RUBEN & CLAY’S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR REUNION SHOW- PREVIEW THREAD- Page 4
RUBEN & CLAY’S FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL FAMILY FUN PAGEANT SPECTACULAR REUNION SHOW- PREVIEW THREAD
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#75
Posted: 12/10/18 at 10:44pm
Broadway Joe said: "MassiveMeGo said: "Tough crowd. Social media has peopledeliriously happy with what they experienced. The cognitive dissonence is strong."
How do you explain those grosses then?"
I accept the grosses to be what they are. I expect they will be better closer to xmas.
People's opinions are what they are. My sense of dissonance is the huge difference between BWW amateur critics vs the equally amateur public who really enjoyed the show. I look at social media posts and discard the Claymate opinion. These reviews are uniformly negative while the public is positive. Its a puzzle.
Nobody wants to admit they bought a ticket and cheerfully announce that they left mid show. SMH
Previews#76
Posted: 12/10/18 at 10:50pmMassiveMeGo, If the reports on here are so beneath your contemplation why read them? It’s clear you value the positive amateur reviews more.
Previews#77
Posted: 12/10/18 at 10:58pm
MassiveMeGo said: "Broadway Joe said: "MassiveMeGo said: "Tough crowd. Social media has peopledeliriously happy with what they experienced. The cognitive dissonence is strong."
How do you explain those grosses then?"
I accept the grosses to be what they are. I expect they will be better closer to xmas.
You really are annoying.
People's opinionsare what they are. My sense of dissonance is the huge difference between BWW amateur critics vs the equally amateur public who really enjoyed the show. I look at social media posts and discard the Claymate opinion. These reviews are uniformly negative while the public is positive. Its a puzzle.
Nobody wants to admit they bought a ticket and cheerfully announce that they left mid show. SMH"
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#78
Posted: 12/11/18 at 12:21am
Miles2Go2 said: "MassiveMeGo, If the reports on here are so beneath your contemplation why read them? It’s clear you value the positive amateur reviews more."
Its not so much that I value them more I believe them more because there's no agenda.
Previews#79
Posted: 12/11/18 at 12:22amDude. Your show got picked up by media outlets on TV for having one of the lowest gross potentials. It’s not good.
Broadway Star Joined: 1/12/17
Previews#80
Posted: 12/11/18 at 12:25am
_(•_&bull
_/ said: "Dude. Your show got picked up by media outlets on TV for having one of the lowest gross potentials. It’s not good."
Which TV outlets covered it?
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#81
Posted: 12/11/18 at 12:30am
zainmax said: "_(•_&bull_/ said: "Dude. Your show got picked up by media outlets on TV for having one of the lowest gross potentials. It’s not good."
Which TV outlets covered it?"
In Ur Dreams TV.
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#82
Posted: 12/11/18 at 12:32am
Meanwhile this guy is a reporter for People Magazine.
Dave QuinnVerified account @NineDaves 33m33 minutes ago
Tonight I saw @clayaiken and @RubenStuddard’s delightful holiday show on Broadway and the biggest Christmas miracle is how, 15 years after IDOL, they still sound just as good. #Claymate #VelvetTeddyBear
And look at this hilarious IDOL-related merch @clayaiken and @RubenStuddard have. You know I live for a pun!
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Previews#84
Posted: 12/11/18 at 12:46am
So, I saw the show tonight - albeit with a comp - and actually quite enjoyed myself. Is it a hot mess express? 100%. But I knew that going in, and so did my friends, so we went to happy hour before, had a nice buzz going in, and just laughed through the whole thing. The vocals by the 2 are great - especially the ending - and, yeah, the show is messy and cheesy, but, Clay does say upfront that "Christmas is suppose to be cheesy," so we just kind of went along with it. I do the pair make for a funny duo, but the comedy could use some better timing, etc. The production value was actually pretty decent, and it looks designed to tour, which I'm sure they will do next year. The audience was EATING this up. Not sure how or why, but people were giving standing ovations, etc. So someone's liking it. It's still a hot mess, but if you can get a cheap ticket, I think it's worth it.
Previews#85
Posted: 12/11/18 at 6:25am
"Christmas is supposed to be cheesy"
It is?
Previews#86
Posted: 12/11/18 at 6:29am
it's at least doing better than HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, which never grossed over 100K in any week.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Previews#87
Posted: 12/11/18 at 9:59amI mean I kind of think so? Tinsel and lights and cheesy Christmas carols. The show isn’t high art but it’s fun and stupid and just what I expected it to be! But it’s def way too long! And feels very American Idol.
Previews#88
Posted: 12/11/18 at 2:39pm
You know, I looked up Ruben and Clay on Twitter real fast just to see if all social media posts have been positive as a particular poster wants to say, but there are tons of snarky and negative reviews of that show with some of the more positive ones. So there's no real dissonance here.
Updated On: 12/11/18 at 02:39 PM
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#89
Posted: 12/11/18 at 3:08pm
ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "You know, I looked up Ruben and Clay on Twitter real fast just to see if all social media posts have been positive as a particular poster wants to say, but there are tons of snarky and negative reviews of that show with some of the more positive ones. So there's no real dissonance here."
You really should have included a link so people can see that you are mistaken to put it politely.
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q="clayaiken"
Previews#91
Posted: 12/11/18 at 3:13pm
Here you go:
Top posts
https://twitter.com/search?q=ruben%20clay&src=typd
Latest posts
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=ruben%20clay&src=typd
Of course there are fans who liked it but there are also negative posts as well.
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#92
Posted: 12/11/18 at 3:30pm
Twas but a scratch. This one made me laugh.
https://twitter.com/driturecreature/status/1071566506998358017
Previews#93
Posted: 12/11/18 at 5:41pm
MassiveMeGo said: "Twas but a scratch. This one made me laugh.
https://twitter.com/driturecreature/status/1071566506998358017"
Classy
Featured Actor Joined: 4/16/07
Previews#94
Posted: 12/11/18 at 6:15pm
MassiveMeGo said: "I want one of these.
___
The merch maker for this show charged extra for this stuff."
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#95
Posted: 12/11/18 at 7:18pm
NYCblurb said: "MassiveMeGo said: "I want one of these.
___
The merch maker for this show charged extra for this stuff.
"
"
Because its cheaper to buy in bulk. A 3 week run isn't going to sell in the numbers that Wicked can pull off. It wasn't personal. Believe me.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
Previews#96
Posted: 12/11/18 at 7:40pm
Broadway News. Isherwood - Christmas Gone Wrong at 'Ruben & Clay'
https://broadway.news/2018/12/11/review-christmas-gone-wrong-with-ruben-clay/
Deadline. Evans - American Idols Go Caroling & Kitsching On Broadway
https://deadline.com/2018/12/ruben-studdard-clay-aiken-broadway-christmas-show-review-american-idol-1202517015/
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#97
Posted: 12/11/18 at 8:18pm
DC Metro Theater Arts Review: ‘Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show’ at the Imperial Theatre
https://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2018/12/11/review-ruben-clays-christmas-show-at-the-imperial-theatre/
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#98
Posted: 12/11/18 at 9:46pm
Review Roundup: Did Critics Have A Holly Jolly Christmas With RUBEN & CLAY?
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Did-Critics-Have-A-Holly-Jolly-Christmas-With-RUBEN-CLAY-20181211
Featured Actor Joined: 1/19/08
Previews#99
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:10pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/theater/ruben-and-clay-review-ruben-studdard-clay-aiken-christmas.html?smid=tw-nytimesarts&smtyp=cur Positive
Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken don't reinvent the Christmas wheel in their holiday show, but then who wants a new Chrismas wheel?
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