Musicals for people determined to hate musicals . . .- Page 2

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 3:30pm

I would say #1 being Jersey Boys.

Avenue Q is a good second though.

[Chason]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 3:35pm

AVENUE Q is your answer! He'll pee in his pants with laughter - and MANY of those laughs are withing musical numbers! Enjoy!

[Roscoe]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 3:57pm

Why bother? If your friend hates musicals, let him just roast in his ignorance. Don't waste a ticket on someone who refuses to get it.

[singingbackup]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 4:04pm

yeah..dump the homophobe

[JenM9]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 4:05pm

Normally I would go with someone else, but this time there isn't anyone else to go with. My friend lives in New Jersey and I live in Massachusetts so we don't get to see each other that often but are meeting up in New York. I told him that I refuse to drive six hours and go to Times Square without seeing something and he could wait in the hotel room if he wanted. He got mad that I'd rather see a show than hang out with him so I convinced him to go.

Thanks everyone for the advice!

[yankee_fan907]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 5:58pm

"Save your money.

Sit him down in front of a TV. Turn on sports. Give him some snacks and beer, and go out and with your open-minded friends and enjoy some good theatre.

It's obvious he doesn't want to go, and doesn't want to see anything with or about or even with a whiff of homosexuality to it. And theatre is gay. All of it. So keep his hatred at home. He's not going to like theatre because he doesn't want to like theatre."



Was I the only straight poster offended by this? Honestly, it is not fair for you to try to generalize as you did Foster. Furthermore, it is wrong. Firstly, as some readers have suggested, he may find an interest in it he did not know about previously with some encouragement. Secondly, don't go as far to say as "theatre is gay," when theater is usually about acceptance, straight people and gay people all included. Usually I've valued what you've had to say on here, Foster, but this time I am shocked and disturbed. I think some people will feel the same, and you certainly owe those of which an apology.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 6:41pm

Well Rent was called the musical for people who hate musicals when it opened...so that would be your answer

[Gobstopper]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 7:33pm

I think RENT and Spring Awakening are both good choices because they have non-"showtunes". It's rock music. I think RENT is an especially good choice since basically everything is sung so it doesn't have characters "randomly breaking into song," which some people seem to hate.
Also, I would agree that Avenue Q and Spelling Bee are good choices.

[BwayLove2]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 7:47pm

I second Passing Strange.

[BrOaDwAyDuDe]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 8:05pm

I agree with yankee fan, I am also a straight male who loves theatre, and not every show is gay at all. To respond to this question, when I take my dad or cousin to see shows (they do NOT love musicals) they both enjoyed hairspray, jersey boys, avenue q,and said they liked lion king, wicked, spelling bee, and rent. I personally think most people say they hate theatre until they see a show.
Updated On: 1/4/08 at 08:05 PM