Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that ba
Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that ba
#0Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that ba
Posted: 8/2/05 at 5:46pm
Who do you think are performers who caught a lot of negativity for their performance - but really weren't/aren't that bad?
I think one of the best examples in recent years is.
Christina Applegate. Christina caught a bunch of bull sh*t on her journey to Broadway. And once she started on Broadway, not many people were crazy about her. Now mostly everyone who sees Charity, is crazy over Christina. No one is saying Christina is good as previous Charitys. I don't think anyone will ever be as good as Gwen Verdon in the role - considering the role was constructed around her talents.
So who do you think was a great performer - but caught a lot of negativity for their performance?
Updated On: 8/2/05 at 05:46 PM
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:00pm
Bernadette Peters in Gypsy, tho she got glowing reviews
Melissa Errico and Tom Hewitt
the cast of Good Vibrations
#2re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:17pmwell Ljay as we have discussed in other threads we disagree completely about Christina. You seem to be ignoring the bad posts, and all of her negative reviews she is still getting and focusing on the good aspects. She was just OK but that is about as good as I would say.
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"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
#3re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:18pmHow does one "catch" negativity? Being outside without a sweater? Not washing ones hands? Because Pontius Pilate washed his hands and he got quite a bit of bad press...
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#4re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:22pm
"Melissa Errico and Tom Hewitt
the cast of Good Vibrations "
I must have missed something. WEren;t they in Dracula?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#5re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:28pm
Yes they were. She was listing them as separate entries.
Melissa Errico and Tom Hewitt
AND
The cast of Good Vibrations.
Not that difficult to understand.
I'm going to add Eden Espinosa, Ramona Keller, and Karen Olivo from BKLYN. The show did not fail because of them. It was poorly written. Those girls were all great when I saw the show.
#6re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:38pmThanks zoran. My apologies for reading it incorrectly.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#7re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:40pm
I thought Espinosa had zero stage presence and her voice gave me a headache -- some of those sounds emanating from her made me think that she had big pebble in her shoe or something and was in pain (I certainly was). Olivo made no impression whatsoever on me (I barely remember her). Keller is talented, but that TIRED old sterotypical sassy back mamma belonged in a Pam Grier blaxploitation movie from the 70s and not on Broadway in 2005 -- it verged on offensive (and for many I know it WAS offensive).
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#8re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 6:42pmJoey Fatone in Rent.
apdarcey
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/10/04
#9re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 9:30pmhaha, joey fatone in little shop.
#10re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:18pm
Rosie O'Donnell in Fiddler.
(Oh, wait, save that for next week...)
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-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#11re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 10:33pmRosie in a few shows. I know most of the people here liked Rosie in Bway shows, but I know others have not. She may not have the best voice ever, but she has one hell of a stage presence.
#12re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/2/05 at 11:56pm
Idina Menzel...yes, she won the Tony, but lots of people on this board can't stand the sight of her name. Why? Because, her fans can be juvenile and annoying, doesn't mean she didn't give a wonderful, Tony award winning performance. The stranger the fans are, the more likely the artist is to attract negativity. Tori Amos has some CRAZY fans (I told one that I was never that impressed with her and they told me to go and die...literally, but I digress).
Eden Espinosa, I truly enjoy. If ANYTHING, Ramona Keller has more of a screaming, annoying quality to her voice. I'm not saying I don't care for her, but everyone on this board is usually more accepting of her "screech" than that of Eden's. I wonder why that is.
Joley Fisher in "Cabaret." Everyone is always talking about every other Sally, yet I never hear her mentioned. I saw three different Sally's and she was BY FAR the best. Even better than Natasha, if you ask me.
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Radioactiveduck
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/05
#13re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/3/05 at 12:48am
I also enjoyed Eden Espinosa in Brooklyn. She does sound a little screetchy at times, but every other time she sings completely makes up for it.
David Hasselhoff caught a bunch of poo for Jekyll & Hyde, but I honestly didn't think he was all that bad. He wasn't spectacular, and did do an irritating throaty thing a couple times, but I still really enjoyed the show.
CurtainUp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/9/04
#14re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/3/05 at 12:50amI thought John C. Reilly was an absolutely fantastic Stanley in Streetcar, despite the traditional casting.
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#15re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't that bad?)
Posted: 8/3/05 at 12:53amIdina Menzel caught negativity because she won the Tony over TONYA PINKINS! I know it was the Tony Voters who voted and Idina was just the hapless victim of a Tony award but honestly people are going to be scratching their heads for years to come about that one!
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#16re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 12:56am
Reilly was phenominal.
This title sounds like it is a tribute to Idina...
...or Charlotte.
#17re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 12:57am
Tonya already had her chance to shine - and had her Tony.
I think the voters felt this was Idina's turn to shine.
Idina caught a lot of sh*t, and I honestly couldn't find much wrong with her performance. She was - dare I say - fantastic , the two times I saw her.
#18re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 1:06amTom Hewitt was very good in DRACULA, despite the fact that the show itself sucked.
TheColorOfFlame
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#19re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 2:19am
Me and my friends always laugh about Idina's loud, bizarre-emphasis line readings, especially the ones on the Original Cast Album.
"BLONDE."
"I am the sound of distant thunder, the color of flame."
CARRIE the Musical
#20re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 2:24am
Bernie in Gypsy
Tom Hewitt in Dracula
John Secada in Cabaret (I seem alone on this one)
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#21re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 2:35am
TheColorOfFlame,
i know what you mean. also, some of the lines she says in defying gravity, the way she says them is hilarious. whenever me and my friends are singing it, we imitate the way she says them, and laugh are butts off. hehe, i'm such a dork.
Radioactiveduck
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/05
#22re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 2:39am
"Tom Hewitt was very good in DRACULA, despite the fact that the show itself sucked."
It didn't suck...it just needed A LOT of work.
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#23re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 3:52am
Did i really just see someone write that Hasselhof wasn't the absolute biggest train wreck in Musical theatre history? I must have misread that, because there's no way anyone would write that,
as for my picks, i've seen quite a bit of negativity toward Banderas and Stamos for Nine, and i was pleased with both of them.
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
#24re: Leads In A Show That Caught A lot of Negativity (But really weren't tha
Posted: 8/3/05 at 5:22amJoey Fatone as Mark. I have a tape of him in the show and the more I watch it the more I think that he was actually really good. Infact I think he was better than his Roger counterpart.
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