Will Chase on HiFi's Closing- Page 4

[Plum]

Posted: 12/16/06 at 10:44pm

Actually, it's well-known that women will watch/read/listen to "men's stories" but men don't tend to do the same for stories centered on/created by women.

Critic-bashing is the refuge of denial-mongers who can't acknowledge that maybe the show with their very favorite actor in the whole wide world just wasn't very good. All this analysis of outside factors that lead to show failure- bad marketing, gender politics, those meanies here and on ATC- make the fundamental assumption that the show had quality in the first place. I didn't see High Fidelity, but I do listen to critics as a general body, and have no problem believing that the show sucked out all that was fun about the movie and turned into something insipid. Not because I'm a meanie, but because I speak from experience.

[To The Stage!]

Posted: 12/16/06 at 10:50pm

Saw High Fidelity today and loved it! Will Chase was amazing and his blog was very true.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 12:28am

"Your finding the rap portion of that scene offensive only shows your racist view that only black people rap."

I don't think this means nomdeplume has a racist view...I just think he didn't like the content.

"You want to know what killed this show? A TERRIBLE advertising campaign with a TERRIBLE logo that spoke to NO ONE about the show. Well, that and mediocre writing."

I agree. The show got buried beneath the other Broadway shows terribly. I also think this was also a bad time for High Fidelity to open. This is the holiday season - shows that the whole family can see are hot right now. I don't consider High Fidelity something you would take the whole family to see. Perhaps late spring/early summer would've been a more appropriate opening when all the students are out of school...especially when High Fidelity is geared towards a young adult audience.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 12:34am

"More than half the people that bash shows on here have never even seen them. This is so immature and rude and it's causing failure to shows that could have been possibly entertaining to someone."

I have to sort of disagree with that...can you actually prove that more than half the people on here who "bash" a show haven't seen a show? What if more than half the people on here who haven't seen the show gave good reviews, and it caused ticket sales to boost? Would you be saying the same things?

Another thing, I think the failure of a show is due to a lot more than what people read on BroadwayWorld.com.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 12:57am

Yeah, millie, I didn't like the content, but let me get more specific.

This rap song, performed by apparently all Caucasians, and involving a gun, shooting, and mistreatment just sits wrong. I don't think it's stretching to say that rap originated with black artists. And there has been a tremendous amount of criticism of the kind of rap which glorifies violence and is "counter-culture."

When you start associating guns and shooting with rap it immediately brings to mind the famous black rapper Tupac Shakur, who was shot twice and died a victim from his second shooting.

"Shakur claimed his first album was aimed at the problems facing young black males, but it was publicly criticized for its graphic language and images of violence by and against police. In one incident, a young man claimed his killing of a Texas trooper was inspired by the album."

The glorifying or celebrating of the violence in the musical is just so insensitive to the problems of those blacks who are living in more crime-ridden communities who are suffering from higher murder rates than other parts. And of those black rappers and DJs who have been gunned down, victims. That is a more specific explanation of why I and my friend didn't like it.
Tupac Updated On: 12/17/06 at 12:57 AM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 1:03am

Dear god, a gangsta rap parody made you shed a tear for Tupac? Why not Biggie? I mean, not mentioning the loss of Biggie Smalls in your "Strictly for your homies" tribute smacks of sizeism. Maybe if you eat nothing but ginger snaps all day you'll come to see my point.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 1:05am

Do you have any black friends, Namo?

In fact, have you any friends at all?

Are you a bitter queen, Namo?

[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 1:15am

Just like Buzz...

[Plum]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 2:00am

What a wonder is a gun!
What a versatile invention!
First of all when you've a gun-

*click*

Everybody pays attention!



Did you hate Assassins, too?

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 3:56am

Nom, you speak as if this is the first piece of art in the world that's parodied issues such as this.

"When you start associating guns and shooting with rap it immediately brings to mind the famous black rapper Tupac Shakur"

Funny how when I think about it, the answer is no, it doesn't immediately bring Tupac to mind.

[FosterChild]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 11:49am

I can't even begin to understand nom's melodrama, it's absurd but back ON topic, the problem with this show from day one that everyone seems to be letting slide by was, is and will always be Walter Bobbie. Not saying the book, film needed a musical adaptation and as much as I enjoy Will Chase and even Colella (although how many times do we need it *proven* to us, through various firings and/or early demises that she's NOT a leading lady),this show was doomed the second they signed Bobbie on as the director. It was all downhill from there and also, love her father or not, Amanda Green is not a musical force to be reckoned with by any measure.

[Sylar2]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 11:52am

I saw this show last night to support a friend who is in it and I had a good time. Is it brilliant theatre? No. Is it a fun time? Yes. Is it better than pieces of crap that stayed open longer (All Shook Up, Lennon, The Wedding Singer, Times Are A Changin', Good Vibrations and on and on and on) ? DEFINITELY.

What DOES amaze me is that they would pull the plug before the end of the year instead of at least trying to recoup some money during the busiest time in NYC, the holidays.

Also, if you live in NY- have you seen or heard ANY marketing/advertising for it? This show didn't really have any buzz built up around it. The show just sorta opened.

Also, the show is in too big of a theater. We're talking about a theater that even Hugh Jackman couldn't consistanly fill to capacity. This show is unknown, has zero buzz and no stars. How they expected to actually fill this house is beyond me. It should have been in a smaller theater.

My friend in the show, like Will, is in shock and very angry at the producers. It's sad to see a friend this upset at the holidays.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 12:09pm

Good for you, Will! Bravo!
It was very well said, and it's about time a lead actor said something about these critics who have turned to divas and used their pens (or computers) as a tool to rule Broadway. I personally do not waste my time reading that writer's rants.

[Sylar2]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 12:13pm

Critics are usually people that never made it in their respective field so they turn to editorial where their ugly bitterness can be applied towards the industry that didn't embrace them.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 12:16pm

I was told a long time ago that as an acotr you need to take the reviews with a grain of salt. If you believe the good ones you have to believe the bad ones. If the show got raves they would have quoted them on the marquis and Chase would be using them on his website.
But since they didn't like the show He is angry at the critics?
It seems a little naive.