spelling bee or wedding singer
spelling bee or wedding singer
#0spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:00am
should I see spelling bee or wedding singer...? I would like to see barrett foa... is there anyway he'll be at bryant park on the 10th... i'll be in nyc from aug 8-11...
i'll be seeing either of these on a wednesday matinee... do you think any principles will be out?
It's the music and I'm its hapless victim
#1re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:01amWEDDING SINGER no competition Updated On: 7/29/06 at 12:01 AM
#2re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:03am
Generally, I don't go to shows to see actors, I go to shows to see stories.
And for Spelling Bee & Wedding Singer - it doesn't matter.
Just sayin'
To answer your question - Spelling Bee. It's smart and fun and great. However, Wedding Singer has a more fun score, in my opinion. Although it is fun and a great time, the book is horrible and the only thing enjoyable about the show are the featured actors (and the score).
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#3re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:12am
That's hard.......Like Capn said they are both very different! Although I thought the book for The Wedding Singer was really good!
The Wedding Singer is longer in length and has an intermission and Spelling Bee is only like an Hour and a half with no intermission....I say Spelling Bee! You have a good seat wherever you sit and there's a lot of audience participation (which I LOVE!)
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#4re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:12amSpelling Bee doesn't have a Wednesday matinee.
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#5re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:13am
Oh! I didn't read that! It dosen't! It has a Sat. one!
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#7re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:20am...Spelling Bee actually has lots of bad seats...you can easily not see the backdrops/set.
"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA
#8re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:25am
I don't remember any backdrops in Spelling Bee??
I had a last row seat in the back section near the entrance and it was great.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#9re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:44amThere was a backdrop of a sky, which was shown twice, once with a castle in front of it. I think that's it. As well as the curtain and the basketball hoop/gymnasium doors.
#11re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:49ami chose wedding singer in hopes of seeing barrett at broadway in bryant park
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thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#12re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:51amHmm... this is a tough one. I'd say Wedding Singer only since it's not going to be around as long as Spelling Bee will be. Then see Spelling Bee. :)
#13re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 4:16amYou will be seeing the OBC of The Wedding Singer! Loved Spelling Bee, but you should totally see TWS.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#14re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 7:21am
I loved both shows.
They are both entertaining and both have so much heart.
If I had to pick one over the other it would be Bee.
Well, I loved the entire cast in Bee. Magic Foot had me gasping for air. Can you see both?
Why not see an afternoon at Wedding Singer and an Evening at Bee? Can you add a day to your trip. It will be worth it. 
You should also see Q! My favorite show of all time.
Updated On: 7/29/06 at 07:21 AM
#15re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 9:40amIMO, The Wedding Singer has a better score, but Spelling Bee is so much more fun and witty. I had a much better time at the bee than at Wedding Singer.
#16re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/29/06 at 9:40am
WEDDING SINGER 
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
#17re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/30/06 at 12:39am
Spelling Bee.
I haven't seen Wedding Singer, but Spelling Bee is a REALLY fun night of theatre. I saw it with most of the original cast, and I literally couldn't stop laughing. It's smart humor with heart, and I think it has catchy tunes.
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
#18re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/30/06 at 1:24amDefinitely Wedding Singer. No contest.
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#19re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/30/06 at 1:37am
Spelling Bee.
Cute, witty and unique!
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
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Luckydave14
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#20re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:19amWedding Singer is much more energetic and fun :)
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#21re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:20amwedding singer
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#23re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:55am
"Spelling Bee.
Cute, witty and unique!"
-SweetQ-
I thought you didn't see The Wedding Singer yet?
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#24re: spelling bee or wedding singer
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:56amI haven't (I'm going in 2 weeks) but everyone I know who saw both Wedding Singer and Spelling Bee prefered Spelling Bee.
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
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