Les Miserables Review 11/4 — Page 2

people act as though Daphne was found in an alley and has never been on the stage before. You freaking go play the role if your so much better. the woman has 2 tony nominations. i am so sick of hearing how awful she is.

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You freaking go play the role if your so much better.

I hate this reasoning. Just because I don't have a "DDS" suffix after my name doesn't mean I can't complain about my dentist.

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Thanks, Lizzie. That's what it feels like.

BSoBW2: That mini connection just doesn't feel like enough to me. The scene still feels too contrived and theatrical (not like many other parts...hehehe).

Thanks for your input, though!

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You freaking go play the role if your so much better.

That's the worst justification for not being able to speak one's mind that I've ever heard. So, I can't criticize anyone in theatre because I personally am not willing to go on stage and give the role of Fantine a try, even though I openly admit I'm not a singer? If people are paying money for a ticket, they have every right to criticize the performers on stage as they see fit, provided that they remain respectful. I don't condone posts along the lines of "she sucks, I couldn't wait until she died," which admittedly is in the vein of the original poster's post, but I cannot fathom how a post such as the one made by jakebloke is out of line. As any performer does, Daphne accepted the role knowing that people were going to give their opinions on it. The potential of receiving an overwhelmingly negative reaction is the chance one takes when accepts a role.

Updated On: 11/5/06 at 03:44 PM

shove them down anyone else's throat.

Help, I'm being attacked by the cliché monster!

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Neverandy, I just feel that there is probably a more eloquent, mature, and descriptive manner to express one's opinion than that. However, as I've said in a previous post, since people are apparently saying that they "couldn't wait until she died" during intermission, perhaps it's not so horrible to post it on here as well.

it just gets really tiring after a while hearing the same thing over and over again.

Well, more than one person is going to see the show and give an opinion on it. I really don't know what to say - it's just the way these things called "message boards" work.

what?

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alex I find that so much more of a fair review than many other people have given her. atleast you have some support rather than saying "she sucks, I couldn't wait until she died,"

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People in the theatre actually "groaned" when she returned in Act II, the night I saw it.

I heard that from two different people who saw it last week, too.
(Two different performances.)

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Updated On: 11/5/06 at 04:44 PM

This board is comprised of a lot of people who want to see themselves as "theater savvy", so we tend to bash things that are "cool" to think are "horrible".

I think Phantom is the best example, because the majority of people here dislike Phantom, yet it has been running for almost 19 years. So now go ahead, fire away at me for that; no one likes to be told they are closed minded - and I think this notion is subconscience.

I think this is happening to a degree with Daphne. First of all, everyone here who sees the show has the preconveived idea that everyone hates her before going in. Secondly, I think i have seen only one or two people actually analyze what makes her so "horrible" - and I have totally respected those people even though i disagree - but im so sick and tired of these cheap insults, completely void of any thinking, that are present in most so called "reviews".

Want to sound "theater savvy"? Sound like you actully know something about the technical aspects of singing and acting.

lol love it...

Updated On: 11/5/06 at 05:26 PM

How was Aaron Lazar?

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