#1
Posted: 9/4/04 at 2:55am
i have been posting on this board for just over a month.... i've been watching for much longer. every time i read a "wicked" thread... and i mean EVERY time, there seems to be an outpouring of negativity by the very people who should be nurturing our new broadway fans. i saw "wicked" once. i was entertained... it wasn't the best show i've ever seen, nor the worst, but then again i've been a musical theatre buff since elementary school.. that gives me a 25 year headstart on musical theatre knowledge.
i don't want to stir up a nest of more "wicked" bashing, i simply want to state a point. when i was eight i loved "annie"... thought it had to be the greatest show ever created. it spoke to my little girl heart in a way that no other show could... i related. when i was thirteen i thought that "grease" was possibly the finest piece of theatre to grace the stage... sandy was just like me... misunderstood and awkward... i related. at fifteen i loved "little shop".. the humor was so off-beat and quirky. seventeen.."chorus line".. and on and on. nobody ever critisized my passion. no one belittled my judgement. the only heat i ever got was from peers who thought that musical theatre was stupid. but the people i respected most.. fellow actors and theatre lovers never put down my choices. i am now 32 and have been a working actor for 13 years. the tastes of my youth are much different than my tastes now.
what i have seen on this board is in my opinion quite sad. so these young aspiring actors and actresses like "wicked".. GOOD FOR THEM! someday they will see another show that will spark another level of passion, but for now it is "wicked".
for all of you aspiring theatre junkies.. for all of you new theatre lovers out there, i'm so glad that you have a love for something that goes against the grain of popular culture. i hope you will cultivate your knowledge and be open to any new theatre experiences.. whatever you do, don't listen to a handful of over zealous posters on this board who will try to degrade your opinion because it does not agree with theirs. you will learn in your journey that we theatre folk can be harsh and opinionated to the point of exasperation. it is only because we have a bit more time and experience under our belts that we see things in a different way. the last thing i'd ever want to see is for broadway to become a one-sided offering that caters only to the devoted. boadway is there for everyone to enjoy.. and different things will appeal to different people.
and for those of you who opened this thread only because of a bloodthirsty need to voice your obvious dislike for the umpteenth time... i would wonder, is it only so you can boost your post status for the ever coveted "broadway legend" title?
love and respect to all of you out there that truly do enjoy the rich tapestry and the multitude of styles that makes up broadway.
i don't want to stir up a nest of more "wicked" bashing, i simply want to state a point. when i was eight i loved "annie"... thought it had to be the greatest show ever created. it spoke to my little girl heart in a way that no other show could... i related. when i was thirteen i thought that "grease" was possibly the finest piece of theatre to grace the stage... sandy was just like me... misunderstood and awkward... i related. at fifteen i loved "little shop".. the humor was so off-beat and quirky. seventeen.."chorus line".. and on and on. nobody ever critisized my passion. no one belittled my judgement. the only heat i ever got was from peers who thought that musical theatre was stupid. but the people i respected most.. fellow actors and theatre lovers never put down my choices. i am now 32 and have been a working actor for 13 years. the tastes of my youth are much different than my tastes now.
what i have seen on this board is in my opinion quite sad. so these young aspiring actors and actresses like "wicked".. GOOD FOR THEM! someday they will see another show that will spark another level of passion, but for now it is "wicked".
for all of you aspiring theatre junkies.. for all of you new theatre lovers out there, i'm so glad that you have a love for something that goes against the grain of popular culture. i hope you will cultivate your knowledge and be open to any new theatre experiences.. whatever you do, don't listen to a handful of over zealous posters on this board who will try to degrade your opinion because it does not agree with theirs. you will learn in your journey that we theatre folk can be harsh and opinionated to the point of exasperation. it is only because we have a bit more time and experience under our belts that we see things in a different way. the last thing i'd ever want to see is for broadway to become a one-sided offering that caters only to the devoted. boadway is there for everyone to enjoy.. and different things will appeal to different people.
and for those of you who opened this thread only because of a bloodthirsty need to voice your obvious dislike for the umpteenth time... i would wonder, is it only so you can boost your post status for the ever coveted "broadway legend" title?
love and respect to all of you out there that truly do enjoy the rich tapestry and the multitude of styles that makes up broadway.
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