Why is Priscilla not doing better business? — Page 8

I saw this in London about 3 weeks ago, and felt it was overdone. Now I hate that word, but what it fits. It seemed forced, like they were trying to get a specific reaction from me, rather than the reaction I wanted to give. Not sure that makes sense, but it's the closest I can come to describing it.
When I see a show, I want to become immersed in it, to the point where I feel I am not in an audience, but rather am part of it as a watcher....but this was never like that, as truly I knew I was watching a musical, and was never one with it.
When we got back home, I watched the movie, and truly appreciate it more than the play...I could get lost in it....and didn't feel like they were simply actors playing a part as I did with the musical.
I too wish I had seen something else....
I do love how the three divas would sing, and the three main roles lip-synched their singing, that was fantastic.

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I personally think it won't take long for Priscilla to find it's audience - oddly enough in Australia that was mostly middle-aged women. And while I understand that it's not a show for everyone, I'm surprised people are being so vitriolic. I saw it 4 or 5 times in Australia, and I think it is well written, bitingly funny and poignant. Perhaps they did tone it down for NYC, which would be a real shame, because I think it was just right the way it was.

And I think being the 6th-highest-grossing show on Broadway right now is awesome, and not a bad success for the little Australian show that could.

What did he say? (As noted before, I found it disappointing.)

The music is (to a musician's ear, at least) very heavily canned - a real low for Broadway music.

Sister Act recreates that disco sound with live musicians in a much better way (to my ear).

Maybe it would do better if Lady Bunny were in it.....like Mamma Mia, it was overly praised by the critics for reasons I fail to understand. Maybe a PC thing. It's an over produced drag show that is mildly entertaining. It will do well during gay pride week, and then die a natural death taking all the glitter with it.

Seth Rudesky bitches a lot about shows he has no involvement with.

perhaps the whole idea of drag queens has lost its appeal to the tourists. Also as stated above, the title does not have a familiar ring to the general audience,if they are not aware of the film, they aint aware of the show. Also,for the general public, no stars.
As for Baby its You,they dropped the whole Shirelles thing for the most part.It is now being marketed as "The Golden Oldies Musical". A very shrewd and smart move on their part.

^I was thinking the same thing. For the most part, the sound in the musical numbers was very good....that was until the Priscilla number. Though Memphis had sound balance issues as well.

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Updated On: 6/13/11 at 06:58 AM

That number should have been so good.. and yet was so bland.

"it looks like Martha Wash has lost a few pounds"

Those were the first words out of my mouth when she appeared.

Just can't see it surviving winter.