Xanadu First Preview — Page 6

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Oh, look! It's time to update my "Worst shows" list!

1. Hot Feet
2. Tarzan
3. Ring of Fire
4. Good Vibrations
5. Xanadu
6. Brooklyn
7. The Times They Are A-Changin'
8. Lestat
9. The Woman in White
10. Dracula

Honorable Mentions: HIGH FIDELITY, NEVER GONNA DANCE

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Munk- What show did you have to kick off your list to make room for XANADU?

Updated On: 5/24/07 at 05:04 PM

I was just about to say that Wizard. How could ANYONE forget Candida? Oy. That show was a real mess. I still think Times They Are A'Changin and Tarzan are worse though. At least the dancers in Hot Feet could move well.

Munk, what about your strong distaste for Deuce?

LOL, I believe "Raven" is that "Story of Lucy and Jessie"/"There Are Worse Things I Could Do"-wannabe number from BROOKLYN that C for Company enjoys. Munk posted the lyrics in an old threat, I can't remember which though.

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Hah, Ray knows of this embarrassing pleasure of mine. I can already tell that I'm sure to find some redeeming part of Xanadu to love when I make a visit to the Helen Hayes, just like I did with BKLYN. I have this sometimes unfortunate ability of finding something to enjoy in almost any terrible show just so I can say it was somewhat worth seeing.

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Thanks for giving us some insight to the show. One thing that rubs me the wrong way: - wouldn't it benefit from CONSTRUCTIVE criticism instead of DESTRUCTIVE? It is in previews after all.

I'm seeing it Sunday, May 27 and I can't wait. It's going to have some rough spots (Legally Blonde had some strange technical difficulty when I saw it in previews) but I'm going to support the production, just because its not easy putting on a show these days.

Heybeenfood: I should have specified, I'm sorry - that's just a list of MUSICALS.

I'd definitely have to break out DEUCE, OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW, ENCHANTED APRIL, and even the THE ODD COUPLE revival, to be sure.

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I think In My Life fell into the "so bad, it's good" category.

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but I'm going to support the production, just because its not easy putting on a show these days.

Why is it that, when a show that is pre-doomed starts previews, statements like this start to appear everywhere?

I can't wait for the ones where they CAN TELL YOU how hard the cast worked on the show, therefore you must be nice to everything related to it.

Imagine Brantley going "It was great! Well, not really, but I know it's not easy to put on a show these days" :P

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"Show's horrible but if it closes, just think how many people would lose their job. It should run for years!"- The New York Times
Any more second preview reactions?
Can't wait to see this show for some reason...I refuse to think any show with Mary Testa could be THAT bad...or maybe I'm just in denial.

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Updated On: 5/25/07 at 01:21 AM

Stop the negativity. this cast is so appealing the show is simply a fun show. The audience loved it and the cast was very gracious afterwards.

Oh, yes "the night I attended the audience loved it" - another one of my personal favorites. Of course you took a poll of every single member who was under oath and swore their unconditional love to the show.

And I must say I have nothing against Xanadu, but I LOVE the defensive reactions to any bad review (and even more the ones that have a hint of shill.)
If it's so good, then post it. But stop defending the show from those who hated it.
You never read posts going the other way do you?

Something like:"Stop being so positive, this show must be panned. The night I went every single member hated it and booed and I know for a fact that the cast are a bunch of lazy bums who didn't put any effort into it - so really stop your fair-postive-queen cheery attitude, so typical of these boards"

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