Unpopular theatre opinions — Page 10

Plannietink08 said: "Marisha Wallace is an incredible singer but a bad, bad actor. I saw her in WAITRESS and she was completely checked out of the performance, she’d say her line and move on. When she sang it was like magic! I saw a Tuesday matinee so I put it down to low energy.

Then I saw her in HAIRSPRAY and the same thing happened except I saw the show early in the run and on an evening show. She said her line with no acting behind it whatsoever and just stood there waiting for her next line. Then when she opened her mouth to sing it was a completely different story!

I’d listen to her sing the phonebook but her acting leaves a lot to be desired. I’m suddenly understanding why she says in interviews “I auditioned for this role on Broadway but didn’t get it but now I’m playing it in London” "

I loved Marisha’s super sassy Becky lol! But didn’t get the chance to see her in Hairspray though so can’t comment on that. I agree she’s a fab singer and I just love her personality. She’s been such a bright positive spirit during the pandemic and has such a get up and go attitude, it’s infectious! She’s playing at the Green Room 42 on 7th Nov in NYC (9.30 I think), so if anyone is stuck for someone to see then I’d definitely recommend a Marisha gig (from personal experience).

wsondheim94 said: "I truly don't get the hype around Come From Away. The score was serviceable but not memorable. There was no real scene-work - it was all just monologues delivered to us. More explaining, than showing. I was bored. Theperformanceswere good. Just hated the show as a show."

I found so many of the jokes cheesy and tiresome. The only part I enjoyed was Jenn Colella's solo. I was baffled when people around me were actually crying. And Ashley did not deserve the Tony for direction.

hearthemsing22 said: "I’m sorry, but I’m just NOT a fan of Great Comet (which I saw twice, so I definitely gave it a chance!) or The Bands Visit. I appreciate what each show did, but I couldn’t get into it. "

I haven’t seen either so I can’t agree but that’s how I feel with Waitress. Sat through it twice and felt like torture each time. 

Impeach2017 said: "I hated that show so much I sat through it twice!"

If this is to me, I definitely did sit through Waitress twice. Not that I need to explain why but clearly I do. I had two different friends wanting to see the show. Went the first time and though it couldn’t be that awful, so gave it a second try with friend two. Already had tickets so I couldn’t back out. Left thinking I couldn’t believe I sat through that torture twice and couldn’t understand why people go crazy for it. To each their own. 

Updated On: 10/23/21 at 06:29 AM

I also typically give shows a second chance if I had a negative reaction the first time around. Especially if I was in a weird frame of mind the first time. I have found that sometimes if my mood was not great or I had something hanging over my head/on my mind at the time of the first viewing, it could have an impact on my overall enjoyment of the show. 

As a side note though, I did love the SpongeBob musical! A friend won free tickets and took me :)"

I LOVED SpongeBob.  It was my favorite show of a eight show trip.  Ironically, I went in thinking I would hate it.  

KathyNYC2 said: "I really disliked To Kill A Mockingbird. They just trashed the book IMO. "

Tell me more! It’s on my to see list so And I’ve only seen positive things. Id like to hear why you disliked it!

ArtMan said: "


As a side note though, I did love the SpongeBob musical! A friend won free tickets and took me :)"

I LOVED SpongeBob. It was my favorite show of a eight show trip. Ironically, I went in thinking I would hate it."

To be honest I didn’t goin thinking I’d hate it or anything like that. The only thought I had before was-this is a show that takes place underwater. It’s animated. How will they do that? YES IM AWARE OF THE LITTLE MERMAID before anyone points that out. I’m just saying for this particular show that was my only thought beforehand.

 

I did end up seeing it again! I loved it too :) 

KathyNYC2 said: "I really disliked To Kill A Mockingbird. They just trashed the book IMO."

I just saw it today for the first time (and thought it honestly was phenomenal) and I haven't read the book in 5 years. I remembered the major plot points so nothing was a surprise, but I think I need to reread the book now haha. 

 

As for my unpopular opinions - I never liked Dear Evan Hansen in the first place, and the movie was horrible as well, but I think the movie's story is better since they at least exposed Evan's lies to everyone at the end.

Farmer Refuted is my favorite track off of Hamilton

Groundhog Day has been my favorite show I've ever seen

 

You should ask her where she got that perspective.   They didn't "clean up" too much of the language for the filming, so someone wasn't paying attention - my guess is, she didn't take the time to watch it at all, and simply decided since Disney+ carried it, it must be family approved.

But AMERICAN history should only deal with the good stuff.....right?