Matilda and Kinky
Matilda and Kinky
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#1Matilda and Kinky
Posted: 3/18/13 at 3:20pm
Saw them both this weekend. I can't say I was disappointed because I kind of had heard that they were both mediocre at best. But I was hoping. Commercial crap at is most boring. Back to LA now to face knee surgery. Highlight of the weekend was Sleep No More. And I do LOVE NY. What a great city.
spike3
Leading Actor Joined: 5/17/11
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#2Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 3:35pm
As far as financially; time will tell. But you are correct.... I wish people would stop supporting this kind of nonsense... but who am I to bitch.. after all.. I did go. Mostly because there was nothing else to see.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#3Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 3:35pmIt does seem that a lot of the reports about Matilda are contracting the near-orgasmic raves it was getting before it got here.
Starship
Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
#4Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 3:38pmBest of luck on your knee surgery -- been there, done that!
#5Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 3:41pm
It does seem that a lot of the reports about Matilda are contracting the near-orgasmic raves it was getting before it got here
I predicted a while ago (on these boards) that US audiences wouldn't cling to MATILDA the same way the the UK audiences did... :-/
viola13
Broadway Star Joined: 1/17/07
#6Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 3:43pmWell, glad you liked Sleep No More at least!
#7Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 3:55pmMatilda at the RSC was one of the best shows I have ever seen. I wonder how much of the less-enthusiastic reception here is cultural difference vs. high expectations vs. a lesser cast/production...
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#8Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:25pmWell I can't tell you what you experienced at the RSC. But I am glad you enjoyed it. Honestly I don't think it has anything to do with cultural differences. I just don't think it was very good.
#9Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:28pmHuh. I read reports of Matilda detractors on the West End board and like here on the Main Board, they seemed to be in the minority. There are just fewer members on the West End Board. I remember the predictions that Billy Elliot wouldn't be received as well in the US for cultural reasons, but that didn't seem to be the case at all. Though I've yet to see the show, I've a feeling Matilda will do just fine here.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#10Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:29pm
I was bored by Billy as well. And correct me if I am wrong... it had a respectful but not sensational run? And the tour had financial problems? One thing is true.. the best theater is definitely not happening on Broadway.
spike3
Leading Actor Joined: 5/17/11
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#12Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:40pm
"I was bored by Billy as well. And correct me if I am wrong... it had a respectful but not sensational run? And the tour had financial problems?"
It had a fine run. But that doesn't seem to scan with the "DAME is always right, the things I dislike always do poorly" scenario you seem to be writing on this particular post.
Matilda is great as well. There is an effervescent quality, a purity to both it and Billy that I'm sure, being as "subtly" negative as you are on these boards, that would have evaded you.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#13Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:42pm
"It had a fine run. But that doesn't seem to scan with the "DAME is always right, the things I dislike always do poorly" scenario you seem to be writing on this particular post. "
What? Dude.. I paid a lot of money and I just did not like the darn thing.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#14Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:42pm
MATILDA is not nearly as good of a show as BILLY was. BILLY was a fantastic production of a fantastic show. MATILDA is a fantastic performance of a good show.
I actually had fun at KINKY BOOTS, after the unnecessarily boring first 50 minutes or so. But it's hardly a well-written show.
Updated On: 3/18/13 at 04:42 PM
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#15Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:43pmWicked; I know a lot of people that liked Billy as well. We can only go by what our own experience was.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#16Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 4:47pm
And for the record...
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#17Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 5:11pmBilly Elliot proved to be profitable on Broadway and both the Chicago and Toronto productions extended. Not sure what happened with the national tour, but it sounds like it simply wasn't handled well. At any rate, American audiences didn't seem to culturally struggle with the show. I remember a few people here and there whining about the accents, but to any degree that seemed to keep audiences out of the theatre.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#18Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 5:15pmThe tour was downgraded before anyone really knew what happened. Matt I will be interested in your Matilda thoughts after you have seen it. However.. I have a feeling we will both be in agreement over Kinky ( just a feeling).
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#19Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 5:24pmThe Chicago run of Billy Elliot closed about two months early.
#20Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 6:14pm
The extension of the Chicago run of Billy Elliot closed two months early. I never expected it to be the monster hit of Wicked proportions, but it did well. Better than I expected.
I have a feeling we will both be in agreement over Kinky ( just a feeling).
Saw it in Chicago and your feeling is correct. I really want to love it, but the book was a mess and the score was forgettable. I was hoping they would take the time to get a lot of work done for Broadway, but it sounds like very little has changed. But I do think I'll enjoy Matilda. I love the story and from what I've heard on the CD, I love the score. Funny thing is, I had to be dragged to Billy Elliot and I walked out thinking it was quite brilliant.
#21Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 6:26pmI absolutely adored Matilda when I saw it in London. I'm seeing it here tonight, so I'll be curious to see how it held up on its trip across the pond. I agree that Kinky Boots is a dud. I wanted to love it so much, but the book is one of the worst books to a musical I have ever experienced.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#22Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 6:54pmI just don't think Harvey can write a good book for a musical. And yes.. I take La Cage and Newsies into account when I say that.
#23Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 7:01pmI never tire of watching the movie 'Billy Elliot'-the stage production bored me.Loved the movie 'Kinky Boots'.HATED the film of Matilda-wonder if the reverse will happen on stage with that and Kinky Boots?
#24Matilda and Kinky are both duds.
Posted: 3/18/13 at 7:04pm
I'm going back to Matilda again tonight. Absolutely loved it the first time around and now obsessed with the OLCR.
I agree that Kinky Boots was a total dud though.
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