The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Review

I'm not very good at reviewing shows so sorry in advance. I saw the matinee of this play today, I highly recommend that any wrestling fan goes out and see it if they have a chance. Now saying that, I've been a wrestling fan all of my life and I was really looking forward to how this was going to be done. If you follow wrestling you will understand this play a hell of a lot more than the average person. You could easily replace Chad with Hulk Hogan or John Cena or any other big name star that has been around in the past that couldn't wrestle if his life depended on it.

Now there were some people there, they were older woman who left during the intermission and I overheard them complaining about how awful it was. I don't believe they had any idea what the play was going to be about in the first place though. The rest of the crowd seemed to enjoyed themselves though.

Tomorrow is the last day for the show so I suggest getting out there to see it.

I agree, After Eight. I loathed the entire thing.

Nope. I am a theatre fan, though.

The play isn't actually ABOUT wrestling though...

Yes I understood the message behind it all with the non wrestling factor of the play but there are soooo many things in the show that are in there for wrestling fans as well that I think may turn off the normal theatre going person. Chad Deity is Hulk Hogan, he is John Cena. I've watched people be put into characters who they weren't even close to being in real life threw out all the years of my wrestling watching. I've also seen that once the wrestlers are allowed to be themselves that they start to get popular and gain fame because they are comfortable in who they are as a character now, ex. Stone Cold Steve Austin. Everything that happened in that play has happened in real life wrestling numerous times.

Yes I understood that, I'm just saying for me there was a ton more about the show that I appreciated because of the wrestling aspect.

I found it to be quite an invigorating experience.

I really enjoyed it too! Definitely one of my favorite shows of the season.

A brilliant show, beautifully written and staged with tremendous dynamism. But not for the old or weak-minded.

The "old" part of that was a reference to the previous poster who had mentioned that older audience members seemed to like the play less. Which was my observation as well. Because it's true.

As for "weak-minded," I can understand why you're sensitive about that one. Surely you've heard it before!

"Actually, I haven't."

I imagine it's only something people have been saying behind your back then. Good for you! Your acquaintances are polite.

Back to the point: CHAD DEITY is a terrific show that will have enormous appeal to people large-minded enough to appreciate it.

I saw this play on Sunday. I thought Terence Archie (Chad Diety) had a ton of charisma. The character of Macedonia kind of reminded me of Usnavi from In the Heights (in terms of the speech pattern and inflection).

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I wouldn't take wholemegillah2 very seriously folks - he/she was most likely a marketing intern at Second Stage trying to justify his/her existence by touting the show on chat sites.

Anyhow, the show is DOA and gone. Let's move on as well.