Unpopular opinions you hold — Page 33

Elfuhbuh said: "As someone with social anxiety, I think Dear Evan Hansen does a terrible job at representing it, and I'm constantly annoyed with how Evan's problem in that respect just kind of magically disappears once he gets a girlfriend and grows popular at school. That's not how it works.



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I see a lot of people reading the show/his character arc this way but I definitely didn't? He definitely seemed just as anxious throughout the show, just things were going "better" for him during some of act 2 that made him not have to actively panic as much. I saw MLB play the role and he didn't let up on any of Evan's nervous tics for the second act, even when Evan seemed otherwise comfortable. I think it's just that Evan is comfortable around the Murphys, which he says himself iirc.

Elaine Stritch sounds like someones drunk Aunt who gets up and sings at a wedding. She yells more than sings. Overrated

darreyl102 said: "Elaine Stritch sounds like someones drunk Aunt who gets up and sings at a wedding. She yells more than sings. Overrated "

It's called acting, honey.

Elfuhbuh said: "As someone with social anxiety, I think Dear Evan Hansen does a terrible job at representing it, and I'm constantly annoyed with how Evan's problem in that respect just kind of magically disappears once he gets a girlfriend and grows popular at school. That's not how it works. "

Can't agree enough. The most mystifying thing is I have a number of friends who don't have mental illnesses of any sort that keep saying, "DEH is so important! It's the most accurate display of mental illness ever seen on a Broadway stage!" While I, a person who's dealt with anxiety since I was ~11, couldn't agree less. There are so many better mentally ill characters for the stage, and I don't understand how Evan Hansen was the one to stick. (It's not even the fact that he's a 'relatable teenager' – I mean, what about Natalie from Next to Normal?)

I've always felt like DEH was a show about mental illness for non-mentally ill people.

DEH was a good show but once Platt leaves the problems will become much more obvious. Michael Park and his glove song were terrible.

I actually love To Break in a Glove. I think it's really sweet and a key moment for Evan and his development; I do not understand why it's so universally hated.

Tuck Everlasting was an adorable show and it deserved so much better. Amélie, on the other hand, did not.

The Music Man and Bye Bye Birdie are both classics, and very good ones at that. I understand that the latter is pretty cheesy, but they both are enjoyable in spite of their flaws.

Updated On: 8/30/17 at 08:59 AM

The Other One said: "I find A Chorus Line to be terribly overrated. A good show, just not one I'd rank anywhere near the top inmy 50 years of theater going. I saw it twice. Once with its original cast, then again in the summer of 1990.

The character's speeches all sound like Facebook status updates."

Most of the dialogue from A Chorus Line is pretty dated, but the montage is probably my favorite 20 minutes in musical theater.

comets said: "DEH was a good show but once Platt leaves the problems will become much more obvious. Michael Park and his glove song wereterrible."



We agree on one part of your opinion. I have already set up my playing of Evan Hansen to skip the glove song...the only one in the show for which I haver prescribed that honor.

Forgive me one and all, but I sincerely believe that Hamilton is the MOST OVERRATED musical in musical theater history.

I was bored out of my mind throughout Groundhog Day!

A part of me feels that Kelli O'Hara shouldn't have joined the cast of 13 Reasons Why- The pros of joining it are numerous : I know that she has children, needs to provide for her family , she's trying to do more TV work, and who would say no to an offer like this, but I watched one episode of the show and it was just horrible manipulative crap. I think she'll be good because she almost always does great work, but for this show? It's horrible. She should be doing better projects.

Probably more in the catagory of 'what pisses me off'' is when reading who is in such and such play/musical/concert, before/after every persons' name is the list of almost every show they've been in, PLUS Tony award nominee/winner---far too many words--like my posts.

and....PS...Have you seen the Elaine Paige pic for Dick Wittington?--UNRECOGNISABLE. She's obviously gone to the same 'cosmetician' as Shirley Bassey. A little 'freshening' of ones' aging complexion can be flattering but like tattoos---it your body, go for it.

And...yes, havn't finished, what is it with men and this unshaved/bearded stubble look? I'm tired of waking up every morning with a beard rash !

Thank you