Star-studded night at THE WEDDING SINGER! 4.1.06 — Page 3

As for the leads not stealing the show, let me say this. The leads aren't supposed to "steal" the show, that's the job of the actors playing the supporting characters. When you think about the phrase, "stealing the show," the show is already all about the main characters. I don't think it's a bad thing at all.

didi post the link

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I havent seen the show yet (hopefully going not this week but next) but based on the reviews on ATC (written by some of the most critical reviewers out there) I think reviews will be positive. I dont know, its just what I think and Im not shilling the show as I said before I havent seen it. Its just a gut feeling I guess...

The shows up for Best Musical are obviously:
Drowsy
TCP
Jersey Boys
Tarzan
Wedding Singer

One will have to be eliminated though, as there are only four Best Musical nominees per year...

I remember seeing Buddy & Moe & the audience had a great time at both.Theater can be movingas in Death Of A Saleman but sometimes it can & should just be entertaining .Buddy, Moe (both jukebox musicals)Jersey & ASU were entertaining

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I am always interested in Andy Karl updates, so speak for yourself Orangeskittles. :). There will always be rude posters who don't understand the concept of message boards in general, or free speech for that matter, so don't allow Ronin to upset you Al. We can't afford to lose you again, seriously!

I saw the first preview of this show, and I thought it was great. The entire time I was wishing there was a cast recording. I wanted to hear every song again. I thought it was a great, fun show. yeah, the plot is thin, but I did feel for the characters. Like, when Laura is trying on her wedding dress and she starts talking about how happy she'd be if Robbie married her, and then robbie sees her happy and realizes that he can't possibly break her heart. I wanted to scream and be like "she's talk about you!" - so, in that way, I def. felt for the characters. I wanted them to get together and I wanted Laura to dump the chump and get with the guy that will make her happy. And I didn't think the 80s references were stupid or tiresome. I never once checked my watch or anything. It was great. I recommend it to anyone who wants to have some fun at the theater. I wanna see Brantley slam this show. How could this show not make you laugh at loud at least once? Or not leave you humming at least one of its songs? Maybe the people that hate this show, just wanted something w/ more substance, which is fine. That's why Broadway is so vast. IF you want substance, go see something else. If you want to have fun and come out of the theater w/ a big smile, go see this show.

Hey Michael Bennett, do you have amnesia or did you just get caught in a little white one? Read on:


Michael Bennett

Broadway Legend
joined: 3/16/05
re: Munk's THE WEDDING SINGER review
Posted On: 4/1/06 at 05:18 PM

Yes I've seen MARY P and BILLY ELLIOT and will be seeing WEDDING SINGER in the next few weeks. Some of us actually make our living in the industry, Vinnie and travel extensively to places like Los Angeles for work. And yeah, BILLY ELLIOT is opening at the Imperial Theatre next spring - just in time to compete with MARY P. at the Tonys. And trust me, my HEARING is quite good.

re: Star-studded night at THE WEDDING SINGER! 4.1.06
Posted On: 4/2/06 at 01:03 PM

I saw the show in Seattle, Jane.


Now, which one is it Mikey? Are you seeing it in a few weeks or did you see it in Seattle? Or were you going to see it in Seattle and your private plane ran out of gas? Folks, his comments should be taken with a grain of salt.

Then, within minutes of insisting that Billy Elliot would be opening at the Imperial next spring, he writes:

re: Munk's THE WEDDING SINGER review
Posted On: 4/2/06 at 01:01 AM

Fine Vinnie, whatever you say - Mary Poppins still isn't going to win the Tony.

Michael Bennett, you have lost any credibility you may have had. Stop wasting our time. When you can figure out whether or not you have seen Wedding Singer please let us know.

"I am always interested in Andy Karl updates, so speak for yourself Orangeskittles. :)"

I never said I wasn't speaking for myself. But when you attend a new show in previews that many people are curious about and take the time to post a thread about it here, you should talk about the SHOW. The original poster could barely articulate an intelligent point about it, other than to repeat herself with a brief and vague statement about loving it. There's no reason an American Idol loser and a few random Broadway actors that happened to be there should have been the focus of the post. In my opinion, most of them aren't even big enough "stars" to warrant this kind of attention in the first place.

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I have a Wedding Singer related question.

My aunt and uncle are both huge fans of the movie, and for an anniversery present, we'd like to give them one of the broadway.com show gift certificates(another question, are these worth the money). Both of them, while they haven't seen too many shows, have seen a few(The Producers is the only one that I can name, but I know they've seen more, and own some movie musicals). Do you think they'd enjoy the show?

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Yes, but starting a whole thread just to mention a few Broadway actor sitings is unnecessary, especially since this poster in particular does it quite often.

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Yeah, I figured that from the reviews I've heard, but I figure, they're such big fans of the movie, and really like the very entertaining type of shows, that I thik they'll probably enjoy it.

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Skittles, I've got to say, you sound really bitter and I don't say that alot as it's thrown around too much here. You can't slam Alli2's post and say it was "barely articulate" just because she chose to start her "review" the way she did. Maybe she's a big Rent head, A.I fan, Alterholic, whatever and maybe on top of being excited to see the show, she was excited about "star" sightings. She started the thread, it's her perogative.