What misrepresented broadway? — Page 2

i know you didnt actually mean that they ruined broadway, anyway I do agree that movie musicals are not helpful to the sanctity of broadway and there is way too much disney.

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"It's just, I feel like those shows and things are
misrepresenting what broadway really is."

Broadway is about escaping from reality and being able to live in another world for 2.5 hours. Everyone has a different definition on what Broadway means to them, so to say one show misrepresents what Broadway really is doesn't make sense.

The great thing about Broadway is there are so many different things you can choose from: serious dramas, musical comedies, the list goes on. Whether you like the shows or not, shows like Rent and Wicked don't misrepresent Broadway.

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Updated On: 4/8/07 at 01:26 AM

>> the shows that actually make it to Broadway are the cream of the proverbial crop

I must ever so humbly disagree. That might have been true ten or fifteen years ago, but now Broadway is loaded down with pre-packaged shows that are designed to be nothing more than tourist trap musicals. They get mixed to pan reviews, and still play anyway because they're marketed to families who see a familiar corporate name and assume automatically that it's going to be good. And because their experience with this kind of theatre is so limited and because they shelled out so much for the tickets, they force themselves to enjoy it, whether or not they actually do. The cream of the crop can be found in countless other places, like regional theatre, which is where the real action is these days. Face it: "now playing on Broadway!" just doesnt have the panache it once did; why do you think Newsweek and Time so rarely talk about theatre anymore?

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