Unpopular theatre opinions — Page 6

The OBC of Les Miserables' heavy use of really fake, cheesy-sounding synth orchestrations make the album borderline unlistenable to me.

HogansHero said: "for those of us who cut our teeth on euro synth pop, thems fightin words. "

I know, but it's always just been something I really don't find appealing to the ear. It's not just Les Miz. I find a lot of Laurence O'Keefe's music relies really heavily on a synthy, easy-listening style that I'm not a fan of. The one exception is Adding Machine, where I think the artificial nature of the synthesizer fits with the theme of the show.

" I find Matthew Broderick to be wooden and boring as hell on stage. "

I think quite a few people feel the same way about him, I know I do -lol.

pathman2 said: "I was disappointed when I saw Hamilton. Maybe it was overhyped, but I also thought it was overstaged to the point of excess. It’ll be interesting to see the taped version to see what they focus on and if that changes things for me. I also found the depiction of King George to be homophobic—“gayface” if you will. Especially since the writer comes from a community known for machismo and homophobia. I get that the role is comic relief, but I found it offensive."

I also found Hamilton overhyped (and the praise for Groff weird, as he does little but stand there and sing the same song thrice) but the comment about Lin's "community" doesn't sit well with me. As if most communities, ethnicities, and cultures around the world aren't hyper-masculine and homophobic? I wouldn't assume someone who is, say, Russian or African, is automatically homophobic. Seems like a weird jab at Puerto Ricans.

The song + role could easily be played as more menacing and "straight" if you will, or with a King Herod vibe, or just... not by Groff, a gay actor. The song's a love/hate letter to America, which is usually viewed in female terms ("lady liberty" "America the beautiful".

Groff is gay and very out: of course that had more bearing on pathman2's opinion on King George being gayface. Blaming Lin for being Puerto Rican seems the bigger offense to me but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ your bias on who to defend is obvious.

Updated On: 7/26/20 at 11:48 AM

I think Something Rotten had some of the funniest songs and most entertaining book I've ever seen in a show.

hearthemsing22 said: "ENOUGH with harping on Cameron Dallas being cast in Mean Girls. Literally it's enough. There is absolutely no reason to keep hating on him when there are so many other things happening in the world that you should be focusing on. Seriously. Moveon.com. You say he didn't work hard?He got cast, yes. His audition process may have been different. But no one learned the lines for him. No one did the choreography for him. So let's allll move on, shall we? Thanks!"

Nah, but it's cute you are trying to control people. He cannot act, he cannot sing. He never should have been on a Broadway stage. (Oh, and mods before you delete this, it's my opinion in an opinion thread)). ThanksSoMuch.

Sutton Ross said: "hearthemsing22 said: "ENOUGH with harping on Cameron Dallas being cast in Mean Girls. Literally it's enough. There is absolutely no reason to keep hating on him when there are so many other things happening in the world that you should be focusing on. Seriously. Moveon.com. You say he didn't work hard?He got cast, yes. His audition process may have been different. But no one learned the lines for him. No one did the choreography for him. So let's allll move on, shall we? Thanks!"

Nah, but it's cute you are trying to control people. He cannot act, he cannot sing. He never should have been on a Broadway stage. (Oh, and mods before you delete this, it's my opinion in an opinion thread)). ThanksSoMuch."

I'm petty, so as the other person deleted, I second this. (It was a good comeback, too!)

With all respect to the talent of all involved, Come From Away is one of the worst shows I've ever seen.

Starlight Express is campy pure entertainment and needs a revival ASAP.

The first time I heard Hamilton, I thought it sounded exactly like In The Heights, but ITH is better.

Hamilton is not groundbreaking, people just don't know enough musicals.

The "rise" of commercialist theatre (shows based on popular movies created just to sell tickets) is not a bad or new thing.

skies said: "Yes, "Newsies" has impressive choreography, but the show was incredibly dated and tired from it's premiere. Book and score are by the numbers."

As a member of the audience, and presumably the minority, my biggest issue with Newsies was that every production number seemed exactly like the last one to me. There was a sameness -- sort of choreographed gymnastics that wore thin.

Updated On: 7/30/20 at 09:37 AM

Evan Hansen haters seem to ignore the fact that, during his first meeting with the Murphys, he says, "Connor didn't write this," more than once. In the next scene, Jared balks when Evan says that he's going to tell them the truth at dinner, and he pushes him to continue with his lie of omission. When he sees that it's bringing comfort to the family, especially Mrs. Murphy, then it starts to snowball, but it definitely wasn't malicious, and certainly not unforgivable.

CT2NYC said: "Evan Hansen haters seem to ignore the fact that, during his first meeting with the Murphys, he says, "Connor didn't write this," more than once. In the next scene, Jared balks when Evan says that he's going to tell them the truth at dinner, and he pushes him to continue with his lie of omission. When he sees that it's bringing comfort to the family, especially Mrs. Murphy, then it starts to snowball, but it definitely wasn't malicious, and certainly not unforgivable."

Evan Hansen apologists seem to ignore the fact that in act two he keeps lying and starts making up more false evidences when he sees that his new popularity starts slipping away.