#76
Posted: 4/18/11 at 1:58am
And honestly, I think WONDERLAND is WEST SIDE STORY compared to BABY, IT'S YOU.
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#77
Posted: 4/18/11 at 2:01am
And from a Wildhorn hater such as Jordan... that is the greatest compliment of the night. Actually after reading these I'm pretty sure that is the best compliment of the night.
I got to say, I never expected them to be this bad!
"It's like a Vegas lounge act threw up, but without the humor."
I got to say, I never expected them to be this bad!
"It's like a Vegas lounge act threw up, but without the humor."
#78
Posted: 4/18/11 at 2:04am
I actually think the reviews are pretty tame. I prepared myself for a sh*t storm, but I think I may have over prepared just a little.
#79
Posted: 4/18/11 at 2:08am
I'm glad the reviewers got this one right.
It is a colossal bore and it is next to impossible to
get Alice in Wonderland right on a "stage."
They have tried before and it always doesn't work.
Girl falls down a hole and gets chased and meets odd people.
It didn't work as a cartoon with Sammy Davis in the 60's;
many movies with the Alice theme have failed; Liz Swados had a failed Alice in the 70's which I believe starred Meryl Streep. It just doesn't musicalize well. There have been plenty of failed Alice in Wonderland Movies that are also not satisfying
Janet DeCal is not likeable in the role. Her character is bitchy and unlikeable and I just wanted to cut that mop of hair off of her head!. And the show is a big mess. Glad the reviewers saw the Diana Ross-school teacher Wiz comparisons.
They will try to make it run I'm sure with commercials and go after the family crowd ---but is just very ordinary and misquided on so many levels. Casting. Plotting. Book. Costumes.
Honestly, the least of the problems is the music.
Wildhorne's Bonnie and Clyde is next.Caught it in Sarasota. That is going to surprise everyone! An intelligent, well thought out and musical evening. I predict Bonnie and Clyde will be Wildhorne's first critical hit.
It's amazing no one pulled the plug on this before sinking all this money into Broadway.
It is a colossal bore and it is next to impossible to
get Alice in Wonderland right on a "stage."
They have tried before and it always doesn't work.
Girl falls down a hole and gets chased and meets odd people.
It didn't work as a cartoon with Sammy Davis in the 60's;
many movies with the Alice theme have failed; Liz Swados had a failed Alice in the 70's which I believe starred Meryl Streep. It just doesn't musicalize well. There have been plenty of failed Alice in Wonderland Movies that are also not satisfying
Janet DeCal is not likeable in the role. Her character is bitchy and unlikeable and I just wanted to cut that mop of hair off of her head!. And the show is a big mess. Glad the reviewers saw the Diana Ross-school teacher Wiz comparisons.
They will try to make it run I'm sure with commercials and go after the family crowd ---but is just very ordinary and misquided on so many levels. Casting. Plotting. Book. Costumes.
Honestly, the least of the problems is the music.
Wildhorne's Bonnie and Clyde is next.Caught it in Sarasota. That is going to surprise everyone! An intelligent, well thought out and musical evening. I predict Bonnie and Clyde will be Wildhorne's first critical hit.
It's amazing no one pulled the plug on this before sinking all this money into Broadway.
#80
Posted: 4/18/11 at 2:10am
And the pull quotes are....
"Inspirational, fanciful, groovy" - NY TIMES
"An INVENTIVE & action-packed Broadway fairy tale" - Bloomberg
"An IMAGINATIVE retelling of Alice in Wonderland" - NEW YORK
as already updated on the website.
"Inspirational, fanciful, groovy" - NY TIMES
"An INVENTIVE & action-packed Broadway fairy tale" - Bloomberg
"An IMAGINATIVE retelling of Alice in Wonderland" - NEW YORK
as already updated on the website.
Updated On: 4/18/11 at 02:10 AM
#82
Posted: 4/18/11 at 4:12am
These pull quotes are sad, especially the New Yorker's.
But if you guys were waiting for Carrie-like reviews, just wait a few more days. Baby it's You! is about to open.
But if you guys were waiting for Carrie-like reviews, just wait a few more days. Baby it's You! is about to open.
"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.
Updated On: 4/18/11 at 04:12 AM
#83
Posted: 4/18/11 at 5:42am
Anyone else want to smack that Chase kid from "Word of Mouth" right across the head.
I do! Or I did at first. He is VERY young...I suspect if you asked him about SHOW BOAT or OKLAHOMA! or FLAHOOLEY he would stare at you blankly. Something about a kid so young spouting off as a Broadway musical expert because he has seen a handful of shows does rub the wrong way. But don't worry, soon he'll join BWW and start posting his well considered comments here.
I do! Or I did at first. He is VERY young...I suspect if you asked him about SHOW BOAT or OKLAHOMA! or FLAHOOLEY he would stare at you blankly. Something about a kid so young spouting off as a Broadway musical expert because he has seen a handful of shows does rub the wrong way. But don't worry, soon he'll join BWW and start posting his well considered comments here.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#84
Posted: 4/18/11 at 7:55am
No way.....im shocked, really shocked, a Wildhorn show opened to bad reviews? i NEVER saw this coming
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#85
Posted: 4/18/11 at 8:15am
Anyone else want to smack that Chase kid from "Word of Mouth" right across the head.
