Schwartz talks about his "bitterness" — Page 2

At least he's had sucess. There are hundreds of composers who are trying to make a break in New York, and he's upset because he didn't win a Tony? A nomination is still quite an honor. I understand he has the right to be bitter, but walking out is something a cranky child would do. He should be grateful and proud of what he has and stop sulking.

I didn't think that Wicked's score was anything stellar or special, but Avenue Q was different. Riv, that's the point. A pardoy of an idea, is still unique. I still think it was the right decision to go with Q. Schwartz should suck it up and move on.

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The music to "Wicked" is glorious in spots..no doubt. In my mind, "Wicked" was more of a conventional musical however. "Avenue Q" was original, fresh, and smart. Was the music as pretty as "Wicked?" As majestic? As thrilling? No. But it was something very new. The characters, the story, and the clever lyrics are what carry "Q" and I do think that the Tony voters made the right choice.

I will say though, that Schwartz is understandably upset in that he has written very good scores such as "Godspell," "Pippin," and "The Magic Show" and they all, including "Wicked" have been overlooked. Perhaps he was looking for a bit of a lifetime acheivement award for "Wicked." I might not have argued that. I know I'm condradicting myself here. I belived that "AQ" had a more original score than "Wicked," but I do feel that Schwartz has made many a valuable contribution to the theatre.

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You people make me sick.
Avenue Q deserved to win and they did. And if the situation was reversed, Jeff Marx would be gracious about it.
It is very disappointing how Schwartz is behaving.
He is talented. Wicked is doing well. Get over it.
I know Jeff would never behave like he is.
Snap out of it.

"He is talented. Wicked is doing well. Get over it."

exactly!

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Schmaltzy and frivolous? Try dynamic, powerful, moving, funny, inventive, and even addictive. I couldn't take the CD out of my car CD player for a week; it was playing constantly. And that never never happens to me. And a friend of mine said the same thing happened to him. I was so sure that Wicked would win the Tony, I felt that it was the kind of score that could beat any score any year, that I was quite shocked when Avenue Q (which I really like, but nowhere near as much as Wicked) took the prize. But I guess that goes to show that (as I've said before) "good" and "bad" are totally subjective when it comes to the arts.

I dunno, I think Schwartz has the right to be bitter. If the Q producers had been honest about their intentions for the show, Wicked would have won Best Musical, if not the triple crown all together.

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Well it is over and Schwartz can write another musical.
I still think Pippin is his greatest musical. Time to bring it to Broadway.
I sometimes wish Q was not as big a hit as it is. I still have not been able to take my best friend to see it. We lost the lottery yet again. It was her 4th loss and my 19th loss.
I only win when she is not there. (won once and was lucky that another friend won once)
I won Wicked on the first try and never had the urge to go again.

Updated On: 3/13/05 at 12:35 PM

I loved Caroline and adore Tesori. But Q is my favorite musical of all time.
It really blows me away.
I wish they tied as i adore Jeanine. But i am glad Q took the prize.

i was just about to post that, who would pass up an offer like that?

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Thank you, Priest.



It's an opera (technically an operetta, but pretty close to an opera), so it's constructed as such. It's different, and doesn't follow the traditional musical structure of scenes, which makes it stand out as such. Bring me Lot's Wife over Defying Gravity or It Sucks To Be Me anyday.