like it doesn't mean that it's not flawed.

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 5:05pm

Of course it's flawed. Show me one show that ISN'T. (Ok, maybe Gypsy)...

If you didn't like a show, that's all well and good. If you didn't UNDERSTAND it, that's a whole 'nother thing.

[Sleeper2]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 5:06pm

Oy vey. All this arguing about whether Lestat is the worst musical since Carrie.

Let's just hug it out, bitch.