ME TOO! Beyond irritating. Sounds like he stalks BWW and is spewing stuff he has read other people say about other shows. I like that the lady says that Darren Ricthie makes her moist....or rather that she was "more engaged" when he was on stage.
ME TOO! Beyond irritating. Sounds like he stalks BWW and is spewing stuff he has read other people say about other shows. I like that the lady says that Darren Ricthie makes her moist....or rather that she was "more engaged" when he was on stage.
"The price of love is loss, but still we pay; We love anyway."
#86
Posted: 4/18/11 at 9:04am
I bet they'll use this pull quote from the Bergen Record [ http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/theater/120045819_Theater_review___Wonderland__.html ] ...
"Wonderland" is the kind of musical Stephen Sondheim would write – in his worst nightmare.
"Wonderland" is the kind of musical Stephen Sondheim would write – in his worst nightmare.
#87
Posted: 4/18/11 at 9:13am
Chase seems to be the kind of kid who could sing the entire score to Show Boat and Oklahoma, actually.
Having been a pretty fresh kid myself, I say we cut Chase some slack.
Having been a pretty fresh kid myself, I say we cut Chase some slack.
Behind the fake tinsel of Broadway is real tinsel.
#88
Posted: 4/18/11 at 9:56am
I haven't had a chance to read all the reviews yet but we're talking worse reviews that CMIYC right? Personally when I saw Wonderland I bored out of my mind, flashy trash, if you ask me.
#89
Posted: 4/18/11 at 10:05am
"I do! Or I did at first. He is VERY young...I suspect if you asked him about SHOW BOAT or OKLAHOMA! or FLAHOOLEY he would stare at you blankly. Something about a kid so young spouting off as a Broadway musical expert because he has seen a handful of shows does rub the wrong way. But don't worry, soon he'll join BWW and start posting his well considered comments here."
I mean... that's kind of the point. The Word of Mouth reviews are all about taking people from different walks of life and having them review a show to rate how the average audience feels about it. The kids on the show are always fairly naive when it comes to old shows - and the older reviewers are always fairly naive when it comes to new ones.
I mean... that's kind of the point. The Word of Mouth reviews are all about taking people from different walks of life and having them review a show to rate how the average audience feels about it. The kids on the show are always fairly naive when it comes to old shows - and the older reviewers are always fairly naive when it comes to new ones.
#90
Posted: 4/18/11 at 10:26am
Please let it close before Friday, May 6 so that I can get my money back from my two discounted front row mezzanine seats.
#91
Posted: 4/18/11 at 11:35am
Not sure what their weekly nut is, but although the avg paid admission is low, the attendance figures have been decent, and May 6th is the week the Cast Recording is being released.
I dont think it will close that quickly.
I dont think it will close that quickly.
#93
Posted: 4/18/11 at 11:45am
I just watched the Word of Mouth video. That boy should never be allowed to open his mouth again.
#94
Posted: 4/18/11 at 12:21pm
<< the attendance figures
They mean nothing.
>>
Which is why I also mentioned their "weekly nut", and "avg paid admission"- (as WELL as the attendance figues)
Based solely on your reply, should we expect "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to close?
They mean nothing.
>>
Which is why I also mentioned their "weekly nut", and "avg paid admission"- (as WELL as the attendance figues)
Based solely on your reply, should we expect "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to close?
#95
Posted: 4/18/11 at 12:45pm
I pointed out more than a year ago that there was no way anyone could salvage this mess. I wish I hadn't been proved right.
#96
Posted: 4/18/11 at 12:48pm
Based solely on your reply, should we expect "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to close?
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?
#97
Posted: 4/18/11 at 12:50pm
<< Based solely on your reply, should we expect "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to close?
What are you talking about?>>
Was just hoping that you can expand on your post regarding the attendance figures meaning nothing.
What are you talking about?>>
Was just hoping that you can expand on your post regarding the attendance figures meaning nothing.
#98
Posted: 4/18/11 at 1:04pm
Comps aren't taken out of attendance anymore and even if they were there are still the numerous discounted seats or rush/lotto/SRO.
It's really not a good reflection of anything unless you have the grosses to back it up.
It's really not a good reflection of anything unless you have the grosses to back it up.
#99
Posted: 4/18/11 at 1:42pm
Jordan, that Corine review was hilarious, but not as funny as someone thinking it was real.
Epic.
Epic.
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#100
Posted: 4/18/11 at 5:06pm
Attendance is key for a lot for Wildhorn shows... just look at his two long-running flops The Scarlet Pimpernel (3 runs, ran for about 2 years) and Jekyll & HYDE - 4 years.
Perhaps dumb producers, but if there's a big attendance they'll keep a show open sometimes.
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THat being said, these reviews are wild. A lot of them don't even match up opinions for the actors. Some loved Dacal, some hated her. Some loved Ritchie, some hated him. Looks like E. Clayton Cornelius got a lot of good compliments for his role as the Caterpillar.
Karen Mason, however, made out the best of anyone in the production!
Perhaps dumb producers, but if there's a big attendance they'll keep a show open sometimes.
--
THat being said, these reviews are wild. A lot of them don't even match up opinions for the actors. Some loved Dacal, some hated her. Some loved Ritchie, some hated him. Looks like E. Clayton Cornelius got a lot of good compliments for his role as the Caterpillar.
Karen Mason, however, made out the best of anyone in the production!
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