Why is Wedding Singer on the rocks? — Page 2

Whose basement it is doesn't matter.

Grandmothers are beloved sacred creatures and they cannot be portrayed as sluts or you want to string up the writer.

"Around how many have you hung?"

Oh, brother.

Tsk, tsk.

By the way, my cousin runs a fleet of trucks and drives them.

"Lynch doesn't have that much physicality--a real theatre person can tell, and Lynch isn't a dancer. He's been lucky to have been as well received as he has been in the role and to get the Tony nom. I'm not putting Lynch down, he gives what he has, but others, and Mr. Morrison in particular, have more to give."

If you're going to quote me, better you didn't omit the last sentance of my paragraph there.

And yes, I was aware of what Lynch was lacking when I saw the show. He's not a triple threat, which is a good idea to have for a Broadway lead.

i also agree that tourists always want to see the big hit shows which are hard to get tickets to, and won some sort of awards.
i personally think WEDDING SINGER is an incredibly fun show, and really i think my favorite show ive seen (tied with COLOR PURPLE), so yeah, i really wish it could do better! such a good show!

maybe ill start an email campaign...just find hundreds of random email addresses, and email everyone to go see the show
:P
is that legal?

In case you haven't noticed, Mr. Morrison comes off as very working class. That is what I particularly like about him.

It would also be a nice transitional type of show for Mr. Morrison. As he slips from the leading boy to the leading man roles. This is kind of in the middle.

ha ha, go for it!! im going for my birthday, thats the only reason i get to go back up. but i really wanna meet laura, that would be the best bday present so i really hope she can get better, but if not, ill enjoy tina. if you need help with your email campaign just let me know, lol

Lemme put it this way.

You can have a show about the working class with a little class.

If the show plans on staying around, that's where I hope it moves to land its audience.

nomdeplume, if you don't like the show, then just don't see it. Personally, I agree that Matt Morrison is talented but looks like he has stepped out of Tiger Beat, which is not Robbie Hart. I also have yet to see his Streep-like qualities (thanks, Roninjoey) that allow him to be perfect for any and all roles onstage.

The Wedding Singer is based on an Adam Sandler movie. It's charming, and certainly has "a touch of class." I personally appreciate that it's a show that doesn't look down its nose at the audience. Its characters are sincere and lovely.

As far as the grandmother bit goes, I find it humourous, and apparently, others do to, because it's in the script and has gotten a laugh each time I saw the show. If you don't find it funny, don't laugh. But get over it. I don't find the Pong reference funny, but there are hundreds of people that do, so I don't go around running my mouth about how it shouldn't be in the show.

I love Stephen Lynch. I know he's not a dancer, and that's fine with me. He moves well for someone who isn't trained, and I don't think Robbie needs to have a ballet background to be entertaining. I think Lynch does a fine job falling after getting punched outside Julia's house, that's physicality enough for this role, IMO.

And if you think so lowly of the show and its humour, nomdeplume, then why do you think Matt Morrison needs to be in it? Morrison will find another project, one better suited for him, that can be the "transitional" piece you wish him to find. Meanwhile, let Lynch continue to be the sweet, adorable Robbie that he is.

No, the show isn't perfect. But it's fun and I've never left the theatre disappointed.

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Audiences will go into anything as long as they get into a show. they really don't care if a show is good. They just want to be entertained.

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I think any positive word of mouth the show might get has to be stronger than a lot of peoples' notions that there isn't much need for a musical version of 'The Wedding Singer.' Just because a movie was a moderate hit doesn't mean people are going to automatically make the leap to see it onstage for $100. The movie is a slight bit of fun for a few bucks or on cable, I'm not sure there's a way marketing people can convince a lot of people that it's therefore worth $100 just to see it onstage.

There's not always a direct translation of material from one medium to another, especially if the price to see it is increasing exponentially along the way.

'Rent' appealed to a young, artsy demographic in a way a show hadn't in a long time. I'm not a huge fan of it but it obviously spoke to a lot of people. 'Wicked' is a big spectacle that a lot of non-hardcore theater people want to see and it's based on one of the most revered stories in the world.

'The Wedding Singer' is based on an Adam Sandler movie and is hardly speaking to any sort of detached generation of person.

And making assumptions based on your own perceptions of 'audience reactions' is pretty flimsy in the first place.