"What's your favorite show?" -- what answer would be the biggest turnoff?- Page 3

[thereisnofuture]

Posted: 1/22/08 at 9:34pm

High School Musical,Grease.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/22/08 at 11:10pm

There are several choices that would make me think 2x but the all time deal breaker would be All Shook Up.

And really: NO straight men like musical theater? Please. Lots do. (well, maybe not LOTS.)

And...to those kicking each other about this thread: give the original poster a break: it's conversation not life.

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 1/22/08 at 11:13pm

Rent
Wicked
High School Music
all that generic stuff

[The White Half-Mask]

Posted: 1/22/08 at 11:45pm

Not to sound snobby or jump on the bandwagon, but "High School Musical" would probably be a turn-off for me. "Rent" or "Wicked" might also do it, depending on the person's attitude. If they were like, "OMG! Rent iz da best eva!!!1!" I'd back away. If they liked it, but did not think it was the Second Coming of Jesus, that'd be fine.

Also, just as an aside, I'm a straight guy that likes musical theatre.
Updated On: 1/22/08 at 11:45 PM

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:04am

HSM, Grease

[insertclevernamehere]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:14am

I hope I didn't insinuate that I don't think ANY straight men love musical theatre. I'm sure some are out there. I know there are some on this board. But as someone who has been in theatre since I was about 12, I personally have never met one. For straight guys, I just dazzle them with my knowledge about the 86' Celtics.

Updated On: 1/23/08 at 12:14 AM

[george95]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:46am

I think it would be cool if my date said "Hairspray" or "Cats" or another show I intensely dislike, because, even though we all love Broadway, it is just ART, and we can't take it that seriously. So it would be something fun to joke and tease about...because i'm sure my date wouldn't like my favorite shows either. But what if we also had different musical tastes, etc? I think that's the spice of life : )

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:48am

Anything that's popular.

[Fat Actor]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 1:00am

If I am ever on a date and the girl tells me her favorite musical is High School Musical the first thing I would do is check her ID to make sure she is 18.

[RockabyeHamlet]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 1:34am

Phantom...

Only because I have heard that alot, and it just makes me cringe now.

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 1:48am

I wear my Wicked t-shirt out all the time. I think it's pretty cool, plus I figured it'd be a good conversation piece. I get weird looks, and this discussion board explains why.

[zoran912]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 2:28am

If anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber is mentioned, I start tuning out.

[Eastwickian]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 4:52am

As a straight man who likes musicals (yes, another one!) I generally try to keep it quiet. I wouldn't ask the question and if someone asked me, I would in all probability feign ignorance. It's not the greatest pick up line.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 7:41am

Cats...or La Cage Aux Folles...

I've already given a couple of people the stinkeye over Cats.:)

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 9:34am

AVENUE Q *shivers*

[Pippin]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 11:04am

Really? you people would honestly not date someone because of their taste in a MUSICAL?

I met this really great guy once- Sense of Humor, Nice on the eyes, but not full of himself, Generous, and Polite....... but he liked Strawberry Jam. I'm more of a Grape person, myself. So I told him to get a life and never call me again. then I had to relieve some stress, so I went to a Matinee of the Phantom of the Opera, and followed that up with an evening viewing of Wicked.

[truman]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 2:14pm

Wicked or Rent. Ugh.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 3:39pm

I'm not sure I wouldn't date them... But there would be a long discussion about theatre. Especially since it's pretty much my stress reliever ~ and the two shows I mentioned create stress for me.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 4:13pm

Another straight guy here...

I'm not into Wicked or High School Musical, but I understand the reasons why they are relevant and satisfying to their fans. They are also immensely popular and serve as a "gateway" to future musicals, so neither is a deal breaker for me.

But if a girl told me she just loved My Fair Lady, I'd start scanning the room for alternatives to take home. There's nothing trendy about MFL, so for a person to select it as her favorite, it means she's seen plenty of shows and somehow decided that this boring, 3-hours-too-long, moth-infested snoozefest is the best thing out there. Given that conclusion, I just reckon that we wouldn't see eye to eye on much else.

If she were otherwise gorgeous, witty, and charming, I could look past it. But if we were on the bubble already, I'd just have to let her go.

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 11:08pm

Spring Time For Hitler??
no but i'm definitely going to go with HSM yuck.
And rent would be a turn on because then we'd automatically have a ton to talk about.

[westcoast_wannabe]

Posted: 1/24/08 at 4:37am

Nothing is a deal breaker. I once had a guy tell me on a first date that he loves Opera and that The Phantom Of The Opera was the best Opera he'd ever seen. He was nice and cute though so I let it go. Things ultimately didn't work out, but I wasn't going to just write him off because he loved Phantom... and considered it classical Opera.

[Muhlethaler]

Posted: 1/24/08 at 5:18am

Updated On: 8/31/11 at 05:18 AM

[george95]

Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:21am

Phantom is not opera at all, classical or not.

[knicknut]

Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:33am

I find it surprising how many people find "enjoying what's popular" to be a turnoff (e.g. Rent, Wicked, Phantom). I would think/hope that if you actually met someone in real life who you liked but they told you a cliche, popular show, you'd think "that's great that this person has an interest in theater, maybe I can expose them to deeper, less mainstream stuff." Not "eww, what a mainstream conformist with cliche tastes. What a tool."

OurTime, I like your post best so far. Very balanced and acknowledging of the fact that not everyone has seen every musical.

[amalou]

Posted: 1/24/08 at 3:22pm

I can see how liking the big musicals would be a turn off. It might suggest a person just goes with the flow and likes whatever seems most popular. But if they actually like the show for what it is, no matter what that show is, I can't see holding that against them.

So I think it depends on the person's attitude toward it. Besides, it sounds very shallow to say you'd completely write someone off just because they're favorite musical is Wicked. It's like Broadway shows are on the same level as fashion. Liking the "wrong show" is like wearing the wrong clothes. I think Broadway and theater in general is too good to be put on that same level.