What happened last night???- Page 2

[etoile]

Posted: 6/9/04 at 11:27am

The better show won? Were there only TWO nominees? I can think of a third that I at least thought was a serious contender.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 6/9/04 at 12:11pm

I will NEVER get the hype about "Q". Yes it was cute & funny@ times but so is a puppy but i don't pay $$ to watch a puppy frolic. This was a pleasant bit of fluff but like cotton candy just desolves into sugar w zero nutriton.
Wicked is NOT a full course meal either(And does not pretend to be) but there is @ least SOME substance there musically . And I have always commended the performers of "Q" but ya gotta have something worth the performers abilities
Love to u all
"The anti "Q"
Sabre

[iruvyou]

Posted: 6/9/04 at 8:04pm

I just have a few things to say- errrrrr sabrelady

[ozboy]

Posted: 6/9/04 at 8:30pm

So if avenue Q is like cotton candy, nutritionally, Wicked is like eating... SAND!

Sure, sand'll fill you up, but after three hours of it you're in excruciating pain! If you eat sand, you eat it once, learn from your mistake and go see a better frikkin' show!

No? Updated On: 6/9/04 at 08:30 PM

[BroadwayKelly]

Posted: 6/9/04 at 10:45pm

"Stephen Scwartz finally has a show that can make some money..."

Are you kidding me? Have you not heard of The Godspell or Pippin? (well...if you're under 30 you may not have!)

[magic8ball]

Posted: 6/10/04 at 1:29am

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
"in wicked's defense, it is doing much better monitarily wise. and if the show was so horrible, then why is it impossible to get seats, and why are people going again and again? it's obvious that wicked will be around much longer than avenue q. it does have substance. good v. evil. friend v. foe. right v. wrong. so far, wicked has never preformed to anything less than a full house. can avenue q say that?

-mallory"

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No, "Wicked" is not doing better financially. "Avenue Q" has made a substantial profit whereas "Wicked" has yet to break even with its spectacularly overblown initial production costs.

And your argument that "Avenue Q" is not selling out performances is no longer valid thanks to the Tonys. Now that the show has gained some much-deserved attention, I'm sure its sales will be tantamount to "Wicked"'s. Also, you must remember that "Avenue Q" is an ADULT show whereas "Wicked" is family-friendly. This is a HUGE factor in ticket sales. Not to mention the fact that "Wicked" has a huge pre-established fanbase with Maguire's cult-status novel and the popularity of the "The Wizard of Oz" film, or the fact that the show has managed to acquire an obsessive fanbase of teenage girls willing to shell out hundreds of dollars to see the show multiple times. It's eerily reminiscent of the box-office season following the debut of "Titanic". ::shudder::

BTW, all of the "moral lessons" that you mentioned are overshadowed by the outrageous, convoluted spectacle that the show has become. It's really a shame, considering the potential of the initial project...

Updated On: 6/10/04 at 01:29 AM