ROCK OF AGES First Preview Thoughts — Page 3

"without a trace has STORY OF MY LIfe as her avatar. the show that closed in 4 DAYS! if she likes that and the rest of society PANNED it then why even care about her opinion. Basic Logic."

This is truly retarded. So every long running show is good, and financial failures are, accordingly, bad? Glad you don't run things, otherwise we'd only ever get "Phantom" and "Hairspray."


"Instead of discouraging people from doing so, ROCK OF AGES will encourage people to do this in other shows...which will not be a good thing for Broadway in the long run."

Hate to disagree, but it's different for different shows. ROCK OF AGES is (debatably) enjoyable camp, and I see nothing wrong with eating/drinking if it suits the tone of the show. Fast food during SWEENEY TODD or GYPSY is another matter. But the same goes for movies -- when people go drunk to a film, they can be an annoyance, disturbance and outright pains in the asses. But for a film like GRINDHOUSE or something of the like, it goes perfectly with the ambience, and I'm sure the filmmakers themselves would welcome it. I hardly think this show's practice will lead to rampant eating during Broadway shows.

Updated On: 3/18/09 at 11:08 AM

massofmen- Yes, The Most Happy Fella is much more up my alley, but my two favorite shows of the past decade have been Caroline, or Change and Passing Strange. I was obsessed with Passing Strange and saw it 7 times. So call me an old fuddy duddy if you wish, but I don't think I am. (I'm also 25 btw)

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Hmm...I'm checking this out next week. Keeping as open of a mind as possible, but it sounds a little "We Will Rock You"-esque, and I hated that show (granted, I saw only the Vegas version). And I like Queen a lot more than I like Journey.

Calvin is a fuddy-duddy? That's new. But seriously, Rock of Ages sounds quite different from We Will Rock You, which attempts to be a somewhat serious sci-fi book show. It sounds like the only similarity they may share are the use of 80s rock tunes.

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Maybe it was just the production I saw, but WWRY showed no signs of being a serious book show to me. When I saw that there was a character named Galileo Figaro, I was about ready to leave the theater then. And the Killer Queen made me think Rita Repulsa got lost on her way to Power Rangers Live.

Was the Vegas production vastly different than the one elsewhere? (shortened, I'm sure...) Sorry to be veering off-topic here!

" Like YankeeFan, you realize that the show is crap, but you enjoyed it for making fun of itself."

Oh brother, you are SO out of the loop-WAKE UP! Don't you realize that the reason we like the show is greatly because it's camp? Are you that naive that you think we consider this to be serious, high art? You have a lot to learn about theater and life in general. In other words, you are no where near being sophisticated.

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Personal attacks on me aren't going to sell tickets to your beloved ROCK OF AGES, Jane2. Please go focus your energy elsewhere.

Boy are you out of it. First of all, you hit the all time low with calling me and others "dregs of the earth" so don't go complaining about personal attacks from me.

Second of all-another thing you don't get is that this has NOTHING TO DO WITH ROA, OR ANY OTHER SHOW. It's all about you thinking you're so much better than everyone who like something that YOU DIDN'T GET.

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No, I'm still angry, Without a Trace. You personally attacked me and others on a very low level because we have a different opinion than you do. I've heard no retraction, regret, nor apology from you.

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Without a trace, I"m prepared now to call it a day on this topic, and it's necessary because you still don't get it, judging by your last post.

finis.

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$5 for a bottle of water? I can't wait to see what a rockin' deal is!

In Vegas, my chips are prettier and I usually get my drinks for free. But yeah, I get it. This show is different than other Broadway shows. I still say, "So what?"

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what is a top drink. But honestly drinking is an option. and you don't notice the waitresses in there, unless you are looking to buy a drink. And then they are still hard to find, lol But if you want a play were you can relax and have a good time. And like Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. this is would be the idea Musical. But it isn't for everyone.

ROA fans take peoples opinions way too personal...if someone doesn't like the show then let them have their opinion...don't rub it in their face.

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