West Side Story Revival will cut I Feel Pretty and Somewhere Ballet — Page 7

After Eight said: "“So? Welcome to the world of opera.”

I was welcomed to it long ago.

“If you are shocked now, wait until these works have gone into the public domain. “”

Gee, what makes you think I'm shocked?

Nothing could be more predictable.



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Maybe your end-of-the-world language, and the sense one gets that your hair is standing on end while you type. If you're so used to this--and also aware that great works survive wildly experimental stagings--why are you so upset, and your language so doom-laden?

Updated On: 11/11/19 at 07:42 PM

After Eight said: "“If you're so used to this--and also aware that great works survive wildly experimental stagings--why are you so upset,and your language sodoom-laden?”.

It's called facing reality,seeing things howthey are, and calling it like it is.

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Somewhere...

you'll find a new way of living...

you'll find a way of forgiving...

somewhere...

dramamama611 said: "Some of you seem to have forgotten.... these changes NEED approval. And if they get it, that rather shoots a hole in your authorial intent.

I don't care that people WANT to try something different, I hate when they do not have permission to do so.

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I highly doubt Ivo would've signed on in the first place if it wasn't guaranteed he could do what he wanted with it.

Joevitus, you're hilarious and I'm pretty sure After Eight is Rex Reed, who is not.

FindingNamo said: "Joevitus, you're hilarious and I'm pretty sure After Eight is Rex Reed, who is not."

lol--great thing to read first thing in the morning!

I so loved her, wonder if I could find that somewhere---only realised that as I typed---I was amused.

ChildofEarth said: "So the marketing is all men, all of the cut songs helped drive the female characters, and Amar Ramasar is still in the cast.

Wow. What a time to be a woman and a fan of Broadway."

Well, we are getting Caroline, or Change. And without having seen them, there are Six and Tina. I'm not holding out much hope for Diana, Girl from the North Country, Jagged Little Pill, or Flying Over Sunset but maybe they'll be pleasant surprises. But yeah, this revival just finds more ways to turn me off. 

YvanEhtNioj said: "I think people should give it a chance before making early harsh judgements. We’ve seen literally one production photo, and everything else has come from this interview. I think it’s too early to label the show as trash.
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I genuinely don't understand this. We live in the era of peak TV and so many other things trying to attract out time, attention, and interest. The point of trailers, marketing/ads, and press interviews is to get people interested in the show to buy tickets. Sure, you can't say for sure if a show is good or bad. But you definitely can form an opinion on whether you want to see it based on what you know. I don't get this idea that we need to spend hours and/or hundreds of dollars on a piece of media before we can have an opinion. Maybe creatives should make better choices and earn our time and money. Admittedly, I am less charitable towards white male auteurs and supposed visionaries. I'm going to die someday. I don't have time for all of this nonsense.

I genuinely don't understand this. We live in the era of peak TV and so many other things trying to attract out time, attention, and interest. The point of trailers, marketing/ads, and press interviews is to get people interested in the show to buy tickets. Sure, you can't say for sure if a show is good or bad. But you definitely can form an opinion on whether you want to see it based on what you know. I don't get this idea that we need to spend hours and/or hundreds of dollars on a piece of media before we can have an opinion"

I agree. I think they are keeping it purposely vague and mysterious. The thing about that is....it doesn't work. Advertising exists so people know your show.....exists. People want to know things before making an expensive purchase, like a Broadway show ticket.