My review of Little Shop — Page 4

Balladeer, Sometimes "different" does not mean "better" it just means "different". And in Kerry's case, all the Ellen Greens "ism's" in the world OR lack thereof, will NOT save her performance. This (again) is NOT her role.

As for my reference to the producers and they're "favor" to Kerry, I stand behind my assumption. People, especially producers of Bway shows, are LAZY. They probably figured, since she was such a stand-out in Hairspray, she would be able to repeat the magic. They were wrong.

I quite enjoyed you giving kudos to miss Daisy for many of the things I had said repeatedly, so as not to have to agree with me. It was very amusing.

Cheers.

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Al Dente writes "As for my reference to the producers and they're "favor" to Kerry, I stand behind my assumption. "


Stand, sit, doesn't matter one iota to me. Your ASSUMPTIONS are exactly that. (the following should be read sarcastically)

I am sure the producers didn't give one lick as to who would be right for the role of Audrey

I am sure they just handed someone the role even though they weren't qualified

I am sure they didn't have extensive casting sessions for the role

I am sure they don't care one bit about their production nor their finances, but would rather just cast someone as a favor

(end of sarcasm)

Al, I've stated it in a private message to you and I will state it here for everyone. What you are posting are your opinions, not facts. YOU think the producers were wrong in their casting of more than just Kerry. You also think the production is crap. We all KNOW your opinion now quite clearly.

As I also stated in a private message to you, you seem to have this internal need to slam anyone down for simply enjoying something. That's being a bully. Whether it's someone who enjoyed Little Shop (and there are 1,000's of people who have seen it and don't agree with you) or someone who showed excitement over Rob's website being the first to have Broadway on Broadway photos.

You want to have your opinion? Great.. more power to you. You want to post on every thread how much you hate this or that, whatever (I find it annoying, but that's just my opinion)..

But don't think for ONE SECOND that your opinion matters more than anyone else's on the planet to ANYONE but you. Whether or not you intend it, your posts stink of arrogance which frankly, based on your assumptions/opinions rather than facts, are hardly worth that level.

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Dear Al

Resorting to name calling is the very highest level of maturity. I commend you for showing us all how intelligent your arguments are.

Your posts, whether indended or not, come off factual. When you say "They lipsynced" - that's not an opinion. If it was an opinion, one might say "I think they were lipsyncing". But I'm not here to give you lessons on semantics.

When you point the finger at someone, three fingers point back at you. So, feel free to point in MY direction indicating that I might be a "needy, attention starved asshole" - because clearly no one here thinks that of you based on your plethora of posts.

As for being worse than a bully. I could argue that. Ask anyone that's been bullied if they would rather deal with someone who's just an "asshole" or someone that belittles them to make themselves feel better.

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Can't we all just get along????

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oyyy, now THAT post just made me dizzy. I'll have to go have a drink, or something.

I have no idea where this message will go. This thread is so long...

Anyways, I'm new, so hello. ^^;; What I have to say about LSOH:

I live in Miami and I saw the Coral Gables production of LSOH, before it was butchered by Zaks. Yes, this is my opinion about it--I really wish Jerry Zaks didn't change the entire cast. But then again, I've never seen the Broadway production. My friend has, she said it was great, but it's just so hard to understand why the cast was changed...I don't know much about Broadway (this thread was very informing for me) so I guess these things happen sometimes.

We (that is, me and Mom) were devastated when we heard Reg Rogers was replaced with Doug Sills. I kept checking Google.com every day for updates on LSOH, until it was announced. We didn't understand HOW on earth he could have been replaced. I didn't even see the show once, I actually saw it four times. Reg was just hilarious (and he's a very nice guy to boot!).

I hope LSOH does well on Broadway, (despite everything, yes) but ya know, from an audience member like myself, I just had this bond with the original cast. At least Hunter stayed...and Reg is gonna be on TV!

~Diorai

Yeah...even though I never REALLY knew Doug (I heard he was good, and mostly about The Scarlet Pimpernel) I just felt that Reg was perfect for the part. I really hope he gets the spotlight he deserves, especially on "Miss Match."

~Iris
Simplicity: The Unofficial Reg Rogers Website

Of course, everyone who dislikes my "views" on LS, will disagree JUST to disagree but they are getting laughs at that moment. In defense of the actors(don't gasp too loudly), I think it's a directional flaw. That being said, many of Audrey's moments that were never played for laughs before have been hammed and cheesed up by Kerry Butler. Again, it could be her fault or the directors'.

I will defer to you Menkenfan.

darn dupe

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Updated On: 9/14/03 at 08:19 PM

It WAS played for laughs and it WAS a terrible directorial flaw.

The scene does have inherent laughs in it. But what makes the scene fly is the absolute commitment to the moment and their characters. Instead of investing fully in the action of the scene and allowing the laughs to be there naturally (because Ashmand did his work brilliantly), they played a VERY vulgar, cheap laugh and brought an element of sex that was totally inappropriate to the scene.

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Magruder...is this footage all on the DVD?