The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety

[wexy]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#1

Posted: 6/1/10 at 7:55pm

Has anyone else seen this at this @ Second Stage? I saw it on Saturday and I really liked it. Thought it was really well written and worthy of all the raves. I don't even like wrestling but think its something to see.

'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'

[scaryclowns2232]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#2

Posted: 6/1/10 at 9:24pm

This was on my short list of best productions I saw all season. I thought it was fantastic all around- writing, directing, acting, design. Definitely way more deserving of the Pulitzer than Next to Normal.

[bjh2114]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#2

Posted: 6/1/10 at 9:51pm

I saw it on Sunday and loathed it from start to finish.

[rmusic11322]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#3

Posted: 6/1/10 at 9:53pm

To be honest, as soon as I saw the show poster, I gained no interest in it. I thought that boxing would make a weird musical, even thought it probablly isn't one. Can someone tell me what it's about?

[darquegk]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#4

Posted: 6/1/10 at 10:17pm

It's about sociopolitical dynamics of race in modern America, set against the increasingly less athletic and more theatrical world of professional WWF-style arena wrestling.

[Yankeefan007]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#5

Posted: 6/1/10 at 10:40pm

bjh, were you sitting behind me on Sunday (row J on the side)? Those people pretty much loathed it from start to finish, as well.

I thought it was one of the greatest shows I've seen all year - certainly a thrill ride from start to finish, with some very interesting things to say about race relations and the American Dream.

I thought the acting was outstanding, especially company leader Desmin Borges. Kristoffer Diaz has a very bright future ahead of him.

[bjh2114]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#6

Posted: 6/1/10 at 10:44pm

That is, in fact, where I was sitting. I thought the concept was interesting, but I thought the execution was sloppy. The "commentary on race relations" really should have been more than a slew of jokes. It didn't really strike a nerve until the end, at which point it was too late for me to take it seriously. And as far as the acting goes, I thought Usman Ally was the best one. I didn't care for Desmin Borges at all.

[Yankeefan007]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#7

Posted: 6/1/10 at 10:52pm

If I had known, I'd have introduced myself. Always up for a good spirited debate.

[bjh2114]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#8

Posted: 6/1/10 at 10:53pm

Haha, absolutely! Next time we will coordinate better!

[After Eight]

The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Diety#9

Posted: 6/1/10 at 11:22pm

I found it ghastly from beginning to end. Since it's profoundly anti-American, it naturally received raves, Pulitzer Prize finalist status, etc. It's all so predictable. Thank heavens the Pulitzer Committee rejected the recommendations of its "esteemed" judges.

After sitting through this rank and clumsy horror, all I could think was "Bring back 'Mr. & Mrs. Fitch!'"