bk said: "There is nothing wrong with Bye Bye Birdie that hasgood direction, choreography, and acting. That of course goes for every musical but especially for this one. What, you'd rather be doing Legally Blonde, because let me tell you in twenty years that will be looked on exactly like you're looking on Bye Bye Birdie. In forty years people your age willbe looking at any musical you love that's of the moment and saying "this doesn't resonate with me" and they won't be having a good time in the show. Well, what resonates with you is not the show's problem, it's your problem and the problem of your fellow cast mates and rather sadly typical. Go have a good time. Albert is a wonderful comedic musical comedy role and there are great ways a good director can have fun with his chauvinism and Rosie's reaction to it. Back then it was fresh and fun. Today it's nostalgia.
There were things prior to the year of your birth that are fun and are still fun. I did a production of Li'l Abner at a college a couple of years ago - I go back occasionally to direct at my alma mater with a mix of pros and students. The students were all just like you're being - "this doesn't resonate" "I don't know the cartoon" - I shut all that crap down at rehearsal one, and by rehearsal two they were in the world of the show and loving every minute of it - and because we had some really top pros in it we got reviewed by everyone and it was all raves because the show is FUNNY and still pertinent today, just like Bye Bye Birdie if you do it well. "
What a condescending, bitchy little post. I hope all that blabbing made you feel very superior about your little self.
